Theo 9 midterm vocab

Creation

Creation

The act by which the Eternal God gave a beginning to all that exists outside of himself. Creation also refers to the created universe or totality of what exists often expressed by the formula ‘the heavens and the Earth’

Imprimatur

a Latin word which means let it be printed, it is the church’s official stamp of approval

Divine Revelation

God’s communication of himself and his loving plan to save us. This is a gift of self-communication, which is realized by deeds and words over time and most fully by him sending us his own divine son, Jesus Christ

Magisterium

the living teaching office or authority of the catholic church. Made up of the popes and bishops, guided by the Holy Spirit, whose responsibility is to give authentic interpretation to the word of God contained in sacred scripture and tradition

Sacred Scripture/bible/word of god

The inspired written word of God. The book that contains the truth of God’s revelation composed by human authors, inspired by the Holy Spirit

Sacred Tradition

The tradition of the Catholic church refers to the body of teaching of the Church, expressed in beliefs, doctrines, rituals, and scripture. It i handed down from the apostles to their successors through the ages

Transcendence

The idea that God is so beyond the universe that God cannot be directly experienced by human beings. “God is the absolute other”

Great Commandment

the commandment to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind and to love others as ourselves because of our love for God

Prophets

one sent by God to form the people of the Old Covenant in the hope of salvation

Apolistic Tradition

Jesus entrusted his Revelation and teachings to his Apostles. They passed it on by their preaching and witness

Divine Inspiration

the term the Catholic Church uses to describe the Gift of the Holy Spirit given to the human writers of the Bible so that using their talents and abilities they wrote the truth God wanted his people to know

Inerrancy

there may be historical, scientific, punctuation, or spelling errors in the bible but there are no errors in the religious message

Literary genres

varied types of writings in the Bible (genealogy, poetry, myths, elegies, etc)

Tanakh

Hebrew word for the Old Testament scriptures

Apostles

Jesus Christ's 12 closest disciples, chosen by him early in his ministry to spread the gospel after his death and resurrection. In the Bible, they are called Jesus' disciples until the Lord's ascension into heaven

Canon of Sacred Scripture

refers to the list of Old and New Testament books that are accepted by the Catholic Church as the inspired Word of God.

Evangelists

one who announces the good news, the writers of the 4 accounts in the Gospel

OWE

3 steps of Bible formation

Oral

storytelling and memory passing through generations for 900 years

Written

During the time of King David and Solomon, the Hebrew alphabet was introduced (1000 BC)

Edited

the people who put the Bible stories in order were very educated men who knew the stories by memory (200 BC

Exegesis

process used by Scripture scholars to determine the literal and spiritual meaning of biblical text

Lectio Divina

a manner of praying with Scripture; the person praying either reflectively reads a passage from Scripture or listens attentively to it being read, and then meditate on words or phrases they resonate with

Psalms

a collection of prayers in the form of hymns or poetry

Liturgy

mass,The highest form of prayer in the catholic church, we receive the body and blood of Christ

Deposit of Faith

the heritage of faith contained in Sacred Scripture and Tradition, handed on in the church from the time of the Apostles, from which the Magisterium draws all that is proposes for belief as divinely revealed

Doctrine/Dogma

the name given to divinely revealed truths proclaimed or taught by the Church’s Magisterium

People of God

the biblical name given to those called by God to announce and bring about the divine plan of Salvation; first given to the people of ancient Israel and then to the church

Immaculate Conception

the belief that the Virgin Mary was free of original sin from the moment of her conception

Advent

a season observed in most Christian denominations as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for both the celebration of the Nativity of Christ at Christmas and the return of Christ at the Second Coming. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical year in Western Christianity

Hebrew Alphabet

the holy language of the Bible. It consists of 22 letters, all consonants, none of which are lowercase.

Natural Revelation

truth about God that can be discerned by looking at the world around us and by looking within ourselves.

Hail Mary

a traditional Catholic prayer asking for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus.

faith

a gift from God and a human act by which the believer gives personal adherence to god and freely assents to the whole truth that God has revealed

covenant

a solemn agreement made between human beings or between God and a human being involving mutual commitments or guarantees.

grace

comes from the latin word gratia, which means free

abrahamic covenant

a sacred agreement between Abraham and god, where Abraham promised god to believe in him and only him. While God promised Abraham land, blessings, and descendants 1st covenant in the OT

New Covenant

we become the children of God, Covenant in the NT, made by Jesus when he becomes the Messiah

Mosaic Covenant

The Israelites will follow the 10 commandments as a way of life and god will provide land, protection, and people, 2nd Coveant in the OT

Canaan

Promised land for the Israelites

lectionary

the offical liturgical book of the church containing scripture passages for use in the liturgy of the word

Counter-cultural

to reject the beliefs and culture of a society

Patriarchs

fundamental people for the establishment of Monotheism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Abraham, Issac, Jacob