Theology Unit 1

Divine

Relating to or proceeding directly from God.

Old Testament

The forty-six books of the Bible that

record the history of Salvation from Creation through

the old alliance or covenant with Israel, in preparation

for the appearance of Christ as Savior of the world.

Secularism

An indifference to religion and a belief

that religion should be excluded from civil affairs and

public education.

Natural Revelation

The knowledge of the existence

of God and his basic attributes that can be derived by

human reason while reflecting on the created order.

Bible

Sacred Scripture; the books that contain the

truth of God’s Revelation and were composed by

human writers inspired by the Holy Spirit.

Holy Trinity

The central mystery of the Christian

faith; there are Three Divine Persons in one God:

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Salvation History

The story of God’s saving action in

human history.

Covenant

A binding and solemn agreement between

human beings or between God and people, holding

each other to a particular course of action.

Incarnation

The assumption of a human nature by

Jesus Christ, God’s eternal Son, who became man in

order to save humankind from sin. The term literally

means “being made flesh.”

Christ

A Greek translation of the Hebrew Messiah,

which means “anointed one.”

Deposit of Faith

“The heritage of faith contained in

Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, handed down

in the Church from the time of the Apostles, from

which the Magisterium draws all that it proposes for

belief as being divinely revealed” (Catechism of the

Catholic Church, Glossary).

Sacred Scripture

The written transmission of the Church’s Gospel message is found in the Church’s teachings- life, and worship.

Sacred Tradition

The living transmission of the Church’s Gospel message is found in the Church’s teaching, life, and worship.

Faith

One of the theological virtues. Faith is an acknowledgement of an allegiance to God.