What did Jesus do for us?

Establish the new and final covenant

How did the Bible arrive at its final format?

experience -> oral traditions -> written form -> Canon decided

Without a title or book cover, how do you know what literary genre something is?

look at the characteristics of style, form and purpose

How did the Bible come from God's truth?

through human experience and then author's own words

the life and teachings of Jesus

Why is it important to consider context while reading the Scriptures?

So you can understand the true meaning of the author and God

The Bible is free from error

True - the message of faith is true

What order do the New Testament books follow?

Gospels, Acts, Epistles, Revelation

Type of writing with a particular style, form or purpose

If a passage in the Bible seems to contradict what God teaches us, then we can simply ignore it

False. We have to reinterpret it to find the true meaning.

What are the categories of the Old Testament?

law, historical, wisdom, prophetic

What do we NOT need to consider when interpreting scripture?

the number of pages of the writing

Describe the Historical Books

It tells of the Israelites settling in the Promised Land

When the authors of the Bible were writing they were

divinely inspired by the Holy Spirit

What order do the Old Testament books follow?

Pentateuch, Historical, Wisdom, Prophets

What are the 4 stage of Salvation History (in order)?

creation, sin, covenants, salvation

What are the Gospels about?

The Life and teachings of Jesus

What are the categories of the New Testament?

gospels, acts, epistles, revelation

The New Testament is called "New" because

Jesus established the new and final covenant

A story of God's relationship with his Chosen People

Which of the following is NOT true in the Good Samaritan parable?

The man was healed with antibiotics from the Samaritan

What is the Paschal Mystery?

Jesus' passion, death, resurrection and ascension

How was the Bible written?

Orally shared, written over many years by diff. authors

Is God considered the author of the Bible?

Yes, he inspired human authors guided by the Holy Spirit

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Unit 2 Test (Theo 9, Fall 2018)

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Review for the Unit 2 Test: Overview of the Bible, How the Bible was Written, How to Interpret the Bible

