old testament final

The Catholic Bible is divided into two main parts.  What do Catholics call the first part of their Bible?

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Old Testament

The second part of the Catholic Bible is called ______ ?

new testament

What do the Jewish people call their Sacred Writings?

Hebrew scriptures

How many books are in the Old Testament?

46

How many books are in the New Testament?

27

The seven additional texts originally written in Greek are referred to as _______, meaning “of the second canon

Deuterocanonical texts

The seven additional texts originally written in Greek are sometimes included in Protestant Bibles and are referred to as ______ , meaning “hidden”

apocrypha

An official list of books accepted as Holy Scripture

canon

What is the most common name used for God in the OT?

YHWH

T/F God intends and wants to be known by humans

true

T/F YHWH is completely revealed to us through the writings of the Old Testament

false

T/F Because it is the inspired Word of God, the

Bible is different from any other book

true

The Old Testament was not part of the Bible that Jesus knew

false

The name YHWH was revealed to who?

moses

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Divine Revelation is made up of ___

scripture

tradition

The living transmission of the Church’s Gospel message found in the Church’s teaching, life, and worship.  It is preserved, handed on, and interpreted by the Church’s Magisterium

tradition

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: The three pillars of authority in the church which help lead us to the Truth are

scripture

tradition

magisterium

The first 5 books of the Bible are classified or called

the Pentateuch

This category of the Old Testament consists of poetic religious hymns, stories, and wise advice and are intended to guide people in learning the lessons of human life

the wisdom books

This category of the OT is attributed to the so-called writing prophets, whose main activities were to be messengers of God, God’s prosecutors, and tireless advocates of the less fortunate of Israelite society

the prophetic books

This category of the OT tells about the history of Israel first as a collection of tribes and then eventually moving toward existence as a royal state led by a king

the historical books

T/F The books are not exactly in chronological order

true

T/F The books are in order of when they were written

False

To say that God is the author of Sacred Scripture means what?

God inspired human authors to write the sacred words

The translation of the Bible we use in class and in the Catholic tradition is called:

New American bible (revised edition)

The Second Book of Peter chapter three verse seventeen reads: “You therefore, beloved, knowing this beforehand, be on your guard so that you are not carried away by the error of lawless people and lose your own firm commitment.”  Cite this passage properly:

2 peter 3:17

Items created by past humans, usually for a specific purpose (tools, pottery, clothing, etc.)

artifacts

This helps us relate the events of Scripture to your final destiny: heaven

Spiritual anagogical sense

This teaches you how to act in a right way

Spiritual moral sense

This helps you understand how some events of the OT prefigure Christ in the NT

Spiritual allegorical sense

This sense refers to what the words directly mean

literal sense

Choose the sense that best fits the scripture passage: “Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.” 1 Corinthians 16:19-20

Spiritual Moral Sense

Choose the sense that best fits the scripture passage: “Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new __*Jerusalem*__, coming down out of heaven from God…” Revelation 21:1-2

Spiritual Anagogical Sense

Choose the sense that best fits the scripture passage: “Jesus answered them, ‘Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.’ The Jews then said, ‘It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and you will raise it up in three days?’ But he was speaking about the temple of his body.” John 19:20-21

Spiritual Allegorical Sense

Choose the sense that best fits the scripture passage: “On the next day the large crowd who had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took the branches of the palm trees and went out to meet Him, and *began* to shout, ‘Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’ Jesus, finding a young donkey, sat on it.” John 12:12-14

Literal Sense

An offense against God.  This is a deliberate thought, word, deed, or omission against the eternal law of God.

sin

The teaching authority of the Church concerning issues of faith and morals. It consists of the Pope and the college of bishops acting together

magisterium

The science of studying material remains of past human life and activities

archaeology

Term used to describe God’s presence and work throughout all of human history

salvation history

The study of prefigured patterns of divine activity. ____ in Scripture study involves reading the OT in light of Christ crucified and risen

typology

A number of methods of studying the Bible that aim to discover what God is communicating, both to the people of biblical times and to people today

critical reading

Can provide us with a deeper understanding of the writing by examining the context and norms of the time in which it was written

historical cultural criticism

Allows us to determine if the writing is a saga, legend, parable, prophecy, allegory, genealogy

literary criticism

Reviewing arrangement of material to help us understand the author’s intentions / what they were trying to say; sometimes helping us learn something about the author as well

redaction criticism

Since the Bible does not have a works cited page, this form of criticism seeks to uncover the sources used by the author

source criticism

To analyze something by its ____ involves looking at the circumstances in which it occurs

context

Stories or myths about the origins of the earth, humans, other creatures, languages, cultures

primeval history

A term that refers to events or objects that date to a time before the development of writing and the existence of written records

prehistoric

What land was promised to the Israelites to be their homeland

Canaan

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: What was so valuable about the land promised to the Israelites

it was farmable

the land was fertile

it was situated along a busy route between two empires

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: What two big empires surrounded the promised land

