BIBL 410 ABRAHAM COVENANT CHART KEY
CONCEPTS AND SCRIPTURAL INSIGHTS 2026
◉ What is Sacred Scripture? Answer: The written Word of God.
◉ What is Sacred Tradition? Answer: The living transmission of the
faith handed on in the Church.
◉ What is the Magisterium? Answer: The Church's teaching office
that authentically interprets Scripture and Tradition.
◉ What is the Deposit of Faith? Answer: God's Revelation handed on
through Scripture and Tradition.
◉ What does Inspiration refer to in the context of Scripture?
Answer: God guided human authors to write what He willed.
◉ What is the meaning of Inerrancy in relation to Scripture?
Answer: Scripture teaches without error the truth God wills for our
salvation.
◉ What is the Canon? Answer: The official list of inspired books.
,◉ What are the three criteria for Canon? Answer: Apostolicity,
Orthodoxy, Catholicity.
◉ What does Apostolicity mean? Answer: Connected to the apostles
and their teaching.
◉ What does Orthodoxy refer to? Answer: Matches true
doctrine/faith.
◉ What does Catholicity mean? Answer: Widely used/received by
the Church.
◉ What is the Literal sense of Scripture? Answer: Meaning intended
by the human author (what the text says).
◉ What is the Allegorical sense of Scripture? Answer: How OT
points to Christ/Church.
◉ What is the Moral sense of Scripture? Answer: How Scripture
teaches us to live.
◉ What is the Anagogical sense of Scripture? Answer: How Scripture
points to Heaven/eternal destiny.
, ◉ What is the Old Testament? Answer: The first part of the Bible
preparing for Christ.
◉ What is the Pentateuch? Answer: First five books: Genesis,
Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.
◉ What is the Law (Torah)? Answer: Covenant foundation shaping
Israel's worship and moral life.
◉ What is a Prophet? Answer: Speaks God's message; calls people
back to covenant.
◉ What is Wisdom Literature? Answer: Teaches how to live wisely
before God.
◉ What are the four categories of the Old Testament? Answer: Law,
Historical, Wisdom, Prophets.
◉ What is Typology? Answer: Reading OT 'types' as previews
fulfilled in the NT.
◉ What is the value of the Old Testament? Answer: Reveals
covenants and prepares for Jesus.
CONCEPTS AND SCRIPTURAL INSIGHTS 2026
◉ What is Sacred Scripture? Answer: The written Word of God.
◉ What is Sacred Tradition? Answer: The living transmission of the
faith handed on in the Church.
◉ What is the Magisterium? Answer: The Church's teaching office
that authentically interprets Scripture and Tradition.
◉ What is the Deposit of Faith? Answer: God's Revelation handed on
through Scripture and Tradition.
◉ What does Inspiration refer to in the context of Scripture?
Answer: God guided human authors to write what He willed.
◉ What is the meaning of Inerrancy in relation to Scripture?
Answer: Scripture teaches without error the truth God wills for our
salvation.
◉ What is the Canon? Answer: The official list of inspired books.
,◉ What are the three criteria for Canon? Answer: Apostolicity,
Orthodoxy, Catholicity.
◉ What does Apostolicity mean? Answer: Connected to the apostles
and their teaching.
◉ What does Orthodoxy refer to? Answer: Matches true
doctrine/faith.
◉ What does Catholicity mean? Answer: Widely used/received by
the Church.
◉ What is the Literal sense of Scripture? Answer: Meaning intended
by the human author (what the text says).
◉ What is the Allegorical sense of Scripture? Answer: How OT
points to Christ/Church.
◉ What is the Moral sense of Scripture? Answer: How Scripture
teaches us to live.
◉ What is the Anagogical sense of Scripture? Answer: How Scripture
points to Heaven/eternal destiny.
, ◉ What is the Old Testament? Answer: The first part of the Bible
preparing for Christ.
◉ What is the Pentateuch? Answer: First five books: Genesis,
Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy.
◉ What is the Law (Torah)? Answer: Covenant foundation shaping
Israel's worship and moral life.
◉ What is a Prophet? Answer: Speaks God's message; calls people
back to covenant.
◉ What is Wisdom Literature? Answer: Teaches how to live wisely
before God.
◉ What are the four categories of the Old Testament? Answer: Law,
Historical, Wisdom, Prophets.
◉ What is Typology? Answer: Reading OT 'types' as previews
fulfilled in the NT.
◉ What is the value of the Old Testament? Answer: Reveals
covenants and prepares for Jesus.
