Divine Inspiration
Sacred Scripture is divinely ________ .
inspired
Understanding the text based on the actual words and historical context is referred to as the ______ ________.
Literary sense
How many books are in the Bible?
73
The official list of inspired books that make up the Bible is called the ________ of __________.
Canon; Scripture
"And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and ______ into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being." (Genesis 2:7)
breathed
Scripture is written by ________, but inspired by ________ .
men; God
There are _______ senses of Scripture.
Four
There are __ books in the Old Testament and __ books in the New Testament.
46; 27
Scripture has been taught through both ______ Tradition and ______ Tradition.
Oral; Written
“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the _______, and of the ________, and of the _________ __________.” Mt 28:19
Father, Son, Holy Spirit
The writings of Scared Scripture were written by their human authors through the power of the Holy Spirit – meaning what the human authors wrote is exactly what ______ intended them to write, no more no less.
God
Extracting ethical teachings and moral lessons for personal conduct is referred to as ________ _________.
Moral Sense
There are ______ parts to the Bible. The first part is called the ________ ___________. The second part is called the _________ ___________.
two; Old Testament; New Testament
The Written Tradition _________ the Oral Tradition, and together they conveyed the full truth about Jesus to the faithful.
complemented
The four human authors of the four Gospels are __________, __________, _________, __________ .
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
As Jesus was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary, Sacred Scripture is born from the womb of the ________ by the power of the same Spirit.
Church
Focusing on the eschatological or heavenly aspects, leading readers toward contemplation of ultimate realities like heaven, salvation, and eternal life is referred to as _________ __________.
Anagogical sense
The books in the Old Testament were written before the birth of _______.
Jesus
The canonical books of the New Testament, as generally agreed upon in the fourth century, share three characteristics. What are they?
Apostolic origin, universal acceptance, and liturgical use
What was a Christian heresy that denied the true humanity of Chris and also His redemptive suffering and Death on the Cross?
Gnosticism
A Greek word for inspiration or “God-breathed” is ______________ .
Theopneustos
Finding a deeper, symbolic meaning, often relating to Christ or the Church is referred to as _______ ________.
Allegorical sense
The books in the New Testament were written after the _______ of Jesus.
death
What Church Council dogmatically declared the canon of Scripture as the same as it had been since the early Church?
Council of Trent
To understand Scripture, we have to take into account the _________, __________, _______, and ___________ contexts of the biblical books’ production.
historical, political, social, cultural