_____ is the written account of God's Revelation and his relationship with his people.
Scripture
The special guidance that the Holy Spirit gave to the human authors of the Bible is called _____.
divine inspiration
_____ is the Revelation of the good news of Jesus Christ as lived out in the church, past and present.
Tradition
The _____ is the living teaching office of the Church, consisting of the pope and bishops.
Magisterium
The letters found in the New Testament to the early Christian communities about God's Revelation in Jesus Christ are called ______.
epistles
The accounts of God's Revelation through Jesus Christ are the ______.
Gospels
There are many ways the truth is made known to us within Tradition. List three examples.
Baptism, Second Vatican Council, and the writings of Saint Ignatius, bishop of Antioch, Syria during the first century.
What is all the truth contained in Scripture and Tradition that Christ revealed and entrusted to the Apostles and thus to their successors, the bishops, and to the entire Church
deposit of faith
How does God reveal the truth, his Divine Revelation?
God reveals the truth through Scripture, Tradition, and Jesus.
What are the gathering places for studying Scripture called?
synagogues
What is Resurrection?
Jesus' rising from death to new life
What is the Greek word that means "to unveil" and God reveals to us the truth that he loves us and calls us to live in response to his love, now and forever.
revelation
Who is the Patron saint of Christian scholars?
St. Jerome
When did St. Jerome live?
4th and 5th centuries
What did St. Jerome study and work on?
he studied theology and worked on a series of Christian writings
What was St. Jerome's greatest work?
the translation of the Bible into Latin.
Why was St. Jerome's translation of the Bible into Latin so important?
Latin was the language of the people of the Roman Empire
What was St. Jerome declared?
he was declared a saint and a Doctor of the Church
How were the saints chosen as Doctors of the Church?
it is an honor given to holy people whose writings help others to grow in faith.
Who is our Pope?
Pope Francis
Who is our Bishop?
Michael Jarrell
What are the 3 largest monotheistic faiths in the world?
Judaism, Christianity, Islam
What does it mean to be monotheistic?
to believe in one God.
What is the predominant belief of ALL Christians?
Jesus is God.
The development of the Bible began with _____.
The Israelites
The _____ is a collection of 73 books written over a span of almost 2,000 years.
Bible
True/False: Scripture is God's words, written by human authors under the guidance of the Apostles.
False; under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit
True/False: The Gospels and the epistles, along with the Acts of the Apostles and the Book of Revelation, make up the Old Testament.
False; they make up the New Testament
True/False: Tradition existed before the writing of the New Testament and helped in its formation.
true
List one way truth is made known to us within Tradition.
One way truth is made known to us within Tradition is Baptism.