Religion Exam Review

Unit 1: Scripture and Jesus

• How many books does the Catholic Bible have? 73 books

• How many letters does the Bible contain? 21 letters (Epistles)

• How many books are included in the New Testament in the Catholic and Protestant Bibles? 27 books

• Which groups of people are part of the New Testament? Jews, Gentiles

• What did Jesus use to give us a glimpse into the Kingdom of Heaven? miracles

• Which group of people were considered second-class citizens? Samaritans

• What is a disciple? What are some aspects of discipleship? Being a follower, to have discipline, and to be a believer.  A disciple is a follower of Jesus; aspects include faith, service, love, and commitment.

• Name the books of the Gospel (in order). Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

• What are the Paschal Mysteries?  Jesus' passion, death, resurrection, and ascension

• What are the three names given to the first 5 books of the Bible? Torah, law, Pentateuch

• What are the three stages of Gospel formation? Oral, written, edited

• Which Gospels are known as the Synoptic Gospels? Matthew, Mark, Luke

• Who wrote the Bible? Many diff authors

• What is service to others? The key to being a follower of Jesus Christ: What is a covenant? sacred promise between God and His people

• Who wrote most of the letters in the New Testament? Paul

• Which evangelist wrote ‘The Acts’? Luke

• What is Exegesis? Critical interpretation of scripture

• In which book was Jesus portrayed as the Compassionate Savior? The book ofLuke

• How many letters did Paul write? 13 letters

• How many books are in the Old Testament? 46 books

• What is the role of the Popes and Bishops in the church? Apostolic succession

• What does inerrancy mean? The Bible is without error in matters of faith and morals

• What are the 4 types of miracles?

Healing: Jesus relieves people's physical suffering, 

Exorcism: Jesus drives out evil spirits  

Resurrection of Life: There are three occasions in the Gospels where jesus  restores    people to life after their death

Nature's Miracles: jesus demonstrates control over the forces of Nature 

Unit 2: Profession of Faith

• What are the two creeds of the Catholic faith? The Apostles Creed and the Nicene Creed

• What is Pentecost Sunday? The day the Holy Spirit came

• What is the name of the capital city of Israel and the Holy City of the Jews? Mount of Olives

• What is Ascension? Jesus' return to Heaven 

• The meaning of the word “creed.” "I believe"

• Name God’s Covenants in the Old Testament. Adam, Noah, Moses, Abraham, David, The New Covenant

• Where is the New Covenant found in the Bible? New Testament

• What makes Jesus different from humans, even though He is fully divine and fully human? Jesus is without sin

• What is Christology? The study of the nature and person of Jesus Christ as revealed to us in the Sacred Scriptures. 

• What is Solidarity in the Catholic faith? Are one human family whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic, and ideological differences

• What is Metanoia? The term for transformation, repentance, change of mind and this heart. 

• What is Pentecost? A christian festival celebrated on the 7th Sunday after Easter to remember and honour the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles.

• What is Grace? God's self- gift of love in us: the active presence of God's love in out lives.

• What is Shavuoth? Jewish festival of Pentecost

• What is the name of “three divine persons in one God”?Trinity

• Know the 7 Human Traits. 

1. Humans are created in the image and likeness of of God: only we are called to share

2. Humans are called to happiness and holiness: True happiness, which we can find only in God, is the goal of our existence. God calls us to be holy, so that  our desire for happiness may be fulfilled

3. Humans are rational and free: By free will, we can direct ourselves to our true good

4. Humans are moral beings: Because we intended to do certain things, our actions are moral; they are either good or evil

5. Humans have passions or feelings: Feelings or passions incline us to act or not to act

6. Humans are blessed with a conscience: It is like a voice that tells us, at the appropriate moment, to do good and avoid evil. 

7. Humans are able to sin

Unit 3: Prayer and Sacramental Life

• What are the three main categories of prayer? Personal prayer, Community prayer, and Liturgical prayer 

• Sacraments, sacrament types, and what they celebrate:

  • Baptism (Initiation, welcomes and rebirth being born in to new life in the community of jesus

  • Eucharist (Initiation)

  • Confirmation (Initiation, growth in the spirit strengthening of new life) 

  • Reconciliation (Healing)

  • Anointing of the Sick (Healing)

  • Holy Orders (Service)

  • Matrimony (Service)

• Different types of prayers. Contemplation, Visio Divina, Lectio Divina, and Christian Meditation. 

• What is a Charism? A special gift or grace from the Holy Spirit

• 8 Characteristics of a Ritual. 

1. Movements and gestures

2.  Repeated actions

3.  Symbolic celebrations

4.  Connected to important events 

5. Significant words

6. Link people with their past 

7. Communal actions and involve community 

8. Wholehearted participation 

• What does “symbol” mean? Put together

• What does MA-RA-NA-THA mean? Come, Lord 

• Which Latin word does ‘sacrament’ come from? "Sacramentum"

• Define:

  • Symbolic Action: Actions that carry a deeper meaning and help us express our beliefs and values (ex: walking down the street in a parade or march

  • Practical Action: Actions that perform only for a specific purpose and do not have a deeper significance (ex: walking down one street or another to get to school

  • Non-symbolic signs: Objects or signs that only have one meaning (ex: stop sign)

  • Symbolic signs: Signs that have more than one meaning. 

• What did Mother Teresa say about beginning and ending the day with prayer? Beginning and ending of the day with prayer creates the sense of sacred time that frames the entire day as a prayer 

• What foundation did Jean Vanier form? L'Arche communities  

Unit 4: Family Life

• 7 signs of a Healthy Friendship. 

1. Mutual Respect 

2. Trust

3. Honesty 

4. Support 

5. Fairness/equality  

6.  Separate identities 

7.  Good communication 

Trust, honesty, support, respect, communication, understanding, shared values

Unit 5: Christian Moral Development

• Definitions:

  • Justice: Fairness and giving others their due

  • Venial sin: A lesser sin that weakens relationship with God

  • Mortal sin: A grave sin that breaks relationship with God

  • Stewardship: Caring for God's creation

  • Common good: Benefit of all people

  • Contributive justice: Responsibility to contribute to society

  • Sins of commission: Doing something wrong

  • Sins of omission: Failing to do good

  • Personal sin: Individual actions against God

  • Social sin: Sinful structures in society

  • Social justice: Fair treatment of all people

  • Social gospel: Applying Christian values to social issues

  • Principle: A fundamental belief

  • Morality: Principles of right and wrong

  • Distributive justice: Fair distribution of resources

  • Sin: An offense against God

  • Catholic Social Teachings: Church teachings on social issues