Egypt

Mesopotamia

Who did the Canaanites worship

many gods and goddesses

Who did the Israelites worship

one god

who embodies the fullness of Truth

jesus

This is the notion that the desire for a good outcome can justify evil actions

consequentialism

This is when the proper decision has been made according to God’s Revelation and will

properly ordered/morally correct

This is the idea that moral principles are a matter of individual preference based on personal experience, socioeconomic status, education, and particular culture

moral relativism

Select the reasoning used for the scenario*.  Your friend tells you she is going to tell her parents that you’re having people over so that she can go to a party with her boyfriend.  She also says you should come along.  You agree so both of you attend the party while your parents think you’re at each other’s houses*

consequentialism

Select the reasoning used for the scenario.  *You spend the night at your friend’s, and they decide to play with a Ouija board.  You say, “you can do what you want but I’m not going to play*

moral relativism

Select the reasoning used for the scenario.  *Charlie finds a wallet with $50 in it.  He contemplates buying cookies for the whole class and tries to justify it because the cookie money goes to helping the poor in downtown Cincinnati but decides to turn it in to the main office before class*

properly ordered/morally correct

Select the reasoning used for the scenario.  Your *parents ask you to go to Mass with them on Sundays, but you tell them that praying on your own is just as good as going to Mass*

moral relativism

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Human intellect and experience is helpful, but we also need to refer to ____ to ensure we are living in the truth

magisterium

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Divine Revelation is made up of ___

scripture

tradition

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: The three pillars of authority in the church which help lead us to the Truth are

scripture

tradition

magisterium

The teaching authority of the Church concerning issues of faith and morals. It consists of the Pope and the college of bishops acting together

magisterium

Term used to describe God’s presence and work throughout all of human history

salvation history

The sin of disobedience committed by Adam and Eve that resulted in their loss of original holiness and original justice and their becoming subject to sin and death

orginal sin

A surrogate mother (in this Biblical case)

concubine

The state of Adam and Eve before sin. The grace of original holiness was for people to share in God’s life

orginal holiness orginal justice

Symbolic stories that express a spiritual truth or a basic belief about God

myth

a person who is not Jewish

Gentile

A name used interchangeably with Hebrews and Jews in the Old Testament to describe the Chose People

Israelites

A spiritual, personal, and immortal creature with intelligence and free will, who glorifies God and serves as God’s messenger

angel

A binding and solemn agreement between God and His people, holding each to a particular course of action

covenant

A combination of idol worship and worship of many gods

Paganism

The surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis; the physical sign of the covenant between God and Abraham

circumcision

The scientific theory that proposes that current forms of life developed gradually out of earlier ones

evolution

Female rulers, elders, or leaders. Examples include: Sarah, Rebecca, Leah & Rachel

matriarchs

Any person to whom you are related by blood who comes before you on a family tree

ancestors

A failure to love God above everything and your neighbor as yourself; an action contrary to love that you freely and personally commit

personal sin

Male rulers, elders, or leaders. Examples include: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph

patriarchs

______ also describes the fallen state of human nature into which all generations of people are born

orginal sin

A term that refers to events or objects that date to a time before the development of writing and the existence of written records

prehistoric

This is the faulty moral reasoning that the desire for a good outcome can justify evil actions

consequentialism

This is when the proper decision has been made according to God’s Revelation and will

properly ordered/morally correct

This is the erroneous idea that moral principles are a matter of individual preference based on personal experience, socioeconomic status, education, and particular culture

moral relativism

Abraham received many blessings.  What were the blessings

homeland

descendants

From whom did Abraham receive his blessings

God

What are some of the threats Abraham experiences in receiving his blessings

Sarah’s doubt in bearing a child

The possibility Abraham will not fulfill his promise to stay faithful to god’s will

What was part of Abraham’s requirements in order for the Covenant to exist with God

the promise to stay faithful to god

What were God’s requirements of the Covenant of Abraham

god promised descendants

god promised the land of Canaan

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: Abraham is considered the Father of Faith in what world religions

Jewish

Christian

Muslim

Abraham’s name change signifies what

his covenant with god through submitting to god’s will

Abraham’s life reflects signs of faithfulness to God’s Will.  What were these signs of faithfulness

circumcision

name change

willingness to sacrifice his son

Which person’s journey of faith foreshadows the one that the Hebrew people will later make in various stages of their history

Abraham

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: God first revealed himself in two steps.  What are those steps

creation of the world

forging a covenant with Israel

God is most fully revealed through

the incarnation

___ restores Original Holiness but not Original Justice

sacrament of baptism

SELECT ALL THAT APPLY: The gifts of Original Holiness and Original Justice are

no suffering or death

man was at peace with himself

perfect harmony between man and woman

peace between Adam and Eve and all of creation

How does God offer salvation to Adam and Eve after they freely chose to separate themselves from Him

he offers his mercy through a promise of a redeemer