First Quarter Written Test
First Quarter Written Test
First Quarter Written Test
)Why do we need Tradition and the Magisterium in order to receive God’ true
revelation?
Tradition and the Magisterium are needed in order to receive God’s true revelation because they
2.) Give one example of a “type” that you have studied in this course, and explain what it is
a type of.
An example of a “type” in this course is Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac, which points forward to
God’s sacrifice of His own son, Jesus. This event makes Isaac a “type of Christ.”
The Protoevangelium was the first Gospel: God’s promise to send a Redeemer after the Fall of
Adam and Eve, who would conquer the serpent. The Protoevangelium can be found in the Old
7.) Give one example of a parallel between Isaac and Jesus, and explain it.
A parallel between Isaac and Jesus is that Isaac was sacrificed by his father, Abraham, and
carried his own wood up to the altar. God sacrificed His Son, Jesus, who had to carry his own
cross.
8.) What does God’s Name as revealed in the Burning Bush, tell us about Him?
The way in which God reveals Himself in the Burning Bush tells us that the people of Israel were
Short Essay:
individual people, but carries a much larger importance than just a simple contract. Participants
are united in a family relation and bonds of sacred kinship are formed. Throughout the Old
Testament, seven covenants are formed between God and humankind. One of which was with
After God decided that He would flood the Earth and restart the human race, Noah did as
he was told and built an ark large enough to carry his family and enough animals to repopulate
the Earth. God promised Noah’s safety as well as the future establishment of a covenant. The
flood passed and God established His covenant with Noah and his family, giving them dominion
over the earth and all its goods, and in return asked for loyalty as well as peace amongst man. As
a promise to never destroy the world with a flood again, God sent the rainbow as a sign of the
Later on, the descendants of Ham, who was Noah’s son, decided that they would make a
name for themselves, ultimately breaking the covenant authority of Shem, who was Noah’s first-
born son. Those who attempted to build the tower believed that they could reach heaven
themselves, not needing God. To halt their rebelliousness, God punished them by switching the
languages they spoke, making it impossible for them to understand each other.
The seven covenants established throughout the Old Testament hold great importance in
salvation history. Understanding the Bible becomes much easier when learning salvation history