Vocab
Gospel
Good news
The Bible took it's current form in AD 200
False- AD 400
What is John's symbol?
Eagle
What language was the Old Testament originallly written in?
Hebrew and Aramaic
Gnostics
A group that tried to encorpirate non-Christian thoughts into Christianity.
If you read the Bible using the historcal-critical method, you would read it literally.
True
Man with wings
Which sacraments celebrate God's loving forgiveness?
Baptism, Penance, Eucharist, and Anointing of the Sick.
What is a sacrament?
A visible sign of an invisible grace.
The Bible was written over a period of about 800 years.
False, about 1000 years
What is Luke's symbol?
Ox
How many authors are in the Bible?
40
Contrition
Sorrow and the intention of sinning no more.
Catholic and Protestant Bibles have the same number of books in the New Testament.
True
What is Mark's symbol?
Lion
What three languages was the Bible primarily written in?
Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek
Name the four interpritations of the Bible
Literal, Allegorical, morally, and anagogically.
A deacon can forgive sin in the Sacrament of Penance.
False
What is Paul's symbol?
Sword
What four categories can be used to interprit the Bible, and what do they mean?
literally: what the text actually says
allegorically: how is it symbolic
morally: as it pertains to how we live
anagogically: as it pertains to heavenly matters