chap 2 - theo

Because the Bible was written so many years ago, it has absolutely no relevance or meaning for a teenager today. (T/F)

God is the true author of the Bible and God worked through the many different human authors in order to convey religious and spiritual truths. (T/F)

The New Testament authors wrote primarily in the Latin Language. (T/F)

The written Word of God is “without error” in matters pertaining to religious truths and salvation. (T/F)

The Council of Hippo, 393 AD, and then Council of Carthage, 397 AD, were responsible for approving the use of the Old Testament the New Testament canons that are in use today. (T/F)

The Old Testament’s deuterocanonical books were originally written in Greek. (T/F)

The Catholic translation of the Bible used at every Mass in the United States is “The International Version”. (T/F)

Christians may consider “everyday life” as a preparation for reading the Bible because of the routine of regularly interpreting oral and written communications. (T/F)

In 1943 Pope Pius XII, in a document called Divino Afflante Spiritu, encouraged a new translation of the Bible from the original language.(T/F)

A “literal” interpretation of the Bible and a “literalist” interpretation of the bible are exactly the same things. (T/F)

The bible is…

The official job of identifying the truths of the Faith and explaining how these truths relate to science and history are delegated to…

Who said, “The New Testament lives hidden in the Old, and the Old Testament is unveiled in the New?”

The statement, “Sacred Tradition cannot reveal religious truths that contradict one another,” refers to…

The important Church Father who translated the Bible from the original languages into Latin is…

Which “scholarly biblical criticism” focuses on the editors and the theology of the editors?

Which “scholarly biblical criticism” focuses on determining the historical and cultural context?

The process of digging into a biblical passage to uncover material that helps reveal what God intends to convey is called…

Biblical Old Testament fragments were discovered in Israel in the late 1940s and that pre-date Christ is called…

Which of the following popes called the Second Vatican Council held from 1962-1965?

a word that means hidden; refers to additional Old Testament books

a term for a non-jew

Benedictine prayer tradition of “sacred reading”

The prayer of the Church at specific hours of the day

Refers to a metaphor or a sustained comparison

the official list of the inspired books of the Bible

instruction through the Word of God to live good and just lives

What the biblical author intended to communicate

One who proclaims in word and deed the Good news of Jesus Christ

A sign and source if grace instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church to give diving life