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theology
the study of God or of religious faith and practice based on Divine Revelation to help better understand who God is
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religious truth
the truth that comes from what God has revealed in divine and natural ways
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Sheol
in ancient Hebrew cosmology this was the underworld, the dwelling place of the dead
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theophany
God revealing himself to humans through nature, or a visible appearance of God
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anthropomorphic
described as attributing human characteristics to an object or human who is not human
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polytheistic
believing in many gods
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monotheistic
believing in one God
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protoevangelium
refers to the passage in Genesis describing God's words to the serpent and woman and literally means first Gospel
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covenant
a sacred agreement or treaty between God and persons or a people, such as Israel, that involves agreed-upon commitments and guarantees on both parties
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Saint Irenaeus
- speaks of the work of the Trinity in the creation of the world
- "There exists but one God . . . he is the Father, God, the Creator, the author, the giver of order. He made all things by himself, that is, by his Word and by his ' Wisdom', 'by the Son and the Spirit' who, so to speak, are 'his hands'. Creation is the common work of the Holy Trinity"
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New Adam
- Jesus Christ
- The offspring of women will strike at the head of the serpent, the offspring of the serpent will strike at the heel; the offspring of the women will overcome the serpent
- Fulfilled through Jesus through his Paschal Mystery when he gained salvation for all
- Jesus opens the gate to Heaven that Adam closed
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New Eve
- Mary, the mother of Christ
- the serpent represents the devil and all that is evil; prefigures the battle between light and darkness
- God places mutual distrust between woman, the serpent and their offspring, Mary the New Eve is seen to be this woman.
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Job
a man that God rewards because of his faithfulness even after suffering (see 2.4 Study Guide)
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Saint Thomas Aquinas
- greatest minds of Western civilization as a theologian, philosopher, and Saint
- angels are pure spirit having no body and no material form. They are separate and unique creations of God, not souls of dead humans.
- Sometimes they assume physical appearance of humans
- Main role is to lead people to God. God's messengers not divine in, and of themselves.
- Highest Rank- Seraphim, Cherubim, and Thrones
- Middle Rank- Dominations, Virtues and Powers
- Lowest Rank- Principalities, Archangels and Angels
- Every human has a guardian angel during their lifetime
- 20 books on spiritual matter
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Cain
- farmer
- murders his brother able out of envy (they both made offerings to God and God took more favor to Able's)
- God showed mercy on him and protects him from the revenge and retailiation Cain fears may come
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Able
- shepherd
- killed by his brother Cain when God favors his offering more
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Noah
- A good man in an evil world
- His story emphasizes God's mercy
- God makes covenant with Noah to never destroy the world again in the form of a flood
- Restores his blessing for all people and living things that he (God) made at Creation
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