Vocab
We are all born with this
Original Sin
This prophet told of someone who would come to free humanity from sin and restore their friendship with God
Isaiah
A promise with God
covenant
Books in the Bible in which the Good News of Jesus' life and teachings are present
Gospels
Symbols like the flood and an ark are special to this story
Noah
Spoke to the people on God's behalf and reminded them of the way God wanted them to live
Prophet
Contains four separate books about Jesus
The New Testament
In this, we are brought to a new life in Christ
baptism
The story of the Tower of Babel symbolizes this among different groups of people
Separation
In this book, we learn about Adam and Eve's family
Book of Genesis
Symbolizes human resistance to God
Tower/Tower of Babel
God promised to send this who would restore humanity's friendship with God
Savior
This story can be understood on several levels: it declares the sacredness of human kind and prohibits murder of any kind, symbolizes the separation of human beings from one another, and it is about accepting life as one finds it and respecting one another, and lastly, it is about the healing power of God's love
Cain and Abel
the amount of time it rained for in Noah's account
forty days and forty nights