thogoi

Another name for Adam & Eve's sin.

Original Sin

Human beings' special responsibility, given to us by God, to honor and preserve creation.

Stewardship

The Book of Genesis gives us two different accounts of this.

Creation

What animates human beings in the creation story.

The breath or spirit of God

Location that symbolizes the ideal relationship that God intended to have with human beings.

Garden of Eden

Well-known images found in the second Creation Story but not in the first.

Adam and Eve, the serpent, the forbidden fruit, and the expulsion from Eden

The belief in many gods, but the worship of only one.

Henotheism

The belief and worship of many gods.

Polytheism

The belief and worship of only one God.

Monotheism

The element that surrounded the earth.

The Firmament

The "Canon" in the Catholic Canon.

The Deuterocanonical Books

The Greek word for "hidden."

Apocrypha

The Greek translation of the Bible.

Septuagint

By what word Catholic scholars refer to the extra books found in their Biblical canon.

Deuterocanonical

A sacred binding agreement made between two parties.

Covenant

YHWH.

The Tetragrammaton

An authoritative set of writings.

Canon

The number of books generally found in the Protestant Bible.

66

The number of books found in the Catholic Bible.

73

The number of books found in the Jerusalem or Palestinian Canon.

24

The number of books found in the Jewish Old Testament.

39

The number of "extra" books found in the Catholic Biblical Canon.

7

The surprise in Jacob's tent the morning after the wedding party.

Leah

The first of the three patriarchs.

Abraham

The meaning of Abraham.

"Ancestor of a multitude"

The meaning of Abram

"Exalted ancestor"

Mark of the Covenant.

Circumcision

Term for the head of a large family tribe.

Patriarch

Where Abraham and Sarah flee to escape the famine.

Egypt

Where Terah died.

Haran

How we categorize or define the first 11 books of the Bible.

Primeval History

The purpose of the first three days in the P-Source edition of the Creation Story.

Creating the environment

The purpose of the last three days in the P-Source edition of the Creation Story.

Populating the environment

The books included in the Pentateuch.

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy

Frequent use of the term Elohim; Worship matters are its concern.

E Source

Frequent use of the term Yahweh.

J Source

Emphasis on law and obedience.

D (Deuteronomist) Source

Uses narrative and stories.

J (Jahwist) Source

Anthropomorphic view of God

J Source.

Dreams and visions

J Source.

Stresses fidelity to Jerusalem.

D (Deuteronomist) Source

Interested in Israel's "Family Tree".

P (Priestly) Source

Having to do with ritual or religious ceremony.

P (Priestly) Source

The "aboveness" of God.

E (Elohist) Source

Numerical lists

P (Priestly) Source.

God is a stern, demanding King.

D (Deuteronomist) Source

Enjoys storytelling & lively episodes.

J (Jahwist) Source

Stresses the miracles of God.

P (Priestly) Source

The "EDITOR".

R (Redactor) Source

Stresses precision and completeness.

P (Priestly) Source

Stresses "The LAW".

D (Deuteronomist) Source

Stresses the intimate relationship between God and humans.

J (Jahwist) Source

Special interest in the problem of sin.

D (Deuteronomist) Source

Concerned with religious ceremony.

P (Priestly) Source

Town where Ignatius of Loyola had powerful spiritual experiences.

Manresa

An organized series of spiritual practices created by Ignatius of Loyola.

Spiritual Exercises

Any method or activity for opening oneself to God's spirit throughout the day.

Examen

Small faith groups.

CLC/Christian Life Communities

Region in Spain where Ignatius of Loyola is from.

Basque

Derived from Greek, means "universal."

Catholic

"Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will..."

Suscipe prayer

"Lord, teach me to be generous. Teach me to serve you as you deserve; to give and not to count the cost..."

Prayer for Generosity

A central prayer in the Jewish prayerbook, beginning with "Hear, O Israel:The Lord our God, the Lord is one."

Shema

The Hebrew word for "law."

Torah

The Hebrew word for "prophet."

Navi

The Hebrew word for "writings."

Ktuvim

The extra books found in the Catholic Canon.

Deuterocanonical Books

Greek word for "hidden."

Apocrypha

Greek word for the first 5 books of the Old Testament.

Pentateuch

Rolls of papyrus found in caves in the Holy Land containing some of the oldest existing copies of many Old Testament books.

Dead Sea Scrolls

The Greek translation of the Bible.

Septuagint

Term used by Catholic scholars to refer to the extra books found in their Biblical canon.

Deuterocanonical

How do we categorize or define the first 11 chapters of the book of Genesis? 

Before written history-Prehistoric, Primevil- Beginnings

What does it mean to call these books etiological? What are they trying to explain?

The origins of all life

Responsible for the first creation story in the Bible

P, Priestly (new source)

Responsible for the second creation story in the Bible

J, Yahwist (oldest source)

Name for God in the J-Source, translated as "The Lord" or "Lord God"

Yahweh

Name for God in the P/E Source, translated as "God"

Elohim

Represents self-mastery and autonomy apart from God

Tree of knowledge of good and evil

Going against God's will

Sin

Babylonian myth upon which the first creation narrative of Genesis is based

Enuma Elish

Light, Sky and Sea, Earth Vegetation, Heavenly Lights, Fish and Birds, Animals and Humans, Day of Rest

Order of Creation in J-Source

Announcement, Command, Report, Evaluation, Time

Order of Creation in P-Source

Means "Dustman"

Adam

Means "Life" or "Living"

Eve

Cain and Abel

Adam and Eve's first two children

Farmer

Occupation of Cain

Shepherd

Occupation of Abel

Cain's sacrifice was not accepted by God, Abel's sacrifice was accepted. Cain murdered Abel out of anger and jealousy.

Dispute between Cain and Abel

Seven pairs of clean, one pair of unclean

Number of animals on the ark in J-Source

Two of every kind

Number of animals on the ark in P/E-Source

Wickedness of man (thought and deed)

Reason for God wanting to destroy creation in J-Source

Violence

Reason for God wanting to destroy creation in P/E-Source

Epic of Gilgamesh

Ancient story the story of "Noah's Ark" is based upon

600

Age of Noah when the flood began

Fountains burst forth and windows of heaven open up

Flood in P-Source version

40 days and 40 nights of a multitude of rain

Flood in J-Source version

None

Bird sent out in P-Source version

Raven, then a dove

Bird sent out in J-Source version

He'll never flood the earth again

God's covenant with Noah