religion exam study guide Finding God grade 6

the first 46 books of the bible, which tell of God's covenant with the people of Israel and his plan for the salvation of all people. It is fulfilled in the New Testament, but God's covenant presented in this has permanent value and has never been revoked

the first five books of the old testament

the 27 books of the second part of the bible which tell of the teaching, ministry, and saving events of the life of Jesus. the 4 gospels present Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. the acts of the apostles tells the story of the message of salvation as it spread through the growth of the church. various letters instruct us in how to live as followers of Jesus. the book of revelation offers encouragement to christians living through persecution

the Latin translation of the bible by saint jerome from the hebrew and greek it was originally written in. most christians of his day no longer spoke hebrew or greek, the common language was latin

the room in a monastery in which books were copied by hand. often beautiful art was created on the page to illustrate the story

large colorful pictures added to \"illuminate\" bibles

the living, teaching office of the church. this office, through the bishops and with the pope, provides an authentic interpretation of the word of god. it ensures faithfulness to the teaching of the apostles in matters of faith and morals

handwritten copy of gospels with magnificent artwork

the first handwritten, illuminated bible of modern times

the period in the history of israel between the destruction of jerusalem in 587 b.c. and the return to jerusalem in 537 b.c. during this time, many of the jewish people were forced to live in babylon, far from home

the collection of knowledge, belief, and behavior of a particular group of people. expresses the shared attitudes, values, goals, and social practices of the group. in order to take root in this, the gospel must be adapted to live as well as transform in it

the opinion that race determines human traits and capacities and that a particular race has an inherent, or inborn, superiority. discrimination based on a person's race is a violation of human dignity and a sin against justice

a prejudice or discrimination based on sex, especially discrimination against women. this leads to behaviors and attitudes that foster a view of social roles based only on sex.

the consequence of the disobedience of the first human beings. they disobeyed god and chose to follow their own will other than god's will. as a result, human beings lost the original blessing god had intended and became subject to sin and death. in baptism we are restored to life with god through jesus christ although we still experience the effects of this type of sin

a serious decision to turn away from god by doing something that we know is wrong. for a sin to qualify as this type of sin it must be very serious, the person must know how serious the sin is, and freely choose to do it anyway

a choice we make that weakens our relationship with god or other people. it wounds and lessens the divine life in us. if we make no effort to do better, it can lead to mor serious sin. through our participation in the eucharist, this kind of sin is forgiven, strengthening our relationshiop with god and others.

translated the hebrew and greek bible into latin which is called the vulgate, his feast day is september 30

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she had a devotion to missionary work which took her to the U.S. where she helped to establish schools, hospitals, and orphanages for poor immigrants. she is the patron saint of immigrants

bishop, one of the first american citizens to be declared a saint by the catholic church, helped immigrants, established schools in philedelphia, wrote religious books and articles, his feast day is january 5.

St. Timothy, Bishop and Martyr, was born in Lystra. He was the son of a Gentile father and a Jewish mother. St. Paul converted Timothy to Christianity, and Timothy became Paul's companion and helper. He accompanied Paul on his second and third missionary journeys. Paul addressed two of his New Testament epistles to him. From the epistles, we learn that Paul entrusted Timothy with the supervision of the Christian community at Ephesus. He is regarded as the first bishop of Ephesus. Feast day Jan 24th

(born Aug. 28, 1774, New York, N.Y. [U.S.]—died Jan. 4, 1821, Emmitsburg, Md., U.S.; canonized 1975; feast day January 4) first native-born American to be canonized by the Roman Catholic church. She was the founder of the Sisters of Charity, the first American religious society.

St. Katharine Drexel was the foundress of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament and Xavier University. She dedicated her life to working with African American and Native American populations. She is known as the patron of social justice. Feast day March 3