Theology I Unit 2 Review

"In the year of our Lord"

The teaching authority of the Church, made up of the Pope along with the Bishops

God revealing himself to us in Sacred Scripture and Sacred tradition is called...

The living transmission of the gospel message found in the Church's teaching, life, and worship

Who's job is it to guide the Church in the proper interpretation of scripture?

The story of God's saving action in human history

The written record of Divine Revelation found in the Old Testament and New Testament

A gift from God; it refers to personal belief in God and what he has revealed.

Another way to say the "common" language

Greek term for the first five books of the Bible.

Part of the Hebrew Scriptures, meaning "prophets"

Belief in many gods and goddesses.

Someone who doesn't know if God exists or not.

Hebrew term for the first five books of the Bible; means "law"

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

"Measuring rod;" the official list of inspired books of the Bible.

Interpretation of Scripture taking into account historical context, author intention, and genre

A practical judgment that helps a person decide the goodness or sinfulness of an acton.

A trait of God meaning "all-powerful"

Another word for "covenant;" term that represents the two main parts Sacred Scripture

The process used by scholars to discover the meaning of the Biblical text.

Interpreting scripture word-for-word, not taking into account context.

From a Greek word meaning "hidden;" Literature that Catholics include in their official canon.

"Second canon;" the books in the OT not found in the Hebrew Scriptures

Saint who translated the Bible into the language of the common person.

"Before Christ"

Refers to the the writings found in the Hebrew scriptures

The process by which God reveals the truth of our salvation through human writers of the Bible

What sense of Scripture show how a figure from the Old Testament prefigures Christ?

The Old Testament was originally written in what language?

Ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament; Comes from a word that means "seventy"

A binding and solemn agreement between human beings or between God and people.

Belief that there is one God.

Translation of scripture from Greek into Latin

"Common Era"

One who proclaims the Good News of Jesus in word and deed; refers to the four gospel writers

Acronym that represents the different kind of writings found in Hebrew scriptures.

Comes from a word that means "books;" it contains the writings of Divine Revelation.

The New Testament was originally written in what language?

How we come to know God through our own human faculties, like our reason and experiences.

"Before Common Era"

Stories shared by the people about God before the scriptures were written

A type of writing that has a particular form, style, or content.