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| Divine Revelation | God makes Himself known to us |
| Divine Inspiration | guidnce of the Holy Spirit to bible authors |
| Tradition | Revelation of the Good News through the Church |
| Old Testament | story of God and the people of Israel |
| New Testament | story of Jesus life, death and Resurrection |
| Law Books | about formation of the covenant and beliefs of the Israelites |
| Wisdom Books | explain God's role in everyday life |
| Historical Books | deal with the history of Israel |
| Prophetic Books | writings of the great prophets |
| Gospels | written by Matthew, Mark, Luke and John |
| Letters (Epistles) | writtten by St. Paul and others |
| Acts of the Apostles | story of the early Church |
| Book of Revelation | St. John's vision of the kingdom |
| 27 books | Inventory of the New Testament |
| 46 books | Inventory of the Old Testament |
| Pentateuch | means "Five Scrolls" |
| Genesis | The first book of the Bible |
| Exodus | The second book of the Bible |
| Blessed Trinity | Three persons in one God |
| Magisterium | teaching office of the Church includes Pope and Bishops |
| soul | the invisible spiritual reality that makes us human and will never die |
| sin | a thought, word, deed or omission against God's law |
| original sin | the first sin that weakened human nature and brought suffering and death into the world |
| steward | person given authority and responsibilty |
| December 8 | feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| holy day of obligation | Catholics attend mass to observe the feast |
| Mary, the Immaculate Conception | patroness of the United States |
| St. Francis of Assisi | patron saint of animals and the environment |
| October 4 | feast of St. fancis |
| 2nd Creation story | Man was formed by God from the clay of the earth |
| Gospel | the good News of Jesus Christ |
| Savior | promised by God to show us the way |
| Noah | a just man whom god called upon |
| Ark | symbol for the Church |
| Cain | killed his brother |
| Abel | his offering was accepted by God |
| Tower of Babel | resulted in separation of humanity |
| Adam | man |
| Eve | mother of the living |
| Baptism | a sacrament of initiation |
| dove & olive branch | signs of peace |
| rainbow | sign of mercy |
| Mark on Cain | show of mercy to a sinner |
| Jealousy | cause of Abel's death |
| original sin | the tendency to be selfish |
| mercy | God's response to sinners |
| Isaiah | a prophet who spoke of the 'suffering servant" |
| sacraments | signs of God's grace |
| grace | a share in God's life and friendship |
| covenant | a loving agreement |
| providence | God's protection of His people |
| pharoah | king of Egypt |
| Canaan | land promised to Abraham |
| faith | the gift to believe |
| Patriarch | leaders of God's people |
| Abraham | made a covenant with God |
| Sarah | wife of Abraham, mother of Isaac |
| Isaac | son of Abraham & Sarah |
| Rebekah | wife of Isaac , mother of Jacob |
| Esau | eldest son of Isaac & Rebekah |
| Jacob | had a dream of a ladder to heaven |
| Rachel | wife of Jacob, mother of Joseph & Benjamin |
| Leah | wife of Jacob, mother of 10 sons |
| 12 Tribes of Israel | the 12 sons of Jacob |
| Israel | new name for Jacob as a patriarch |
| Joseph | favorite son of Jacob, saved Egypt and his family |
| Reuben | eldest son of Jacob & Leah |
| Benjamin | youngest son of Jacob & Rachel |
| covenant | an agrrement with God |
| Israelites | the descendants of Jacob, God's chosen people |
| Divine Revelation | God makes Himself known to us |
| Divine Inspiration | guidance of the Holy Spirit to bible authors |
| Old Testament | story of God and the people of Israel |
| Law Books | about formation of the covenant and beliefs of the Israelites |
| Genesis | means beginning |
| covenant | agreemnet between God and his people |
| God created... | ...the universe. |
| God is the source... | ...of all life. |
| Human beings are... | ...created in the image and likeness of God. |
| human dignity | the value and worth that comes deom being made in God's image and likeness |
| free will | the freedom and ability to choose |
| conscience | the ability to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong |
| Catholics believe... | ...that all human life is sacred |
| attributes of God | eternal, all-powerful, all-knowing, ever-present |
| symbols | used by Biblical writers to tell a realistic story and give deeper meaning |
| Prehistory | found in Genesis Chapters 1-11 |
