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| what language was not one of the original languages of the bible? |
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| the creation story does not contain... |
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| what is the paschal mystery? |
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| crusifiction, resurrection, & ascension of Jesus |
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| title of the first five books of the bible, also called torah or the law |
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| means "collection of books" |
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| a particular form of writing, one of many forms of writing used in the bible |
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| an often-quoted jewish prophet |
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| an official list, guide, or rule (ex. the inspired books included in the bible) |
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| the last book of the bible |
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| means "let it be printed" - the book is free from moral or doctrinal error |
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| place (city) where over 800 ancient scrolls were found |
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| writings which were discovered in caves in 1947 - they were written about 2000 years ago and contain the hebrew scriptures |
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| what are the two main divisions or parts of the bible? |
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| old testament and new testament |
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| list the five books of the pentateuch in order of appearance in the bible |
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| genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy |
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| how many books are in the catholic bible |
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| what does it mean to say that the bible is "inspired" by god the holy spirit? |
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| god influenced/enlightened/motivated people to write the bible to explain his relationships with us and his plan for us |
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| list and describe the five stages of the development of the bible in order |
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experience - people experienced the happenings of the bible oral tradition - people passed on the stories of their experiences from generation to generation write - people wrote down these stories edit - people edited the stories for errors (grammatical and otherwise) canon - people chose the books that best described our relationship with god and put these in an official list for the bible |
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| anno domini - in the year of our LORD |
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understanding and interpreting the stories word for word, taking them for exactly what they say |
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| understanding and interpreting the true meaning of the story, not reading it for exactly what it says |
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| list the five original languages of the bible |
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| hebrew, greek, latin, aramaic, english |
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| one of jacob's songs, known for interpreting dreams |
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| isaac's wife; she helped her son deceive her husband |
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| new name which god gave to jacob |
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| sarah's maid who bore a son for abraham |
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| isaac's younger son, who tricked his own brother out of the birthright |
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| forerunners of the twelve tribes of israel |
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| t/f abraham's mark of circumcision was an outward sign of god's covenant with him and his descendants |
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| t/f to this day, arab nations trace their religious ancestry back to abraham through his son, isaac |
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| t/f abram's new name, abraham, was a sign of his new vocation to be the "father of many" |
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| t/f "cutting a covenant" means to break a solemn promise |
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| t/f a name change in the bible is generally a sign that god is displeased with that person |
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| t/f abraham, isaac, and jacob are known as the patriarchs |
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| t/f jacob sold his birthright to his brother esau |
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| t/f god asked abraham to sacrifice his beloved son, ishmael |
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| t/f the story of joseph and his brothers teaches us about forgiveness and reconciliation |
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| t/f out of jealousy, joseph's brothers sold him to slave traders from egypt |
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| what were the two promises that god made to abraham in their covenant? |
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1. he would have many descendents 2. he would have the promised land of canaan |
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| god's test of abraham's faith teaches us that faith involves ________ |
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| how did the israelites end up as slaves in egypt? |
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| after the original pharoah died, the new pharoah took over and felt threatened by joseph's family and descendents and so he had them enslaved |
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| what does the term bible mean? |
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| possibly a woman due to several feminine images of god used in the text |
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| uses the name "yahweh" for god, to emphasize a close and personal relationship with god |
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| concerned with preserving the temple worship after it had been destroyed, so they included proper temple procedures in their writings |
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| was a historian who wrote about the liturgical elements of faith and the customs and rituals of the people |
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| the law was important - it was the way to remain in god's favor |
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| refers to god as 'el' or 'elohim' |
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| a true redactor/editor, who took the first four books of the torah and compiled them into one volume to emphasize the strict laws of the jewish faith |
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| portrayed god as a kingly, orderly figure on a throne, who meets out or administers justice |
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| wrote the second creation story, portraying god as very 'hands-on' and personal in the creation of humans |
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| wrote the first creation story, there is chaos until god creates law and order in the world |
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| how long is the season of lent? |
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| what is the purpose of lent? |
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| to allow us to reflect on our lives, ourselves, and god |
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| on what day does lent begin? |
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| why do catholics receive ashes at the beginning of lent? |
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| to signify that jesus cares for us, time on Earth is short, and prepare us for resurrection. renew our faith |
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| list and explain the five things that catholics are called to do during lent |
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self-discipline - no distractions, complete focus fasting - on ash wednesday and good friday: one full meal and two small meals abstaining - no meat (seafood OK) on ash wednesday and fridays almsgiving - giving to the poor, charities, etc. reflection on god with deeper prayer |
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| what is palm sunday? why do we celebrate it? how do we celebrate it? |
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| when jesus was welcomed by the people with palm branches. for jesus, his glory. by receiving the palm branches at church. |
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| list and explain the days and nights of the triduum in order |
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holy thursday - jesus' last meal with the apostles, his being taken from the garden good friday - jesus' torture, death, and burial in the tomb holy saturday - the waiting time, vigil, new catholics are welcomed into the faith at the easter vigil mass on this night easter sunday - jesus' resurrection |
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| matthew, mark, luke, john |
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| torah comes from the hebrew word meaning _______________________ |
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| how many books are contained in the torah? |
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| the book which contains the central event of the torah is _____________ |
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| the book which gets its name from the greek words meaning "second law" is __________________ |
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| the book which describes the creation of the world, the origin of evil, languages, and the jewish people is __________ |
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| two census takings of the israelites around the time of moses were described in the book of ___________ |
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| the term which means fire and wind symbolizing the presence of god is __________ |
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| give two examples of theophany from the torah |
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1. the burning bush 2. pillar leading israel through the desert |
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| the person whose name means "to draw out" is _______ |
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| the person whose name means "laughter" is _______ |
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| the israelites receive god's laws known as the |
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| t/f samuel tried to convince the israelites that they did not need a king |
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| t/f solomon built the temple of jerusalem and was the third king of irael |
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| t/f the era of the kings lasted about 300 years |
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| t/f the book of jonah was a satire, written to remind the people to listen to god when god asks you to do something |
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| t/f isaiah was one of the major prophets. his writings are still widely used today |
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| t/f at the end of king saul's reign, the kingdom israel was split into two kingdoms: israel in the north and judah in the south. |
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| t/f israel was conquered by the assyrians |
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| t/f after the people of the kingdom of judah saw what happened to israel, the people of judah decided to reform their evil ways |
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| t/f the babylonian exile lasted about 50 years, a time of "darkness" for the people of judah |
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| t/f ezekiel was a prophet who comforted the people during their exile in babylon |
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| t/f one of king david's great accomplishments was establishing jerusalem as the religious and political capital of the kingdom |
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| t/f to show that god forgave saul, god made a covenant with him, promising that the messiah would be from saul's family |
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| t/f king dolomon helped to make the kingdom of israel strong and wealthy |
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| t/f after king solomon, there was a series of kings who forgot their covenant with god, strayed from their faith by worshipping pagan gods, and continued to mistreat their people |
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| t/f the prophets were messengers of god who tried to warn the people to get back on track with their faith, to remember their covenant with god |
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| reflections on the meaning and value of human life |
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| poems which express the goodness and passion of human love |
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| first ten chapters were preparation for the teachings of jesus |
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| no main theme but filled with teachings of god and israel |
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| five types of poetic song-prayers written to honor god |
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| short, meaningful statements offering practical advice for living |
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| teaches about faith, showing a righteous man who is made to suffer constantly |
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| the new testament contains the sections: |
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| gospels, acts of the apostles, letters, revelation |
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| the old testament contains the sections: |
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| pentateuch, historical, prophetic, and wisdom & poetry |
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