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Religious Studies
9th Grade
12/15/2012

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Athiest
Definition
Someone who doesnt believe in God
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Conscience
Definition
a judgement of reason whereby the human person reconizes the moral quality of a concrete act
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Covenant
Definition
a binding promise between god and humankind in which god pledges enduring love and asks for our love in return
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Divine Revelation
Definition
God's free gift of self communication which helps us understand God's plan for us
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Dogma
Definition
a central truth of relevation that catholics must believe
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irreligion
Definition

lack of religion

 

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Magisterium
Definition
the teaching authority of the church
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Monothiestic
Definition
belief in one religion
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Original Sin
Definition
the sin of Adam and Eve into which we are all born
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St.Peter
Definition
First among the apostles, upon whom christ founded the church
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Prophets were _______
Definition
people entrusted by God to deliver his divine message
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The Old Testement contains ___ books
Definition
46
Term
The New Tetement contains ___ books
Definition
27
Term
what is Sacred Tradition?
Definition
the church's handing down of the gospel
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What is Salvation History?
Definition
the story of God's saving presene and activity on our half
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what is Secularism?
Definition
an indifference to religion and the belief it should be excluded from civic affairs and public education
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the theological virtues are ____, ________, and _______
Definition
faith, hope and charity
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Tradition means __________
Definition
handing on
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St. Thomas Aquinas did what?
Definition

set out 5 proofs of god's existance

1) unmoved mover

2) first cause

3) everything comes from something

4) supreme model

5)Grand  Designer

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a covenant is ______
Definition
a promise between god and humans
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the sign of the covenant with noah was ___
Definition
the rainbow
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omnipotent means
Definition
he is everywhere, unlimited, and all powerful
Term
two elements of the single deposit of faith are __________ and ___________
Definition
Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
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religion means ____
Definition
the relationship between god and humans.
Term
the bible is the ___ record of Gods _______
Definition
written record of God's revelvation
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God used the human authors of the books of the bible as ___ to reveal the truths of salvation
Definition
instruments
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the ___ has the final authority to interpret what the bible teaches
Definition
magisterium
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the bible is the ______ word of god because the scriptures teach without error the truth that god wants us to know
Definition
inerrant
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the meaning conveyed by the words of scriptureand discovered by exegesis following the rules of sound interpretation is called the _____ sense of the bible
Definition
literal
Term
a literary __ is a type of writing that has a particular style or content
Definition
genre
Term
2 historians that attest to the historical reality of jesus are _ and ____
Definition
josephus and Tacitus
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the discovery of the _____ gave scholars acess to much earlier versions of the scriptures
Definition
dead Sea Scrolls
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St. Jerome said ignorance of _____ is ignorance of ___
Definition
Scripture is ignorant of God
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______ critisism seeks to understand both the motivation and historical background to which the text was edited
Definition
Redaction
Term
The New Revised Standard Version of the bible is a ____ translation of the bible
Definition
Protestant
Term
________ critism helps us discover where a biblical author got his material
Definition
Christ
Term
The new jerusalem bible is a _______ translation of the bible
Definition
Catholic
Term
Most of the Old testement  was written in ______
Definition
Hebrew
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The entire New Testement was written in _______
Definition
Greek
Term
St._______ translated the bible into latin
Definition
St.Jerome
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What is exegesis?
Definition
