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The Books of the Bible teach us the truths of our faith accurately and without error
Biblical inerrancy
This form of communication occurred because people wanted to preserve God’s message of salvation for later generations.
The Written word
The Hebrew people are the descendants of ________ and _________ who became known as the Israelites and later called the Jews.
Abraham and Sarah
There are _____ categories in the New Testament
five
The first five Books of the Bible are also called the ______.
Torah
The handing on of truth-filled words and deeds from generation to generation
oral tradition
This is a form of communication where experiences of God were handed down by word of mouth.
The spoken word
These Books tell us about the life of Jesus
Gospels
The Old Testament is divided into _____ categories.
four
These Books were letters to the early Christian communities but were NOT written by Paul.
Non-Pauline Letters
The collection of the books of the Bible that the Church recognizes as the inspired Word of God
Canon
Select all that apply: God shared the following through the Bible:*
6/6
The errors of His ways
The flawed teachings of Jesus
The origins of creation and sin
His mistakes in making humanity
Saving works of Jesus Christ
The relevance of wisdom and prophecy
The origins of creation and sin
Saving works of Jesus Christ
The relevance of wisdom and prophecy
These Books illustrate the message of hope from the prophets.
prophetic books
These Books pick up where the Gospels leave off. It tells us about the early Christian community.
acts of the apostles
Why did Jesus focus a lot on ministering and preaching to the Jews?
The Jews were waiting for the Messiah and Jesus is the Messiah so He wanted to let them know He was there.
The belief that salvation comes from secret knowledge available to only a select few
Gnostic
Select all that apply: The Old Testament...*
4/4
illustrates the loving relationship between God and the Hebrew people
loses its importance because of the New Testament
lays the foundation for our Christian faith.
is no longer valuable
illustrates the loving relationship between God and the Hebrew people
lays the foundation for our Christian faith
Another name for the "Second Coming" is
Parousia
These Books teach us about the origins of Creation and sin.
The Books of the Law
This standard examined whether the book’s message was consistent with other Christian/Hebrew or Jewish writings
Consistency
These Books focus on poetically sharing advice on how to be wise
The wisdom books
This Book offers words of support and speaks of the Second Coming.
Revelation
Palestine was divided into ______ provinces
Three