what is salvation history?

The story of God’s saving actions in the world

The self-communication of God and God’s will for us

What does the word interpret mean?

to try to find and explain the meaning of something

A story that is important but does not teach scientific or historical truth

Which is NOT part of the biblical idea of stewardship?

Humans need to cultivate and care for the earth

A person who is unsure whether a god/gods exist or not

A system of beliefs that gives value and meaning to the human experience

the time before humans wrote things

what does testament mean?

Another word for covenant— 1 of the 2 main divisions of the Christian Bible

What is the basic message the Genesis creation stories teach us?

God created a good world out of love

A supreme, supernatural being who created the universe

God fordbids Adam and Eve to eat from the

Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil

What does the word Pentateuch mean?

The first five books of the Bible—literally means “five books”

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1
Belief means....
Day of rest
A choice not to love
The official teaching office of the Catholic Church
Something a person thinks is true
2
the trinity is..
three persons in one God
five persons in one God
one God
no God
3
Judiasm (the Jewish faith) is an example of which type of belief system?
non-theism
atheism
monotheism
polytheism
4
Atheist means...
A person who believes that no god/gods exist
A choice not to love
A person who is unsure whether a god/gods exist or not
Belief in more than one god
5
Magisterium is....
A choice not to love
The official teaching office of the Catholic Church-- the bishop and pope
Day of rest
Belief in more than one god
6
what is salvation history?
the history of America
the history of men
the history of the world
The story of God’s saving actions in the world
7
what is revelation?
people talking to God
The self-communication of God and God’s will for us
a book
a friend talking to a friend
8
What does the word interpret mean?
to answer a question
to explain an idea
to do nothing
to try to find and explain the meaning of something
9
the first eleven chapters of Genesis
tell about God’s first covenant with a human
all of the above
tell how sin entered the world and spread
tell the story of God's creation of the world
10
What is a myth?
A story that teaches us how to write a science report
A story that is very important & must teach scientific or historical truth
A story that is not important
A story that is important but does not teach scientific or historical truth
11
Which is NOT part of the biblical idea of stewardship?
None of the above
Humans need to cultivate and care for the earth
The earth belongs to God
Humans can do whatever they want with the earth
12
Passing on a story by mouth before writing it down is called
Polytheism
Covenant
Oral tradition
Pentateuch
13
Sin means...
A serious promise
Something a person thinks is true
A choice not to love
The Christian belief that God is three persons in one God
14
Agnostic means....
Something a person thinks is true
A person who is unsure whether a god/gods exist or not
Something a person thinks is true
A person who believes that no god/gods exist
15
Religion means...
A serious promise
A system of beliefs that gives value and meaning to the human experience
Day of rest
A person who believes that no god/gods exist
16
We learn about God through...
sacred tradition
all of the above
revelation
the Bible
17
Sabbath means...
A choice not to love
none of the above
Something a person thinks is true
Day of rest
18
Polytheism means...
system of beliefs that gives value and meaning to the human experience
Day of rest
The Christian belief that God is three persons in one God
Belief in more than one god
19
what is pre-history?
the time before computers
none of the above
the future
the time before humans wrote things
20
what does testament mean?
a promise between friends
a lie
Another word for covenant— 1 of the 2 main divisions of the Christian Bible
a book
21
What is the basic message the Genesis creation stories teach us?
God created a bad world out of love
God created a good world out of love
God loves the world, but did not create the world
God hates the world
22
The Hebrew name for the first five books of the Bible is
Torah
Ketuvim
Genesis
Leviticus
23
The teachings of Jesus’ Apostles handed down through time is called
Sacred Tradition
Monogamy
Pre-history
Monotheism
24
Covenant
Belief in more than one god
A choice not to love
A serious promise
The Christian belief that God is three persons in one God
25
Why does Cain kill his brother, Abel?
God tells him to do it
Jealousy
It was an accident
He wants to be his brother’s keeper
26
what is a deity/god?
both of the above
a person
none of the above
A supreme, supernatural being who created the universe
27
How many books are in the old testament?
27
125.5
39
46
28
What is monotheism?
Belief in one God
belief in no gods
belief in animals
belief in 5 gods
29
God fordbids Adam and Eve to eat from the
Tree of Life
Tree of Wisdom
None of the above
Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
30
What does the word Pentateuch mean?
The first five books of the Bible—literally means “five books”
a drawing
another word for the Bible
a letter

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