vocab
what is praying?
to ask / to petition
plato's law of noncontradiction
two truths cannot contradict one another
Torah/Pentateuch
book of the law/first 5 books of the Bible. Penta=5
does praying to Mary mean that we are asking her to talk to Jesus for us?
Yes
did david become king? did he break the covenant? Did God forgive David?
yes for all
what is hermeneutics?
to interpret scripture, philosophy, anything
Science asks how, theology asks...
why
how many creation stories are there in the Bible?
2
how many different prayers are in the rosary?
7, apostles creed, our father, hail mary, fatima prayer, glory be, sign of the cross, hail holy queen
Were AD and BC timelines used during the time of the Old Testament (ad-after death, bc-before christ)
no
what is religion?
What process helps you to tell the difference between literal and spiritual interpretations of Scripture?
hermeneutics
important biblical figures
adam and eve, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses.
apostles creed
Order the three stages in the formation of the gospels
1)Witness
2)Oral Tradition
3)Written Tradition
what is theology?
the study of God
is the bible a historic document?
yes,
dead sea scrolls
the sign of the Mosaic covenant is...
passover
nicene creed
uses language:
"only begotten son of God"
Synoptic Gospels
Matthew, Mark, and Luke
what is a covenant?
a promise, establishes a bond of secret kinship
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
timeline 2
Joshua -> Samuel,King Saul, King David, Wisdom, and Prophets -> Assyrian Conquest-> Babylonian Exile-> Cyrus of Persia->Alexander and the Greeks -> Spartans and the Romans
Lectio Divina
Divine Reading meditating/praying over scripture
Again and Again, Israel would fall into...
idolatry