Sacred Scripture Test

How many books are in the Catholic canon of the Old Testament? Into what main sections are they divided?

There are 46 books in the Catholic canon of the Old Testament. They are divided into Pentateuch (Law), Historical Books, Wisdom Books, and Prophetic Books.

Name the books in each of the main sections of the Old Testament

Pentateuch (Law) has 5 books: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, numbers, and Deuteronomy/ Historical Books has 16 books: Joshua, Judges, and Ruth, Samuel and Kings/ Wisdom Books has 7 books: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Wisdom, and Sirach/ Prophetic Books has 18 books: Isiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Lamentations, and Daniel

What can the bible be thought of?

The Bible can be thought of as God’s love - God inspired Jacob to preach/write the word of God

Who were other prophets who inspired God to preach/write the word of God?

Matthew, Isiah, David, and Moses

Who is the Bible written for and what is revelation?

The Bible is written for everyone. Revelation is the word of God and self - communication of God and his will to us.

Gods creation was an act of what?

Gods creation was an act of self - giving love.

How does Gods self giving love reveal himself?

Gods self giving love reveals himself through creation, events, persons, and most fully in Jesus Christ.

What is the Word of God?

The Word of God is when God self - communicates through Revelation the church calls the Word of God

How did God bring the universe into existence? What is Jesus Christ’s complete and ultimate revelation?

He brought it into existence by speaking his word. Jesus’s Christ’s complete and ultimate revelation is God.

What is biblical inspiration?

the Holy Spirit guided the human authors to teach without error those truths of God that are necessary for our salvation

Why are scholars important when it comes to the Bible?

They are important because they help us understand languages, cultures, and literary forms of the texts to interpret God’s word.

How many books are in the Old and New Testament?

There are 46 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament

scholars delve into history, archeology, and culture to help us understand their intended meanings

Why study the Old Testament?

The Old Testament prepares for the New Testament and the New Testament fulfills the Old Testament

What is salvation History?

Salvation History is the story of God’s actions and the people’s responses over many centuries

God acts within human history

God promised to make Abrahams descendants a blessing to the world and give them the land of Canaan, later known as Palestine

Mark - Second Book Mathew: First Book

What does Yahweh mean?

I am the one who is always present - Gods name - always present and always will be

God first revealed his name to who and who were Isralites?

Moses and they were slaves to Egyptians. God also revealed the Commandments to Moses

The Jews refer to what?

the first five books of the Bible as the Torah Jesus the Savior

Christians see Jesus as what?

the long awaited Messiah - the fulfillment of all God’s promises to Israel and the Savior of the world

What is told in the New Testament?

the story of jesus/ the growth of the early Church is told in the New Testament

define canon

the list of books recognized as divinely inspired and the primary source and guide for religious belief and practice

What are the historical books?

they tell of Israel’s conquest of the land of Canaan

What are the Wisdom Books?

explores problems of good versus evil and strengthen faith of Israel

What is the Pentateuch?

the heart of Israel’s story

What are the prophetic books?

the prophets before, during, and after exile. Men who love Israel and who warned to depart from fidelty to God would not only lead to moral blindness but destruction as a nation