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Theology Midterm Exam 2024-2025.

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"faith seeking understanding" - ANSThe motto of all catholic universities; to integrate faith with knowledge and truth 5 W's of Abrahamic Covanent - ANSWho: natural and supernatural offspring of Abraham What: P- i will make of you a great nation P- to the land I will show you P- I will bless those who bless you, curse those who curse you When: an everlasting covanent Where: Canaan and Egypt Why: to create a nation of God's people on earth Abrahamic Covenant - ANSI will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will take possession of the cities of their enemies, 18 and through your offspring[b] all nations on earth will be blessed,[c] because you have obeyed me.

[Date] Abrahamic covenant "Why" in Rom. 4:11-12 - ANSThe purpose was to make Abraham the ancestor of all who believe without being circumcised and who thus have righteousness reckoned to them, and likewise the ancestor of the circumcised who are not only circumcised but who also follow the example of faith that our ancestor Abraham had before he was circumcised." (Rom. 4:11b-12) Active Obedience - ANSChrist obeying in our stead; fulfilling the demands of the law Aims of the new covenant - ANSregeneration and fulfullment Arianism - ANSA heresy common during the first Christian centuries that denied that Jesus was truly God. -condemned by council of Nicea Attonement - ANSexpiation [making amends] for sin, or reparation for an injury committed against another (Bible glossary p.1933)

[Date] Compare the differences and similarities between Rhatzinger and Rhodes definition of covenant? - ANSRhodes: a covenant is a conditional agreement between humans and God Ratzinger: A covenant is a gracious partnership or gift from God to humans. Concluding tension in Exodus 33-34 and 40; esp. 34:6-7 between two divine attributes - ANSMoses is unable to enter the Tabernacle tent, the relationship with God is already flawed. Covenant - ANSa gracious partnership with certain blessings/curses Covenant of Common Grace - ANSPrevision: all people preserved from final extinction Prevention: God promises not to de create the world again Covenant of Redemption - ANSThe agreement between the members of the Trinity in which each agreed to fulfill his respective role to accomplish the salvation of human beings.

[Date] Creation Covenant Why - ANSBe fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground. Cultural Mandate - ANSGod's directive for Adam and Eve to multiply and have dominion over all the earth Davidic Covenant - ANSYour house and your kingdom will endure forever before me[b]; your throne will be established forever Discipleship - ANSpersonal obedience to Christ double agency - ANSChrist died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures and was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures. The idea that a single event can simultaneously be ascribed to the activity both of God and of a created cause or finite intentional agent. election/chosen - ANSthose who God has selected through meritorious or necessary conditions

[Date] Freedom from vs freedom for God - ANSFreedom from God is ignoring him and doing things our own way. Freedom with God is being free to choose to follow his will From lesser to greater (a fortiori) arguments - ANSDescribed what Mosaic sacrifices cannot do in contrast with what Christs sacrifices can do Gnosticism - ANSMaterial things are bad and spiritual things are good There is a hierarchy of people The Gnostics (spirituals) know secret information and are the only ones who will be saved. God's identity claims in Exodus and Christ's claims (see NT echoes of Exodus slides) - ANSI will exalt...the LORD...The LORD is his name...The LORD is my strength and my might...He has become my salvation...By the might of your arm...your people...passed by...Your right hand...shattered the enemy... Pharaoh's chariots and his army he cast into the sea...In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed...You will bring them in and plant them on the mountain of your inheritance... The Lord reigns for ever. Jesus fulfills these requirments

[Date] Gratitude - ANSour response to God's grace Holiness - definition and motives (see Rhodes and Deuteronomy 4 discussion) - ANSTo be set apart for a specific purpose.

1. Honors God
2. Brings joy to our lives
3. Blesses the world around us Holy Spirit (from Rhodes 166-67) + God working with a person versus upon a person by the Holy Spirit - ANSSamson vs Abraham, God works upon people to attain general goal such as Pharoah, rather than God works with people aiming at holiness and expands his covenant through them. How does God tie covenant blessings and curses together each time? - ANSEach covenant comes with blessings for following it and curses for those who break it. ex. Adam got the blessings of Eden until he sinned and was cursed with varying consequences. How does Rahab's status (tribal and social) upend the expectations of readers of Joshua? - ANSReaders would expect her to be a sinner because she is not an Israelite and she is a prostitute, but in reality, she is holier than most Israelites

[Date] How much of the Davidic covenant is realized and how long does it last? - ANSThe Davidic covenant is fulfilled through Christ and lasts ----- Idk was not in slides image of God (Christ and us) - ANSLet us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky... Immediate consequences of the curse - ANSPeople: Childbearing is difficult and dangerous Place: Toil in the land as mother nature battles with mankind Prescence: Expelled from Edem and presence of God Implicit Christology - ANSWhenever Jesus or the NT authors place him in the role of divine messiah Indicatives and Imperatives - ANSIndicitives come first and are a statement or fact imperatives come second and are a command Israel's divine adultery at Sinai - how/why - ANSThey built a calf to worship during the covenant ceremony with God, breaks the covenant with God and shows that the nation is already unholy

