Scarlett Beasley - Fall Exam Review PDF

Define the following terms ○ Discern - to decide to join, to make a decision ○ Postulancy - a candidate that goes and lives with an order to see if the order is a right fit this is the first step to entering an order ○ Novitiate - a novice lives in a dorm like area wi...

Define the following terms ○ Discern - to decide to join, to make a decision ○ Postulancy - a candidate that goes and lives with an order to see if the order is a right fit this is the first step to entering an order ○ Novitiate - a novice lives in a dorm like area with other ‘novices’ while taking classes of prayer theology and more that will bring them closer to God during the second step into an order ○ Temporary Profession - this is when a person takes vows of poverty, chastity and obedience ○ Cloister - an enclosed convent that you needed permission to leave ○ Old Testament - Shows the workings of the Israelites or Jews ○ New Testament - tells the story of Jesus and the early Church ○ Hebrew Bible - books of the Old Testaments written in Hebrew ○ Vulgate - 4th century translation Greek to Latin ○ Septuagint - 2nd century BC Greek translation ○ Canon - the list of books recognized by a religious community to be genuine and inspired ○ Deuterocanonical - “Second Canon” Books included in the Catholic Old Testament not Hebrew Bible ○ Apocrypha - “Hidden” Books of historical value not included in the canon ○ Pentateuch - the first five books of the Bible ○ Covenant - an agreement made between two human beings or between God and people, holding each other to a particular course of action ○ Original Holiness - being born without any sin and being ‘originally holy’ or pure ○ Satan - the devil or a ‘fallen angel’ ○ Free Will - the ability to think for yourself and do whatever you want ○ Original Sin - when you are born into the world you already have sin. Baptism takes away the first sin or ‘original’ sin ○ Ruah - spirit of God shown through His ‘breath’ or wind ○ Circumcision - the surgical removal of foreskin on a baby boy ○ Law of Retribution - suffering is a result of sin ○ Covet - to desire something that is not your own ○ Atheism - having no beliefs in there being a God ○ Agnosticism - you know there is a God out there but it does not concern you and whatever you do does not affect you in the afterlife ○ Idolatry - worshiping something or someone more than God, putting another thing or person over God or your duties as a christian Place the following people in the correct order and briefly describe why they are important to scripture ○ Adam - first man on earth and part of the creation stories ○ Cain and Abel - the sons of Eve and Adam, gave us story of jealousy ○ Noah - was one of the creation stories about the world flooding only his family survived ○ Abraham - started covenant with God to be the father of nations ○ Isaac - the son of abraham ○ Jacob - the son of Isaac, had 12 sons (12 tribes of Israel) ○ Joseph - son of Jacob, brought Israel to Egypt ○ Moses - freed Israelites from being slaves in egypt  ○ Joshua - fought the battle of jericho, was like the second coming of Moses ○ Samson - one of the last judges, really strong ○ Samuel - the last judge, anoints david and saul king ○ Saul - 1st king of israel ○ David - took down goliath, 2nd king of israel ○ Solomon - 3rd king of israel, really wise Identify the following people and briefly describe why they are important to the Ursulines ○ St. Ursula - St. Ursula was a girl who was killed for not marrying a non-Catholic man and later became a saint. ○ St. Angela Merici - Made the Ursulines and made a different life than the one of a nun and didn’t have a convent. ○ St. Charles Borromeo - Changed the Ursulines and had it so they were running school and in a convent, also changed them to nuns. ○ St. Marie of the Incarnation - Went to Quebec to start the first Ursuline School, was an Ursuline nun ○ Madame de la Peltrie - funded the trip to Quebec to start the school Put the following Biblical Stories in the correct order ○ Adam and Eve ○ The flood ○ Tower of Babel ○ Joseph sold as a slave ○ Famine in Egypt and Canaan ○ Israelites enslaved in Egypt ○ The Passover ○ Crossing of the Red Sea ○ Moses delivers the 10 Commandments ○ Israelites spend 40 years in the desert What does it mean that the Bible is inspired? The Bible is inspired means that the Bible is not a history book and is inspired off of other Bible stories and how that author told it, because the Bible is written by many different authors. What are the languages used in scripture? In the OT? In the NT? In the Old Testament the languages used were mostly Hebrew. In the New Testament it was Greek and Aramaic What is the difference between the Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish canons? The difference between the Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish canons is the Bible books they use and the ones they do not use. Identify three names for the Chosen People Three names for the Chosen People are the Hebrews, Israelites, or Jews. How is the Ruah displayed in the creation stories? The Ruah is the breath of God and is displayed in the creation stories as What was the purpose of the Tower of Babel? The purpose of the Tower of Babel was to reach God and heaven themselves and to become God. Why did the 12 tribes of Israel end up in Egypt?  The 12 tribes of Israel ended up in Egypt because of a drought that Egypt had prepared for but no other nation had. Egypt was the only place with food and water left, so Joseph let his brothers (the 12 tribes of Israel) come to Egypt. Why are there 12 tribes of Israel? The 12 tribes of Israel are because of the 12 sons that Jacob had. What did Moses and Noah have in common? Moses and Noah both were put into water and were part of a covenant. They also both had to survive terrible life and death situations through the graces of God. Why were the Israelites enslaved in Egypt? The Israelites were enslaved in Egypt because the Pharaoh of Egypt saw how many Isrealites there were and got worried they would overtake Egypt, so he enslaved them and made them weak so they could not escape. What was the Passover? The Passover was the act of God passing over to the next house when he saw the blood of the lamb on the doorway, protecting the first born of every Hebrew, but not protecting every first born in egypt. This was done so that Israel would become free and travel to the promised land. Why did God inflict 10 plagues over Egypt? God inflicted 10 plagues over Egypt so that the Pharaoh would let Israel go because he had enslaved them to all of Egypt. Outline the story of the near Sacrifice of Isaac? God sent an angel to tell Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac to God on a specific hill. Abraham takes Isaac to this hill and tries to sacrifice him. An angel appears to Abraham and stops him, saying this was a test to see if Abraham would stay loyal to God and he passes. Abraham and Isaac then sacrifice instead a ram that was caught in a thorn bush. How does the story of the Passover relate to the near sacrifice of Isaac? Isaac's story foreshadows Jesus' crucifixion in two ways. One of which is that Isaac carries wood on his back up the hill, representing Jesus carrying the cross. Another way is when they find a ram stuck in thorns that they end up sacrificing, which shows when Jesus has the crown of thorns and that he is the sacrificial lamb. How did the Israelites get food and water while they were in the desert? Moses struck a rock with his staff to get water and they had bread come from the heavens. This bread was called Mannah of the desert What is the Law of Retribution? If you do bad things you live a bad life, if you do good things you live a long and good life.