OT Final Exam Essential Vocabulary

The Creation stories teach us that man and woman were meant to be equal beings.

The Decalogue is another name for the 10 Commandments

Genesis deals with the origins of the earth, people and the Israelite nation

The Sabbath is on Sunday for all of God's people

Genesis means first things

The Torah and the Pentateuch contain the same books of the Bible

The Deuteronomist was concerned with covenant obedience.

Through Inspiration, God has communicated essential religious truths to humankind.

Revelation is a way that God communicates to us through nature, sacraments, the scripture, etc.

In Genesis 1-2, the dash means you must read both chapters 1 and 2 in Genesis.

The bitter herbs eaten at Passover reminds the people of their time in slavery

An example of Anthropomorphism is God present as smoke lightning and thunder

The Creation Stories include the sin of Adam and Eve

The stories called "myth" in Genesis help us to discover truths about God & our relationship

Stewardship means that we can use creation in whatever way we see necessary

The Fundamentalist Biblical Interpreter uses the tools of Historical criticism or context

The Ark of the Covenant was a sign of God's presence among his people.

The "a" in scripture notation refers to a footnote.

In the process of Biblical Inspiration, authors of the Bible are told exactly what to write.

The Great Theophany took place at Mt. Sinai.

The "Suffering Servant" of Isaiah for Christians is Jesus.

The angel of death passed over the homes with lamb's blood smeared on the doorposts and lintels

In Scripture notation the colon (:) separates the chapter from the verses.

Yahweh can be translated as "I Am Who Am."

A covenant requires promises from both parties involved in the covenant.

The Canon of Scripture are the official Biblical Books of the Bible.

Catholics are contextual biblical interpreters.

During the Passover, the Israelites ate lamb, unleavened bread, and bitter herbs.

The term "Semites" only refers to the ancient Arab peoples.

Sabbath rest means that all we can do on the Sabbath is pray and spend time in Church

The Creation stories include the truth about Original Sin

The first covenant was made with Abraham

Biblical Interpretation includes the history, culture, genre, etc. of the Bible's Books.

Inerrancy in scripture study means that the Bible is without any errors

Biblical Inspiration can be experienced in sacraments.

A prophet's main mission is to tell the future

A fundamentalist and a literal biblical interpreter have the same way of reading Scripture.

Only the 10 Commandments were kept in the Ark of the Covenant

Original Sin reminds us that we are born into a flawed world and that we are flawed people

God gave his name to Moses at the Burning Bush