Paschal Mystery Unit 1 Review

The central ______ Truth of the Bible is that God loves God's people.

There are two creation stories in the Bible because the ancient Israelites couldn't decide which one was true.

This type of exegesis asks, "What other texts did the author have access to?"

Which of the following is NOT one of the Transcendentals?

Which of the following is an example of how Adam and Eve changed after they sinned?

Truth is the same as Fact.

This type of exegesis considers the context in which the author is writing.

Biblical Exegesis is the critical analysis of a Biblical text.

What does the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil represent?

Why did God create the world, and in particular, humanity?

When God breaths life into humans, God is really giving us this:

A temptation is the same thing as a sin.

When God created humans, God gave us _______ so that we could actaully choose love.

God gave humans "dominion" over the earth. In other words, God gave us the role of ______.

Religious Truth is not the same as Historical or Scientific Truth

Which of these stories does NOT tell about the spread of Original Sin?

In the second creation story, all 4 rivers flow from the garden, meaning Eden exists on a mountain top.

Having free will means choosing to stay in right relationship with God or to choosing not to.

The study of salvation is called:

God doesn't will evil, but does permit it in the world.

The human tendancy toward sin, or the inclination to sin

In which of these books of the Bible would you find MOSTLY Moral Truth?

This type of exegesis looks at the type of writing, or genres, the author uses.

Among other things, the first creation story is an etiology for where things like the sun, stars, and moon come from.

If you read the Bible as-is, without considering any of the background to the passage, you are using a ____ approach

Everything in the Bible is _____, and some of it ______!

This type of exegesis tries to find the oldest version of a scripture text to check for accuracy.

This Transcendental is all about seeking what is right.

Eve ate the fruit first, so it's all her fault that we have Original Sin.

Scientific Truth was invented after the Bible was written.

The religious truth of the first creation story teaches us God's power because God creates ex nihilo

The Tower of Babel teaches us that God hates skyscrapers.

God created humans in the image of ______.