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Who were God's chosen people and special keepers of His revelation?
The Israelites (later known as the Jews)
Where/in what was revelation first written down and collected?
the Old Testament
Who were the first people God revealed himself to?
Adam and Eve
Where/in what was revelation recorded 2,000 years ago that tells about Jesus and the teachings of the Church?
the New Testament
Who lived 4,000 years ago in Mesopotamia and became the leader of God's community and the father of the chosen people?
Abraham
Who were the first official teachers in the Church and the first bishops?
the Twelve Apostles
What does gospel / Gospel translate to mean?
"Good News"
Who wrote the most books in the New Testament?
Saint Paul
What's the last book of the Bible and what is it about?
the Book of Revelation: a source of encouragement that Jesus is victorious over all enemies and gives clues about Jesus' Second Coming (the Apocalypse/Final Judgment).
What's inerrancy (be specific)?
The Bible is free from errors about religious truths (but not necessarily the laws of science).
When did God's public revelation of Himself to the world come to an end?
After the death of Saint John the Evangelist.
There won't be further public revelation until Christ comes again.
What's Sacred Tradition?
the Word of God given by Jesus to the Apostles and through them to their successors, like the saints
What do we call the truths that God has made known to us?
divine revelation
What are the summaries of our Faith and a statement of our basic beliefs as Catholic Christians?
the Apostles' Creed and/or the Nicene Creed
What's another term for the Holy Bible?
Sacred Scripture
What's Inspiration in the Bible?
What does it have to do with style?
God moved men to write about Him and He guided their minds as to what to put down.
Each writer got to use his own individual writing style, but had help from God to be accurate.
How many books are in the first section of the Bible?
There are 46 books in the Old Testament.
What's a truth that is above our power to understand fully, but which we believe because God has said that it is so?
mystery (of Faith)
How many books are in the second section of the Bible?
There are 27 books in the New Testament.
What's the Magisterium?
the official teaching authority and teaching office of the Church belonging to the pope (sometimes alone) and the bishops to judge what is true Christian teachings in only faith and morals.
What's infallibility?
A special gift from Jesus to the pope (alone sometimes) in union with the bishops that makes sure they cannot teach any errors about faith and morals.
However, they can't just make stuff up about anything; they only clarify and judge the truth in faith and morals and are protected from error.