Scripture Chapter 7 Bible Context, Approaches, Authority

The ‘________’ of a Scripture passage refers to the wider situation or circumstances to which the passage relates.

• reading

• interaction

• context

• interpretation

The _______ gets its authority from Jesus, who promised and sent the Holy Spirit upon the Church to inspire and guide it down through the ages.

• Magisterium

• Divine Inspiration

• Catholic Church

• disciples of Jesus

In the Parable of the Good Samaritan, who walked past on the other side of the road?

• the robbers

• Samaritan

• Priest and Levite

• everyone

The _______ of the Catholic Church refers to the body of teaching of the Church, expressed in her beliefs, doctrines, rituals and Scripture, that has been handed down from the Apostles to their successors, the Pope and bishops, in an unbroken line of succession.

• faith

• Tradition

• Sacred Scripture

• Holy Spirit

• Theology

To read each part of the Bible in light of the unity of content and teaching of the whole Bible means that no one passage of Scripture can _____ the overall message.

• involve

• contradict

• showcase

• eliminate

The parable of the Good Samaritan challenges us to revisit our definition of those whom Jesus calls us to value and treat as our ______.

• enemy

• disciple

• friend

• neighbor

Refers to 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 divinely revealed.

• Deposit of Faith

• Magisterium

• Divine Revelation

• tradition

The lawyer testing Jesus was asking Jesus how to inherit what?

• God's forgiveness

• Father's fortune

• Eternal life

• Dad's baseball card collection

Scripture and Tradition are the ________ of what the Church believes to be revealed by God and are equally accepted and honored with reverence.

• divine light

• hope

• manifestation

• one source

Sought to awaken in the listeners a deep faith in God’s goodness, mercy and love.

• Holy Spirit

• Jesus Christ

• Biblical writers

• Jews