OT Unit 1

The Bible was written in three languages: Aramaic, Greek, and ____

The pattern of specific events in human history in which God clearly reveals his presence and saving actions

The critical interpretation and explanation of Sacred Scripture is called

The handing on of the message of God's saving plan through word of mouth

A Greek word meaning "five books' referring to the first five books of the Old Testament.

The aspect of a human being that is made in God's image

The books of the Bible officially recognized by the Church as the inspired word of God.

Which of these is NOT a literary genre or form of Scripture?

The doctrine that the books of the Bible are free from error regarding the truth God wishes to reveal.

Which of these is FIRST in the order of the formation of the Bible's canon?

What is the inherited human tendency toward sin?

Which of these was NOT a reason the Biblical authors decided to write the oral tradition down?

The sin of Adam & Eve who disobeyed God, losing original holiness and becoming subject to death

The interpretation of the Bible that takes into account the various contexts for understanding.

Something that shares in the goodness of God but ultimately leaves you unsatisfied.

_____ provided five proofs of the existence of God.

What do we call the assistance the Holy Spirit gave the human authors to communicate God's message of salvation?

The source of our complete fulfillment, found only in our union with God

The true author of Scripture

A form of biblical interpretation that considers what the stories of Sacred Scripture mean for salvation

What is the FIRST step we must take in order to do proper Biblical Exegesis?

The plain meaning of a Scripture passage

Which of these is NOT one of the Spiritual Senses of Scripture?

The collection of Christian sacred writings, or Scripture, accepted by the Church as inspired by God.

God's self-communication, making known the mystery of the divine plan

One way we can come to know God is by observing this

Are science and the Bible compatible?

Which of these was an important recent archaeological find for Biblical scholars?

Knowing God through the natural world and our human reason is called

The living teaching office of the Church, which consists of all bishops in communion with the Pope

The original state of Adam & Eve before the Fall, a state of complete harmony.

The Biblical Revelation about the origins of sin expressed in the account of Adam and Eve.