Intro. to Scripture

Knowing God through observing his power in nature is considered

• Divine Revelation

• Natural Revelation

• Miracles

• all of the above

Inerrancy means

• with error

• without error

The Canon was finalized in what century?

• 200s

• 500s

• 700s

• 300s

If my interpretation of a Scripture passage contradicts the commandments, under what criteria should I reevaluate my interpretation.

• keeping in mind the content and unity of the whole scripture

• reading in light of the living Tradition of the Church

• being attentive to the analogy of faith

What is a hermeneutic?

• a lens to read Scripture through

• a criteria for interpretation

• a tool in the Historical Critical Method

• none of these

The handing on of the preaching and authority of the Apostles to their successors, the bishops, through the laying on of hands, as a permanent office in the Church.

• Divine Revelation

• Sacred Transmission

• Divine Transmission

• Apostolic Succession

What does leitourgia mean?

• lens

• liturgy

• mass

• Bible

What does it mean that God speaks to man in a human way?

• In words that we can understand through human authors.

• In miracles that we see in our everyday lives.

• In divine theophanies and earthquakes.

• In visions given to religious people.

Which criteria from the catechism would prevent me from throwing out books of the Bible that I just don't enjoy?

• We must be attentive to the content and unity of the whole Scripture.

• We must read Scripture within the living tradition of the whole Church.

• We must be attentive to the analogy of faith.

• We must read Scripture in the light of the Spirit that it was written in.

Scholars use this method in order to better understand the intention of the human authors.

• The Pope Benedict Method

• The Thomistic Method

• The Ratzingerian Method

• The Historical Critical Method