Theo Prelim

• Sin of Disobedience is a sin committed by our first parents.
• In the creation narrative, what do you call the tree which God forbids to eat? Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
• Who tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit? Serpent
• What is the reason why Cain killed his own brother? Jealousy
• Revelation came from the latin word revelare which means? Unveil
• The word “divine” means: God
• The authors of the Sacred Scriptures are inspired by? The Holy Spirit
• Our human intellect allows us to know God, but God remains a mystery that is always able to surprise us with truth we could never have known otherwise. What do we mean by this statement? God’s Mystery
• It consists of those truths that will bring us our salvation and that have been handed down to us through the centuries through the Church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Sacred Scriptures
• The four key themes of our observance in the season of Lent. Prayer, Fasting, Abstinence and Alms giving
• The sin of Adam and Eve is called: Original Sin
• Because of their disobedience, our first parents, God drove them out of paradise and their punishment were?Suffering, Sin and Death
• Who probably wrote or the author of the first five books in the Old Testament “תּוֹרָה” the TORAH or the law? Moses
• When Adam and Eve sinned, they have lost: Sanctifying grace
• After the Fall of Man, God gave them the following: Hope of salvation - redemption
• Who led the Israelites out of slavery from Egypt which marked the center of Old Testament thematic structure?Moses
• Jacob had 12 sons. Who was his favorite son who brings hope to the family and saved them from famine? Joseph
• Where did Moses receive the decalogue? It was also the mountain where he met God in. a burning bush.

  Mt. Ararat

  Mt. Tabor

  Mt. Sinai

  Mt. Olives
• What did the prophets remind the people in the Old Testament? Their covenant with God

  The 10 commandments

  The coming of the Promised Messiah

  Second Coming of Christ
• It is the pattern of events in human history in which God clearly reveals his presence and saving actions. Salvation History
• It is the name of St. Paul (the apostle to the Gentiles) after his conversion on his way to Damascus. Saul
• He is the Father of All Nations because of the sense of obedient to God. Abraham
• Divine Revelation culminates in:

  Jesus Christ
• After the Fall of Man, God gave them the following: Hope of salvation - redemption
• Who is with Moses led the Israelites out of slavery from Egypt which marked the center of Old Testament thematic structure? Aaron
• The Israelites continued to turn away from the Covenant and the Law over and over. In response, God revealed himself to the prophets except: Ezekiel Isaiah

  Jeremiah
• It is where the ark of Noah landed on this mountain. Mt. Ararat
• Jesus Christ is the Promised Messiah in the Old Testament; therefore, He is the: λόγος – The Word The Glory of God The New Adam The New Covenant
• The Sacred Scriptures are written in Greek
• The fullness of Divine Revelation is Jesus Christ
• The followers of Jesus are called Christians and they were first called at Antioch
• The Gospel of John started from Christology from above, also known for its High Christological themes. He also wrote the book of Revelation.
• The New Testament contains the public life and teachings of Jesus, the Epistles of the Apostles, and the work or the history of the Apostles in the early Church.
• The Synoptics Gospels are Matthew, Mark, and Luke with their Low Christological themes.
• The New Testament writings are arranged topically not chronologically.
• Revelation is also known as the Apocalypse. It is a highly symbolic book, that signifies the battle between God and Satan.
• The third type of writings in the New Testament are the Letters or the Epistles. Paul wrote most of the epistles but the letter to the Hebrews does have anonymous authorship.
• Luke wrote the book of Acts of the Apostles. It is also the only historical book in the New Testament that speaks about the spread of the Church up to Paul’s visit to Rome
• Jesus was made flesh and becoming man is called Incarnation.