Philosophy
This is the love of wisdom.
What is philosophy?
This event caused people to speak in different languages.
What is the Tower of Babel?
God asked Abraham to sacrifice this person.
Who is Isaac?
Joseph's brothers sold him into this.
What is slavery?
This prayer method means "divine reading."
What is Lectio Divina?
This philosopher created the "Five Ways."
Who is St. Thomas Aquinas?
This event reversed the effects of the Tower of Babel.
What is Pentecost?
Abraham's wife who doubted God's promise at first.
Who is Sarah?
Jacob traded this for a bowl of stew.
What is his birthright?
This step of Lectio Divina involves reflecting on Scripture.
What is meditatio?
This term describes God as the first cause of everything.
God chose this group of people to reveal His plan.
Who are the Israelites?
God stopped Abraham at the last moment by providing this.
What is a ram (or substitute sacrifice)?
Joseph had the ability to do this with dreams.
What is interpret them?
This step of Lectio Divina involves speaking to God.
What is oratio?
Philosophy can tell us this about God: He created everything and has no cause.
What is what God is (not who He is)?
The descendants of this man became God's chosen people.
Who is Abraham?
Isaac's near-sacrifice is a symbol of this future event.
What is Jesus' sacrifice on the Cross?
Jacob wrestled with this being all night.
What is an angel?
This final step of Lectio Divina focuses on resting in God.
What is contemplatio?
Philosophy alone cannot tell us this about God.
What is who God is?
The descendants of Noah who built the Tower of Babel came from this son.
Who is Ham?
Name one of the three promises God made to Abraham.
What is land / many descendants / a great dynasty?
Even after suffering, Joseph teaches us this important truth.
What is God can bring good out of evil?
This challenging part of prayer requires tuning out distractions.
What is silence?