Theology Basics
What is the definition of Theology?
The Study of God
What two components together form the single Deposit of Faith?
Scripture and Tradition
What Latin phrase indicates that human beings are created in the "image of God"
Imago Dei
What are the 3 promises given to Abraham?
Great Name
Great Nation
Many Blessings
Primordial (first) sin of Adam and Eve
Original Sin
Which discipline was developed by the ancient Greeks as the "love of wisdom" to study reality, truth, goodness, and beauty?
Philosophy
What term refers to the special guidance given by the Holy Spirit to the human authors of Sacred Scripture?
Divine Inspiration
According to the Genesis 1 creation account, how did God create everything?
Out of Nothing
What was the physical sign on the convenant with Abraham in Genesis 17?
Circumcision
a collection of sacred Christian writings accepted by the Church and is divided in the Old and New Testament which holds a record of Salvation History
The Bible
Unlike philosophy, what source of knowledge does theology use in addition to natural human reason and experience?
Divine Revelation
Which sense of Scripture explains how the text points to a Christian's heavenly destiny and the "last things"?
Anagogical
What is Genesis 3:15 commonly called?
Protoevangelium
How did Jacob secure the birthright and primary blessing from his father, Isaac?
By buying the birthright for food and tricking Isaac with Rebekah's help
the purpose of creation
Worship
Christianity, Judaism, and Buddhism can be defined as what?
Religion
Which sense of Scripture explains how events or characters in the literal text point directly to Jesus Christ and His mission of redemption?
Allegorical Sense
In Genesis 2:4–25, human beings are revealed as a composite of which two elements
Body and Soul (Spirit)
Which brother stood up for Benjamin and was chosen as the family leader from whom the Jewish people descend?
Judah
This God-given gift works with faith, which allows us to understand what we believe “Credo ut intelligam.”
Reason
What is the primary prerequisite for loving God properly?
Knowing Him
This term means to let the text speak for itself.
Exegesis
What is the theological term for the inclination to sin that remains in human nature after Original Sin?
Concupiscence
How does the binding of Isaac (Gen 22) allegorically foreshadow Jesus Christ? ( List 2 ways)
Carried wood up mountain
Only begotten son offered by their fathers
This is a virtue that is a gift or grace from God as well as a human act that allows us to believe in God.
Faith