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another word for "covenant"
Testament
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collection of Jesus' sayings used by both Matthew and Luke in their Gospels
Q(uelle)
100
vivid short story that includes a religious message
parable
100
What non-canonical Gospel contains "secret" sayings of Jesus, and the bizarre statement that women cannot go to heaven?
Gospel of Thomas
100
What is the purpose of lectio divina?
to meet God
200
"sacred reading"
lectio divina
200
compares the minor changes and mistakes made by copyists through the centuries
textual criticism
200
What are the three stages of Gospel formation?
1. life (of Jesus) 2) oral stage 3) written stage
200
Greek word for "measuring rod" or "ruler"
canon
200
What do you call the climax of Salvation History, the coming of Jesus Christ, the fullness of God’s Revelation?
New Covenant
300
the three Gospels that can be "seen together" make up this group
synoptic gospels
300
Latin biographer who recorded Claudius' expulsion of the "Jews" from Rome
Suetonius
300
How many books are in the OT? How many are in the NT?
OT: 46 books, NT: 27
300
What do you call the guidance given to the human authors of Sacred Scripture so that they wrote what God wanted written for our benefit?
inspiration
300
The New Testament is a ______________ of the Old Testament.
fulfillment
400
the sharing of the "Good News" with non-believers
kerygma
400
the official translation of the Bible, written in Latin
Vulgate
400
The oral stage of Gospel formation consists of what three sub-stages?
1) teaching non-believers 2) instructing believers 3)liturgy
400
Who is the primary audience of Matthew, and how did he portray Jesus?
Jewish-Christian audience; New Moses
400
What was Luke's primary audience, and how did he portray Jesus?
Gentile Christians; Universal Messiah?
500
this Church father and saint helped establish the canon as we know it today
St. Athanasius
500
focuses on how and why the Evangelists edited and arranged their sources the way they did
redaction criticism
500
What three criteria must be met for inclusion in the canon?
1) apostolic origin 2) widespread acceptance 3) conformity to the rule of faith
500
What is the covenant of the OT, and who mediated it?
covenant between God and the Jews, mediated by Moses
500
Which Latin writer recorded how Nero blamed the burning of Rome on the Christians and persecuted them?
Tacitus
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