Divine inspiration means

The Holy Spirit's influence on the biblical authors

What meaning did Jesus give to the story of Jonah and the whale?

To teach us about his own death and resurrection.

What lesson about responsibility does the story of Jonah teach us?

To face our responsibilities and never be afraid of God's work.

there are no errors about the truths of faith

The dictation theory of inspiration

holds that God dictated each word of the Bible to human authors

What was the primary concern of the Biblical writers?

The sacred writers wanted to write down the revealing activity of God.

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1
Divine inspiration means
The Holy Spirit's influence on the biblical authors
Angelic assistance
a feeling of holiness
none of the above
2
Vatican II teaches that God's revelation
was made known by testimony
all of the above
was recorded in Scripture
became tradition
3
How did the individual books become part of the canon of Sacred Scripture?
The Church saw in them a true and necessary reflection that mirrored faith.
They expressed the Church's apostolic tradition and origin.
They had a certain sublime quality
All of the above.
4
What do we mean when we say the Bible is the Church's book?
The Church chose the writings that would be a part of the Bible.
The Church passed the books on through centuries.
The Church interprets them in the light of its own tradition.
All of the above.
5
Divine revelation is
Fulfilled in Jesus
God making himself known to us
The primary concern of biblical authors
All of the above
6
Both the Old and New Testaments
Teach accurate geography
Are sacred and canonical
are completely historical
Teach accurate science
7
the Church chose the books of the canon for their
interesting stories
"headline" quality
non-expression of tradition
authority
8
The gospels were formed from
the oral tradition
the life and teachings of Jesus
all of the above
sections from oral tradition put into written form
9
the Bible has
One Author
Many authors
Only 10 authors
both red and yellow
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What meaning did Jesus give to the story of Jonah and the whale?
To encourage us to be swallowed by a whale.
To hide in fear of what God will do through us.
To learn how to speak to whales so we can tell them to let us go!
To teach us about his own death and resurrection.
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What lesson about responsibility does the story of Jonah teach us?
To face our responsibilities and never be afraid of God's work.
Take whale propellant with you when you're on a ship.
Don't trust the people of Nineveh.
Enjoy your time in the belly of a whale.
12
In the Bible
there are no errors about the truths of faith
God is not heard
the scientific theory of evolution is explained
All authors write in the same way
13
What are the three stages in the formation of the gosels?
2. The oral tradition
1. The Life and Teachings of Jesus
3. The written gospels.
All of the above.
14
The dictation theory of inspiration
Honors human authors
is for secretaries
is church approved
holds that God dictated each word of the Bible to human authors
15
Biblical authors
depended on oral tradition
only used poetry
never used poetry
were all historians
16
What was the primary concern of the Biblical writers?
The sacred writers wanted to write down the revealing activity of God.
To get all facts correct.
To lead people astray from their Jewish tradition.
To prepare people for what is to come.
17
The image of inspiration that best helps us to understand the Bible's true meaning is
a quill pen
a flowing stream
none of the above
the "Breath of God"
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The basic literary forms are
metaphors and similes
books and libraries
prose and poetry
symbols and sounds
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To take every word of the Bible literally is to
confuse truths of faith with truths of science and history
distort God's message
all of the above
misunderstand intended exaggerations

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