| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Abraham's Concubine | Hagar |
| Abraham's Wife | Sarah |
| Abraham and Sarah's Child | Isaac |
| Abraham and Hagar's child | Ishmael |
| Isaac's wife | Rebekah |
| Isaac and Rebekah's two children | Esau and Jacob |
| Jacob's First Wife | Leah |
| Jacob's Second wife | Rachel |
| Jacob and Rachel's two sons | Joseph and Benjamin |
| Seder | A ritual meal of the Jews to remember Moses freeing the Israelites form Egypt |
| The years St. Teresa lived | 1515-1582 |
| Where did St. Teresa live? | Spain |
| What religious order did St. Teresa belong to? | Discaled Carmilites |
| What title did St. Teresa receive in 1970? | Doctor of the Church |
| What are the 3 books that St. Teresa wrote? | Autobiography, Interior Castle, and Way of Perfection |
| Where was the temple built? | Jerusalem |
| Polytheistic | The belief in many gods |
| Monotheistic | The belief in one god |
| The word that means 'the book' | Bible |
| The Wisdom Books | Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Song of Songs, and Wisdom |
| How the date of Easter is determined | The first Sunday after the first full moon after the March equinox |
| What are some characteristics found in every religion? | Belief in a deity, Doctrine of Salvation, Need for a supreme being, Code of conduct, Use of sacred stories, Rituals and Worships |
| Number of books in the Catholic Old Testament | 46 |
| Number of Books in the Protestant Old Testament | 39 |
| The books of the Pentateuch | Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy |
| When were the Creation stories written? | during the Babylonian Exile |
| Bishops | Successors of the Apostles |
| Crosier | Carried by a Bishop as a sign of being the shepherd |
| Advent | The season that the Church Calendar begins with |
| Pope | The Successor of Peter |
| Diocese | A geographical area that has a Bishop |
| Immaculate Conception | The Patroness of the United States |
| Lent | A Preparatory season for Easter |
| Province | A geographical area that is headed by an Archbishop |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet | Religious order that owns and sponsers STA |
| Epiphany | When the three wise men visited Jesus |
| Creeds | A statement of belief |
| Annuciation | When Gabriel asked Mary to be the mother of God |
| What are the four catergories of literature found in the Old Testament? | Pentateuch, Wisdom, Historical, Prophetic |
| What are the original languages used in writing the Old Testament? | Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic |
| How long did it take to write the Old Testament? | 1,000 years |
| How long did it take to write the New Testament? | 50 years |
| What is salvation history? | The march of people over the years of religion's history |
| The First Commandment | You shall have no other gods before me |
| The Second Commandment | Do not take the Lord's name in vain. |
| The Third Commandment | Keep holy the Sabbath day. |
| The Fourth Commandment | Honor your father and mother. |
| The Fifth Commandment | You shall not murder. |
| The Sixth Commandment | Don't commit adultery. |
| The Seventh Commandment | You shall not steal. |
| The 8th Commandment | You shall not lie. |
| The 9th Commandment | Don't covet your neighbor's wife. |
| The 10th Commandment | Don't cover your neighbor's goods. |
| Babylon | The place were the Israelites were sent in Exile. |
| Canaan | The Promised Land |
| Egypt | Where the Hebrews were enslaved |
| Israel | The name of a nation as well as a patriarch |
| Jerusalem | David made his capital city here |
| Jordan River | Body of water that the Israelites crossed in order to get to Canaan |
| Judah | The kindom in the south |
| Mt. Sinai | Where the Mosaic Covenant was given |
| Red Sea | Where Pharoah and his army drowned |
| Samaria | The capital city in the Northern Kingdom |
| Which covenant is this? " I will be your God and you will be my people" | Mosaic |
| Which covenant is this? "I will your God and you will have as many descendants as the stars of the sky and a land to call your own" | Abraham |
| Which covenant is this? " I will be your God and I will give you a 'house' that will not be a building but a royal dynasty that will endure forever" | Davidic |
| Samuel | Prophet who anointed the first two kings of Israel |
| Esau | Jacob's Twin |
| Deborah | A female judge. |
| David | Considered the greatest king of Israel |
| Isaiah | Considered the greatest writing prophet |
| Moses | Considered the greatest prophet |
| Hosea | His wife was Gomer. |
| Joseph | Was sold into slavery by his brothers. |
| Abel | Murdered by his brother |
| Abraham | The father of biblical faith |
| Boaz | Husband of Ruth |
| Amos | A major Prophet |
| Rachel | The mother of Joseph |
| Ruth | The great-grandmother of David |
| Isaac | Father of the Arab peoples |
| Adam | The husband of Eve |
| Adonai | A word that refers to the Lord |
| Eli | Mentor to Samuel |
| Elijah | Mentor to Elisha |
| Immanuel | Means "God is with us" |
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