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23 Cards in this Set
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author |
aperson who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work |
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scripture |
thesacred writings of the Old or New Testaments or both together. |
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Pentateuch |
thefirst five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, andDeuteronomy |
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inspiration |
God’sinfluence on the human writers of the Bible, so that he himself should beregarded as the author of the Sacred Scriptures |
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Holy Spirit |
Thethird person of the Trinity, also knownas the “RUAH” and “The Word” |
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Genesis |
Thefirst book of the bible, which describes, among other things, the creation ofthe world and of manbody |
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Old Testament |
Thefirst part of the complete Bible and the Sacred Scripture of the Jews. 46books: historical, prophetical, and wisdom with the psalms |
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New Testament |
Thesecond part of the complete Bible, containing specifically Christian texts: theGospels, Acts of the Apostles, fourteen letters by Paul, seven Catholicletters, and Revelation |
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Revelation |
Godopens Himself, shows Himself, and speaks voluntarily to the world |
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Canon |
Theauthoritative collection |
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Truth |
What is. In conformity with reality. |
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Myth |
atraditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people orexplaining some natural or social phenomenon, and typically involvingsupernatural beings and events. |
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Reason |
aquality given to humans as being made in the Image of God. An ability to think,learn, and use logic. |
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Revelation |
Godopens himself, shows himself, and reveals himself voluntarily to the world. |
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Beresheith |
aHebrew word meaning “In the Beginning”. It is also used to indicate the beginning of a king’s reign. |
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Barah |
means“to create”, but is specific to God’s creation. |
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Yahweh |
aname for God that indicates a relationship (used within the covenant). Translates to Lord. Or Lord God. |
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Elohim |
aname for God that means just God. (Usedoutside the covenant) |
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Sin |
aseparation from God. A choice to moveaway from God by breaking a commandment, or doing the opposite that he hasasked |
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Original Sin |
refersto the first sin, of eating from the tree of the knowledge of good andevil. The effects of this original sinare passed on to all creation (including all humanity) |
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Baptism |
thefirst of the seven sacraments. Baptismwashes us clean of Original Sin and our personal sins. It makes us sons and daughters of God and ispart of God’s plan for salvation. |
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Monothesim |
Belief in one god |
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Polythesim |
belief in many gods |
