Vocabulary
Passing on of tradition by word of mouth.
What is oral tradition.
The written transmission of the Gospel message, also known as the inspired word of God.
According to the Catholic Church, "both Scripture and Tradition must be accepted and honored with ________ sentiments of devotion and reverence."
What is "equal."
Who said, "Our heart is restless until it rests in you?"
Who is St. Augustine.
Book that summarizes the Catholic Church's teachings in paragraph form.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church.
The story of God's saving action in human history.
What is Salvation History.
The relationship between God and humans that results in a body of beliefs and a set of practices.
What is religion.
The root of the name Peter.
2 forms of Divine Revelation.
What are oral tradition, prophets, Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, Salvation History, saint's writings/private revelation, and prayer.
The study of the created.
What is science.
The knowledge that we come to know God's existence and his basic attributes using our human reason and senses while reflecting on the created order.
What is Natural Revelation.
A solemn agreement between human beings or between God and a human being involving mutual commitments or guarantees.
What is a covenant.
While a passage from scripture can always be read and prayed through as the inspired word of God, these can be taken into account to better understand a passage and what it means.
What are historical context, audience, and type of literature.
The fullest revelation of who God is.
Who is Jesus.
2 forms of Natural Revelation.
What are creation/nature, logic/reason, science, and the human condition (moral goodness, love).
Teachings that have been infallibly taught by the Church as divinely revealed.
What is Dogma.
The personal sin of the first 2 people, which also describes the fallen state of human nature into which all humans are born.
What is original sin.
This council in 382 formed the canon of Scripture found in the Catholic Church today.
What is the Council of Rome.
The official teaching authority of the Church.
What is the Magisterium.
2 Examples of the human condition that point to the existence of God.
What are love and moral goodness.
A form of atheism where someone believes that God's existence cannot be known.
What is agnosticism.
Someone who believes in the existence of a provident god or many gods.
What is a Theist.
This council affirmed the original canon of Scripture (established in 382 at a different council) following the Protestant Reformation in the 1500s.
The way God communicates knowledge of himself to humankind.
This person came up with the 5 proofs of God's existence.
Who is St. Thomas Aquinas.