The Bible
How is the Bible organized?
Into books, chapters, and verses.
These editors were very concerned with laws.
Priestly
How did Ignatius come to be wounded?
Cannonball to the leg in battle.
True or false: myths should not be taken seriously.
False. They have enormous cultural and societal (and often religious) importance.
How many "days" does it take God to create the world in Gen 1-2?
Torah is the Hebrew word for what?
The first five books of the Bible, or, "The Law."
These editors emphasized a closeness between God and people.
The Elohists.
Where did Ignatius experience his religious conversion?
Montserrat and Manresa.
What is an "ex-nihilo" myth? What's an example of one?
It means "out of nothing" or "out of chaos."
Example: Gen 1 and 2
How many trees are named in the Garden of Eden?
2
TaNaK refers to what?
The Hebrew Bible
These writers favored strong leaders.
The Yahwists.
Which (now saints) were among Ignatius' first companions in France?
Peter Faber and Francis Xavier
What does "etiological narrative" mean?
It means it seeks to explain how something came into being in a cultural, but not scientific, way.
What are Adam and Eve's punishments for eating the fruit of the tree?
Pain in childbirth and farming.
The Catholic Bible has three parts. What are they?
Old Testament, Second Temple Writings, and the New Testament.
These writers stressed the covenant with Moses over Kingship.
The Deuteronomists.
The companions of St. Ignatius are also referred to as...
The Society of Jesus.
What are some of the similarities between the Gilgamesh myth and the Noah myth?
The flood, a god brings on the waters, elaborate boat plans.
Why does God wipe out the world in the flood?
Generalized evil.
Pentateuch refers to what? And it is in what language?
The first five books of the Bible; Greek.
Which is older: Gen 1 or Gen 2?
Gen 2.
What is a phrase that could sum-up all of Ignatian Spirituality?
God in all things.
True or false: Gilgamesh pre-dates the Bible?
True. it predates it significantly.
True or false: in the Tower of Babel story, the Hebrews are building a tower to see God.
False.