Freshman Final Exam - 1. Ark of the Covenant Answer: The chest contai...

Freshman Final Exam

GRADED A+ (ACTUAL EXAM ) Questions and Answers (Solved)

• Ark of the Covenant

Answer: The chest containing the tables of the law. God ordered Moses to construct it of acacia wood. The Ark of the Covenant became a dramatic symbol in Israelite history, accompanying the people on their wilderness journeys and throughout Joshua's rule. King David brought the ark to Jerusalem, where it remained until the first temple was destroyed. At that point it disappeared from history.

• Canaan

Answer: A name for the Holy Land, Israel. Was the most common name.

• Covenant

Answer: A solemn agreement between human beings or between God and a human

being in which mutual commitments are made.

• Deposit of Faith

Answer: The heritage of faith contained in Sacred Scripture and tradition, handed on in the Church from the time of the Apostles, from which the Magisterium draws all that it proposes for belief as being divinely revealed.

• Divine Revelation

Answer: God's self-communication through which he makes known the mystery of

his divine plan. Divine Revelation is a gift accomplished by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit through the words and deeds of salvation history. It is most fully realized in the Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ.

• Dogma

Answer: Teachings recognized as central to Church teaching, defined by the

Magisterium and accorded the fullest weight and authority.

• 1st & 2nd Kings

Answer: Old Testament books tell the story of Israel from its settlement in the land (Joshua and Judges) through the transition from judgeship (tribal) to monarchy under Samuel, Saul, and David (1 and 2 Samuel) to the reign of Solomon, the disintegration of the united kingdom into the kingdoms of Israel (North) and Judah(South) and the eventual downfall of both kingdoms fall to Assyria and Babylon.The Deuteronomic History along with the Pentateuch forms a single historical narrative stretching from creation to exile. 1 / 3

• 1st & 2nd Samuel

Answer: Old Testament books describe the rise and development of kingship in

Israel. Samuel is a pivotal figure. He bridges the gap between the period of the Judges and the monarchy, and guides Israel's transition to kingship.

• Exodus

Answer: The second book of the Bible, so named because it relates the departure of the Israelites from Egypt and their wandering through the desert up to Mount Sinai.This term also refers to the event itself where God, through Moses, frees the

Israelites from Egypt. This includes: the plagues

• Genealogy

Answer: A type of family tree. More than a bloodline, a genealogy was a literary form used during biblical times as a proclamation to make connections with important ancestors.

• Idolatry

Answer: The divinization of a creature in place of God; the substitution of someone (or thing) for God; worshiping a creature (even money, pleasure, or power) instead of the Creator.

• Logos

Answer: Greek term often translated as word but has many layers of meaning idea, concept, wisdom etc. This word is used to designate the 2nd person of the Trinity.The Gospel of john open his gospel with this word to signify jesus as the Word of God.

• Magisterium

Answer: The Church's living teaching office, which consists of all bishops, in

communion with the Pope.

• Manna

Answer: Bread from heaven, sustained the israelites in the desert as the wandered for 40 years. Described as flakes that came in the morning and were gathered.

• Monotheism

Answer: Belief and/or worship of one God

• Mortal Sin

Answer: A serious transgression of a person's relationship with God and neighbors.Mortal sin hinders an individual's potential for love and eternal life.

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• Original Sin

Answer: From the Latin origo, meaning "beginning" or "birth." The term has two

meanings: (1) the sin of the first human beings, who disobeyed God's command by

choosing to follow their own will and thus lost their original holiness and became subject to death, (2) the fallen state of human nature that affects every person born into the world.

• Passover

Answer: Jewish feast commemorating the deliverance of the Jewish people from

death (slavery) by the blood of the lamb sprinkled on the doorposts in Egypt, which the angel of death saw and "passed over."

• Patriarch

Answer: A title given to the venerable ancestors or fathers of the Semitic peoples, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, who received God's promise of election.

• Pentateuch

Answer: The first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.

• Pharaoh

Answer: Name for Egyptian king, thought to be divine

• Redemption

Answer: The salvation of humanity by Jesus Christ. Literally, to redeem means to free or buy back. Humanity was held captive in that it was enslaved by sin. Since the devil overcame human beings by inducing them to sin, they were said to be in bondage to the devil

• Sacred Tradition

Answer: From the Latin tradere, meaning "to hand on." Refers to the process of passing on the Gospel message. It began with the oral communication of the Gospel by the Apostles, was written down in Sacred Scripture, and is interpreted by the Magisterium under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

• Sacrifice

Answer: A ritual offering made to God by a priest on behalf of the people, as a sign of adoration, gratitude, supplication, and communion.

• Salvation History

Answer: The pattern of events in human history in which God clearly reveals his

presence and saving action.

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