Scripture
Gospels
Life of Jesus
Misc.
Senses
100

Testament means?

How many books are in the New Testament?

Covenant

27

100

The word Gospel means?

Who are the evangelists of the New Testament?

"Good News"

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

100

What type of worker was Jesus?

Carpinter

100

Define catechesis?


Sound down 

100

Define literal sense?

foundational, refers to what words of scripture actually mean.

200

The earliest New Testament writings are...


Letters of St. Paul

200

Which gospels are known as the "synoptic gospels"?

Matthew, Mark, and Luke

200

What individual crucified Jesus?

Pontius Pilate

200

what does the term canon of the bible mean?

Measuring rod

200

Define Spiritual Sense?

refers to how text, realities, and events in the bible can be signs

300

How many books are found in Hebrew scriptures?

46

300

What is the FIRST stage in the formation of the Gospels?


Public Life and Teaching of Jesus

300

When was Jesus born?

Around what year was Jesus crucified?

4-6 B.C.E.

A.D 30

300

What is the Quelle source?

That the authors of Matthew and Luke drew on a common source

300

Define Moral sense ? 

refers to how the events in scripture can help us act justly

400

What are 2 different forms of writing found within the NT?

Parable/Riddle

400

Who invented the gospel form of literature

Mark

400

What language did Jesus speak?

Aramic

400

Where is the primary source material about historical Jesus and his early followers found in?

The New testament

400

Define allegorical sense?

helps us understand how some events of the old testament prefigures christ

500

To interpret the Bible correctly one must...

How do Catholics believe one should read the Bible?

Pay attention to to what human authors wanted and to what God wanted to reveal.

Prayerfully/Spiritually


500

Who did each evangelist write to?

Matthew: Jews of his day.

Mark: the local church.

Luke: Gentile-Christians

John: Various churches around the Roman Empire


500

What did early Christians believe about Jesus?

He was the Messiah, the Promised One, The Son of God, and the Lord.

500

What is the historical-literary method of bible criticism?

Name 2 of the subcategories of historical- literary criticism

to look at the biblical texts carefully in their historical and literary contexts


Source, historical, form, redaction, and textual criticism  

500

Define anagogical sense ? 

helps us see how events lead us to our final destiny