Vocabulary Terms I
The process by which God makes himself known to human reason through the created world.
What is natural revelation?
The God’s manifestation of himself in visible form to enrich human understanding of him.
What is the definition of theophany?
With his Covenant with Moses, God promised to do what?
What was to be the people’s God of love, fidelity and justice who leads the Israelites to the Promised Land?
What is the section of the Bible that includes stories about Jesus’ life, the Acts of the Apostles, Letters and the book of Revelation?
What is the New Testament?
The parents of Cain and Abel.
Who are Adam and Eve?
The God, our neighbors, ourselves, and our bodies. What are St. Augustine's Objects of Love?
What are St. Augustine's Objects of Love?
The handing of the message of God’s saving plan through words and deeds.
What is oral tradition?
Esau and Jacob are his sons.
Who is Isaac?
Books of the Bible that are writings of literature, poetry, and songs to praise and thank God.
What are the Wisdom Books?
A prostitute who hid spies during a story from the Book of Joshua entitled ,”The Fall of Jericho”.
Who was Rahab?
The collection of books in the Bible that the Church recognizes as the inspired word of God.
What is the canon?
The pattern of specific events in human history in which God clearly reveals his presence through saving actions.
What is Salvation History?
Why did God send Ten Plagues upon the Egyptians?
What was because Pharaoh enslaved the Hebrew people and refused to free them?
Books of the Bible that are stories about Jewish history, kings, warriors, and judges.
What are the Historical Books?
He took over for Moses after Moses’ death and led the Israelites into the Promised Land.
Who was Joshua?
A solemn agreement between human beings or between God and a human being in which mutual commitments are made.
What is a covenant?
The interpretation of the Bible and Christian doctrine based on the literalist meaning of the Bible’s words.The interpretation is made without regard to the historical setting in which writings or teachings were first developed.
What is the fundamentalist approach?
God's covenant with Moses is known as?
What is the Sinai Covenant (Ten Commandments)?
Books of the Bible that include messages of God speaking to people through prophets to give warning and foresight to the future.
What are the Prophetic Books?
The very wealthy third king of Israel who asked God for wisdom instead of riches. He also built the first Temple.
Who was King Solomon?
A call from God to all members of the Church to embrace a life of holiness. Specifically, it refers to a call to live a holy life as an ordained minister, as a vowed religious (sister or brother) or in a Christian marriage.
What is a vocation?
The central mystery of the Christian faith that God exists as a communion of three distinct Divine Persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
What is the (Holy) Trinity?
Jesus comes from his family tree.
Whose is (King) David's?
The first 5 books of the Bible (Pentateuch) that are God’s laws are taught to the Hebrew people.
What are the Books of Law?
What are some highlights of the Prophet Isaiah’s message?
What was hope for Israel, Israel choosing to return to God, and prediction of a messiah or “suffering servant"?