Theology Exam
Means that these are symbolic accounts about things that happened before we have any historical records
primeval history
God created the world to
reveal his glory
Makes it clear that creation is the work of all three Divine Persons of the Holy Trinity
sacred tradition
Religious truth and ______ will ultimately never contradict each other
scientific truth
Jofully proclaim that Creation is evidence for the power of God
scriptures
Not accepting our own goodness and a lack of trust in God ar
at the root of every sin
Seven days
completeness
The tendency of all human beings towards sin
concupiscence
An inner voice that summons us to love good and avoid evil
conscience
Christ has won his victory over Satan through
death on the cross
Another name for the visible reality that we see around us is the
earthly realm
In the story of Adam and Eve, what is a symbolic way of saying, "We don't need God; we can be gods ousrselves"?
eating the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and bad
A story that explains something's cause or orgin
etiology
What are tempations?
evil disguised as good
In the story of the Fall, Adam and Eve's realization that they were naked is a symbolic way of saying that they
felt guilt and shame
Uses symbolic images, stories and names to point to a deeper truth
figurative language
God has given us ______; because of this we have a dignity that surpasses all other creatures
free will and self-knowledge
Since the fall of Adam and Eve, the human race has been involved in a spiritual battle between
good and evil
Naming the animals
humanity's responsibility to care for creation
Adam and Eve started out not only in a perfect place but also
in perfect relationship with God and each other
The greatest testimony to human dignity is the
incarnation
Water
life, cleansing, and forgiveness
At our death our soul will
live on until it is reunited once again with our resurrected body
The _____ is the first form of communion between persons, reflecting the perfect union of the Holy Trinity
loving relationship between a man and a woman
In ______ God even shares with us his creative power to bring new life into the world
marriage
The serpent was considered an unclean animal because it
moved on the ground without feet
God's intention that the first human beings would share in his life, to be in direct communion with him is called
original holiness
The state of complete harmony between Adam and Eve and the rest of the creation is called
original justice
A mystery that we cannot fully understand
original sin
A garden
paradise and original blessing
The seven days of Creation teach us that God created the world
with order and purpose
In Genesis, God is presented _______, in that he is depicted in a very human way
anthropomorphically
A word that in Hebrew means "human being"
Adam
Committed a sin that affected the human nature of their decendants
Adam and Eve
Teachings of the Catholic Church include all of the following except
Adam and Eve recieved their state of original holiness for themselves alone
Fruit
Adam and Eve's sinful choice
A name for Satan in the New Testament
Beelzebub
The _____ were angels close to God; serving him
Cherubim
The _______ are angels who serve God and proclaim his message
Cherubim
Is a word that in Hebrew sounds like "living"
Eve
Contains the figurative account of Adam and Eve's Fall from grace
Genesis
Tree of knowledge
God's boundaries for human behavior
Chaos/order
God's power to bring forth order out of disorder
Wind
God's powerful "breath of life"
The pain and suffering in the world are caused by all of the following except
God's will
Which of the following statements is not true about Satan?
He can force us to do something against our will
Gives us grace to resist temptation
Holy Spirit
Uner the inspiration of the _________, stories were told, refined, and edited into the text we have today
Holy Spirit
The only two people who have never sinned
Jesus and his mother Mary
Jesus Christ announced the _____ and made it present through his life
Kingdom of God
Christ's second coming and the time of his Final Judgement
Parousia
The creation of Adam and Eve, as man and woman to be "one flesh", is reflected in the
Sacrament of Matrimony
A fallen angel who rejects God and God's Reign and who tempts us to do the same
Satan
Said, "I do not do what I want, but I do what I hate".
St Paul
The biblical Revelation about the origns of sin and evil in the world
The fall
The scientific study of the remains of past human life
archaeology
The literal meaning of "Satan" in Hebrew
adversary
The creatures who exist in the heavenly realm are
angels
The _______ is our spiritual principle; it is immortal and makes us most like God
soul
Serpent
temptation
Creation stories of other ancient cultures claimed all of the following except ________ as reasons why the gods created the earth and human beings
that they wanted to share their divine lives
Light from darkness
the "dawn" or beginning of creation
In what prayer do we ask God to help us avoid temptation?
the Lord's prayer
The first two chapters of Genesis contain all of the following except
the building of Noah's Ark
All of the following symbolize Adam and Eve's loss of their original holiness and justice except
their gift of being made of God's image
Why did the author of the symbolic Genesis account have Adam and Eve cover themselves with fig leaves?
to show that they were ashamed to be seen by each other
