Scripture
Timeline 2
Joshua >
Samuel > King Saul > King David, Wisdom and prophets >
Assyrian Conquest >
Babylonian Exile >
Cyrus of Persia >
Alexander and the Greeks >
Sparta and the Romans
Does praying to Mary mean that we are asking her to talk to Jesus for us?
Yes
Torah/pentateuch
the books of the law / first five books of the bible
Science asks how, theology asks....
why
Pray
word with Latin roots meaning, "To petition", "To ask"
Did David become king
yes
They say hes the Lebron of 1442 BC
How many different prayers are in the Rosary?
The Apostles Creed
The Lord's Prayer
The Hail Mary
The Fatima prayer
The Glory Be prayer
The Sign of the Cross
Hail Holy Queen
How many creation stories are there in the Old Testament?
2
The scriptures are reasonable because God has truly revealed himself in the written / spoken word?
Yes
Hermeneutics
The process of interpreting sacred scripture
Were the AD and BC timelines used durng the time of the old testament?
No
AD = after death
BC = before christ
Apostles Creed
used for baptism
Timeline 1
Adam + Eve > Noah > Abraham > Isaac > Jacob> Moses
What process helps you to tell the difference between literal and spiritual interpretations of Scripture?
hermeneutics
Religion
"To bind"/ "Belief system"
Order the three stages in the formation of the gospels
1)Witness
2)Oral Tradition
3)Written Tradition
Nicene Creed
uses language:
"only begotten son of God"
"begotten not made"
"of one substance (consubstantial)"
"God from God, light from light, true God from true God"
The sign of the Mosaic Covenant is...
Passover
Is the Bible a historical document?
Yes
*Dead Sea Scrolls
*Note: the ancients did not understand history the same way we do today, the Bible is historical in the sense that it contains ancient documents
Theology
study of god
Synoptic Gospels
Matthew, Mark, and Luke
Lectio Divina
Divine Reading
meditating/praying over scripture
Again and Again, Israel would fall into...
Idolatry
Christians defend the seeming "contradictions" in scriptures and church teachings with an explanation of _______________ and the doctrines of _______________ and ______________.
discrepancies
inerrancy / infallibility
*contradiction means "opposing"
*discrepancy means "not similar"
*inerrancy / infallibility means scripture/teachings cannot error / be false in matters of faith and morals
Covenant
Establishes a sacred bond of kinship