Chapter 1: God’s good creation Vocabulary Crossword

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  1. 2. this approach to the spiritual sense derives heavenly matter from earthly matters described in the text
  2. 4. literary form in the Bible that uses deliberate exaggeration as a figure of speech to make a point
  3. 8. in biblical interpretation, what the words mean at a surface level and as it was understood at the time, how things actually happened
  4. 10. The accounts humans have told and recorded about the origins of earth, humans, other creatures, languages, and cultures
  5. 11. The name for a messenger with free will and naturally superior intellect to humans. Since the 3rd century, the Church has maintained, though not officially, that all the baptized have one who personally Watches out for them. The feast day is Oct 2nd.
  6. 12. this literary form found in the Bible attributes human characteristics to God
  7. 13. The Babylonian epic or myth of creation
  8. 14. this literary form found in the Bible is a binding agreement between two parties
  9. 15. In biblical interpretation, this refers to not just what the words mean themselves but what is signified by the words on a deeper level
  10. 17. The bishops, in communion with the pope (the successor of St. Peter), who are the living and teaching office of the Church, entrusted with guarding and handing on the Deposit of Faith and with authentically interpreting God’s Revelation, in the forms of both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
  11. 18. a kind of creature made up of both body and spirit
Down
  1. 1. The second coming of Christ, when the Lord will judge the living and the dead
  2. 3. the original state of human beings in their relationship with God, sharing in the divine life in full communion with him
  3. 5. literary form in the Bible that presents thought-provoking questions or statements
  4. 6. The state of complete harmony of our first parents with themselves, with each other, and with all of creation
  5. 7. this approach to the spiritual sense recognizes the significance of Christ in spiritual events
  6. 9. these biblical literary forms present accounts of events in order of time
  7. 16. the human attempt to provide rational explanations for why things are the way they are and for how people should conduct their lives
  8. 19. this approach to the spiritual sense seeks instruction for living and behaving