Vocabulary 1
Jesus’s rising from death to new life
Resurrection
the study of God and God’s relation to the world
theology
Should the Bible be taken completely literally or somewhat symbolically?
somewhat symbolically
Who wrote the Gospels?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
What religion does Christianity come from?
Judaism
gathering places for studying Scripture
synagogues
the letters found in the New Testament to the early Christian communities about God’s Revelation in Jesus Christ
Epistles
How were the events in the Bible originally shared?
by word of mouth
Who wrote Epistles?
St. Paul
What is the difference between Scripture and Tradition?
Scripture is written and Tradition is practices/what we do
the Word of God written by human authors under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit
Scripture
the special guidance that the Holy Spirit gave to the human authors of the Bible
Divine Inspiration
What is another name for Scripture?
Sacred Scripture, the Word of God, or the Bible
What was St. Jerome’s greatest work?
translating the Bible into Latin
What is an example of Tradition in our Catholic faith?
the sacraments, prayers, Mass, etc.
the written accounts of God’s Revelation through Jesus Christ
Gospels
the living teaching office of the Church, consisting of the pope and the bishops
Magisterium
How many books does the Bible consist of?
73
Which books is the New Testament made up of?
the Gospels, the Epistles, the Acts of the Apostles, and the Book of Revelation
What is the truth that God reveals?
how much He loves us and how to respond to that love
the truth contained in Scripture and Tradition that Christ revealed and entrusted to the Apostles and thus to their successors, the bishops, and to the entire Church
Deposit of Faith
consists of all that the Church has learned with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, including her teachings, documents, worship, prayer, and other practices