| Term | Definition |
|---|
| divine Revelation | God making known the hidden mystery of who he is and the divine plan of creation and salvation known over time so that we can get to know him and love hime better |
| faith | the gift of God's invitation to us to believe and trust in Him; it is also the power God gives us to respond to his invitatiion |
| mystery | the fact that we can never fully comprehend or fully grasp God, who he is, and what his loving plan is for us; we know the answer to some of this because He has revealed it to us |
| Bible | the collection of all the writings God has inspired authors to write in his name (1) |
| inspiration | the Holy Spirit guiding the human writers of Sacred Scripture so that they would faithfully and accuratly communicate the word of God, who is the princible author of the Scriptures |
| canon of Sacred Scripture | the collection of all the writings God has inspired authors to write in his name (2) |
| oral tradition | the passing on of God's revelation by word of mouth |
| literary genre | styles of writing |
| covenant | the solemn agreemeent of fidelity that God and the people of God freely entered into, which |
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