Chapter 1 Questions 1-18

What does inspired mean?

• scripture does not err in teaching

• "breathed in"

  God, the Holy Spirit guided the Sacred authors

• religion of the divine Person

• the study of Sacred Scripture

Who are the two authors of the Sacred Scriptures?

• God and human authors (instruments of the Holy spirit)

• Mark and Luke

• Matthew and John

• Jesus and Luke

What does inerrant mean?

• breathed in

• errors in teaching the truth God wishes to teach

• Scripture does not err in teaching the truth God wishes it to teach

• sacred scripture

If Christianity is not a “religion of the book,”  what is it?

• scripture

• breathed in

• religion of the divine Person of Jesus Christ, who is the living word of God

• Modern people tend to see religion in terms of personal experience

Who is the central Person found in Sacred Scripture?

• Moses

• Abraham

• Mary

• Jesus Christ

 Why should people study Sacred Scripture?

• So they can come to know Jesus Christ and his teachings

• So they can come to know Abraham and his teachings

• So they can come to know Moses and his teachings

• So they can come to know Mary and his teachings

Why is the Bible literature?

• Uses literary forms and techniques to convey its meanings

• It is a book.

• It has chapters

• the Bible is not literature

Why are different personalities recognized in the books of the Bible?

• different human authors

• one single divine author

• based on Sacred words

• different readers

Why is the Bible, unlike any human book, completely free from error?

• The principal author is Moses

• The principal author is Mary

• The principal author is Luke

• The principal author is God

Why might some ideas in the Bible seem completely outdated?

• The sacred authors presented their messages in ways people of their time could understand

• The sacred authors presented their messages in ways people of our time could understand

• The sacred authors presented their messages in ways people of the future could understand

• The sacred authors presented their messages in ways that no one could understand