Theology Midterm

What is Aquinas also known as?

Dumb Ox because he did things slower than others but was still very intelligent

What did Thomas Aquinas do as a job?

He was a Dominican priest and a philosopher

What is a philosopher?

Someone who studies logic

What is the Summa Theologica?

His collection of teachings that include the 5 proofs for the existence of God

What title did Aquinas receive from the Church?

“Doctor of the Church”

AKA Angelic Doctor

What is Pascal’s Wager?

Pascal’s wager has two people unsure of God’s existence. One lives their life as though God exists, while the other lives their life se though God does not exist. The one who lives as though God exists gets the better wager, they had nothing to lose, everything to gain. The other gets everything to lose, nothing to gain.

If you don’t believe in God, you get what?

Nothing

Relativist

There is no such thing as absolute truth

Absolutism- truth is absolute

From nothing comes ______

Nothing

What is a contingent being?

Something that is not necessary

what is a necessary being?

Something that needs to exist for others to exist

Atheist

God does not exist for sure

agnostic

Not sure if God exists

The Catholic Church says that you can believe in a what?

Theistic evolution/ God was involved

We all have souls that were ______ and _________ given by God?

directly and immediately

The bible isn’t always ______ but it is always _____.

Literal

True

There is only ever one ___, it is impossible to have more than ___.

One

Christians believe in the _____.

3 trinity

There are _ steps of canonization. What are they?

4

Servant of God

Venerable

Blessed

Saint

What is Servant of god?

• dead for 5 years

• A bishop opens an inquiry into the person’s life and writings, and sends to the “Cause of Saints”

What is Venerable?

• the cause of saints looks to prove heroic virtue

What is Blessed?

• doctors study a claimed healing/ one miracle

• Scientists confirm no natural cause

• Pope signs a beatification

• One miracle attributed t your intercession

What is Saint?

• two miracles attributed to your intercession

• A canonization mass takes place

• need 1 more miracle (total of 2)

Catholics do or do not worship saints?

Do not

They honor them

Who took books out of the Old Testament?

Protestants

How many archangels?

3

Which angel:

“Who is like God”

Protects

Michael

Which angel:

Messenger

Gabriel

Which angel:

Healer

Raphael

How many choirs of angels?

9

What is the highest choir of angels?

Seraphim

What is the lowest choir of angels? After that?

Angels (guardian angels)

Archangels

Characteristics of angels:

• pure spirit

• no gender/ no sex

• Outside of time/ heaven

• Can take on human form/ no bodies

• Created good

• One choice

• Immortal

• Highly intelligent

God is a _______ being.

Necessary

What are other names for the Pentateuch?

The Law

The Torah

What is the Pentateuch?

The first five books of the bible (OT)

Genesis

Exodus

Leviticus

Numbers

Deuteronomy

Adam and Eve were created with what?

Sanctifying grace ( the grace needed to get into heaven)

What are the preternatural gifts?

Immortality

Integrity of intellect

Impassibility

Infused knowledge

Immortality

Live forever

Now you have: mortality

Integrity of Intellect

Don’t sin

Now you are: inclined to sin

Impassibility

No pain

Now you have: pain

Infused knowledge

Know everything

Now you have: the need to learn

What is original sin?

You lose your preternatural gifts

You lose the grace nec for heaven

What is the protoevangelium?

1st gospel

1st good news

1st promise of Christ

Gen 3:15

Who is the woman in the Protoevangelium?

Mary

Who is the “I” in the protoevangelium?

God

Who is the “you” in the protoevengelium?

Satan

What are traits of the Woman in Revelation 12?

• crown of 12 stars

• Clothed with the sun

• The moon under her feet

• Pregnant

What are traits of the dragon in Rev 12?

• 7 heads

• 10 horns

• 7 diadems (crowns)

  • 1/3 of the stars (angels)

Who is Our Lady of Guadelope?

• she came to Juan Diego in 1500’s on a till called Tepeyac in Mexico during winter in a desert

Who is Juan Diego?

• man who Our Lady came to

• An Aztec

What is the “Cause of the Saints”?

- a group that is made up of priests, cardinals, and other experts

What does to venerate mean?

• respect

• know they aren’t God

What does to intercede mean?

• act on behalf of someone else

Martyr

Someone who dies for their faith in Christ

Noah took what on the boat?

