Sacred Scriptures Exam 1 Questions
and Answers
Goal of Revelation - correct answer-so we can grow closer to him to get to heaven
What does God reveal? - correct answer-reveals thru Word and deed
reveals what we know and don't know
Jesus made himself present to fulfill revelation
goal of revelation - correct answer-God's self disclosure
Fall of Judah to the Babylonians (beginning of Exile) - correct answer-587 B.C.
Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans - correct answer-570 B.C.
TaNaK - correct answer-1) Torah
2) Nebiim
3) Kethubim
abbreviation of Hebrew bible each consonant represents one division within Hebrew
tradition
T/F: The truth of the Bible may be expressed in different literary forms. - correct answer-
true
T/F: Jesus perfected God's revelation through both word and deed. - correct answer-
true
T/F: In the process of Revelation, God speaks to humanity out of love. - correct answer-
true
T/F: Jesus commissioned the Apostles to write out what they had learned from him. -
correct answer-false
T/F: Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition have their origin in the same source and
move us to the same end. - correct answer-true
T/F: God promised to the people in the Old Testament that a Savior would come one
day in the future. - correct answer-true
T/F: God only revealed Himself in the Ministry of Jesus. - correct answer-false
, T/F: God only reveals that which is beyond human comprehension. - correct answer-
false
T/F: God is one of the authors of the Bible. - correct answer-true
T/F: The document, "Dei Verbum", is only about Scripture. - correct answer-false
Adam - correct answer-first man on Earth
first cause of original sin
Eve - correct answer-first woman on Earth
first cause of original sin--- it was HER fault!!!!!!
exegesis - correct answer-finding what text means
eisegesis - correct answer-finding out what you want to see into text
T/F: If the writing of the Bible was "automatic" in form, we could not look to the text to
find the intention of the human writer. - correct answer-true
T/F: Subsequent approbation and negative assistance are two theories of inspiration
which are approved for use by Catholic theologians. - correct answer-false
T/F: The Jewish religion has always been a "Religion of the Book." - correct answer-
false
T/F: We no longer speak about the Catholic Church as being inspired by God, since the
Canon of Scripture has been closed. - correct answer-true
T/F: The preservation of the words of the prophets in a literary form provided an
example for the understanding of inspiration of the books of the Old Testament. -
correct answer-true
T/F: The ecstatic theory does not explain the difference between the books of the Bible
with regard to tone and style. - correct answer-true
T/F: Because the Bible was produced in the midst of a community, the interpretation of
the revealed meaning has to be made within the tradition of that community. - correct
answer-true
T/F: Research seems to show that there were a multiple minds at work to produce the
biblical books. - correct answer-true
T/F: If the Bible was dictated, every word would have to represent supernatural truth or
supernaturally guided and would be without error - correct answer-true
and Answers
Goal of Revelation - correct answer-so we can grow closer to him to get to heaven
What does God reveal? - correct answer-reveals thru Word and deed
reveals what we know and don't know
Jesus made himself present to fulfill revelation
goal of revelation - correct answer-God's self disclosure
Fall of Judah to the Babylonians (beginning of Exile) - correct answer-587 B.C.
Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans - correct answer-570 B.C.
TaNaK - correct answer-1) Torah
2) Nebiim
3) Kethubim
abbreviation of Hebrew bible each consonant represents one division within Hebrew
tradition
T/F: The truth of the Bible may be expressed in different literary forms. - correct answer-
true
T/F: Jesus perfected God's revelation through both word and deed. - correct answer-
true
T/F: In the process of Revelation, God speaks to humanity out of love. - correct answer-
true
T/F: Jesus commissioned the Apostles to write out what they had learned from him. -
correct answer-false
T/F: Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition have their origin in the same source and
move us to the same end. - correct answer-true
T/F: God promised to the people in the Old Testament that a Savior would come one
day in the future. - correct answer-true
T/F: God only revealed Himself in the Ministry of Jesus. - correct answer-false
, T/F: God only reveals that which is beyond human comprehension. - correct answer-
false
T/F: God is one of the authors of the Bible. - correct answer-true
T/F: The document, "Dei Verbum", is only about Scripture. - correct answer-false
Adam - correct answer-first man on Earth
first cause of original sin
Eve - correct answer-first woman on Earth
first cause of original sin--- it was HER fault!!!!!!
exegesis - correct answer-finding what text means
eisegesis - correct answer-finding out what you want to see into text
T/F: If the writing of the Bible was "automatic" in form, we could not look to the text to
find the intention of the human writer. - correct answer-true
T/F: Subsequent approbation and negative assistance are two theories of inspiration
which are approved for use by Catholic theologians. - correct answer-false
T/F: The Jewish religion has always been a "Religion of the Book." - correct answer-
false
T/F: We no longer speak about the Catholic Church as being inspired by God, since the
Canon of Scripture has been closed. - correct answer-true
T/F: The preservation of the words of the prophets in a literary form provided an
example for the understanding of inspiration of the books of the Old Testament. -
correct answer-true
T/F: The ecstatic theory does not explain the difference between the books of the Bible
with regard to tone and style. - correct answer-true
T/F: Because the Bible was produced in the midst of a community, the interpretation of
the revealed meaning has to be made within the tradition of that community. - correct
answer-true
T/F: Research seems to show that there were a multiple minds at work to produce the
biblical books. - correct answer-true
T/F: If the Bible was dictated, every word would have to represent supernatural truth or
supernaturally guided and would be without error - correct answer-true