the process scholars use to discover the meaning of the biblical text
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Muslims rever the _____ Testement
Definition
Old
Term
Fundamemtalist read the bible in a _________ sense
Definition
literalist
Term
the primary purpose of the bible is to ____________
Definition
present the religious truths that God wishes to reveal through Salvation History
Term
are Historical and Scientific truths always at odds with biblical truths?
Definition
no
Term
The Bible is
Definition
the written record of God's salvatoin
Term
The center and heart of the sacred scripturre is
Definition
Jesus Christ
Term
Since Sacred Scriptures are inspired, it must ___,____and_______
Definition
be read and interpreted in the light of the same spirit by whom it was written, be read within the living tradition of the whole church, and must not condridict one another
Term
a creed is __
Definition
a formal statement of religous belief
Term
what is a parable?
Definition
a vivid story told to convey a religious truth
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most of the old testement was composed in ____
Definition
Hebrew
Term
The spoken language in the Roman Empire of the 1st century AD was __
Definition
Greek
Term
what is the latin translation of old and new testements called?
Definition
the Vulgate
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a traditional title given to theologins of the first 8 centuries whose teachings make a lasting mark on the church was _______
Definition
Church father
Term
Another term for liturgy of the hours is ________
Definition
the prayer of the Church
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A way to inerpret the original biblical source is through _____,______,__________,______
Definition
historical critism, form critisism, redaction critisim, and source critisim
Term
Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered in ____
Definition
1947
Term
there are 4 senses of scripture, the literal sense teaches __________
Definition
what the words mean in a larger context of Salvation History
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the living language of the isrealites unil the of the babylonian exile was _______
Definition
hebrew
Term
St.Jerome
Definition
is an important church father, translated the bible to latin, was ordained a priest in Antioch, and is reconized s one of the churchs greatest minds and defenders of the faith
Term
What is the Pentatuch?
Definition
the first 5 books of the bible
Term
the first books of the bible were written about _______
Definition
Isreal's histories
Term
is the bible written in chronological order?
Definition
no
Term
what is the heart of the new covenant?
Definition
the Gospels
Term
what was the first european city paul preached at?
Definition
Phillipi
Term
Titus was the ________ of the christian community in Crete
Definition
head bishop
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the word "canon" come from the ______ word kaneh which signifies a measurement or norm
Definition
hebrew word
Term
there are ____ old testement books in the protestant canon
Definition
39
Term
whats the septuagint?
Definition
The greek translation of the hebrew scriptures
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the bible is filled with __,__, and __
Definition
knowledge, wisdome and truth
Term
accoding to researches, what percent of americans read the bible every week?
Definition
47%
Term
Pious literature related to the bible but not included in the canon of the bible is known as the _________
Definition
Apocryphal books
Term
the central book of the old Testement that tells how Jacob's Descendants were enslaved by the Egyptian Pharoh and freed by god
Definition
Exodus
Term
name of the book that means second law
Definition
Deuteronomy
Term
This book tells of the transistion from period of the judges to the coming of the monarchy
Definition
first and second books of Samuel
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This book lists short sayings of rules or lessons for moral living
Definition
Proverbs
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the core or essential message of the Gospel that Jesus Christ is lord is known as _____
Definition
Kerygma
Term
This book is really the second part of the gospel of luke
Definition
Acts of the Apostles
Term
the gospels were recorded in how many stages?
Definition
3
Term
There are _ divisions in the Old Testement
Definition
4
Term
Most Protestant bibles include ____ books
Definition
73
Term
Paul's longest letter which contains his most advanced theological reflection on Jesus is _______
Definition
the letter to the Romans
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The word Catholic means ____
Definition
universal
Term
This Gospel has a sequel
Definition
Luke
Term
This Gospel presents Jesus as a savior with special concern for the poor and outcast
Definition
Luke
Term
This is the Briefest Gospel
Definition
Mark
Term
This Gospel sees Jesus as a Teacher and contains the sermon on the mount
Definition
Matthew
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This Gospel Highlights Jesus as a suffering servant
Definition
Mark
Term
This Gospel portays Jesus as the word of God
Definition
John
Term
This Gospel was written first
Definition
Mark
Term
the author of this Gospel was one of the apostles
Definition
John
Term
this Gospel was written last
Definition
John
Term
what are the commandments?
Definition

