Bishops
"overseers"
Plato's Law of Noncontradiction
"Two truths cannot contradict one another"
What was the role of Moses in his covenant
A judge
Synoptic Gospels
Matthew, Mark, and Luke
Christians defend the seeming "contradictions" in scriptures and church teachings with an explanation of _______________ and the doctrines of _______________ and ______________.
discrepancies
inerrancy / infallibility
*contradiction means "opposing"
*discrepancy means "not similar"
*inerrancy / infallibility means scripture/teachings cannot error / be false in matters of faith and morals
Pray
"to petition"
Torah/ Pentateuch
Book of the Law/ First 5 books of the Bible
Who does the burning bush reveal himself as
"I am... the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob"
Lectio Divina
Divine reading/ mediating over scripture
Is the Bible a historical document
Yes
Hermeneutics
"to interpret"
Important Biblical Figures
Adam & Eve > Noah > Abraham > Isaac > Jacob > Moses
Science asks how, theology asks...
why
Was David a king
Yes
Order the three stages in the formation of the gospels
1)Witness
2)Oral Tradition
3)Written Tradition
Religion
"to bind"/ "belief system"
The sign of the Mosaic Covenant is...
Passover
Historical Timeline in Scripture
Samuel>King Saul>King David, Wisdom and Prophets > Assyrian Conquest > Babylonian Exile > Cyrus of Persia > Alexander and the Greeks > Spartans and the Romans
How many prayers are in the rosary
7
Nicene Creed
"only begotten son of God"
"begotten not made"
"of one substance (consubstantial)"
"God from God, light from light, true God from true God"
Covenant
establishes bond of sacred kinship
2
What AD and BC timelines used during the time of the Old Testament
AD= after death
BC= before Christ
Israel fell into.....
idolatry
Apostles Creed
Used for baptism