Semester 1 New Testament

\_____ is God's self-communication through which He makes known the mystery of His divine plan.

Divine Revelation

Biblical inspiration is the gift of the \_____, who guided \_____, to write and transmit, without error, all that we need to know for our salvation.

Holy Spirit; Human Authors

Biblical inerrancy is the truth that the \_____ are free from error regarding the truth God wishes to reveal through Scripture fir the sake of salvation.

Books of Scripture

The \_____ is the collection of Christian sacred writings, or Scripture, accepted by the Church as inspired by God and composed of the Old and New Testaments.

Bible

From the Latin meaning "to hand on", \_____ refers to the process of passing on the Gospel message.

Tradition

The term \_____ refers to the entire people of God throughout the world, the diocese (also known as the local Church), and the assembly of believers gathered for the celebration of the liturgy, especially the Eucharist.

Church

The \_____ is the heritage of faith contained in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition. It has been passed on from the time of the Apostles and is interpreted by the Magisterium.

Deposit of Faith

A \_____ is a solemn agreement between human beings, or between God and human beings, in which mutual commitments are made.

covenant

The \_____ is the living, teaching office of the Church and consists of all the \_____, in communion with the \_____.

Magisterium; bishops; pope

\_____ are book-like manuscripts that relaced scrolls.

Codices

Translated from the Greek word meaning "Good News", the term \_____ refers to the four New Testament books attributed to Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. They are the principle source of information regarding the life and teaching of Jesus Christ.

Gospel

Included in the New Testament are a series of \_____ which were written to early Christian communities and served as short treatises or "instruction manuals" on Christian life and faith.

Letters/ Epistles

One of the primary differences between the Synoptic Gospels and the Gospel According to John is the fact that the \_____ tend to emphasize Jesus' humanity, while the \_____ tends to emphasize Jesus' divinity.

Synoptic Gospels; Gospel According to John

The Gospel According to Matthew portrays Jesus as the \_____

New Moses

The Gospel According to Mark portrays Jesus as the \_____

Suffering Servant of God

The Gospel According to John portrays Jesus as the \_____

Word Made Flesh

The Gospel According to Luke portrays Jesus as the \_____

Universal Savior

Divine Revelation is transmitted through \_____

Scripture and Tradition

A \_____ is a truth dealing with the goodness or evil of human actions, attitudes, and/ or values.

Moral Truth

Sociohistorical criticism is a \_____ that enables us to analyze a \_____ by examining the culture and world in which it was written.

Methodology; Scriptural Text

Biblical exegesis is the \_____ and \_____ of a biblical text.

Critical Interpretation; Explanation

\_____ is a methodology that enables us to analyze a scriptural text by examining its genre, plot, characters, and symbolism.

Literary Criticism

An \_____ is a biblical scholar attempting to \_____ the meaning of \_____.

Exegete; Interpret; Scripture

\_____ are different kinds or writing determined by their literary technique, content, tone, and purpose.

Literary Forms

\_____ is a methodology that enables us to analyze a scriptural text by examining how our own \_____ shapes our interpretation of Scripture.

Ideological Criticism; World View

\_____ is a literary form that uses highly dramatic and \_____ to offer hope to people in crisis.

Apocalyptic Literature; Symbolic Language

Literary conventions are \_____ of a particular literary form. AN example would be beginning a letter with the greeting "Dear...".

Defining Features

Which critical, exegetical method would you most likely be using if you were attempting to answer the following... What are the social, historical, and cultural cues that will help us to better understand the intent of the author and the meaning of the text?

Sociohistorical Criticism

The biblical passage from the Book of Exodus describing "An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth" is a passage primarily about \_____.

Fairness

The idea that each church doctrine is connected with Revelation and, therefore, with all other doctrines is called \_____

The Analogy of Faith

Which critical, exegetical method would you most likely be using if you were attempting to answer the following... Which genre is being employed by the author of this text and how does it's use impact my interpretation?

Literary Criticism

Which critical, exegetical method would you most likely be using if you were attempting to answer the following... How can this text be read and interpreted in a way that can help us to liberate people who are dominated, oppressed, or marginalized?

Ideological Criticism

The development of the New Testament likely occurred \_____

over a period of roughly 70-80 years from c. 30-110 A.D

Which critical, exegetical method would you most likely be using if you were attempting to answer the following... How would we summarize the text? Is there a plot? What is the plot?

Literary Criticism

Which critical, exegetical method would you most likely be using if you were attempting to answer the following... In what way might this text be used by a particular group in society to support their opinions or perceptions of a specific issue?

Ideological Criticism

The development of the Old Testament likely occurred \_____

In several distinct stages and over a period of several hundred years

The \_____ is the entire deposit of truth revealed by God throughout history and transmitted through \_____, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Word of God; Scripture and Tradition

From the Latin meaning "to become flesh," \_____ refers to the mystery of Jesus Christ, the Divine Son of God, becoming man and dwelling among us.

The Incarnation

The \_____ is the official liturgical book containing the readings of the Mass, the Gospels, the Responsorial Psalms, and the Gospel Acclamations.

Lectionary

The \_____ is the Church's \_____ of feasts and seasons that celebrates the events and mysteries of Christ's birth, life, death, Resurrection, and Ascension, and forms the \_____.

Liturgical Year; Annual Cycle; Context of the Church's Worship

The \_____ is the celebration of the entire Mass and can sometimes refer specifically to the consecrated bread and wine that becomes the Body and Blood of Christ.

Eucharist

\_____ means to declare or set apart as sacred or to solemnly dedicate to God's service; to make holy.

Consecration

From the Greek for "seeing the whole world together" the \_____ of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are so called because they are similar in style and content.

