Unit 2-3 Vocabulary

A term for non-Jews.

The state of Adam and Eve before sin.

Old Testament manuscripts discovered in 1947 in a cave that have been valuable to scholars

Adam and Eve's expulsion from paradise in the Garden of Eden as a consequence of their disobedience

A sign and source of grace instituted by Jesus Christ and entrusted to the Church

God’s sacred name, revealed to Moses; it means I AM.

One who proclaims in word and deed the Good News of Jesus Christ.

The fallen angel who refused to accept God or his Kingdom.

A conference of bishops from around the world called by Pope John XXIII to consider the Church in the modern world.

A Latin term meaning “first gospel” and is the initial sign of the very good news that God did not abandon humanity

St. Jerome’s fourth-century translation of the Bible from Greek into the common language of the people of his day, Latin

the prayer of the Church at specific hours of the day

A theologian of the first eight centuries of Christianity whose teachings made a lasting mark on the Church

A common Semetic word for God used in the Bible.

a short story that illustrates a spiritual lesson.

The capacity to choose among alternatives.

People trained to write using the earliest forms of writing before literacy was widespread.

The sin of disobedience committed by Adam and Eve

a word that means hidden; refers to additional Old Testament books

The process of sharing stories and other important pieces of information by word of mouth.

what the biblical author intended to communicate

The official public worship of the Church.

A second-century BC translation of the Hebrew Bible made in Alexandra, Egypt.

The most important symbol of the Jewish faith. It served as the only physical manifestation of God on earth.

the official list of the inspired books of the Bible