Religion Final Study Guide

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What is it that God desires most of us?

that we know him

God is inviting us to...?

a relationship of mutual love and understanding

In Psalm 42 the psalmist compares thirst for God to...?

a deer that is parched, longing for refreshing and plentiful water

The document Gaudium et Spes, from Vatican Council II deals with the sanctity of marriage and family life, and...?

economic and social justice

The meaning of the word Jesus is...?

Our main goal in reading Sacred Scripture should be...?

to learn about the truths of Gods revelation, and his never ending love for his people

According to Saint Augustine of Hippo, "The whole life of a good Christian is a holy desire to...?

see God as He is

Saint Therese of Lisieux's "little way" can be explained as...?

every day charitable actions performed for God in manifestation of his existence

The _____________ is the heritage of faith contained in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition

Deposit of Faith

Teachings that are recognized as central to Church teaching make up...?

The __________ is the Church's living, teaching office, which consists of all the bishops in communion with the Pope

_____________ refers to the process of passing on the Gospel message

Sacred Tradition

A(n) ____________ is the father or leader of a clan, tribe, or tradition

_____________ is the passing on of the authority to teach and interpret Scripture and Tradition to the bishops

Apostolic Succession

A(n) _____________ is a solemn agreement between human beings or between God and a human being

A(n) ______________ is a gathering of bishops from around the world to address pressing issues in the Church

Ecumenical Council

The _____________ is the "interior voice" of a person, a God-given sense of the Law of God

The restoration of friendship with God is...?

Presenting the understanding of revealed truth in a logical and systematic way is the goal of...?

scholastic theology

List the list of characteristic of Catholic interpretation:

role of tradition, task of the interpreter, relevance of other theological disciplines

Contained in the writings of the Old Testament are teachings on the meaning of life, morality, right relationship with God, and the...?

mystery of salvation

The historical books of the Old Testament point to...?

the saving action of God in the lives of the Israelites

What is offered by The letters of Saint Paul?

the letters offer empowering advice, teaching community news, and pastoral encouragement and support

John's Gospel is represented by an eagle, because...?

it speaks about Jesus coming to heaven

Looking at a book's internal structure and how the author organized the text are the strategies of...?

The most important modern discovery of ancient biblical texts is the...?

Dead Sea Scrolls

Analyzing Scripture in the anagogical sense seeks the answer is what question?

in what way does the story lead and direct us towards our future heavenly home?

The Gnostic gospels were rejected for a place in the canon because...?

they place little importance on the suffering and death of Jesus

The ___________ were written by scholars for future scholars to study

The writer of the last-written Gospel

The account of God's saving hand at work in human history and experience

Sacred Scripture

The Gospel writer whose symbol is the ox

Pope known as the Apostle to the Young

Pope John Paul II

The first five books of the Old Testament

Books of Law, Pentateuch, Torah

The word Torah is Hebrew for this

What makes the New Testament "new"

The name given to the Hebrews after the Exodus

Books of the Old Testament that recount the lives of various leaders of Israel

historical books

The writer of the Gospel whose symbol is the man

When God looks at what he has created and calls it "good," he is letting people know that...?

he created the universe out of love

What do Human beings NOT have?

a limitless mind

Which needs to be present for a sin to be Mortal?

has to be a grave matter; full knowledge of the evil of the act; freely and deliberately chosen

The vocation of the lives of the patriarchs and holy women in the Old Testament was continued in the Christian era with...?

the call of the 12 Apostles and early Church fathers

The historical writers focus on the settlement of the Promised Land and the...?

unification of the kingdom under David

A Prophecy is a message that....?

is communicated by a prophet on behalf of God; contains the time period of the prophet; divine direction might be fulfilled in the future

In the Vision of Dry Bones, what is God referring to when he tells Ezekiel to prophesy over the bones and direct them to hear the Word of the Lord?

the lifeless and unjust lives of the Israelites whose faith has died

The authors of the historical books of the Bible intended to write...?

a sacred history that reveals Gods plan of salvation

What factor determines whether the writing prophets and their messages are classified as major or minor?

the length of their writings

Readings from the ______________ are proclaimed at Mass mainly during the liturgical season of Advent

Isaiah calls the Messiah to come from the _______________, tracing Jesus' lineage to King David

The fact that God created a beautiful __________ for man to live in symbolizes that man has been created for a life of beauty, peace, and joy

The _________________ establishes the Israelites as God's Chosen People

The priest and prophet of the southern kingdom who is often plagued with doubt and fear is...?

