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Relgion Midterm
Religion Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| birthright | a natural right of the eldest son to inherit from the father |
| Pentateuch | 1st five books or scrolls of the Bible |
| Ancestors | relatives who lived before us |
| Israelites | God's people |
| Eternal | Had dying, always will be |
| Bible | the written record of God's revelation and his relationship with his people |
| Sacred Scripture | the good news about God at work in Jesus Christ |
| Image and Likeness | Being made in God's image and likeness |
| Rainbow | Meaning Peace |
| Easter | Begins on Easter Sunday eve and continues to Pentecost Sunday. Celebrate Jesus' resurrection and new life. |
| Faith | a gift from God that enables us to believe in him and accept all that he has revealed |
| Soul | the invisible spiritual reality that makes each of us humanand will never die |
| Sabbath | The Lord's Day |
| Oral Tradition | Passing stories from generation to generation orally. |
| Advent | Coming |
| Christmas Season | Begins December 25th through the Baptism of our Lord |
| Lent | Remembering that Jesus suffered , died, and rose to a new life. |
| Ordinary Time | First part between Christmas and Lent Second part between Easter and Advent |
| Incarnation | Truth that the Son of God became man "becoming flesh" |
| Triduum | Greatest and most important celebration. Triduum means 3 days, Holy Thursday eve, to Easter Sunday evening. We celebrate Jesus' suffering death and resurrection. |
| Grace | Jesus' love that we receive during the sacrament. |
| Covenant | an agreement between God and his people. |
| Divine Revelation | God's making himself known to us. |
| Free Will | The freedom and ability to choose. |
| Biblical Writer | Studied the Bible to offer explanations and understanding. |
| Patriarch | A Father, founder of a clan, a group of related families |
| Matriarch | important woman in God's family |
| Canaan | An area in western Palestine that included most of present day Israel |
| Human Dignity | The value and worth that comes from being made in God's image and likeness |
| Genesis | First book of the Bible |
| Original Sin | The first sin that weakened human nature and brought ignorance, suffering and death into the world, we all suffer from its effects |
| Divine Inspiration | The special guidance that the Holy Spirit gave to the human authors of the Bible. |
| Mercy | God's saving grace/ love and grace |
| Stewards of Creation | A person who is given both the authority over what he or she cares for and the responsibility forseeing that it lives and grows. |
| Conscience | The ability to know the difference between good and evil. |
| Four parts of the Old Testament | Pentateuch, Historical Books, Wisdom Books, Protectic BOOks |
| Pentateuch | First five books in the Bible |
| Historical Books | Deals with the history of Israel |
| Wisdom Books | Explains God's role in everyday life. |
| Protectic Books | Writing of the Great Prophets. |
| Three parts of the New Testament | Gospels, Letters or Epistles, Book of Revelation |
| Gospels | Matthew, Luke, Mark and John |
| Letters of Epistles | Story of the Early Church |
| Book of Revelation | Message of Strength and hope during times of suffering. |
| First Story of Creation | 1. Humans are at the high point of creation. 2. Humans were created in the image and likeness of God, give humans freewill, a conscience and a soul. 3. God made all things good. 4. Evil enters the world through human choice and freewill. |
| The Creation story teaches us some of God's attributes or characteristics | ? |
| Nine Literary forms | 1. Family Tree 2. History 3. Laws 4. Parable 5.Fable 6. Speeches 7. Short Story 8. Advice 9. Hymns & Prayers |
| Family Tree | Family Ancestry (Gospel of Matthew) |
| History | Actually events- History of the Israelites. (I.E. Exodus) |
| Laws | Rules for God's people (ex. Ten commandments) |
| Parable | Imaginative stories designed to teach a lesson(ex. Parable of the (Prodigulson) |
| Fable | Stories of animals who have human qualities (ex. Baluam and the donkey) |
| Speeches | Gives guidance(ex. St.Paul) |
| Short Story | A story that teaches a lesson (our relationship with God) |
| Advice | Wise recommendation for living (i.e. Proverbs) |
| Hymns & Prayers | Contains the beliefs of the people of God (i.e. Psalms). |
| Symbolism in the story of Adam & Eve | Symbolizes that is ever present |
| Symbolism is the story of the Tower of Babel | Symbolizes Human resistance to God's Will |
| Symbolism in the story of Noah and the Arc | The flood waters symbolize the sacrament of Baptism. |
| Four Gospels | 1.Matthew 2.Luke 3.John 4.Mark |
