Adam and Eve
Did Adam find a suitable partner in the animals God made? Why/Why not?
No, Adam only found a suitable partner in Eve because she was like him yet at the same time unlike him (i.e., they are sexually differentiated).
What does being made in God's "image and likeness" say about men and women?
That they are equal in dignity
Man is a unity of what two things?
Body and soul
What does "soul" often refer to in Scripture?
The innermost self, the spiritual aspect of our being.
What is original holiness?
Original holiness refers to how Adam and Eve, before the Fall, were created with sanctifying grace in their soul.
___________ is the complete gift of the husband and wife to each other.
Marriage
Which Pope gave a series of talks which became the "Theology of the Body"?
Pope John Paul II
True or false: The soul arises out of the matter from which it was formed. (If false, explain why)
FALSE! Man's soul is created immediately by God
What is original justice?
Original justice refers to how Adam and Eve, before the Fall, were created in right relationship with themselves, each other, and creation.
True or false: There are no differences between men and women. (If false, explain why)
FALSE! Men and women are sexually differentiated and have different vocations/roles.
What is the definition of "Incarnation"?
God, the Second Person of the Trinity, became man in order to accomplish our salvation.
___________ is the separation of the body and soul.
Death
What is original unity?
Original unity refers to the one flesh union of the first married couple based on their being equals who share the same human nature yet are sexually differentiated.
What does it mean to say man and woman are complementary?
Man and woman combine in such a way as to enhance or complete one another.
True or false: Our body is simply a shell or vessel that our soul inhabits. (If false, explain why)
FALSE! Our bodies are not just a shell because we are our bodies.
True or false: Jesus' accomplishes our salvation only for our souls to be redeemed. (If false, explain why)
FALSE! Both our body and soul experience redemption through Jesus.
What is original solitude?
Original solitude refers to man's initial experience of being alone in the world as a person, unique from all other creatures because he is made in God’s image and likeness.
How is marriage an image of God?
Because it is a communion of persons (husband, wife, child), marriage reflects the communion of love between the three Divine Persons of the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
What does it mean to say the body makes visible what is invisible?
The body makes visible the invisible person.
How is the human soul unlike plant and animal souls?
It is immortal and possesses the rational faculties (intellect and free will).