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| - An Old Testament personage referred to as the “Father of All Nations.” |
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| refers to the living tradition of Christianity. |
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| A personal relationship with God in which one comes to the knowledge of God as God. |
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| Describes what we do with our desires within us how we challenge them and discipline the habit we choose to live by. |
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| An institution which is expressed through its creed and sacred book. |
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| A theologian who described faith as seeking understanding. |
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| Scholastic theologian who wrote the Summa Theologica, which expressed the essentials of Christian teachings. |
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| A document that granted religious tolerance to all religions of the Roman Empire. |
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| One of the earliest teachings of Christianity |
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| A church council that decreed in 431 ACE that another creed cannot be written. |
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| Council of Constantinople |
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| A church council that stated that the Holy Spirit is the love bond expressed between the Father and the Son. |
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| Holy Roman Emperor who brought an end to the era of persecutions by making it possible for Christians to worship openly. |
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| this personage is known as a lawgiver and prophet |
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| Abraham, Isaac and Jacob of the Old Testament. |
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| A Hebrew name for God meaning “I am Who Am.” |
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| This source sees God as transcendent and communicating messages to individuals in dreams |
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| Those who looked upon the law as a gift that should be faithfully observed |
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| Claimed to be the descendents of the lost tribe taken to Assyria. They did not accept any scriptures but the Pentateuch |
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| The translation of the Old Testament into Greek is known as |
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| This source refers to God as Yahweh and places human qualities on God |
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| A literary form that designates a wise saying or a short story used by Jesus to relate a teaching |
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| Jewish leaders that controlled the temple and rejected Jesus’ teaching of the resurrection of the body |
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| The first Father of God’s chosen people was |
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| What part of the bible tells us most about the life and works of Jesus? |
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| Writings that respond to questions raised by particular churches or outline doctrine and ethical questions |
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| Genesis, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Numbers, Exodus |
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| The Torah is a collection of Sacred Writings composed of |
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| When we say that the Bible is inspired, we mean that: |
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| the Holy Spirit guided the authors of the bible |
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| The themes of discipleship, abiding presence of God and Jesus as the Son of God are the emphasis of this Gospel |
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| Jesus and the early Church |
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| The books of the New Testament tell us about |
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| Persecuted Christians and later became the Apostle to the Gentiles |
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| a collection of many books written at different times under God’s inspiration. |
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| Different Gospels were written for different communities |
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| Why were several Gospels written instead of only one |
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| During Jesus’ three years of public teaching and ministry he |
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| The desert journey from Egypt |
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| In which of the following settings were the Hebrew people first formed into a covenant community |
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| The source which emphasizes God’s holiness, the importance of worship and genealogies |
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| The best description of how the early Christians lived as a community can be found in |
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| A term that expressed God’s unconditional love for all |
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| God communicating God’s self regarding the salvation of humankind |
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| A Gospel written for a general audience focuses on Jesus’ outreach to marginalized populations and the need for prayer as well as good works |
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| proclaiming the kingdom of God |
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| The theme that was central to Jesus’ mission was: |
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| Writings that have been determined as not equal to Sacred Scripture |
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| Companions of Jesus who he sent forth to spread the Good News |
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| Gospel that was written around the Jewish war with the Romans emphasizing the theme of the Kingdom of God, the humanity of Jesus and the centrality of the cross |
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| Having a mystical tone this Gospel states that Jesus is the true revelation of God and emphasizes Love for one another |
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| The four Gospels writers were: |
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| An ascetical separatist group who lived in a community practicing dietary restrictions and celibacy |
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| Life begins with God’s creative power |
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| What is the main point of the biblical story of creation? |
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| The account of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus is found in |
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| person from counter-reformation period who founded order of well-educated. highly disciplined and spiritual men. |
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| wrote about seven mansions or dwelling places corresponding to the purgative, illuminative, and unitive schema found in tradition spirituality |
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| expressed that the church was in need of aggiornamento, renewal of the church |
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| founded a form of religious life based on contemplative simplicity and manuel work |
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| 20th century spiritual writer who argued that at the center of every human person was a profound point where God dwells with us. Also he focused on social issues of his day |
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| 19th century he expressed that the laity needed to play a pivotal role in church affairs |
