Catholic ID Study Quiz 2

How did God reveal himself to the world?

God began to reveal himself gradually to individuals and established covenants and a law with his people through them. Later, he spoke through the prophets, communicating his message of salvation and the promise of a new covenant

Why is the bible the word of God?

God the holy spirit inspired the Scared Authors of scripture in order to communicate his Revelation.

Why is it fair to call a person a religious being?

Humans beings have always and in every culture sought to worship a higher power. either the one true God or false god.

What answer do you think St. Thomas Aquinas would give to the question of what causes the "Big Bang"

If the "Big Bang" was the beginning, it must have been set in motion by a first cause and first mover, which are philosophical approximations from God.

Who are the Major Prophets of the Old Testament, and why?

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Baruch, Ezekiel and Daniel are considered the Major Prophets because there books are longer than the minor Prophets

what is Divine Revelation?

It is the various means by God communicates himself and his will to human beings, particularly truths that cannot be known had he not communicated them.

"Revelation" has its origins in a word that means what?

It means to remove or unveil

The Catholic Church gets her authority to teach from

Jesus Christ

What is the ultimate fulfillment of God's Revelation?

Jesus Christ, the son of God and the Messiah and redeemer of the world, is the fulfillment of the Divine Revelation, his message, death and resurrection freed all people from bondage to sin and made possible their salvation and a share in eternal;l life in Heaven

Analogical

Just as those who desired to hear Christ were together with him and he took care of their spiritual material needs, so Heaven is the goal of every person who continues in com-union with the Church and union with Christ enjoying the heavenly banquet in which Christ will provide all that anyone desires

The teaching authority of the Church, the authentic interpreter of Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition is called what?

Magisterium

This teaching authority is called

Magisterium

How are both the Old Testament and New Testament products of Sacred Tradition?

Many of the books of the Old Testament were not written as the events or prophecies they describe unfolded; rather, they existed for some time in oral tradition' handed on by word of mouth from generation to generation' The first books of the New Testament, written as early as thiriry years ãter the Resurrection of Christ' existed first as the oral preaching of the apósites to the nascent communities of the church before they were committed to writing

The Church has issued positive judgments on the Marian apparitions at Fatima and Lourdes. Are Catholics obliged to believe in these apparitions and the messages they conveyed?

No; although the Church judged the messages did not contradict the Faith and it is permissible to establish official devotions surrounding these apparitions, no one is obliged to accept these apparitions or their messages.

What does it mean to say to say the Church approves of a private Revelation?

On occasion the Church declares a private revelation expresses nothing contrary to the Faith; people are free to believe or not believe these

The first five books of the Old Testament are also called the

Pentateuch

What does it mean to say Scripture is typological, and what is an example of this

Scripture is typological because it contains many "types" this means events and people in the text have their own proper meanings also foreshadow later events and people. Examples The Passover Lamb of the old Testament is a type of Christ, the Lamb of the Eucharist

Identify some examples of the primacy of St. Peter in the early Church in the New Testament

St. peter addressed the crowd at Pentecost, and St. Paul and the Apostles turned to St. Peter to resolve issues of doctrine and practice

In what sense is Divine Revelation ongoing

The Church, through there theological reflections and the judgments of the Magisterium, continues to grow in her understanding of the doctrines contained in the Deposit of Faith, guided by God the Holy Spirit and his gift of wisdom

How does history reveal the problem of sola Stiptura?

The churches of the Reformation, which split away from the one Church and rejected Sacred Tradition as part of the Deposit of faith, have continually experienced divisions with in and among themselves because of disputes over what Scripture teaches. The catholic church, however, has maintained unity because she considers sacred Tradition along with sacred scripture and is guided by the Magisterium' which itself is guided by the Holy Spirit according to Christ promise

What word describes the Scriptures that the Holy Spirit directed human beings to write about the truths of God and salvation?

The word "inspiration" describes how the books of the Bible were written

Allegorical Sense

This miracle was foreshadowed in the Old Testament when God gave the Israelites in the desert manna from Heaven to eat

By what criteria did the Church Fathers determine which books form the canon of Scripture?

To be accepted as canonical, a book had to be apostolic, written by an Apostle or an associate of the Apostles; orthodox, faithfully teaching the truth that had been handed down by the Apostles; inspired by the Holy Spirit through its human author; and liturgical, or was broadly accepted and commonly used in the celebration of the Mass, or Divine Liturgy

What are some of the ultimate questions concerning existence that every person has?

What made us? Why are we here? What happens after death?

Is Divine Revelation complete?

Yes, there will be no future public revelations from God until the end of time

What are the 2 kinds of literal senses, what does each mean and what is an example for each?

a. Literal sense proper. something that actually took place according to the exact text used to represent the event such as the Resurrection of Christ or the Parting and Crossing of the Red Sea b. Literal Sense improper. This is a figure of speech or hyperbole something exaggerated to make a point. For example, Psalm 144 l says' "Blessed be the Lord, my rock, This does not mean God is a literal rock but rather describes Poetically the strength of God

How do Christians typically divide the New Testament?

a. The Gospels b. The Acts of the Apostles c. The Epistles d. The Book of Revelation

How do Christians typically divide the Old Testament?

a. The Pentateuch b. Historical Books c. Wisdom Books d. Prophetic Books

Where can Sacred Tradition be found?

it is the living tradition of the church and can be found in the writings of the Fathers of the Church, the practice and belief of the Church, and the content of what the Church has taught throughout her history'

The word "canon" comes from the Greek word

kanon

Some things about God can be known from..... but other things only by Revelation

nature or creation

The Magisterium is not the master of the Word of God but its

servant

What does "canon mean in English

straight rod (or bar)

Moral Sense

Christians should show mercy and feed the hungry. God can take what little a person has to offer and ,make it superabundant to accomplish his will. Christians should trust in God to take care of them.

Some examples of works of apocrypha are

The assumption of Moses and the Gospel of Thomas

Who are the Authors of Sacred Scripture?

Because God the Holy spirit "breathed into" the sacred Authors what he wished them to reveal, he is the principal author. The human writers are likewise true authors as God's instruments

What 2 elementary and observable laws of physics did St. Thomas Aquinas use to build his proofs of the existence of God?

1) An object in motion must be set in motion by somethings else 2) Matter cannot be created out of nothing

Literal Sense

According to the literal sense proper, the events include a crowd that came to see Christ in the country side, and he literally fed the people with a few loaves and fishes.

Explain the argument for the existence of God based on degrees of perfection

Concept of truth and goodness are understood because people have an idea of ultimate truth and perfect goodness. The perfection of all truth and goodness id God.

The books of the Bible that had some doubt about their canonicity are called

Deuterocanonical

The books of the Bible that have always been accepted as canonical are called

Protocanonical

What are the 2 components constitute the Deposit of Faith?

Sacred Scripture, and Sacred Tradition

which works of St. Thomas Aquinas is widely regarded as his greatest?

The Summa Theologica

A person who doubts Gods existence, believes nobody can know if God exists, or simply does not care if there is a God is called a what?

agnostic

Non-canonical books of dubious authenticity are called

apocrypha

A person who denies the existence of God is called a what?

atheist

This task of interpretation is entrusted to the.... in union with and under the Pope

bishops

How was our first parents original communion with God broken? What was God's immediate response?

the original communion enjoyed by Adam and Eve was broken by the fall, their first sin, which is called Original Sin. God immediately responded by promising to send a Redeemer for all people

The Bible has been described as the.......of God in the words of men

thoughts

tradere means what in English

to hand on

The word "tradition" comes from the Latin word

tradere