Theology Midterm
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 personal integrity, Catholic faith-based community, caring community, excellence in education, service to others | What are Cor Jesu's Core Values? |
| the foundress of the Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus | Who is Mother Clelia? |
| flames- represents God's love for us; crown of thorns- pain Jesus suffered to redeem us; cross- the method in which Jesus died, also it represents that we all have crosses that we bear | What is the symbolism of the Sacred Heart? |
| Sharing the Love of the Heart of Christ | What is the charism of the Apostles, and of Cor Jesu? |
| Magisterium | the teaching authority of the church, Bishops in union (communion) with the Pope |
| Inspiration | the human writers of the Bible were deeply moved, or guided by the Holy Trinity, God, or the Holy Spirit |
| Tradition | process and content of the transmission of official church beliefs, doctrines, rituals, and scriptures |
| Merneptah Steele | a victory stone, that was discovered and says that the Israelites existed back to 1208 B.C. |
| 1. we learn about our faith 2. we grow closer to God, have a relationship with God 3. they give us guidance on how to live our lives | Give three reasons why we read Scripture |
| Book: Genesis Characters: Adam and Eve, Satan, Noah, Cain and Abel Themes: God is Creator; everything God created is good; humans have free will | Name characters (2 on the exam) the books, and the themes of the Early World (in chart) |
| Book: Genesis Characters: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and Joseph Themes: If you have faith in God, He will watch over and protect you; trust in God and everything will be alright; God always has a plan; God saves | Name characters (2 on the exam) the books, and the themes of the Patriarchs (in chart) |
| Book: Exodus Characters: Moses, Israelites, Erin, Pharoah Themes: With God all things are possible; earthy powers can't have oppression when God wants liberation; God will save His people; God gives us a way to love Him back | Name characters (2 on the exam) the books, and the themes of the Exodus Experience (in chart) |
| Book: Numbers Characters: Israelites, Moses, Joshua, Aaron, Miriam Themes: God still loves us, even when we disobey Him and if you let Him lead you, He will lead you to the promise land, God provides for us | Name characters (2 on the exam) the books, and the themes of the Desert Wanderings (in chart) |
| Books: Joshua, Judges Characters: Joshua, Judges, Deborah, Samson, Gideon Themes:If you listen hard enough God will tell you what to do in your darkest times; miracle warfare, God guides us | Name characters (2 on the exam) the books, and the themes of the Conquest of Land (in chart) |
| Books: 1, and 2 Samuel Characters: David, Solomon, Saul, Nathan Themes: When you are in God's favor, He will always make sure you are taken care of; keep the covenant | Name characters (2 on the exam) the books, and the themes of the United Kingdom (in chart) |
| Books: 1 and 2 Kings Characters: Jereboham, Rehabom Themes: If you do not obey covenants with God He will stop His part of the covenant too; warning of the exile; social injustice; influenced by other nations religions | Name characters (2 on the exam) the books, and the themes of the Divided Kingdom (in chart) |
| Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph | Who are the Patriarchs? |
| God tells Abraham to move to Canaan and he has to keep God as his one true God, and in return God gave Abraham a son and gave him descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky | Describe God's covenant with Abraham |
| God saves the Hebrew people from slavery through Moses. During this experience God sends ten plagues to the Egyptians, and Moses parted the Red Sea. God saves his people from slavery and Pharoah. Moses is the man who saves the Hebrew people from Pharoah with the help of God and he recieves the 10 commandments | What happened during the Exodus Experience? What does God save his people from? Who is Moses? (found in Exodus) |
| You have to have laws, and these laws are the 10 Commandments that help us show our love for God | Why is the Reception of the Law so important? (found in Exodus) |
| Reception of the Law | when we recieved the 10 commandments |
| He protects the Israelites because they are not equipped to fight in battles | Why is God portrayed as a Warrior God? (found in Judges) |
| reference to God helping his people during their skirmishes against other people | What is miracle warfare? (found in judges) |
| They are both military, spiritual, and political leaders | What is the role of judges? (found in judges) |
| he was first a warrior with limited success, he was a leader of tribes, the first king of Israel, he became depressed and David played the harp for him, lastly, he was a deeply troubled leader who failed to establish a centralized government | Describe the profile of Saul (found in Kings) |
| He was one of Jesus' ancestors, he formed a special covenant with God, when he ruled Israel it was as strong as it could be, lastly he became corrupt and commited adultery with another man's wife and then had that man killed | Describe the profile of David (found in Kings) |
| He was David's son , that asked God for wisdom, eventually became the wisest and richest king there ever was, he built a magnificent temple for God in Jerusalem, becam corrupt and worshipped idols and he lastly started the period of the divided kingdoms | Describe the profile of Solomon (found in Kings) |
| peer pressure from other people, wanted to be like everyone else | Why do Israelites choose kings? (found in Kings) |
| They unified the Israelites | What are the overall benefits of the kings? (found in Kings) |
| They were selfish, they rejected God, they taxed people to pay for their children and thier lavish households, and used the Israelites' sons for military purposes | What are the overall drawbacks of the kings? (found in Kings) |
| the deliver God's messages | What is the role of a prophet? (found in Prophets) |
| Samuel and Nathan | Who are examples of Old Testament prophets? (found in Prophets) |
| Because of David's sorrow after he commited adultery God was so impressed with his sorrow that he promised that the Messiah would come from his line of descendents, and he would be able to retire from the military in exchange for David following his commandments. | Describe God's covenant with David |
| Truths of Creation | God created man in his image and everything God makes is good, God created free will, and God is creator of everything |
| Characters: Themes: Treat others as you would like to be treated; God is suffering with us and He will comfort us; comfort; faithfulness; hope | Name characters (2 on the exam) the books, and the themes of the Exile |
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