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1
What did Jesus do for us?
Fulfill a few of the Old Covenants
Establish the new and final covenant
All of the above
Teach us that koala bears are not real bears
2
Do Catholics interpret the bible using a literalist approach?
No
Yes
3
How did the Bible arrive at its final format?
experience -> oral traditions -> written form -> Canon decided
oral tradition -> Jesus' Teachings -> Canon decided -> experience
experience -> oral tradition -> written form -> Vatican Council
oral tradition -> experience -> written form -> Jesus' teachings
4
Without a title or book cover, how do you know what literary genre something is?
look at the characteristics of style, form and purpose
ask Jesus
ask Google
use your super powers
5
How did the Bible come from God's truth?
through the author's own words, then human experience
through human experience and then author's own words
God spoke through prophets to tell us what to write
dropped from the sky
6
The Gospels are
apocalyptic poetry
accounts of the work of the apostles
the life and teachings of Jesus
letters to the early Christians
7
Describe the Pentateuch
It's the heart of the Old Testament
It shows the beginning of God's chosen people
It tells of Exodus and the Sinai Covenant
All of these answers
8
Why is it important to consider context while reading the Scriptures?
None of these answers
So you can understand the true meaning of the author and God
Nothing in the Bible tells true facts
All of these answers
9
The Bible is free from error
True - the message of faith is true
False - there are mistakes in the Bible
10
Context helps us to understand the intended message of:
God
The author
The words on the page
All of these answers
11
What order do the New Testament books follow?
Revelation, Gospels, Acts, Epistles
Acts, Revelation, Epistles, Gospels
Gospels, Acts, Epistles, Revelation
Gospels, Revelation, Acts, Epistles
12
Literary Genre
When a reader takes what they are reading literally
Type of writing with a particular style, form or purpose
An off-brand Membean
When a person writes in the literal sense
13
If a passage in the Bible seems to contradict what God teaches us, then we can simply ignore it
True. Not everything in the Bible is true.
False. We have to reinterpret it to find the true meaning.
14
What are the categories of the Old Testament?
law, historical, wisdom, prophetic
None of these answers
acts, epistles, wisdom, law
law, revelation, prophetic, wisdom
15
How many books are there in the Old Testament?
38
46
27
50
16
Biblical Poetry makes couplets in which the first line states the basic idea, & the second line
all of these answers
completes it
contrasts it
deepens it
17
How many books are there in the New Testament?
27
47
55
46
18
What do we NOT need to consider when interpreting scripture?
culture of the author
the number of pages of the writing
time period of the writing
the literary genre of the writing
19
What is the value of the Old Testament for Christians today?
It teaches us why Jesus had to come to save us
It shows our foundational identity as God's people
All of these answers
We learn many of God's teachings in it
20
When a story involves the # 40 we know that the characters are going to have their faith tested
Poetic Couplets
Design Pattern
Setting
Metaphor
21
The Old Testament paves the way and points towards the New Covenant
True
False
22
Jesus' followers were called
Christians
Jews
Israelites
Gentiles
23
Describe the Historical Books
It shares the collected wisdom of the Israelites over time
It contains messages from God giving warning and hope
It tells of the work of the Apostles after Jesus.
It tells of the Israelites settling in the Promised Land
24
When the authors of the Bible were writing they were
making it all up
No authors wrote it. God gave it to us
divinely inspired by the Holy Spirit
told exactly what to write by God
25
What order do the Old Testament books follow?
Historical, Pentateuch, Wisdom, Prophets
Pentateuch, Prophets, Historical, Wisdom
Pentateuch, Historical, Wisdom, Prophets
Prophets, Wisdom, Pentateuch, Historical
26
The Analogy of Faith idea helps us to understand the right way to interpret scripture:
all of these answers
Contradictions aren't really contradictions
Use context and the big picture to properly interpret
Every scripture is related to all the others
27
What are the 4 stage of Salvation History (in order)?
salvation, sin, covenants, creation
creation, sin, covenants, salvation
creation, sin, resurrection, salvation
salvation, covenants, creation, resurrection
28
How do Fundamentalists interpret the Bible?
All of these answers
Using symbolism and context
Word for word - literalist
the same as Catholics
29
What are the Gospels about?
Messages of warning or comfort
The history of God's chosen people
The Life and teachings of Jesus
Hymns, poems, proverbs and stories
30
What are the categories of the New Testament?
historical, acts, epistles, revelation
gospels, acts, epistles, revelation
law, historical, wisdom, prophetic
acts, epistles, law, prophetic
31
The New Testament is called "New" because
Jesus expanded God's old covenant
Jesus accomplishes the salvation of God's people
Jesus established the new and final covenant
Jesus fulfills all the new covenants
32
What category of the Bible include letters to the early Christian communities?
Prophetic Books
Wisdom Books
Act of the Apostles
Epistles
33
The Old Testament is
A story of God's relationship with his Chosen People
out of date and no longer relevant for Christians today
boring
full of incorrect history and science so it lacks truth
34
Which of the following is NOT true in the Good Samaritan parable?
The man was healed with antibiotics from the Samaritan
The priest did not help the beaten man
Jesus is teaching about how to get to heaven
A Samaritan would have been despised by Jews at that time
35
What is the Paschal Mystery?
Jesus being found in the Temple
Jesus' birth
Jesus Teaching the Beatitudes
Jesus' passion, death, resurrection and ascension
36
How was the Bible written?
Orally shared, written over many years by diff. authors
Already written and given to us
Orally shared, God dictating the author's words
Orally, then written by an author
37
Characters face temptation and take what isn't theirs, resulting in bad consequences.
Poetic couplets
metaphor
Design pattern
Setting
38
Is God considered the author of the Bible?
No, it was all written by humans
Yes, he dropped it from the sky
Yes, he wrote the words himself
Yes, he inspired human authors guided by the Holy Spirit
39
Which of the following is NOT a category of Old Testament books?
Revelation
Wisdom Books
The Law
Historical Books
40
Interpretation of the bible based on the literalist meaning of the text
Biblical Inerrancy
Fundamentalist Approach
Moral Sense
Literal Sense
41
Who are God's chosen people?
The Israelites
The Jews
The Hebrews
All of these answers
42
Which of the following is not in the Old Testament?
Wisdom Books
Prophetic Books
Epistles
Pentateuch
43
How do Catholics read the Bible?
word for word
both of these answers
aware of the context
none of these answers
44
The Bible is free from error regarding the truth about faith and morals
True
False
45
There are 47 books in the Old Testament
True
False

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