Divine Revelation
God's making himself known to us
Blessed Trinity
the Three Persons in One God: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit
Bible
The written record of God's Revelation and his relationship with his people. Also called Sacred Scripture or simple Scripture.
Tradition
the Revelation of the Good News of Jesus Christ as lived out in the Church, past and present
Divine Inspiration
the special guidance that the Holy Spirit gave to the human writers of the Bible
Magisterium
the living, teaching office of the Church. It interprets both Scripture and Tradition.
The word bible means what?
books
How many books are in the Bible?
73
How many books are in Old Testament?
46
How many books are in the New Testament?
27
What language(s) was the Old Testament written in?
Hebrew, Aramaic, or Greek
What language(s) was the New Testament written in?
Greek
How long did it take to write the Old Testament?
about 1,000 years
Pentateuch
The first 5 books of the old test image, tells stories about the formation of a covenant and describe basic laws and beliefs of the Israelites
What does Historical Books deal with?
the history of Israel
What does The Wisdom Books explain?
God's role in everyday life
What does Prophetic Books contain?
the writings of the great prophets
The Gospels contain
The message and key events in the life of Jesus Christ
The New Testament contains what?
Books of Letters from st Paul and other leaders to individual Christian's and Christian communities
What do you learn in the Old Testament?
Gods relationship with the people of Isreal
The Bible has 2 parts called ____________
The Old and New Testaments
The Bible contains all kinds of literary forms:
Folktales, histories, novels, short stories, advice, poetry, and many others
What is a literary form?
A Type of writing you to get a message across
The Bible isn't just one book but it is....
A small library of sacred or holy books
Each book of the Bible helps us
Learn about aGod in a unique way
Who is the creator of our universe?
God
God is known to us through what?
His mighty deeds and his interactions with his people throughout time
Gods revelation of himself began with
The creation of the first human beings and their descendants And it continued through the ancient Israelites and the Jewish people
What is God's Revelation?
Is full and complete in his only Son, Jesus Christ
Who is The Son of God who became man?
Jesus Christ
By sending his son, Jesus God tells us what?
That we need to know about himself
When we Follow Jesus is example of living
We grow closer to God the father
The Holy Spirit guides
The church to Understand God's revelation and how it applies in our lives
Only in eternal life
will we completely know God
Together with God the Father
Jesus sends Hod the Holy Spirit to strengthen us
We get to know about God's knowledge and wisdom by
Discovering more about the universe
By observing human life
We get another glimpse into who God is
God's revelation of himself has been handed down
Through the Bible and through tradition
What is Sacred Scripture?
Written record of God's Revelation
The Bible is
The book of faith and is unlike any other book
Who is The Bible's one divine author
God In many human authors for biblical writers
As a human authors wrote the Bible they were guided by
The Holy Spirit
The Bible is
The Word of God
Who are the successors of the apostles?
The Bishops
Who forms the Magisterium
The bishops and Pope Francis as their head
Sacred Scripture
Written record of God's Revelation
The divine inspiration from the Holy Spirit guaranteed that
The human writers wrote without any air for that reason God is a true author of the whole Bible
We treat the Bible with reverence because it is
God's Word for us today
Peoples living experience of God helps
To shape the form and content of the written word
The source of the church is ongoing understanding of the meaning of revelation
Tradition
What was handed on by the apostle to the whole church
The written message of the scripture in a spoken message of tradition
Who believes and lives their faith and passes it on to future generations
The church community in every generation
What are some ways God's revelation is handed down through the Bible and tradition
How we relate and understand God the father, the son, and the Holy Spirit. We also learn stories, teachings, practices, and prayers.