theology ch 1 - God's Creation: The Beginnings of Salvation History

the Babylonian epic or myth of creation

Enuma Elish

the Church has maintained, though not officially, that all the baptized have ______ who personally watch out for them

guardian angels

God created man and woman to express something of his inner life: the Blessed Trinity’s ______ of love

communion

the ______ sense of scripture is what the words mean at the surface level and as it was understood at the time it was composed

literal

_______ means that the first human beings shared intimately in God’s divine life

original holiness

having a physical, material body

corporeal

interpreting scripture in a ______ manner recognizes the unity of the Old and New Testament

typological

the bishops in communion with the pope who are the living and teaching office of the church

magisterium

______ criticism helps to provide context and background knowledge to a particular biblical text

form

the historical accounts humans have told and recorded about the origins of the earth

primeval

the ______ sense of scripture derives heavenly matters from earthly matters described in the narrative

analogical

a word which comes from the Greek which generally means a messenger from God

angel

the _______ sense of scripture refers not just to the words themselves but to what is signified by the words

spiritual

the ______ is the good news that Jesus freely suffered, died, rose from the dead, and ascended into heaven

paschal mystery

deliberate exaggerations as a figure of speech to make a point

hyperbole

_______ revelation is the way God communicates who he is to humankind

divine

the human attempt to provide rational explanations for why things are the way they are

philosophy

______ revelation refers to the way you can learn about God by looking at the world around you and human beings

natural

adam and eve’s fall from grace

original sin

attributes human characteristics or experiences to God

anthropomorphism

celebrated on Sunday as a memorial of the paschal mystery

eucharist

_______ means that the first human beings were in harmony with God themselves and creation

original justce

the ________ sense of scripture recognizes the significance of Christ in scriptural events

allegorical

an explanation of the cause of something

etiology

an explanation of Christ’s love for his church

marriage

the 7th day which God blessed

sabbath

the ______ sense of scripture seeks instruction for living and behaving

moral

the second coming of christ when the Lord will judge the living and the dead

parousia

god is the source of the _______ and the invisible word

visible