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| founded movement based on dignity of the human person offering hospitality to the homeless, hungry, and forsaken |
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| founded mendicant order that preached the gospel and lived the gospel message of poverty and simplicity |
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| a leader of Prot. Reformation stating that God selected some people to be saved |
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| defended the marginalized against private interests in central america |
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| theologian of second vatican council who wrote a helpful resource in describing possible ecclesiastical options demonstrating the strength and weakness of the various options |
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| Franciscan who taught a theology based upon a faith and poverty and a gospel of social justice |
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| ministry of charity took this person to the streets to minister to the abandoned and forsaken |
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| teachings stated that scripture is the supreme authority and the priesthood was all believers |
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| his writing Rerum Novarum marked he formal beginning of Catholic Social teaching |
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| document is the offical statement of the catholic ecclesiology. while it asserts the church as a hierarchical community the document also rediscovered the lost emphasis on the church as the people of God |
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| summarizes ideas and movements condemned by the church |
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| writing that are at the heart of jesus' preaching that states the attitude and desire for happiness that are placed in the human heart |
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| pastoral document that charged the church to address the needs and aspirations of humanity by reading the signs of the times |
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| listing of forbidden writings and books |
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| set of principles that express the tradition of social ethics emphasizing the dignity of the human person |
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| known as the Decalogue that comprises of statements which are a summary of God's law |
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| writing that challenged authority of the pope, sacraments, proper role of tradition among others |
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| One of the official prayers of the church comprised of psalms as the basic unit of prayer with scripture readings recited at designated times of the day |
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| voluntary systematic program of self-discipline and self-denial in which gratifications are renounced in order to attain a higher spiritual state or more thorough absorption in the sacred |
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| pope in exercising his office as teacher in which he defines a doctrine concerning faith and morals to be held by the entire church |
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| period within history of the church that was marked by the council of trent |
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| study of the "last things" deals with the "end" either in personal sense of afterlife or in the end of human history |
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| belief in God and all that God has revealed. Therefore, believers seek to know and do the will of God |
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| total repudiation of everything that has to do with the catholic church |
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| manner of living discovering the meaning of what it means to be a human being and becoming a better person |
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| virtue that expresses a desire for the Kingdom of God in which the believer places all their trust in Christ's promise |
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| One Holy Catholic Apostolic |
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| means gathering or assembly |
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| ability to see God in all God's glory |
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| state where those who have died may be cleansed of unrepented sins with the assistance of the prayers of the living |
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| mystery described in scripture as light, life,peace,wedding feast, and father's house |
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| clearly stated beliefs and practices of the catholic church in a systematic manner |
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| purchasing of church positions |
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| habitual and firm disposition to do good |
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| person who gives witness to their faith or conviction of ideals with one's life |
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| actual presence of christ within the consecrated bread and wine |
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| state in the afterlife reserved for those who choose to exclude oneself from God and God's grace |
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| visible form of an invisible grace |
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| deals with irregular cases of marriage and determines the existence or non existence of a marriage bond |
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| failure to recognize the authority of the pope |
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| all humanity sharing in some way in the sin of Adam |
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| typical manner in which adult converts are welcomed into the church |
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| after period of instruction and careful examination of knowledge of the faith, a candidate make a decision to make a commitment to faith in a public ceremony |
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| example of apocalyptic literature that presents the history and power of God and the "new jerusalem" |
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| expresses love of God above all things |
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| the greek word meaning to give thanks |
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| decree that states that there was no sacramental union |
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| ecumenical community based upon biblical roots,service, and social issues |
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| sacrament of healing in which an individual experiences God's mercy |
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| system of beliefs and rituals centered on God |
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| sacrament not administered by an ordained minister |
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| presents the concept that christ cannot be separated from the practice of living the Christian life in the midst of political and economic oppression |
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| person who is ordained to serve people through proclaiming the word, liturgy, and service |
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| rejection of a belief that is core to the creed a church |
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| expression of sorrow and making amends for choices against God |
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| learned standard by which person determines right from wrong |
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| time when each person's relationship with God will become transparent |
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