God's breathing life into Adam is a figurative way of saying that human beings share in God's own...?

While Jesus traveled on earth, he fed people not only with food but also with his presence and...?

The ____________ was the Jewish belief and expectation that a messiah would come to protect, unite, and lead Israel to freedom

The son that Abraham has with Hagar is...?

The truth that all human beings have innate dignity and worth as children of God is based on the biblical idea of...?

The northern kingdom was called _____________ after the death of Solomon

The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called the synoptic Gospels because...?

they are similar in style and content

One way the Gospel of John differs from the synoptic Gospels is that...?

it uses more symbolic language to express the divinity of Jesus

All of the synoptic Gospels emphasize the ______________, asserting that Jesus is the Suffering Servant who must die to ransom all humanity

Paschal Mystery

Which signs or miracles are in the Gospel of John but not in the synoptic Gospels?

Jesus restores the sight to the man born blind

The Scribes were people associated with the Pharisees and Sadducees, and were described as...?

skilled copyists, professional letter writers, and interpreters and teachers of the law

At Pentecost, the house where the disciples gathered is filled with the Holy Spirit in the form of a "strong wind' that rests as...?

tongues of fire

Two recurring themes in Paul's letters are that Jesus is the ___________ and that the Church is the Body of Christ

path to salvation

Apocalyptic literature is usually written....?

during a time of crisis

The Catholic Letters are similar to the Pauline Letters in that they...?

offer advice, encouragement, and teaching about community life and faith in Jesus

Paul uses this analogy to point out that all parts of a Christian community must work together

Miracles provide credibility by demonstrating Jesus' power over these threats

A group of heretical religious movements that claimed salvation comes from secret knowledge available only to the elite

The term we use to relate to the author of the first Gospel

A theme in the Gospel of Mark that portrays the disciples and others as knowing that Jesus is the Messiah, but they are told not to tell anyone

messianic secret

This Sacrament brings a special grace to those who suffer from serious illness or who are in danger of death

Anointing of the Sick

This is emphasized in the Gospel of John

the divinity of Jesus

A literary form that uses dramatic events and highly symbolic language to offer hope to a people in crisis

apocalyptic literature

Accounts of Jesus' birth and early childhood

Infancy Narratives

A pseudo-messianism whereby a human being puts himself in the place of God

Special graces and tools that support spiritual growth, happiness, and wisdom

the Gifts of the Holy Spirit

The Word of God does all of the following except...?

giving us a factual presentation of the life of Jesus

Within monastic communities the practice of divine, or holy, reading, along with ______________, is the foundation of monastic life

manual labor and participation in liturgical life

Saint Alphonsus Liguori was declared the Patron of _____________________ in 1950

Confessors and Moralists

During the Easter Season, the first reading is from _______________________

the Acts of the Apostles

The institution of the Eucharist is one of the ______________ Mysteries

The first of the traditional Stations of the Cross is Jesus is condemned to death, while the first of the scriptural Station is...?

Jesus is in the garden at Gethsemane

The main difference between the traditional Stations of the Cross and the scriptural Stations of the Cross is that the latter...?

is based on what is written in Scripture

The ________________ direct us toward the truth path of happiness

Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes

______________ deals with the goodness or evil of human acts, attitudes, and values

Referring to the idea of opus dei, the "work of God," Saint Benedict believed that the primary work of his community was to...?

pray the Divine Office

Saint Jerome translated the Bible from Hebrew to Latin in the...?

Speaking to God in prayer is called...?

Like the Psalms the ____________ is a biblical prayer all Christians share

The Liturgy of the Word ends with the Profession of Faith and the...?

Prayer of the Faithful

Each set of ten Hail Mary's is called a...?

Personalized prayers that have developed outside, but should lead to, the liturgy of the Church are called...?

Devotional prayers

The _____________ is the official, daily, public prayer of the Church

Liturgy of the Hours

The Annunciation is one of the _____________ of the Rosary commemorate Jesus' public life

Luminous Mysteries

A strong theme in the Rule of Saint Augustine was...?

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