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Religion Midterm 11
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| consolation | feeling close to God or being close in your relationship with him |
| desolation | feeling far from God or being distant in your relationship with him |
| Catechism | a guidebook for how Catholics should live their lives; a collection of church doctrine |
| In the citation (CCC, 2354), what does the number reference? | paragraph number |
| What are the 4 Senses of Scripture referring to? | the different lenses one can analyse scripture through |
| literal sense | the meaning being conveyed through the scriptures; not always literally what happens, but the main message of the passage |
| moral sense | the lesson conveyed in a given scripture passage; not always present |
| typological sense | foreshadowing within scripture that references Jesus' life; not always present |
| anagogical sense | explanations or foreshadowing in scripture for what is to come in heaven |
| theology | the study of God |
| Deposit of Faith | the combination of Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition which is taught by the Magisterium |
| How is Christ present among us? | in the Church, the liturgy, the Sacraments, the Scriptures, and prayer |
| Divine Revelation | information handed down by God that reveals his plan for salvation history |
| Vulgate | the Latin translation of the bible |
| Septuagint | the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible, used by most New Testament writers when quoting scripture |
| Magisterium | the teaching authority of the church |
| Creed | a declaration of beliefs |
| Aquinas' 5 proofs | 5 logical arguments made by Thomas Aquinas to prove God's existence |
| Dumb Ox | Aquinas' nickname in school- derived from the fact that he rarely spoke |
| Sacred Scripture | tells the story of God's chosen people and salvation history, written by inspired authors and contains no errors |
| Sacred Tradition | practices handed down from the time of the first Christians; holds its own form of information that is not purely written down |
| Word | Sacred Scripute/Jesus himself |
| Sacraments | Instituted and handed down from Jesus himself, religious ceremonies that commemorate a significant event or serve an important spiritual purpose (ie married or confession); gives us grace |
| Who is Bartimaeus? | a blind beggar who was healed by Jesus for his faith; often compared to us, who are spiritually blind and need to be healed via faith |
| Who is St. Jerome? | an early Christian who was commissioned by the pope to translate the bible from Hebrew and Greek to Latin; created the Vulgate bible |
| Who is St. Augustine? | Doctor of the Church from the 300s and 400s; incredibly influential in early Christian thought |
| What famous prayer did St. Augustine write? | |
| Who is Saul? | Saul, or St Paul, was one of the early church's most prolific writers and evangelists; his is famous for his conversion story from a persecutor of early christians to being one of their greatest leaders |
| What happened on the road to Damascus? | Saul was struck blind and heard Jesus ask him why he was persecuting Him; after this Saul converted to Christianity |
| Protoevangelium | The first promise by God of the coming Messiah, contained within Genesis after the fall of humanity |
| Who is the Bishop of Rome? | the pope |
| Who ministers the Sacraments? | Jesus |
| What does the CCC say regarding the Eucharist and the Presence of Christ? | that Christ is truly present in the Eucharist and that it is truly his body and blood |
| Forms of Prayer | intercessory, penitent, thankful/giving thanks, prayer of praise, asking God for something you need |
| Inspired | means "breathed in"; generally refers to the authors of the bible, who were influenced by the holy spirit to write only truth |
| First Cause proof | Aquinas' proof that since nothing can cause itself, there must be an entity which itself is not caused by anything but that causes the rest of existence, that entity being God |
| First Mover proof | Aquinas' proof that since nothing can cause its own motion, and that objects must be acted upon by outside forces to have motion, there must be an entity to cause the beginning of motion (that entity being God) |
| Grand Architect proof | Aquinas' proof that since the universe works in perfect order, and many things seem to be perfectly made for their environments, there must have been someone to create the universe to work out in such a way |
| Pascal’s Wager | the apologetic argument that, given the options of which afterlife one would go to should God exist, and assuming nothing would happen should God not exist, it is the safest bet to believe in God than to disbelieve |
| Grace | free undeserved gift |
| Prayer resources of the classroom | prayer cube, books of prayers in the front |
| Attributes of God | perfect, pure spirit, immutable, eternal, omnibenevolent, omniscience, omnipotent, omnipresent |
| Old Testament Names of God | YHWH, Elohim, El Shaddai, Adonai |
| Heresy | teachings that go against Church teaching |
| Gnosticism | believed that the material world was created by a lesser diety and that material things were inherently evil; believed that to gain salvation was to gain knowledge of God who was hidden |
| Deuterocanonicals / Apocryphal Books | books not included in the original canon of the bible, but added to it later |
| Saints of the Day | saints we learn about on their feast day; usually serve to educate us about the saints and to inspire us to become like them |
| Hallow App | App for prayer, reflection, scripture readings, meditation, etc |
| Name Changes by God | New names often were granted to saints or apostles by God after a great change in their life, usually a conversion or repentance from a past sinful life and a transition to a pious life |
| Father Abraham ? Covenant? | Father of the Israelites; God made a covenant with Abraham that his descendants with be as numerous as the stars |
| Shema, what is it? Read the first 2-3 lines, what is it proclaiming? | It is the creed of Ancient Israel; proclaims that God is the only god, and that you should love him with all your heart/soul/might |
| YHWH | Tetragrammaton- Hebrew abbreviation for God's name, "I am Who am" |
| Trinity | God in the form of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit |
| The Rosary | A form of prayer which generally includes 10 Hail Mary's followed by an Our Father; follows events through Jesus' life via the Mysteries |
| Devotionals- what are they? | Small books that contain passages from Scripture or material meant for reflection often used by Christians to become closer to God or become more familiar with the scriptures |
| Salvation History | God's plan to save humanity from sin; fulfilled by Jesus during his Passion and will be completed when He comes again |
| Biblical Origins | refers to things that find their origin in the bible(?) |
| Early Church councils (in establishing Bible) | Council of Rome, Councils of Carthage, Council of Florence, Council of Trent |
| 4 Criteria for Scripture | apostolic, orthodox, inspired, liturgical |
| Reliable Resources | USCCB website, CCC, |
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