Theology
True or false: Theology is purely academic/neutral.
FALSE! Proper theology is a praying theology.
True or false: Family was not important to the ancient Israelites.
FALSE! Family shaped meaning and reality for the ancient Israelites.
True or false: Adam and Eve sinned when they ate from the Tree of Life.
FALSE! Adam and Eve sinned when they ate from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.
How many years were the Hebrews living in Egypt for?
~400 years
True or false: The Babylonian Exile resulted in the destruction of Solomon's Temple.
TRUE!
The God of creation/the natural world is also the God of what?
Salvation history
True or false: With each successive covenant, God expands His family to include more people.
TRUE! Covenantal history began with a marriage (Adam and Eve) and then expanded to include a household, a tribe, a nation, a royal nation, and finally the universal Church (i.e., the Catholic Church).
What is the protoevangelium?
Genesis 3:15; God's first promise to send a Savior.
What feast was established because of the 10th plague, when God promised to send His angel of death through Egypt to smite the firstborn?
The Passover feast
True or False: The Jews experienced three exiles.
FALSE! The Jews experiences two exiles: the Assyrian exile (722 B.C.) and the Babylonian exile (586 B.C.).
True or false: Faith is not opposed to reason.
TRUE! Faith (i.e., divine revelation) goes hand-in-hand with reason. Reason is enlightened by faith.
What is the definition of covenant?
The extension of kinship by oath.
What land does God promise that Abram/Abraham's descendants will inherit?
The land of Canaan
What structure did God command the Israelites to construct while they wandered through the Sinai wilderness? (Hint: it housed the Ark of the Covenant)
The Tabernacle
True or false: The Jews experienced political and religious sovereignty after the Babylonian exile was over.
FALSE! The Jews remained under pagan powers such as the Persians, Greeks, and Romans.
Name three of the five reasons why theology matters.
(1) Theology deepens our understanding
(2) Theology shapes how we live
(3) Theology guides our relationships
(4) Theology informs society
(5) Theology answers ultimate questions
What is the definition of kinship?
A family bond
God sealed His covenant promise of a royal dynasty with Abraham with what sign?
The sign of circumcision
True or False: David built the Temple in Jerusalem.
FALSE! Solomon, David's son, built the Temple in Jerusalem.
Besides warning the Jews about their sin and potential exile, what did the prophets preach about a future new covenant?
The new covenant would be an everlasting covenant of peace and the law would be written on our hearts.
True or false: The fact that God is a Trinity of three Divine Persons is something we can come to know by use of our reason alone.
FALSE! While we can know that God exists by reason alone, He must reveal to us that He is Triune.
What is the difference between a contract and a covenant?
A contract is the exchange of property in the form of goods and services.
A covenant is the exchange of persons.
What are the three promises God made to Abraham about his descendants?
1. God would make them a great nation
2. God would make them a great name/royal dynasty
3. God would bless the world through them
What are the three promises God made to David about his son (which was partially fulfilled in Solomon and ultimately fulfilled in Christ)?
1. He would be king over Israel and the whole world
2. He would be God's son
3. He would build God's Temple
What is the new and eternal covenant?
The Eucharist