| A | B |
|---|
| Covenant | Testament |
| God ensured that sacred scripture contained all the truth that is necessary for our salvation. | Inspiration |
| The story of God’s actions and the people’s responses over many centuries. | Salvation History |
| The truth of who God is, who we are, and how we must act in relationship to God and all creation, and where we are going – the destiny meant for us, union with God. | Religious Truth |
| The Catholic Church’s body of doctrines and teachings, which is connected to but distinct from the Scriptures and is inspired by God. | Tradition |
| The official teaching voice or office of the church. | Magisterium |
| The scriptures that were selected to be in the Bible because they are believed to be inspired by God and thus carry the authority of God. | Canon |
| The situation of Jews living in foreign lands away from Jerusalem and their Temple. | Diaspora |
| The first five books of the Bible. Jews refer to these books as the Torah. | Pentateuch |
| Hebrew word that means instruction but is sometimes translated as “The Law” | Torah |
| Beginning | Genesis |
| The belief in one God, which the Israelites revealed to the world. | Monotheism |
| Copies of Scripture which were discovered in 1947 | Dead Sea Scrolls |
| Taking more than one wife. | Pologamy |
| Taking only one spouse | Monogamy |
| Removal of the foreskin of the penis | Circumcision |
| One who has contended with divine and human beings | Israel |
| The house or abode of God | Bethel |
