Vocabulary
The sin of the first human beings and the fallen condition of human nature inherited by all people except Jesus and Mary.
What is Original Sin?
This fallen angel is represented by the serpent in the story of Adam and Eve.
Who is Satan?
The word “Genesis” means this.
What is “in the beginning”?
True or False: Science and the Bible must contradict each other.
What is false?
This is the day set aside for rest and worship.
What is the Sabbath?
The tendency all human beings have toward sin because of Original Sin.
What is concupiscence?
The biblical Revelation about the origins of sin and evil expressed in the story of Adam and Eve is called this.
What is the Fall?
The First Creation Story presents God in these two ways.
What are strong and powerful?
Science generally helps explain how, while the Bible helps us understand this.
What is why?
The desire to do something wrong or unwise is called this.
What is temptation?
The “inner voice,” guided by reason and Divine Law, that helps us distinguish good from evil.
What is conscience?
This is the tree God told Adam and Eve not to eat from.
What is the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil?
The Second Creation Story presents God in these ways.
What are loving, caring, and close to humanity?
Faith and reason have this relationship with one another.
What is “they complement each other”?
This is the state of eternal life and union with God where human beings experience complete happiness.
What is Heaven?
Any deliberate offense in thought, word, or deed against the will of God.
What is sin?
This was the basic sin committed by Adam and Eve when they ignored God's command.
What is disobedience?
Genesis contains two Creation Stories for this reason.
What is to give us a more complete picture of God?
The Bible is always true when it teaches us this.
What God wants us to know for our salvation.
God's saving actions throughout human history are known as this.
What is Salvation History?
A solemn agreement between God and human beings in which commitments are made.
What is a covenant?
According to Genesis, evil is ultimately rooted in this.
What are humanity's choices/free choices?
Name three truths that the Creation Stories teach about God and creation.
What are: there is only one God; God planned creation; and everything God created is good and ordered?
A student says, “Genesis isn't a science textbook, so it can't teach us anything true about creation.” Explain why this statement is incorrect.
What is: Genesis teaches religious and theological truths about God, humanity, and creation rather than giving a scientific explanation of how creation occurred?
Before the Fall, Adam and Eve were created in this condition, without sin, suffering, hatred, or death.
What is original holiness and justice?