Divine Revelation/World of the New Testament
The two pillars of Divine Revelation are:
Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
The city of Jerusalem and the Temple are merely symbols of the Heavenly Kingdom that awaits us.
Anagogical
Matthew 1:2-3:
Abraham was the father of Isaac,
Isaac the father of Jacob,
Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
Judah the father of Perez and Zarah, whose mother was Tamar,
Perez the father of Hezron,
Hezron the father of Ram
Genealogy
Complete the following sentence:
Sacred Scripture is ______________________.
a love letter from God to His people/the inspired word of God.
How many books are in the New Testament?
27
The teaching authority of the Church responsible for guarding and handing on the Deposit of Faith is called _________________________.
Magisterium
Jesus wept for His friend, Lazarus, who had died.
Literal
Jonah 3: 4-5
Jonah began by going a day's journey into the city, proclaiming, "Forty more days and Nineveh will be overthrown." The Ninevites believed God. A fast was proclaimed, and all of them, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth.
Prophecy
True or False: The four divisions of the Books in the Old Testament are Torah/Pentateuch, Historical, Prophetic, and Wisdom.
True
What are the names of the 3 synoptic gospels?
Matthew, Mark, and Luke
True or False: The first 12 Apostles were the first bishops of the Church.
True
Moses delivering God's people from slavery foreshadows Jesus delivering us from sin.
Allegorical
Phillippians 1:1-2
Paul and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ,
To all God's holy people in Christ Jesus at Philippi, together with the overseers and deacons: Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Epistle/Letter
Complete the following sentence: The New Testament focuses _______________________.
on Jesus and the beginnings of the Church.
The symbol for the Evangelist Matthew is:
A. Man
B. Lion
C. Ox
D. Eagle
A. Man
______________________ is the celebration of the purification of the Temple.
Hannukah
Jesus washing the feet of the Apostles teaches us that we are called to serve others.
Moral
King Herod the Great was not a Jew, but he deceived the people into thinking he was a descendant of _________________.
King David
The Old Testament and the New Testament are a collection of several smaller stories that make up ________ story.
one
The symbol for the Evangelist Mark is:
A. Man
B. Lion
C. Ox
D. Eagle
B. Lion
Which powerful group believed in the afterlife/resurrection of the body?
A. Pharisees
B. Sadducees
A. Pharisees
Abraham almost sacrificing his beloved son, Isaac, foreshadows God the Father sacrificing His beloved son, Jesus.
Allegorical
True or False: The law allowed Jews to associate with Samaritans.
False
What was one of the reasons that "The Fullness of Time" and Jesus' birth occurred during Herod's rule?
Roman peace
Travel was easy
Same laws
Same currency
Jewish faith was spreading more
Jesus' mother, Mary