Intro to Scripture Final Exam Review

Portable sanctuary in which the Israelites kept the Ark of the Covenant through their travels

Tricked his brother out of the inheritance and married his cousins Rachel and Leah.

First five books of the Bible; also called the Law

Catholic seven books that are not a part of the Protestant Bible. We describe these as ___.

After the Temple was destroyed in 586 BC Israelites were deported as slaves in a foreign land.

Israel’s final judge and also a prophet; tried to warn the people about wanting a king.

Helped the Israelites live in conformity with God’s will; listed in the Pentateuch.

Sign of grace instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church by which divine life is given.

Those things that Jesus taught to the Apostles that were at first passed down by word of mouth.

Means that through the Bible, God conveyed the truths necessary for our Salvation.

You shall not lie.

Most important symbol of the Jewish faith; served as the physical manifestation of God on Earth

Summarizes the Catholic teachings about faith and morals.

Left his home in Haran to follow God’s call. God promised him that he would have descendants

Epic hero who led the Israelites into the promised land after the death of Moses.

The official teaching authority of the Church, includes the bishops in communion with the Pope.

A letter intended for public reading.

The state of Adam and Eve before sin.

Descendants of a mixed population of Israelites who survived the Assyrian deportations.

Israelites of Northern Kingdom who disappeared from history after being exiled by Assyrians.

Tells how the Egyptian Pharaoh enslaved the Israelites and how God freed them and meets Moses..

Diffusion of Greek culture through Mediterranean world after conquest of Alexander the Great

Prostitute who hid the Israelite spies to help them conquer Jericho; in the genealogy of Jesus

You shall honor your father and mother

A moabite woman who is known for her faithfulness to her Israelite mother-in-law Naomi.

The Old Testament spans _________ years.

The core or essential message of the Gospel that Jesus Christ is Lord.

Prefigures Jesus by carrying the wood for his own sacrifice just as Jesus carried the cross.

The knowledge that we can come to know God’s existence by using our human reason and senses.

All twenty-seven books of the New Testament were written in which language?

The Jewish Day of Atonement which purified the Israelites and their land of sins.

Means “second law.” Challenges the people to choose between obedience to God and the Law

The capacity to choose among alternatives. Only with this can we truly respond to God’s love.

The faithful exiles of Israel during the Babylonian captivity.

The Muslim people trace their heritage back to Abraham through this person; mother was Hagar.

Heritage of faith contained in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, handed down in the Church

Editors of Genesis took both oral traditions and wove them together into the creation of today.

A person who believes that God’s existence cannot be known.

The central figure of the book of Exodus (after God)

Large region in the north of the modern nation of Israel north of Samaria at the time of Jesus.

Israelites escaped the final plague by killing a lamb and smearing blood on their doorposts.

A word that means universal

An indifference to religion; a belief that religion should be excluded from civil affairs.

Tells the story of the early Church; written as “chapter 2” of the Gospel of Luke.

Written by the tribe of priests and contains laws for worship, purity and sacrifice.

A solemn binding agreement between two parties based on a relationship.

The second stage of the formation of the New Testament.

Studying the way that crops were tended in Jesus’ time helps us to understand his parables.

The favorite son; brothers were jealous and sold him into slavery in Egypt.

The story of God’s saving action throughout time.

The descendants of the sons of Jacob.

Disobedience committed by Adam and Eve that resulted in their becoming subject to sin and death

The holy name for God which is not pronounced by Jews. It means “I Am Who I Am”

Term for a non-Jew

Type of writing that comes from a Greek word meaning Revelation; uses highly symbolic language

The fact that the Son of God assumed a human nature in order to accomplish our salvation in it.

There was a document call “Q” that contained sayings of Jesus that Gospel writers used.

The belief that there is only one God.

The official list of inspired books of the Bible.

Manuscripts discovered in a cave that have been valuable in studying scripture of Jesus’ day.

A record of the wanderings in the desert where people grumbled and complained to God.

Sensus Fidei is

Biblical scholars use this process to determine the meaning of the scriptures.

The Greek term used to describe Jesus as the Word, meaning “divine wisdom.”

Charismatic military leaders who led Old Testament Israelites in battles against oppressors.

A story that explains how something came to be, example is Tower of Babel.

Extra section of Protestant Bibles where additional books from the Catholic Bibles are placed.

Means "the anointed one." Used to refer to Israel's kings.

Greek word meaning teaching. Refers to the earliest writing in Christianity aside from the NT.

Truths contained in Divine Revelation or additional truths connected with those.

“catholic” epistles that contained general advice that was helpful to all the churches.

Highly symbolic work using apocalyptic language written for Christians undergoing persecution

The way God communicates knowledge of himself to humankind.

The official public worship of the Church. The most important celebration

A word meaning “Good News.”

In the Good Samaritan, I would not expect the characters to be real; it is the genre of parable

Led by Mattathias and his 5 sons, the Israelites recaptured Jerusalem and cleansed the Temple

One of the later categories into which the Old Testament writings are organized.