Divine Revelation
God's communication of himself to humans so they can know who he is.
What is Divine Revelation?
This person was the first pope
Who is St. Peter?
The books that contain the written revelation of God
What is Sacred Scripture?
The nickname St. Thomas Aquinas' classmates gave to him
What is "dumb ox?"
The Church's complete list of inspired books of the Bible.
What is "canon"?
Who is the "culmination" or completion of Divine Revelation?
Who is Jesus Christ?
A person who denies the existence of God.
What is an atheist?
The teaching, whether written or oral, entrusted by Christ to the Apostles and their successors.
What is Sacred Tradition?
The group of books in the Bible that all Christians have always agreed on
What are the protocanonicals?
The gift of the Holy Spirit that assisted human authors to write the books of the Bible.
What is inspiration?
What are the two sources of Divine Revelation?
What is Scripture and Tradition?
He came up with arguments that proved the existence of God.
Who is St. Thomas Aquinas?
The two levels of meaning of Scripture
What is the literal and spiritual sense?
The name of the books of the Bible that were not always agreed upon by the Church
What are the deuterocanonicals?
Means the Bible has no errors or contradictions.
What is inerrant?
Who is the primary author of Scripture?
Who is the Holy Spirit?
The official teaching authority of the Church, entrusted to the Pope and bishops.
Who is the Magisterium?
The two kinds of literal meaning of Scripture.
What are the literal proper and literal improper?
The belief that Christians don't need anything but the Bible
What is Scripture Alone or "Sola Scriptura"
A solemn agreement or promise between God and his people
What is a covenant?
The gradual revelation of God's plan to save people from sin.
What is salvation history?
A person that believes that God's existence cannot be determined with certainty or simply does not care about God’s existence.
What is an agnostic?
Refers to St. Peter and the Apostles handing on their authority to men who came after them
What is Apostolic Succession?
St. Thomas Aquinas argued that humans can know God exists through this.
What is reason?
Refers to the fact that the Magisterium is immune from error because of the protection of the Holy Spirit
What is infallible?