Divine Revelation
Bible and God
Deposit of faith, Magisterium
Bible
Creation stories
100
God making himself and his plan known to the human race through his words and deeds in human history.
What is Divine Revelation?
100
God does not dictate the Bible. The human writers expressed God’s message in their own way.
Did God dictate the Bible?
100
Everything we believe contained in Sacred Scripture and Tradition handed down from the Apostles to their successors (the popes and the bishops)
What is the Deposit of Faith?
100
what we need to know for our salvation
What is a religious truth?
100
No, because the writers used what they knew at the time to express God’s message. They thought that the earth was flat and there was a dome over the earth. The Bible is not intended to be a science book, but rather express religious truth.
Is the first creation story a scientific explanation of how the universe came to be?
200
The events in history in which God has acted to bring about your salvation.
What is Salvation History?
200
The Holy Spirit
Who inspired the writers of the Bible?
200
Sacred Scripture and Tradition
What makes up the Deposit of Faith?
200
46 BOOKS
How many books are there in the Catholic Old Testament?
200
The Babylonian Exile - they were captured by the Babylonians and taken to Babylon.
When the first creation story was written, what was going on with the Jewish people?
300
No; the writers of the Bible didn't know what we know now, so some of the science is outdated. The Bible is not a science book.
Is the science in the Bible always accurate?
300
it faithfully delivers God’s message
Why do we call the Bible “The Word of God”?
300
the teaching authority of the Church who takes care of and passes on Sacred Scripture and Tradition.
What is the Magisterium?
300
39 books
How many books are in the Protestant Old Testament?
300
The Babylonian account of creation from at least 1700 B.C.
What is the Enuma Elish?
400
The biblical writers were humans. They wrote using the human knowledge of their time. So their writing also reflected that human knowledge. So their writing also reflected that human (and incorrect) understanding.
How does the Bible sometimes reflect the knowledge humans had at the time it was written?
400
The Bible is always true whenever it teaches us what God wants us to know for our salvation.
What does it mean to say that the Bible is always true?
400
made up by the bishops and the pope.
Who makes up the Magisterium?
400
it allows us to have the appropriate expectations to help us understand the author’s intended meaning.
Why is knowing the literary genre important when trying to make sense of the Bible?
400
They wanted to express the truth about God, humanity, and creation
After reading the Enuma Elish, why would the Jewish people want to write the first creation story?
500
God encouraged the human authors of the Bible to write his message.
What does it mean to say that the Bible is “inspired”
500
God is most fully revealed to us in _______________________.
Who is Jesus Christ?
500
means covenant - a solemn promise.
What does the word “testament” mean?
500
offers insight into the author’s intended meaning. That helps us make sense of a biblical passage.
how can knowing the audience help?
500
Humans are made in the image of God, so they are good. Our goodness is not based on what we do.
What are humans being essentially good?