The Divine Word (Part 1)

A Question of Authorship

100

The many authors of the bible were this.

Human Authors

200

Catholics believe that God is the author of this.

Scripture

300

This is the special influence of the Holy Spirit on the human authors of the Bible.

Divine Inspiration

400

The Bible is not like any other book because it has this.

Divine Origin

500

One of the most important books in the world, this book was discovered in 1844 at the monastery of Saint Catherine at Mount Sanai, and is the oldest complete New Testament known to exist.

The Codex Sinaiticus

The Divine Author and Other Mistaken Notions

100

According to this theory of inspiration, God alone is the author of the Bible.

Dictation Theory

200

This theory of inspiration states that human beings alone were the authors of the Bible and God did not have much to do with the writing of Scripture except to prevent human error.

God-As-Assistant Theory

300

According to the Later-Approved Theory of Inspiration, the Bible was written the same way as any other book, and the writings were approved by this.

The Holy Spirit

400

Catholics profess their belief in this at every liturgy.

Divine Inspiration

500

Name this passage in the Bible; "It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for one who is rich to enter the kingdom of God." 

The Rich Young Man

God's Revealing Activity

100

When Jesus and the early members of the Church used the word Scripture, they were referring to what we now call this.

The Old Testament

200

Jesus and the early members of the church believed that this was divinely inspired and was handed down from their Jewish heritage.

Scripture

300

The Second Vatican Council opened in this year.

1962

400

This document, created by the Second Vatican Council, deals with God's revelation of himself to us and how that revelation is transmitted through time.

The Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation

500

The word inspiration comes from a word meaning this.

"to breath"

The Church's Book

100

The Bible does not contain any errors about this.

The Truths of Faith

200

The truth of Scripture is this.

The Truth of Faith

300

The Church only recognizes this amount of books as being truly inspired by God.

73

400

This word comes from the Greek word meaning "measuring rod."

Canon

500

This is the official list of biblical books.

The Canon of Scripture

Historical Figures

100

This Christian writer was the first to use the term New Testament in 200 A.D.

Tertullian

200

This Apostle was sent to Saul to tell him what to do after he was blinded.

Ananais

300

This Apostle was not martyred.

John

400

This Apostle's name comes from the word meaning "rock"

Peter

500

This man was a Polish astronomer whose theories about the movement of the Sun challenged the way people looked at the world.

Copernicus