Ms. Trottier Religion Exam
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- wisdom books
- focus on themes such as the meaning of life and siffereing, how to be good and upright in everyday life, and the joys of married love
- Pentateuch
- means "five books"; is made up of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
- Lent
- period of preperation for Easter; begins on Ash Wednesday
- the pentateuch, the historical books, the wisdom books, the prophetic books
- What are the 4 major sections of the Hebrew Scriptures?
- identity
- what you have become at any point in time as a result of choosing what to do with what you have been given
- parable
- a story about ordinary, everyday reality that points to a greater truth
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- How many books are in the Christian Scriptures?
- Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
- Who are the four Evangelists? (they wrote the Gospels)
- prayer
- the awareness of God and the response of our heart to God in all areas of life; it is paying attention to God
- faith
- trusting in God and holding beliefs or convictions about God
- the Epistles
- made up of 21 letters that were written to various Christian communities or indivisuals in the early church
- spirituality
- becoming full alive, whole human being as we grow in our relationship with God
- Christian meditation
- the goal is to focus on God and the mystery of God's love given to us in Jesus, using thoughts, feelings, and imagination
- developmental task of adolescence
- tasks that are required of young people if they are to move effectively from adolescence to mature adulthood
- liturgical year
- we walk through 12 months of seasons and feasts that recall different aspects of Jesus' life, death, and Resurrection, his return to the Father, and his sending of the Holy Spirit
- grace
- God's life and love poured out to us
- the Gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, the Epistles, the Book of Revelation
- What are the four major sections of the Christian Testament?
- Triduum
- meaning "three days"; the last three days of Holy week which are Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday
- incarnation
- "made in flesh"; the understanding of Jesus as Christ, the Anointed One, the Messiah, and the Son of God
- ways of understanding God's existence
- from experience with the natural world, from experience of ourselves as human persons,in universal belief throughout history, in experience of being loved
- apocalypse
- the Greek word for "revelation"
- Gospels
- the accounts of Jesus' life, death, and Resurrection
- prayers of petition
- asking God for help for ourselves or others
- herecy
- false understanding of the essential truths of the Christian faith
- fruits of the Holy Spirit
- love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control
- Abba
- "my own dear father"
- covenant
- refers to the bond between God and the Isrealites
- "gifts and givens"
- things you do not choose or have control over. Ex. family, background, race, culture, and talents
- seasonal sense of time
- to be aware of the comings and goings of life
- prayers of meditation
- focusing our attention on God with our thoughts, feelings, and imagination
- prophetic books
- records of the writings of those who consoled the people in periods of great trial and distress, reminding them of God's great promises to Israel, and assuring them that God would never abandon them
- Advent
- the four weeks of preperation before Christmas, means "coming"
- 3 tasks of adolescence
- the development of a capacity for friendship, the development of a more mature parent- child relationship, the development of a healthy sexual identity
- formal prayers
- praying in the special words provided by particular religious tradition
- society's answers
- popularity, consumerism, individualism, immediate gratification, sexual permisiveness, and technological fixes
- Liturgy of the Hours
- the entire liturgy of the church- its sacraments and rituals, including the Mass and the church's official prayer for each day and is a type of formal prayer
- worldview
- the way we see the world around us and all reality and it influences how we experience life
- community prayer
- occasions when we express our connections with others by praying with a group or faith community
- 5 forms of prayer
- prayers of conversation, prayers of petition, prayers of thanks and praise, formal prayer
- contemplation
- a type of meditation that us so deep and is purely an experience of the heart- no thoughts or words at all, just the sense of being in union with God
- unconditional love
- a love that has no limits placed on it
- historical books
- tells of the monarchy of Isreal's kings- like Saul, David, and Solomon, around the year 1000 B.C.E.
- advent wreath
- focuses on the theme of light coming into darkness
- Easter Vigil
- the climax of the entire liturgical year
- Epiphany
- celebrates Jesus' being revealed to the whole world, not just the Jews, through the wise men from the east who followed the star to Bethlehem
- Mass
- a type of formal prayer; the center of the life of the church
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- How many books are in the Hebrew Scriptures?
- revelation
- God's disclosure to human beings; based on the belief that God created people in order to enter into a personal relationship in which both God and humans fully reveal themselves to each other
- religious practices
- the attempt by peoples and communities throughout history to express their shared faith through outward signs
- prayers of thanks and praise
- expressing gratitude for God's gifts to us and telling God how wonderful God is
- canon
- the authoratative list of Sacred Scriptures
- Easter Season
- the heart of the liturgical year; focuses on the Paschal Mystery; begins on Easter Sinday and ends with the feast of the Pentecost
- Christmas Season
- begins on Christmas Day and ends with the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, which is the third sunday after Christmas
- prayers of conversation
- sharing with God whatever is happening in our life, our thoughts, and our feelings