The _____________ is ultimately responsible for watching over and interpreting God’s Word.

God inspired the Bible’s authors to construct an account of creation that reveals important spiritual and theological _____________.

In the second creation account, God focuses on __________.

The creation accounts are the beginning of God’s __________ relationship with his people, Israel, and with all human beings.

Which of the following is NOT an aspect that makes you unique?

A ___________, in the literary sense, is a narrative that from the outside seems to relate actual events but is primarily symbolic, often associated with religious beliefs.

Who is in heaven?

Which of the following is NOT a truth that comes from the second creation account?

The biblical author mentions that God creates Eve from Adam’s rib, highlighting women’s dignity and equality with men. This is an example of ___________.

Of the early human civilizations worldwide, the ___________ were one of the few who believed in one God.

God is __________

Which one of the following is an implication for human beings of being made of body and soul?

The _____________ is the Good News that Jesus freely suffered, died, rose from the dead and ascended to heaven to save you from sin and give you the opportunity to be with him eternally in heaven.

Natural Revelation lets humans know that God exists but does not let them know him personally.

Chronicles are deliberate exaggerations as a figure of speech to make a point.

Redaction criticism tells you that the creation accounts in the Bible had different origins.

By noting that God rested on the seventh day, the biblical author reminds you to take time each week to offer thanks and praise to God.

You have a guardian angel who protects you and helps to lead you towards God.

A person who has no faith has the same ability to understand the spiritual sense of the Bible as does a person with faith.

The natural sciences have their limits because they cannot discover the meaning of creation and answer large questions such as why evil exists.

Of the early human civilizations worldwide, the Hebrews (Israelites) were one of the few who believed in one God.

God does not prefer the concept of gender because he has no gender.

The story of God’s redeeming activity in human history starts at the very beginning of creation.

The allegorical sense of Scripture reminds you that the sacred words are intended to lead you to eternal life.

Angels are made out of spirit but their names describe what they do as God’s servants and messengers.

The spiritual sense of the Bible refers to what the words of Scripture signify.

The Exodus is an example of an allegory as it did not really occur in history.

Original holiness and original justice is the state of man and woman before sin. “From their friendship with God flowed the happiness of their existence in paradise” (CCC, 384).

Source criticism proposes that the two creation accounts in the Book of Genesis were written by the same author or source.