Vocabulary
God's saving plan and actions for His people
What is salvation?
Messages addressed to early Christians by the Apostles and their followers
What are letters in the New Testament?
This presents the story of God's presence and saving plan for his people
What is the Bible?
The Gospels
What are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?
Another name for the Bible
What is Sacred Scripture?
Parables
God reveals himself through Sacred Scripture and this
What is Sacred Tradition?
Number of books in the Old Testament
The process by which God makes Himself known
What is Divine Revelation?
The first stage of Sacred Scripture
What is oral tradition?
The human authors of the Bible were this
Number of books in the New Testament
What is 27?
Poems and prayers that can be sung
What are Psalms and canticles?
Old stories changed and expanded by biblical writers to teach certain truths about God
What are Traditional Stories?
Key truth of both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition is that
What is God is faithful and wants you to have a deep relationship with him?
The first five books of the Bible are also called this
What is the Pentateuch?
Another word for the different styles of writing
What are literary forms
Accounts written to reveal God's activity in the world
What are Historical Accounts?
Two things you can do to make the Bible a part of your life
What is create a schedule for reading the Bible and using Scripture when I pray?
The author of most of the Epistles, or letters, in the New Testament