Theology Midterm!!! (and test 1)

Who was St. Thomas Aquinas?

Philosopher and DOMINICAN priest, wrote the Summa Theological, Church titles: Doctor of the Church and Angelic Doctor, School nickname: Dumb Ox, wrote Five Proofs for the Existence of God

Phillia means _____

Love

The Five Proofs for the Existence of God are a _____ explanation and DO NOT involve ______

Logical, religion (they are scientific!!)

What is Pascal’s Wager?

Two people unsure of God’s existence, Person A lives life as though God exists (agnostic), Person B lives life as though God does NOT exist (athiest), Person A makes better wagar (had everything to gain and nothing to loose), Person B had everything to loose and nothing to gain

All Catholics are _____

Chrsitian

All Christians are NOT _____

Catholic

What type of church do we claim to be?

One, True Church

What is the Canon? How many books are in each testament?

-1st of books in Bible

46 OT

27 NT

-7 books removed by Protestants

Deuterocanonical

-the first five books in the bible

the Pentateuch (Tora or the law)

the bible is not literal but always _____

TRUE

What are the five books in the Pentateuch and what do they mean?

Genessis: orgin of the world and Israelite people

Exodus: the departure from Egypt

Leviticus: rules of worship

Numbers: census

Deutronomy: 2nd law “please follow the law”

from nothing comes _____

nothing

What is infinite regress?

in a chain of reasoning, the evidence for each point along the chain relies on the existence of something that came before it, which in turn relies on something even further back, and so on, with no starting point

What are the first three proofs?

1. motion

2. efficient cause

3. possibility and necessity

What is the argument for motion?

objects are in motion

everything in motion was put into motion by something else, there can’t be an infintite regress of movers

so there must be a first mover, itself unmoved, and that is God

What is the argument for causation?

some things are caused

anything that’s caused has to be caused by something else (since nothing causes itself), there cant be an infinite regress of causes

so there must be a first causer, itself uncaused, and that is God

What is the argument for contingency?

there are contingent things

contingent things can cause other contingent things, but there cant only be contingent things, because that would mean there is an infinite regress of contingency and a possibility that nothing might have existed

an infinite regress is impossible, so there must be as least one necessary thing, and that is God

What is a contingent being?

any being that could of not existed

Jesus is both fully God and ____

man

There is only one God and what forms can God take?

the trinity (Father, Son, and Holt Spirit)

-unsure if God exists

agnostic

-don’t believe in God

Athiest

What is the ONLY type of evolution Catholics can believe in?

Theistic Evolution

How is soul given?

immediately and directly by God

Catholics DO NOT worship saints- they _____ for us

interceed (help)

What are the steps for Sainthood?

• servant of God- dead for five years, someone brings their “cause” to the Bishop, Bishop sends this to vatican, sends this to “Cause of Saints”

• venerable- “cause of saints” looks to prove heroic virture (good thing)

• blessed- there is one verified miracle (always healing and can be proven) of intercession (prayer), one exception: Marytyr-dies for faith, pope signs decree

• Saint- you get canon (list)ized, need one more miracle

What verse is protevangelium?

Genesis 3:15 (refers to Mary and Eve)

What was the sign of covenant in Noah?

rainbow!!

Where was Jacob sent?

Laban (his uncle)

Were the people in Ninevah holy?

NO!!!

Where was Jonah during the storm?

sleeping on the bottom of the boat?

Can angels take on human form?

YESS!! but dont actually become human

How many choirs of angels are there?

9

What is the highest choir of angels and who came from there?

Seraphim- Saitan

Who has gaurdian angels?

EVERYONE!!!

What is in the Ark of the covenant?

rod of Aaron

manna

10 commandments

Where is the mercy seat and what is it made of?

in the center of the building/ box

gold and wood overlay

Where is teh Arc of covenant and Mercy seat? Who built it?

in the Holy of Holies in Temple that Solemn built

Who were the only people able to carry IT in the Holy of Holies

PRIESTS

Who is Levi’s Tribe?

Levities (has something to do with Holy of Holies)

T or F: Catholics MUST believe bible is literal

FALSE

T or F: everyone is called to be a saint

TRUE

T or F: there is a god that created God

FALSE

T or F: you CANNOT get out of He__

TRUE

T or F: God is source of ALL Truth

TRUE

T or F: Relativist believe there is no absolute truth

TRUE

-help deliver babies

Midwives

What was Pharaoah’s plan:

1. Work Israelites to death

2. Killing infant boys

3. Throw baby boys into Nile-River in Egypt

How was Moses found? How was he raised? Why does he run away from Egypt?

• (not yet moses) parents float him in a basket down the Nile

• Pharaoh’s daughter finds him and names him “Moses”

• Raised as an Egyption in Pharaoh’s house (prince)

• Kills egyption because he saw one killing an Israelite and runs away

Where does Moses escape to and what does he do there?

Midian where he gets married and becomes and shepard

What does God appear as and tell Moses to do?

In a burning bush

• on fire but not consumed

• God tells Moses to take off sandals because he is on Holy Ground

• God tells him to free all slaves from Egypt (not happy but worried)

What statement does God telll Moses to say if the Israelites don’t belive him?

I AM WHO AM

Y H W H

YHWH (yahweh)

Who does God send with him and what does he send with them?

Sends Moses’ brotehr Aaron

Gives them a staff/rod

How does God show he is with Moses?

By clearing and creating Leporasie on his hand

What does god tell Moses to do if the people STILL dont believe him?

Go to the nile, grab water, and it will turn to blood

What happens to Pharaoh’s heart?

It’s hardened

What is the famous line God has Moses say?

LET MY PEOPLE GO

What is Pharaoh’s response to LET MY PEOPLE GO

He says NO!!

He makes his slaves build bricks without straws (doubled the work)

What do Moses and Araon do with the staff when Pharoah says No to LET MY PEOPLE GO

The back to Pharoah (SNAKE!!)

What does God send upon the Egyption people? What choice is Pharaoh given after each one?

10 PLAGUES

To end the pain but Pharaoh is persistant

What are the first 9 Plagues?

1. Blood

2. Frogs

3. Gnats

4. Flies

5. Livestock diseases

6. Boils

7. Hails

8. Locusts

9. Darkness

What is THE 10th plague?

DEATH OF THE 1st BORN

Why was the 10th plague so bad for Pharoah?

Pharoah had a first born son who was in line to take the throne

What does Pharoah FINALLY Tell his people to do?

Go to the land of Canan

What does God tell Moses to do with his staff leading his people to canan?

Put it on the ground and it parts the red sea

Why do the Israelites wonder for 40 years?

They worship false Gods

How long do the Israelites wonder for?

40 years (testing)

What do the Israelites and Moses recieve wandering?

Laws, commandments, and become hungry

God also gives them mana- bread from Heaven

Does Moses enter the promised land?

No because he doesn’t listen to God and dies in the dessert

Who eventually entered into the promised land?

Aaron and the Israelites