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Basic Facts
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patriarchs
the fathers of faith, male rulers, elders, or leaders of ancient Israel. they were Abraham, Isaac, and jacob
100
minor prophets
the 12 old testament prophets whose books are short and concise
100
catechesis
process of systematic education in the faith
100
septuagint
A greek translation of the Hebrew scriptures written around 300BC
100
The bible is a collection of how many books?
73
200
major prophets
four of the later prophets whose books are considerably longer
200
Idolatry
Giving worship to someone or something other than God
200
canon of scripture
the official list of inspired books of the bible
200
Remnant
the Israelites who remained faithful to God during the time of the Exile
200
The bible is divided in how many parts?
The bible is divided in 2 parts
300
liturgy
the official public worship of the Church
300
Evangelist
A person who proclaims in word or deed, the Good News of Jesus Christ
300
apocalypse
a highly symbolic work of literature that contains images and descriptions of the future and the final judgment
300
how many books does the old testament contain?
46 books
300
The Old Testament is also known as the?
Hebrew Scriptures
400
kerygma
the preached word which contains the core and essential Gospel message
400
Didache
A greek word meaning "teaching"
400
Apocryphal books
books written with similar themes and subject matter as the bible but not considered part of it
400
how many books does the new testament contain?
the new testament contains 27 books
400
The New Testament is also known as?
Christian Scriptures
500
Inspiration
the gift of the Holy Spirit which assisted a human author to write a biblical book so that it has God as its author
500
deuterocanonical books
biblical books originally written in greek during or after the Jewish exile that are accepted by the Church as part of the canon of scripture
500
scriptural inerrancy
the sacred scriptures solidly faithfully and without error teach the truth which God wished to reveal for our salvation
500
name the levels of authorship
those who experienced the stories those who told the stories those who wrote the stories those who edited the stories
500
what is the tanakh
the jewish old testament divided into 3 parts: torah, nebiim, ketubim