Old Testament Beginnings
According to Genesis, God took this many days to create the universe.
What is 6 (or 7, including the day of rest)?
The Bible is divided into these two primary sections.
What are the Old Testament and the New Testament?
Jesus was born in this Judean town.
What is Bethlehem?
This general term refers to any dedicated follower or student of Jesus Christ.
What is a Christian, or a disciple?
This term describes a local neighborhood church community led by a pastor under a diocese.
What is a parish?
This patriarch was commanded by God to build an ark to survive a catastrophic flood.
Who is Noah?
Human authors wrote the books of the Bible, sand they were guided by this divine inspiration.
Who is God, or the Holy Spirit?
This woman and this man served as the earthly mother and foster father of Jesus.
Who are Mary and Joseph?
After His resurrection, Jesus sent this divine Advocate to empower the Apostles.
What is the Holy Spirit?
Here are four out of seven Sacraments in the Catholic Faith: Baptism, Confirmation, Matrimony, and Holy Orders. Can you name one other Sacrament?
What are Holy Orders, Reconciliation (Confession), Anointing of the Sick?
You will find the story of Abraham located in this major division-library of the Bible.
What is the Old Testament?
In the Old Testament, this specific term was given to individuals called to relay messages directly from God.
What are the prophets?
Christians recognize this man as the Son of God, the Saviour, and this second Person of the Holy Trinity.
Who is Jesus Christ?
This core Christian doctrine describes the mystery of three Persons in one God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
What is the Holy Trinity?
This central Sacrament involves receiving the real presence of Christ in the consecrated bread and wine.
What is the Eucharist of Holy Communion?
God delivered the Ten Commandments to Moses on this two-word named mountain.
What is Mount Sinai?
Abraham, Moses, David, Mary, and Paul are examples of people featured in this holy text.
What is the Bible?
Name four Apostles of Jesus Christ.
Who are Simon Peter, Andrew, James (son of Zebedee), John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, James (son of Alphaeus), Thaddaeus (also called Jude), Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot. Matthias was later chosen to replace Judas.
Blessed Virgin, Our Lady, and Mother of God are all revered titles for this key figure in the Gospels.
Who is Mary?
Priest, Deacon, Bishop, and Cardinal are all official titles for members of this ordained group.
What is the Clergy?
Moses famously led God's people out of captivity from this ancient land.
What is Egypt?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John wrote these four books that focus specifically on the life and teachings of Jesus.
What are the Gospels?
Three days after His death on the cross, this miraculous event occurred.
What is the Resurrection?
At Catholic Mass, we celebrate the Eucharist, or Holy Communion. Believers do this to commemorate this central saving event in the life of Jesus (several answers are accepted).
What is the Last Supper - the crucifixion - the sacrificial killing of the lamb?
Grace in Catholicism is described as the free, undeserved help and favour that God gives us to respond to His call, to heal human nature from sin, making eternal life possible. In Catholic theology, THIS is defined as an outward sign instituted by Christ to give grace.
What is a Sacraments?