Catholic Theology Final Exam Study Guide

which book of the bible contains the bread of life discourse?

The gospel of John chapter 6.

where does our human dignity come from?

our being made in the image and likeness of God.

what does the spiritual sense of scripture refer to?

the truth of salvation that God wanted written down.

adam and eve were created according to what?

the image and likeness of god.

what is faith?

a grace that enables us to believe in what God has revealed to us.

why did God give moses the law?

to help the Israelites know how to live and worship.

according to the sermon on the mount, what can Christians expect in this life?

to be insulted and reviled.

what does it mean to say that Jesus is consubstantial with the father?

jesus and the father are of the same substance.

why are the gospels central to the bible?

they tell the story of the life of our savior, God himself, Jesus Christ.

which gospel is especially theological and mystical?

the gospel of John.

which sense of scripture is the following an example of: “mary is the ark of the new covenant.”

the allegorical sense.

the Vatican II document del verbum, the dogmatic constitution on divine revelation, concerns:

the interpretation of scripture.

who called the people of israel to repentance throughout the old testament?

the prophets.

who has the sacred duty of officially interpreting revelation?

the magisterium

in which liturgical season do we remember and celebrate the incarnation and early life of Christ?

christmas.

in the parable of the sheep and the goats, Jesus teaches that we will be judged on the basis of:

how we treat those in need.

jesus’ bread of life discourse is about which sacrament?

the Eucharist.

jesus teaches us that being fully human means:

to fully accept and become the person God created us to be.

what is the incarnation?

the son of god assuming a human nature.

what is an ecumenical council?

a meeting of all the worlds bishops and the pope.

To which person of the blessed Trinity do we especially attribute creation and its continual existence?

the father

which sacrament did Jesus experience in order to “fulfill all righteousness”?

baptism

which gospel story best shows that Jesus experienced sadness and grief?

the death of lazarus

what do we call god’s communication of himself through the created order?

natural revelation

which souls do we refer to as the church suffering?

those souls in purgatory being purified.

on good Friday, Catholics are called to:

fast and abstain from meat.

what makes us children of god?

baptism

what doctrine does the immaculate conception refer to?

how god saved Mary from original sin

what is apostolic tradition?

the teachings that Jesus taught to the apostles and were passed down by word of mouth

what can we learn from the way that Jesus prays?

his acceptance of the father’s will in the garden of Gethsemane teaches us to pray with humility.

on the night of the last supper, what did Jesus pray for his disciples?

that they may all be one

why is faith not a blind leap?

because creation, reason and experience can point to god’s existence

which make up the deposit of faith?

sacred tradition and scripture

which is the strongest argument for catholic teaching on the dignity of the sexes?

men and women are both made in the image and likeness of god

what was the basis for the church’s determination of the canon of scripture?

apostolic tradition

jesus teaching us to call god ‘abba’ shows:

that we should approve the father with love and confidence as a child would approach his father

what does the virgin birth teach us about salvation?

salvation comes about from cooperation between man and god

who is the author of scripture?

god acting on and throughout the human writers of scripture

what do we profess belief in when we make the sign of the cross

the blessed trinity

which person of the blessed Trinity makes us holy in a special way

the holy spirit

which liturgical season is first in the church year?

advent

on which feast day do we pray for all the souls in purgatory?

all souls day

when Jesus is approached by the pharisees and asked about whether divorce is permissible, Jesus partly responds by quoting from which old testament book?

book of genesis

which action of Jesus completed the father’s plan of salvation and delivered us from sin?

jesus death and resurrection

when did the son of god, the second person of the trinity, begin to exist?

beginning of time