1) i am the Lord your god, you shall not have other god's besides me

2) You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in Vain

3) Remember to keep holy the Sabbath

4) Honor thy father and mother

5) You shall not kill

6) you shall not commit adultery

7) you shall not steal

8) You shall not bear false witness against you nieghbor

9) You shall not covet your neighbors wife

10) You shall not covet your nieghbors house

Term
Moses is the _____ of the Pentatuech
Definition
central figure
Term
The yahwist source source employs an ________ view of God
Definition
anthropomorphic
Term
the Priestly source is known for _______
Definition
its cencus and genealogies ( number and dates, proper ways to worship, and clean and unclean animals)
Term
which of the 2 creation stories are older?
Definition
the 2nd creation stroy is older than the first
Term
creation accounts are concerned with presenting ______ truths
Definition
religious
Term
overall the first creation story presents a rather ______ view on reality
Definition
positive
Term
T or F: Adam and eve's sin was that of playing God
Definition
T
Term
the worst consequence of original sin was ______
Definition
Seperation from God
Term
what is original sin?
Definition
the fallen starte of human nature into which all human beings are born
Term
what did the covenant of abraham rely on?
Definition
God's fidelity alone
Term
Jacob recieved the new name _____ from the angel
Definition
Isreal
Term
was moses eager to act as god's prophet?
Definition
no, he felt unworty but finally agreed
Term
the _______ is foundational in the history of the chosen people
Definition
exodus event
Term
T or F: the God of Exodus is a God of Liberation
Definition
T
Term
Of the original group of former slaves in Egypt, only 2 aurvived to make it to the promised land. who were they?
Definition
Joshua and calin
Term
who is the centralfigure of the pentatuech?
Definition
Moses
Term
Theophany
Definition
an appearance or manifestation of God
Term
a portable sancutary in which the jews carried the Ark of the Covenant throughout thier travels in the dessert uis called
Definition
the tabernacle
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Concupisence
Definition
an inclination to commit sin from our human desires or appetites
Term
Enuma Elish was a _____ creation story
Definition
babylonian
Term
Yom Kippur means
Definition
day of Atonement
Term
the twelve tribes or isreal were descendants of ________
Definition
Jacob
Term
natural law corresponds to the following basic human need and drive
Definition
preserving life, developing as individuals and communities, ad sharing life with others
Term
the sinai coveneant did what?
Definition
Bound god to the chosen people, revealed his speacial love and mercy for them, and stipulated people were to respond to his love through the commandments
Term
the 2 creation stories in the book of genisis reveal important truths about _,__,_
Definition
God, Creation and humans
Term
the passover which is central to jews and Christains remeinded the chosen people of _ and __
Definition
God's deliverance and Salvation
Term
the first creation story comes from which source?
Definition
Priestly
Term
God revealed his sacred name to _____
Definition
Moses
Term
Which events are central to the history of God's chosen people?
Definition
the exodus and the sinia covenant
Term
incarnation
Definition
the dogma that God's eternal Son assumed a human nature and becam man in order to save us from our sims
Term
the book of Genisis covers __________
Definition
the story of creation
Term
who were the Judges?
Definition
Local tribal leader who lead isreal
Term
_____ placed great value on the temple and temple worship
Definition
Ezekiel
Term
Samuel was both _ and _
Definition
judge and Priest
Term
_ is the largest of all the phroetic books
Definition
Isaiah
Term
____ and ______ were present at Jesus transfiguration
Definition
Elijah and Moses
Term
______ to God was the key to Isreal's success in taking possesion of the promised land
Definition
Obedience
Term
King Saul was killed by _______
Definition
falling on his sword
Term
the biblical authors tend to ______ the weaknesses of isreal's hereos
Definition
Go into detail over
Term
_ was guilty of adultery and murder
Definition
David
Term
What do King davids prayers demonstrate?
Definition
that nothing can keep us from the love of god
Term
King Solomon was best remebered for his ______
Definition
temple/ wisdom
Term
Zechariah was a _______ prophet
Definition
postexilic
Term
the conquest of the promised land took place over a period of ______ years
Definition
200
Term
Elijah, Elisha, Amos and Hosea were 4 prophets of the ___ kingdom
Definition
northern
Term
Isreal split into 2 kingdoms after _______ death
Definition
King David's
Term
the book of Isaiah is the work of _ authors
Definition
3
Term
Gentile
Definition
nonjew
Term
the Babylonian exile lasted nearly _ years
Definition
50
Term
a postexilic scribe who solidified Jewish identiy by forbiding mixed marraiges and making the torah the Jewish constitution
Definition
Ezra
Term
apostady
Definition
the denail of god and the repudiation of faith
Term
isreals last and most significant judge
Definition
Samuel
Term
idolitry
Definition
worship of false gods
Term
hellenism
Definition
the diffusion of greek culture throughout the world after the conquests of Alexander the great
Term
the incident surrounding he deportation of isrealites byt he assyrians led to the isrealites pernament loss of identity or to what is called the __
Definition
Lost tribes or Isreal
Term
the name for the southern kingdom of isreal
Definition
Judah
Term
Hasmonean Dynasty
Definition
the period of time when the jews were in goverance of the holy land
Term
Samaritans
Definition
mixed race of people who worshiped God at dan and Bethel, not Jerusalem
Term
Babylonian Captivity
Definition
chosen people rededicated themselves to study and prayer especailly in synogouges
Term
Matthew and Luke drew on the Gospel of ____ and  a common cource called _____ as they wrote thier gospels
Definition
Mark, Quelle
Term
the Gospels were written _ the letters of _
Definition
after, st.Paul
Term
the synoptic gospels are _________
Definition
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
Term
______________ is one the 3 titles Mark uses for Jesus
Definition
son of Man
Term
first gospel to be written
Definition
mark
Term
The name Jesus means _
Definition
God saves
Term
term for Jesus' passion, death, resurrection and ascencion
Definition
Paschal Mystery
Term
Matthew uses the title ________ more than any other Gospel
Definition
Son of David
Term
In the synoptic gospels, Jesus' public life began with his ______
Definition
baptism
Term
a second century bishop who held that the author of the Gospel of Mark was John mark, a disciple of peter was
Definition
Papias
Term
the word gospel means ___
Definition
good news
Term
the word disciple means
Definition
learner
Term
the story of our Saviors birth in bethlehem is known as the ________
Definition
Nativity or infancy narritives
Term
what trade did Jesus learn from Joseph?
Definition
Carpenter
Term
the first apostle to declare Jesus' identity was _
Definition
peter
Term
what was Jesus' favorite title for himself?
Definition
Son of Man
Term
Jesus entrusted his mother to ____ while he hung on the cross
Definition
John, Zebedee's son
Term
jesus recieved his name before or after his birth?
Definition
after
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