| Seven Feasts During Christmas. | St. Stephan Feast of St. John Holy Innocents Feast of the Holy Family Mary Mother of God Epiphany Baptism of the Lord |
| Saint Stephan | Dec. 26th First Martyr of the faith (New Testament) |
| Feast of St. John | Dec. 27th John was an Apostle and Gospel writer |
| Holy Innocents | Dec. 28th Remember children called "Holy Innocents" who lost their lives because of King Herod. |
| Feast of the Holy Family | Sunday after Christmas- Honors Mary, Jesus and Joseph- the Holy Family teaches us that our family should be like the Holy Family |
| Mary Mother of God | Jan 1st- Celebrate Mary's role in the God's saving action and honor Mary as the Mother of the Church. |
| Epiphany | January2-8. We celebrate that God revealed his son to the world. The magi came to worship the Christ Child. |
| Baptism of the Lord | Sunday Epiphany- Celebrate Jesus' baptism by John the Baptist. Jesus knows what is means to be human. |
| Seasons of the Liturgical Year | 1. Advent 2. Christmas 3. Ordinary Time 4. Lent 5. Triduum 6. Easter |
| Advent | Begins liturgical year. Time of joyful preparation for coming of Jesus, 4 weeks long through 12/24. |
| Christmas | Begins on Christmas Day, 12/25. It ends on the Feast of the Baptism of our Lord. |
| Ordinary Time | 1st part between Christmas and Lent. 2nd part between Easter and Advent. 33-34 weeks. Celebrate life of Jesus and what it means to be a disiple. Last Sunday of the Liturgical year-Feastof Christ the King. |
| Lent | Begins on Ash Wednesday. 40 days in length. We pray, fast, and do penance. Remembered Jesus died and suffered and rose to a new life. |
| Triduum | Greatest and most important celebration. Triduum means three days. Holy Thursday eve to Easter Sunday evening. We celebrate Jesus' suffering , death and ressurection. |
| Easter | Begins Easter Sunday Evening and continues through to Pentecost Sunday. Celebrate Jesus' resurrection and new life. |
| Three important Sundays in ordinary time | Trinity Sunday The Body and Blood of Christ Feast of Christ the King |
| Trinity Sunday | First Sunday after Pentecost, 1st Sunday in second part of ordinary time. Celebrate the belief in the Trinity |
| The Body and Blood of Christ | Sunday after Trinity Sunday |
| Feast of Christ the King | Last Sunday in Ordinary time& Liturgical year. Rejoice that Christ is King of the universe |
| Qualities of God and Explanations | 1. God is eternal- God always and will be from the beginning of time to the end. 2. God is all powerful- God can do anything. 3. God all Knowing - God knows everything past, present, and future. 4. God is Everpresent- God is everywhere at all times. |
| Adam & Eve | The first humans on Earth |
| Cain & Abel | brother who committed the first murder |
| Abraham & Sarah | 1st Patriarch and 1st Matriarch |
| Esau & Jacob | brothers who tried to get the birthright from their Father |
| Elizabeth | Mother of John the Baptist |
| Mary & Joseph | Mother and Father of Jesus Christ |
| Noah | made an arc and saved two of every animal |
| Jacob | Last Patriarch and Father of Joseph and other sons |
| Rebecca | Wife of Isaac and Mother of Esau and Jacob |
| Isaac | Son of Abraham and Sarah and Father of Esau and Jacob |
| St. Jerome | Biblical Scholar who translated the Bible from Hebrew into Latin. His feast day is September 30th. |
| Isaiah | Old Testament prophet who foretold Jesus' coming |
| St. Paul | wrote letters to the Epistles |
| St. Stephen | First martyr of his faith |
| Joseph | Was the eleventh son of Jacob and was given a special coat as if a King would where. |
| Mercy | The compassion shown from one person to another |
| Ordinary Time | Season of the Christian Church which has two parts. First part begins on the day after the baptism of our Lord. The second part is on the Sunday after the Epiphany |
| Image and Likeness | We are made in God's image and likeness |
| Sacred Scripture | The Bible |
| Biblical Writer | a group of people who have written the Bible |
| Ancestor | A person from whom one is descended, forebearer |
| Grace | What we get from God |
| Irraelites | People that believed in God |
| Rainbow | It symbolizes the covenant between God and Noah. |
| Ever Present | God is everywhere at all times |
| All Powerful | God can do anything |
| Eternal | God always and will be from the beginning of time until the end of time |
| All Knowing | God knows everything past, present and future. |
| Season of "Advent" | Means "Coming" A. 4 weeks of Advent, preparing and celebrating the coming of Christ in the world B. Hope for Christ's coming- prepare by being faithful (sacrament of reconciliation) C. Celebrate Christ's presence in the world D. Wait with joyfull expe |
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