| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Sacred Scripture | the Bible |
| canon of Scripture | the writings of Sacred Scripture that are approved by the Church as inspired by God |
| covenant | a promise |
| Pentateuch | Torah; first five books of the Bible; comes from the word meaning "five containers |
| In communicating God's word to us, the human authors used many... | literary styles |
| The writings of Sacred Scripture that are approved by the Church as the inspired word of God are the... | canon of scripture |
| The 46 books of the ____ ____________ center on the Covenant that God made with the Chosen people, the Jews. | Old Testament |
| The ____ ______________ centers on the new and everlasting Covenant God made with humankind through Jesus Christ. | New Testament |
| The _____________________ were not original parts of the text, but were inserted for the sake of easy reference. | chapters and verses |
| The Ten Commandments, or ______________, gave shape to the living of the Covenant. | Decalogue |
| The psalms are the heart and center of Sacred Scripture. | False/Gospels |
| God is the main author of Sacred Scripture. | True |
| The Covenant of God with humankind began with Moses. | False/creation |
| Jesus is the new and everlasting Covenant. | True |
| By living the Ten Commandments we live the Covenant God entered into. | True |
| Gospels | the first four books of the New Testament; means the "Good News" |
| Synoptics | Matthew, Mark, and Luke; literally means "seeing with the same eye" |
| Evangelists | the writers of the four Gospels; "sharers of the Good News" |
| Fourth Gospel | John's Gospel; called this because it is so different from the others |
| Theophilus | "lover of God" |
| The _______ of all four Gospels is the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus. | center |
| Jesus became fully human in all things except _____ without losing his divinity. | sin |
| Accounts of the appearance of the Risen Lord to his disciples are called _____________ narratives. | Resurrection |
| Writings that report "Jesus went here" or Jesus went there" are called ___________ narratives. | General |
| Sections of the Gospels detailing the suffering and death of Jesus are called __________ narratives. | Passion |
| symbol for Matthew | man |
| symbol for Luke | ox |
| symbol for Mark | lion |
| symbol for John | eagle |
| The four Gospels have some important things in common, but each emphasizes different details from Jesus' life. | True |
| The Evangelists are at the center and heart of God's plan of creation and salvation. | False/Gospels |
| The center of all four Gospels is the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus. | True |
| All four Gospel writers use Resurrection appearances to share the good news of God revealed in Jesus. | True |
| The four Gospels are the center and heart of all the Sacred Scripture. | True |
| Mark's account of the Gospel is filled with _______. | action |
| In Mark 8:27-35, _______ declares that Jesus is the Messiah, the Savior. | Peter |
| Without the cross, the meaning of Jesus' mission, there is no _____________. | Resurrection |
| We call the saving work of the suffering, dying, and rising of Jesus the ___________________. | Paschal Mystery |
| Mark identifies the two main activities of Jesus' ministry by __________ and _________. | teaching, healing |
| ______________ is at the heart of good discipleship. | Discipline |
| ____________ helps us practice discipline and work towards the achievement of life-enriching goals. | Sacrifice |
| All the teaching and healing of Jesus leads to the city of _______________ where he accomplished his greatest work. | Jerusalem |
| Jesus' greatest work is accomplished through his ______________________. | Paschal Mystery |
| The ______________ are signs of Christ's work among us | sacraments |
| Mark's literary treatment conveys to us a Jesus who is slow to act. | False/quick |
| When Simon's mother-in-law is healed by Jesus, she gets up and begins to serve them. | True |
| The Church continues the mission and the work of Jesus. | True |
| Jesus' ministry of teaching and healing leads up to the Resurrection. | True |
| Mark portrays Jesus teaching in the synagogue as leaving people amazed. | True |
| In Mark's Gospel every part of Jesus' ministry up to his entrance into Jerusalem leads to his death. | True |
| Torah | The first five books of the Old Testament, the Pentateuch |
| Discourse | a long speech |
| Sermon on the Mount | the first main discourse in Matthew's Gospel |
| Beatitudes | a series of statements describing those people who are truly , |
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