Synoptic Gospels

Ordinary Time gets its name because the Sundays are numbered with \_____

Ordinal Numbers

In \_____ the Church reflects on the life of Jesus Christ- his mission, his miracles, and his teaching.

Ordinary Time

The week preceding Easter is called \_____

Holy Week

The Eucharist is considered \_____ in the life of the Church.

The Heart and Summit

A Roman \_____, standing at the foot of Jesus' cross remarked, "Truly this man was the \_____."

Centurion; Son of God

The use of \_____ as invitations to choose the Kingdom of God was a central feature of Jesus' \_____.

Parables; Public Ministry

The title \_____ is a messianic title, taken from the Old Testament Book of Daniel.

Son of Man

Often associate with the Pharisees or Sadducees, \_____ were skilled copyists, professional letter writers, and interpreters and teachers of Mosaic Law.

Scribes

An \_________________ is a literary form in which something is said to be like something else, in an attempt to communicate a hidden or symbolic meaning.

Allegory

The \_____ was an assembly of Jewish religious leaders, chief priests, scribes, and elders, who functioned as the supreme council and tribunal during the time of Jesus.

Sanhedrin

From the Hebrew word for "anointed one", \_____ is the equivalent of the Greek term Christos or Christ. Both terms are used in the \_____ as descriptions of Jesus.

Messiah; Gospel According to Mark

Mark's Gospel was likely composed around \_____

65-70 AD

Mark's intended audience was most likely \_____

Persecuted Roman Christians

Mark's Gospel most accurately presents Jesus as \_____

A suffering, fully human, Messiah and Servant of God

Mark's Gospel portrays Jesus as a worker of miracles who \_____

Believes that miracles are secondary in importance to His teaching and ministry; believes that miracles can lend authority to words that He speaks; believes that miracles often prove to be a distraction to His message

Mark most likely focused so intently on the suffering of Jesus in order to \_____

give purpose to the suffering experienced by his audience

The passion narrative found in Mark's Gospel emphasizes \_____

Jesus being abandoned by those closest to Him; Jesus' tremendous suffering during His Passion; Jesus being recognized as the "Son of God" by the Roman Centurion at the foot of the cross

In Mark's Gospel , human suffering can be seen as \_____

a vehicle through which one can accept the gift of eternal life

Jesus can be seen to suffer during His Passion when \_____

He is abandoned by the Courts and Crowds; He feels abandoned by His Disciples

Mark's Gospel is structured in such a way that it draws attention to\_____

the mystery of Jesus' identity

What Gospel does this explain? Jesus' genealogy is traced back to Adam.

Luke

What Gospel does this explain? Jesus's genealogy is traced back to Abraham.

Matthew

What Gospel does this explain? The newborn Jesus is placed in a manger, symbolizing that he is the Bread of Life.

Luke

What Gospel does this explain? Image of Jesus in this Gospel is the New Moses and Teacher of the New Law.

Matthew

What Gospel does this explain? Image of Jesus in this Gospel is merciful, compassionate, and especially concerned for the poor, marginalized, women, and non-Jews.

Luke

What Gospel does this explain? Written around 80-85 A.D.

Matthew

What Gospel does this explain? Written primarily for a community of Jewish Christians, with some Gentiles.

Matthew

What Gospel does this explain? Sources were the Gospel of Mark, Q, and the L- Source

Luke

What Gospel does this explain? The angel Gabriel appears to Zechariah to announce the birth of John.

Luke

What Gospel does this explain? Author is most likely a Jewish Christian.

Matthew

What Gospel does this explain? Jesus is the fulfillment of the Covenant.

Matthew

What Gospel does this explain? Written primarily for Gentile (Greek) Christians, represented by "Theophilus".

Luke

What Gospel does this explain? Sources were the Gospel of Mark, Q, and M- Source.

Matthew

What Gospel does this explain? The Magi follow the star to where Jesus was born.

Matthew

What Gospel does this explain? Jesus proclaims the New Law from a mountain.

Matthew

What Gospel does this explain? In the post- Resurrection account of the road to Emmaus, two disciples recognize Jesus in the breaking of the bread.

Luke

What Gospel does this explain? The authority of Jesus and the Apostles is directly established in this Gospel.

Matthew

What Gospel does this explain? Written between 85-90 A.D.

Luke

What Gospel does this explain? Being a disciple of Christ is compatible with being a faithful Jew.

Matthew

What Gospel does this explain? Author is a Gentile Christian.

Luke

What Gospel does this explain? Themes focus on Mary, concern for the poor, and the meal representing the Reign of God.

Luke

What Gospel does this explain? The angel Gabriel appears to Mary to announce the birth of Jesus.

Luke

What Gospel does this explain? An angel announces the birth of Jesus to Joseph.

Matthew

What Gospel does this explain? An angel announces the birth of the Savior to the shepherds in the field.

Luke

Which of the following is not a synoptic Gospel?

John

Which of the following is a non-canonical Gospel?

Thomas

Which of the following books of the New Testament was written first?

Paul's First Letter to the Thessalonians

The first stage in the formation of the Gospels was \_____

The life and teachings of Jesus

The final stage in the formation of the Gospels was \_____

The inclusion into the canon

The word from the Greek for "seeing the whole together" is \_____

Synoptic

The primary image of Jesus found in the Gospel According to Luke is that of \_____

The Universal Savior

The two common sources that Matthew and Luke used to write their Gospels were \_____

Mark and Q

The primary image of Jesus found in the Gospel According to Mark is that of \_____

The Suffering Servant of God

The original hearers and readers of Mark's Gospel were facing the possibility of \_____

Persecution and Martyrdom

Which of the following Gospels was written first?

Mark

The primary image of Jesus found in the Gospel According to Matthew is that of \_____

The New Moses

The "oral tradition" stage of the development of the Gospels is also known as the \_____

Missionary Campaign Stage