[Date] Joshua conquests - against whom? why - on account of what sins? - ANSAgainst the Amorites on account of their sinful practices Judges - what is the Bible Project motto of this book? How does it communicate this in three cycles (Judges 1-2; 3-16; 17-21)? - ANSIsreals total failure

1. Fail to drive out Canaanites
2. Failure of priests
3. Corruption of the people Justification - ANSThe act of showing something to be right or reasonable. expresses the restoration of one's proper relationship to the moral realm of God Contemporary types are social, academic, vocational Kinds of law in Moses - ANS1 Civil 2 Ceremonial 3 Moral Kingdom of God - ANSGod's rule over creation, mediated through covenants Law picture - ANS

[Date] Mosaic covenant "Why" in Ex. 19:5-6 as including of election, atonement, and holiness - ANSGod elects the people of Israel to be a priestly kingdom atoning for the sins of the world by being a holy nation set apart from the rest of the world to guide it. Mosaic Covenant Why - ANSyou[a] will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites. natural revelation - ANStruths we know through reason or experience necessary conditions - ANSsomething needed to be done, but not actually earned New Covenant - ANSJesus Nohaic Covenant Why - ANSNever again will I curse the ground because of humans, even though[a] every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will I destroy all living creatures, as I have done. Ongoing consequences of the curse - ANSGuilt: "one man's trespass led to the condemnation for all Grime: Original sin

[Date] Grave: Death has spread to all men because of Adam's sin origins hymn - ANSa song of celebration, set in contrast to alternative stories of creation Passive Obedience - ANSChrist enduring our curse and suffering Passover - ANSfestival celebrating Israel's deliverance from Egyptian slavery Paul's 1 corinthians 15 argument for resurrection - ANSWe all came from Adam and dust, and those who do not believe the death can be raised have futile faith Pneumatology - ANSThe study of the person and work of the Holy Spirit. Preferential option for the poor - ANSprioritizes the well being of the powerless of society proto gospel - ANS"God will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike at your head, and you will strike his heel"

[Date] The priests are failing because of inheriting titles and the people now want a king that will inherit the title. revelation - ANSinsight granted to humans by God sacred scripture - ANSthe old and new testaments of the bible sacred traditions - ANSchurch history, catholic creeds and councils sanctification - ANSconsecrate, purify, or set apart for God (to make holy) Scapegoat - ANSgoat that was sent to carry the sins of Israel into the wilderness represents Christ sin (in Catholic and Greek Catechism) - ANSa revolt against god; to miss the mark Supernatural Revelation - ANStruths we know through sacred scripture and sacred tradition

[Date] The Covenant Formula - ANSI will be your God and you will be my people the New Covanent - ANSChrist's covenant that perfects all previous Covenants The purpose of the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy for the Mosaic Covenant

• ANSDescribe the covenant and lay out the rules. King Vassal treaty. the ten commandments - ANS1 I am the LORD your God. You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only shall you serve. 2 You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. 3 Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day. 4 Honor your father and your mother. 5 You shall not kill. 6 You shall not commit adultery. 7 You shall not steal. 8 shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 9 You shall not covet your neighbor's wife. 10 You shall not covet your neighbor's goods.

[Date] Union with Christ - ANSThe close relationship between a human and christ, mediated by the holy spirit What are the stakes of this book (Joshua 6 vs. 7-8)? - ANSThe fate of Isreals relationship with God, 6 they walk around the city, 7-8 the Isrealites disobey God and get killed What are the threefold uses of the law? - ANS1. Mirror of shortcomings (condemns evil)

2. Restrains evil
3. Moral guide What does Galations 3 tell us about Mosaic law - ANSwe cannot attain salvation through the law because we cannot keep it; we can attain salvation through Jesus Christ What factors must be considered for proper interpretation in Dei Verbum §12? - ANSBut since sacred scripture must be read and interpreted with its divine authorship in mind, no less attention must be devoted to the content and unity of the whole of scripture

[Date] What factors must be considered for proper interpretation in Dei Verbum 12? - ANSLiterary genre, time period, language, cultural differences, etc. What is the dispute in Galatians 1-3 and how does the Apostle Paul help us understand the role of Mosaic law? - ANSThe debate was whether or not new Christians needed to be circumcised and follow the Jewish food laws. Paul argued that the Mosaic law was a guide for the old covenant and that the teachings of Jesus and the shema have the same end as the Mosaic law. what is the literary genre of Deuteronomy - ANSKing-vassal treaty; God wants to instruct the lives of his peoples with love loyalty and trust, which is completely different than the other codes of the time What is the relationship between God and human authors in Dei Verbum §11? - ANSdual authorship of scripture, with God as the primary author and the human as the instrumental author What is the relationship between God and humans in Dei Verbum 11? - ANSGod inspires human authors through the Holy Spirit. This means that we can trust that the scripture that is written by humans is the will of God.