Sacred Scripture Test 2

What is the soul of sacred theology according to CCC and DV

Study of the sacred page

What does DV teach about words and deeds?

How God speaks to us. Deeds = teaching, words = proclamation

What do we mean by "canonical approach"?

The Old and New Testament create the canon of the Bible

How many books are in the Bible?

73

What forms "one deposit of the word of God"?

Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition

Who is given the task of interpreting the word of God?

The Apostles and now Bishops

What is the tripod from class?

Sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture, The Magisterium

Who is the author of Sacred Scripture?

God and man together

How do we find out the human authors intention?

the literal sense of the word. context, time, genre

what are the three criteria for interpreting scripture according to CCC?

Context, Living Tradition, Analogy of Faith

How is the Genesis creation account different from the Enuma Elish?

God is represented as a single loving God rather than a violent multitude of gods

How is creation a temple?

Because all of creation points us to praise God, just like a temple.

How does God solve the problem of tohu wabohu (formless and void) in the 6 days of creation?

God separated dark and night (time), sky and sea (space, and land and vegetation ( habitat)

what does it mean when a biblical author uses repetition?

it means it's really important

what is the Adamic covenant?

be fruitful and multiply, don't eat the fruit of the tree

What made Adam and Eve a son and a daughter of God?

they were made in the image and likeness of God

what is the 5 fold office of Adam?

Priest, prophet, king, son, bridegroom

what does it mean to till and keep?

to work and serve God

what are the hebrew words for till and keep?

arad and shaman

How is Eve created?

Out of the rib of Adam

What is the protoevengelium

the first Gospel.

what is the verse of the protoevangelium?

Genesis 3:15 "I shall put emnity between you and the woman and between your offspring and hers. She shall crush your head while you shall bite his heel" (or something like that heh)

why does Cain kill Abel

Cain is jealous of Abel because God is more pleased with Abel's sacrifice

Who starts the practice of polygamy?

Lamech, Cain's son

Which son of Adam and Eve "carries the line" from which Noah eventually comes?

Seth

What does "remember" mean in the Bible?

God remembered the "covenant"

What does God command Noah and his sons that echoes the command/blessing of Adam and Eve?

be fruitful and multiply

What was Noah's "fall"?

Noah becomes drunk and his son rapes Noah's wife (his son's mom)

Which son of Noah receives the blessing?

Shem

What is the Noahic Covenant?

God will never flood the earth again

What is the sign of the Noahic Covenant?

a rainbow

What does Shem mean?

Name

What are the people at the tower of babal trying to do? what happens?

They are trying to build a tower to reaching the heavens. God makes it so that they all speak different languages.

Who is Lot?

Abraham's nephew

Who is Melchizedek and what does he offer?

He is priest, a king, often thought to be Shem. He offers Bread and wine to Abraham.

What are the three promises made to Abraham is Genesis 12?

Great Nation, Great Name, Worldwide Blessing

What are the 3 covenants/signs that Abraham does that correspond to these promises?

Great Nation-splitting of animals, great circumcision, worldwide blessing- binding of Isaac

who are the covenant mediators for Abraham's covenant?

great Nation-Moses, Great Name-David, worldwide blessing-Jesus

what does it mean when someone making a covenant walks between the cut up animals?

may this happen to me if I break the covenant

How does Abraham fall after the first covenant?

Abraham sleeps with Hagar

How is the second covenant of Abraham a remedy for the fall of the first?

circumcision to remind him not to sleep with Hagar

What is Abram's name change? What does this signify?

Abraham. "Father of many nations"

What does Isaac's name mean?

Laughter

Who is Isaac's wife?

Rebekah

What does God say to Abraham after the angel stops him from sacrificing Isaac?

Blesses him and promises to make his descendants as numerous as the stars

What is provided instead at the sacrifice of Isaac?

A ram

What is Israel still waiting for that was foretold at the binding of Isaac?

A lamb

Which son receives the blessing from Isaac?

Jacob

Who are Israel's wives? Who are the sons of Israel?

Leah and Rachel. There are 12 sons of Israel

Which of the 12 sons becomes "the firstborn"? From which son will kings come from?

Judah

Which son gets two tribes that descend from him? What are the names of these tribes?

Joseph. Manasseh and Ephraim

Who says, "As for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good"?

Joseph

Where do Israelite men typically meet their wives in the Bible?

wells

What does the book of Exodus say regarding the new Pharaoh in the beginning of Exodus?

The new Pharaoh did not know Joseph and feared the Israelites had become too powerful and numerous

How long were the Israelites in Egypt?

400 yrs

What does Pharaoh do to keep the Israelites from getting too strong and populating too much?

He orders all the Hebrew baby boys to be killed

Where does God reveal Himself to Moses? What does God reveal about Himself?

Mount Horeb in a burning bush. he reveals his name "I am who I am"

What does it mean to "invoke God's name"?

To call upon Him, to use His name.

What is the purpose of the Exodus? Why must the people go in the wilderness?

To free the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and bring them into covenant with God.

What will Moses be to Israel and to Aaron (see Exodus 4)?

Moses will almost be as a God figure to the Israelites.

What will Aaron be to Moses?

Aaron will be the mouthpiece for Moses

What does God tell Moses to say to Pharaoh in 4:22-23? Memorize it. What is Israel's mission?

"Then say to Pharaoh, 'This is what the Lord says: Israel is my firstborn son, and I told you, "Let my son go, so he may worship me." But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.'" - Exodus 4:22-23

Israel's mission is to bring the rest of the world to the faith (which they fail at)

What are the plagues?

1. Water turned to blood

2. Frogs

3. Gnats/lice

4. Flies

5. Death of livestock

6. Boils

7. Hail

8. Locusts

9. Darkness

10. Death of the firstborn

What is the purpose of the plagues?

To make Pharaoh let the Israelites go, and to show God's power.

What is Passover?

Celebration when the Angel of Death 'passed over' Jewish homes marked with the lambs' blood and spared the first born son

what are the Israelites to do for the passover?

They were to sacrifice a spotless lamb, put its blood on their doorposts, and eat the lamb with unleavened bread and bitter herbs.

What are the characteristics of the passover lamb?

Male

One year

Without blemish

Can't break the bones

Roast it and eat it

Bitter herbs

What does manna mean?

What is it?

How is Israel a new Adam?

God calls Israel his first born son

God adopts them into sonship and gives them a royal and priestly status

Israel is called to obey God and live in covenant with Him, restoring humanity's relationship with God after Adam's sin.

What is the Mosaic covenant (Explain/draw the covenant with Moses.)

Israel must obey God's Law - 10 commandments

God will make Israel His chosen, holy people.

Blessings come from obedience; curses/punishment come from disobedience.

Israel must worship God alone and reject idolatry.

What does Moses do with the blood of sacrifice?

He puts the blood on the people and on the altar

How does the covenant with Moses fulfill an Abrahamic promise?

Moses fulfills one of the promises for a "great nation"

What are the 10 commandments?

1. I am the LORD your God: you shall not have strange Gods before me.

2. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.

3. Remember to keep holy the LORD'S Day.

4. Honor your father and your mother.

5. You shall not kill.

6. You shall not commit adultery.

7. You shall not steal.

8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.