Theology Chapters 1-3 Test

St Thomas Aquinas

Five proofs for the existence of god- arguments developed by ________ that use human reason and observation of the created world to conclude that God exists.

Ecumenical council

________- a meeting of all the world's bishops together in union with the pope.

old testament

Pentateuch- the greek name for the first five books of the ________: genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy.

isaac

Patriarchs- the fathers of the people of israel: abraham, ________, and jacob.

Relativism

________- a dangerous philosophy that says moral principles are a matter of individual preference based on personal experience socioeconomic status, education, and particular culture, rather than based on absolute objective moral truths.

Jesus Christ

Divine revelation- Gods communication of himself by which he makes known the mystery of his divine plan by deeds and words overtime, and most fully by sending his son, ________.

Enlightenment

________- a philosophical movement of the eighteenth century that denied the value of faith and maintained that reason alone leads us to truth and holds the potential to solve the problem of evil.

Covenant

________- a sacred permanent bond of family relationship.

Anthropology

________- The study and the origins and nature of the human person.

Scholasticism

________- an intellectual method originating in medieval Europe that sought to integrate classical philosophy and Christian thought in order to understand and explain revealed truths.

Israel

________- hebrew word meaning "he who strives with god ..

Gentiles

________- a person of non- jewish ethnicity.

Natural revelation

________- Gods communication of himself to us through the created order.

New testament

________- The 27 books of the bible written by the sacred authors in apostolic times, which have Jesus Christ, the incarnate, son of god as their central theme.

Original sin

________- The state of human nature deprived of the original holiness and justice adam and eve enjoyed before the fall.

christian faith

Creed- a brief summary or profession of our ________, such as the nicene creed and the apostles creed.

Jesus Christ

Incarnation- The fact that the son of god assumed human nature and became man in order to accomplish our salvation, ________, the son of god, the second person of the trinity, is both true god and true man.

Old testament

________- The 46 books of the bible, which record the history of salvation from creation through the old covenant with Israel, in preparation for the appearance of Christ as the savior of the world.

anthropology

The study and the origins and nature of the human person

the fall

When adam and eve, due to the temptation and lies of satan, disobeyed God and rejected his love.This is also called the fall of man

original sin

The state of human nature deprived of the original holiness and justice adam and eve enjoyed before the fall

natural revelation

Gods communication of himself to us through the created order

divine revelation

Gods communication of himself by which he makes known the mystery of his divine plan by deeds and words overtime, and most fully by sending his son, Jesus Christ

sacred scripture

The written record of Gods revelation to himself contained in the old and new testaments

old testament

The 46 books of the bible, which record the history of salvation from creation through the old covenant with Israel, in preparation for the appearance of Christ as the savior of the world

new testament

The 27 books of the bible written by the sacred authors in apostolic times, which have Jesus Christ, the incarnate, son of god as their central theme

incarnation

The fact that the son of god assumed human nature and became man in order to accomplish our salvation, Jesus Christ, the son of god, the second person of the trinity, is both true god and true man

gentiles

a person of non-jewish ethnicity

messiah

The hebrew word for "anointed one" and the title given to the savior god promised to the people of Israel

fathers of the church

The bishops and teachers of the early church

pagan

a person who practices polytheism, or the worship of many gods

creed

a brief summary or profession of our christian faith, such as the nicene creed and the apostles creed

scholasticism

an intellectual method originating in medieval Europe that sought to integrate classical philosophy and Christian thought in order to understand and explain revealed truths

five proofs for the existence of god

arguments developed by St. Thomas Aquinas that use human reason and observation of the created world to conclude that God exists

ecumenical council

a meeting of all the world's bishops together in union with the pope

enlightenment

a philosophical movement of the eighteenth century that denied the value of faith and maintained that reason alone leads us to truth and holds the potential to solve the problem of evil

relativism

a dangerous philosophy that says moral principles are a matter of individual preference based on personal experience socioeconomic status, education, and particular culture, rather than based on absolute objective moral truths

covenant

a sacred permanent bond of family relationship

Israel

hebrew word meaning "he who strives with god."