How God makes Himself known to us primarily through Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition

The worth each person has because he or she is made in the image of God

The first part of the Bible, about God's relationship with the Hebrew people before Jesus was born

God's message to the Church, kept safe and passed on by the Apostles

Another word for the different styles of writing used by Scripture writers to tell stories of God's presence and action

The spiritual part of a human that lives forever

God's loving care for all things; God's will and plan for creation

The state of goodness that humanity enjoyed before our first parents, Adam and Eve, chose to sin against God

"Divine reading"; a method of using the Bible to pray, traditionally done by monks

The Bible, written down by humans, inspired by the Holy Spirit