Took clean and unclean animals

This family

What is the sign of the covenant with Noah?

A rainbow

Who got a mark of protection from God?

Cain

Cain wanted to kill who

Abel

What is a summary of the story of Jonah?

• sleeping, cast lots of who to throw off boat

• whale swallowed him

• in whale for 3 days and 3 nights

• spit out in Nineveh

Abraham story summary:

• promises

• som is Isaac (2nd born son)

• wife Sarai

• has a kid named Ishmael (father of Muslims)

Isaac, Jacob, Esau

• Wife is Rebekah (barren)

• Kids are Esau and Jacob

• Jacob goes to Laban’s house after stealing birth right and birth order

• Laban has two daughters ( leah and rachael)

• Jacob marries Rachael and leah

• Has 12 sons for the 12 tribes of Israel

Joseph

• brothers hate him

• Has dreams ( 7 total)

• Sold to slavery in Egypt ( almost killed by his brothers)

• Became 2nd in power eventually in Egypt

• Happy ending with his family at last when they came because of a famine

What does the number 40 represent?

Testing

The dragon in Rev 12 is defined as Satan

True

Science can explain the tilma of Our Lady

False

Atheists are unsure of God’s existence

False

Agnostics are

Once you are in hell you can repent and get out

False

Relativists believe what?

No such thing as absolute truth

What is the Ark of Covenant of Moses?

• includes the rod of Aaron

• Manna- (bread from heaven)

• 10 commandments

• Made if wood and gold overlay

• In Holy of Holies temple that Solomon built

• Only priests could carry it

Where is the Ark today?

We do not know

What is Levi’s tribe called?

Levites

What is the Mercy seat?

God dwells here

What choir of angels was Satan?

The highest: Seraphim

He is a fallen angel

Which angel was sent to fight the dragon in Rev 12?

St. Michael

All humans are created in the _____ and ______ of God

• Image and likeness

  • they have a soul

  • Intellect

  • Free will/ we have choices

What is Nineveh full of?

Immorality and Pagans

What is typology?

Something in the Old Testament points to something in the New Testament

Jonah life span:

450- 380 BC

Who is Cain?

• “tiller of the ground”, farmer, (not the best offering to God)

Who is Abel?

• “herder of flocks”

• Shepard

• 1st born

Cain offers what? Abel?

• fruit from the ground - C

• Fatty portions - A

Sin is ______ at the door _____ for you

• crouching

• Waiting

Love is a _____

Choice

Who says to God “ Am I my brother’s keeper”?

Cain

What is Cain’s punishment?

No farming

Wonder

What does it mesn to get your name changed in the bible?

You will be important or do something important

What is the covenant between God and Abram?

Circumsicion

What are the promises to Abraham?

• land

• Kings

• Nations

• Descendants

What does Isaac mean?

Laughter because Sarah laughed when the 3 men came to her and Abram

What is the Pharaohs first three plans in the story of Moses?

1. Pharaoh wanted to torture the Israelite “slaves”, starve them, and work them so much they will die and decrease the population

2. Kill the babies as they are born if it is a male, females can live

3. If a boy is born, throw them into the Nile River so they drown. Yet again, girls can live

Why does the Pharaoh make these plans?

The pharaoh believes that there are too many Israelites and they will overthrow him eventually. He decides to decrease the population

What does Moses mother do after the Pharaoh’s third plan? What happens to him?

Moses mother sends Moses away on the Nile River in a basket, praying someone will find him and raise him. The Pharaoh’s daughter finds him, and raises him.

Why does Pharaoh’s daughter name him Moses?

Moses means drawn out of the water

Moses is raised an _______.

Egyptian

What happens when Moses watches an Egyptian beating an Israelite slave?

Moses gets furious and pushes the Egyptian, killing him. He tries to hid his body, knowing Pharaoh will kill Moses if he finds out, and escapes to Midian.

What happens when Moses gets to Midian?

Moses becomes a shepard.

What happens at the burning bush?

The bush was on fire, but not consumes

God speaks to Moses and tells him to Let my People Go. He tells him to go to the Pharaoh and demand him. Moses says greatvidea, but i cannot be the one.

Gos reveals himself to Moses as a what?

Burning bush

God says to Moses what?

I am who I am

I am who am= YHWH( Yahweh) = God