| A | B |
|---|
| soul | the invisible spiritual reality that makes each of us human and that will never die |
| Bible | the written record of God's revelation and His relationship with his people |
| the Blessed Trinity | God the Father, God the son, and God the Holy Spirit/three persons in one God |
| Divine Revelation | how God makes himself known to us |
| human dignity | the value and worth that comes from being made in God's image and likeness |
| Abraham | chosen by God to be the father of his people |
| patriarch | father, or founder, of a clan, a group of related families |
| Isaiah | a prophet who spoke to the people on God's behalf and reminded them of how God wanted them to live |
| faith | a gift from God that enables us to believe in Him and accept all that He has revealed |
| sin | a thought, word, deed, or omission against God's law |
| gospel | the good news about God at work in Jesus Christ |
| covenant | an agreement between God and his people |
| providence | God's plan for and protection of all people |
| all-knowing | God knows everything--past, present, and future |
| all-powerful | God can do anything |
| ever-present | God is everywhere at all times |
| eternal | God is changeless and timeless |
| free will | the freedom and ability to choose |
| conscience | the ability to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong |
| genesis | a word that means "beginning" |
| divine inspiration | the special guidance the Holy Spirit gave to the human authors of the Bible |
| tradition | the Revelation of the good news of Jesus Christ as lived out in the Church, past and present |
| steward | a person with authority and responsibility for someone/something else |
| original sin | weakened human nature and brought ignorance, suffering and death into the world |
| New Testament | Jesus' life and teachings |
| Old Testament | shows that God would never stop loving people and forgiving them |
| Isaac | son of Abraham, inherited his father's position as patriarch |
| Jacob | his name was changed to Israel |
| matriarchs | Sarah, Rebekah, Rachel, Leah, and other important women in God's family |
| Canaan | in western Palestine, included most of present-day Israel |
