Redaction criticism is interested in the origins of biblical material: where did these writings come from?

____________ is NOT one of the Four Sources of the Pentateuch.

This source uses a vivid, earthly style of writing, often attributing human emotions and physical traits to God (anthropomorphism).

The descendants of the twelve sons of Jacob

A name to describe "fathers of faith," male rulers, elders, or leaders.

a short form of "the Fall of Adam and Eve" which describes their expulsion from paradise in the Garden of Eden into exile as a consequence for their disobedience.

God's sacred name, revealed to Moses; it means "I am who I am" or "I AM" and is never pronounced by the Jews.

the capacity to choose among alternatives. "the power, rooted in reason and will...to perform deliberate actions on one's own responsibility" {CCC, 1731}

The name for the fallen angel who refused to accept God or his Kingdom is the devil.

Original Justice promised all of the following EXCEPT

a common Semitic word for God used in the Bible. It appears in the Hebrew names Mich-a-el, Dan -i -el, and Ari-el.

The grace of ___________________ was for people to share in God's life.

The fallen state of human nature into which all generations of people are born. Christ Jesus saves humanity from ___________________________.

the surgical removal of the male foreskin; it was the physical sign of the covenant between God and Abraham.

The first name given by biblical authors to the Chosen People, most likely after Eber, the ancestor of several Semitic peoples who lived in Canaan.

The term for people who lived or were born in ancient Judea.

a sacred feast that first occurred prior to God's saving the Israelites from the Egyptians. It then became a religious celebration reminding the Chosen People of God's deliverance, Salvation, fidelity, and love.

The Ten Commandments summarize the Law, serving as its basic guide.

The Sinai Covenant bound God and his Chosen People in a legal union and gave the Israelites the Law so they would know how they were to stay faithful to the covenant.

The portable sanctuary in which the Jews carried the Ark of the Covenant throughout their travels in the desert is called a tabernacle.

Adonai is a name for God meaning "Lord" or "master," which the Israelites used out of respect for the sacredness of the name YHWH.

What are the three radical differences in the Genesis creation stories when compared with creation stories of other civilizations?

The two creation stories in Genesis are contradictory rather complementary.

The story of the temptation of Adam and Eve illustrates the lure of sin and its results.

The Protoevangelium - the "first people" - is the initial sign that God did not abandon humanity's first parents or their descendants.

The stories of Cain and Abel and Noah and the Flood describe how Original Holiness spread in the world following the Fall.

By requiring circumcision at infancy, the covenant emphasized the lifelong and eternal nature of relationship to God.

Abraham is a model of faith because he put aside his own desires to follow God.

The three stewards of the promises that God gave to Abraham are

The Book of ______________________ stresses the theme of God's holiness and human obligation to worship him with respect and love and seeing God as part of daily life.

_______________________ centers on God's love of Israel and his unhappiness with the people for worshipping false gods and not responding to God with their whole hearts.

After God, ___________ is the main figure in the Exodus story.

The Israelites agreed to the Sinai Covenant by building an altar with twelve pillars representing the Twelve Tribes of Israel and by sacrificing some young bulls and splashing their blood on the people and the altar.

In short, the Pentateuch reveals God's patient and constant love for all humanity.