Old Testament
The first book of the Bible
Genesis
Name one action of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark that proclaims his divine power and authority
His claiming power to forgive sins, that He is Lord of the Sabbath, or His calming the storm/saying "I am"
The two sources of revelation, according to Catholic teaching
Scripture and Tradition
He taught that the Son was less than the Father in every respect
Arius
The number of persons in the Trinity
3
This man, regarded as a father in faith, was willing to sacrifice his own son if God willed it
Abraham
The group of synagogue leaders who frequently clashed with Jesus
Pharisees
The Church's teaching office is called:
Nestorius rejected this Greek word meaning "Mother of God"
Theotokos
The name for the sin passed down to all humanity from Adam and Eve
original sin
The name YHWH means:
I am who am
Son of Man
Give a definition of "theology"
The study of God, beginning with God's revelation OR faith seeking understanding OR wisdom
Gnostics believed in a heavenly pleroma, populated by ____
Aeons
Name one of the other Catholic teachings about Mary besides "Mother of God"
perpetual virginity, Immaculate Conception, Assumption
This prophet foretold "the virgin shall conceive"
Isaiah
Jesus walked on water in this lake
Sea of Galilee
Faith involves belief in what, and for what reason?
Belief in what God has revealed, because of God's authority
The year the Council of Nicea happened
325
The name for passing from a state of sin into a state of righteousness (i.e., sanctifying grace/being adopted children of God)
justification
Two of the four senses of Scripture are:
literal, moral, allegorical, anagogical
The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called _____ due to the similarities between them.
Synoptic
The name for the view that the only real knowledge to be had comes from the empirical sciences
Rationalism OR sectarianism
This term refers to the view that Jesus only appeared to be human, but really wasn't
Docetism
The name for the doctrine of the end times
Eschatology