Vocab
religion
"to bind" / "belief system"
What process helps you to tell the difference between literal and spiritual interpretations of Scripture?
hermeneutics
Does praying to Mary mean that we are asking her to talk to Jesus for us?
Yes
Timeline 1
Adam & Eve > Noah > Abraham > Isaac > Jacob >Moses
Synoptic Gospels
Matthew, Mark, and Luke
theology
study of God
Christians defend the seeming "contradictions" in scriptures and church teachings with an explanation of _______________ and the doctrines of _______________ and ______________.
discrepancies
inerrancy / infallibility
*contradiction means "opposing"
*discrepancy means "not similar"
*inerrancy / infallibility means scripture/teachings cannot error / be false in matters of faith and morals
Nicene Creed
uses language:
"only begotten son of God"
"begotten not made"
"of one substance (consubstantial)"
"God from God, light from light, true God from true God"
The sign of the Mosaic Covenant is…
Passover
Did David become king?
yes
Covenant
establishes a sacred bond of kinship
Is the Bible a historical document?
Yes
*Dead Sea Scrolls
*Note: the ancients did not understand history the same way we do today, the Bible is historical in the sense that it contains ancient documents
Apostles Creed
used for baptism
Again and Again, Israel would fall into...
idolatry
Timeline 2
Joshua
Samuel>King Saul>King David, Wisdom and Prophets
Assyrian Conquest
Babylonian Exile
Cyrus of Persia
Alexander and the Greeks
Sparta and the Roman Empire
Pray
"to ask" / "to petition"
Science asks how, theology asks....
why
Lectio Divina
Divine Reading
meditating/praying over scripture
How many Creation Stories are there in the Old Testament?
2
Were the AD and BC timelines used during the time of the Old Testament?
No
*AD = after death
BC = before Christ
M
E
N
U
Team 1
0
+ -
Team 2
0
+ -
Hermeneutics
"to interpret"
If you are Jewish or Christian are the scriptures an example of how faith
is reasonable because they trust that God has truly revealed Himself in the
written/spoken word?
*Dei Verbum (Divine Word) 1964 Vatican II Catholic document explaining how the Scriptures are Divine Revelation
How many different prayers are in the Rosary?
7
The Apostles Creed
The Lord's Prayer
The Hail Mary
The Fatima prayer
The Glory Be prayer
The Sign of the Cross
Hail Holy Queen
Torah/Pentateuch
the books of the law / first 5 books of the bible
Order the three stages in the formation of the gospels
1)Witness
2)Oral Tradition
3)Written Tradition