Chapter 4 Study Guide

 

The story of Abraham and Sarah took place after the story of Noah

 

Abraham was told by God that he would have as many descendants as ________________________________________________________________

 

Three messengers or  angels came to Abraham and told him that his wife, Sarah, would have a ____in one year.  This was strange because Sarah______________________________.

 

Two ways that God communicated with Abraham prior to the birth of Isaac were ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Ever since God’s covenant with Abraham, Abraham’s descendants have been known  as

_____________________________________________________

Before the Gospel, we make a sign of the cross with our thumbs on our lips, mouth and heart.  When we make this gesture, we  pray silently, “God _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

 

Angels have three “jobs:”  1.  ________________________________; 2._____________________________________   ; and   3.___________________________________________________

 

What did the angel tell Joseph to do in Matthew 1:18-21?  What did they tell the shepherds in Luke 2:8-14, and What did they do for Jesus in Mark 1:12-13?

 

What test did God give to Abraham?

 

What was the twofold purpose of the story of the sacrifice of Isaac?

 

According to a Jewish legend, what did Abraham do to the stone idols his father sold?  How did he respond to his father’s question about what happened?

 

What did Abraham and Sarah  build whenever they moved to a new place?

 

What present day country did Abraham probably grow up in?

 

What is the traditional Christian symbol for hope?

 

 

UNIT 1 TEST REVIEW INFORMATION TO KNOW:

 

St. Jerome was both a scholar and a translator.

 

Know these vocabulary terms:  scriptorium, culture, racism, sexism, Magisterium, Vulgate, racism.

 

What are Abraham’s descendants known as?

 

Who inspired the different authors of the Bible?

 

What was the name of the tree that Eve ate the fruit from?

 

Know what happens in the two creation stories.

 

What did God tell Abraham about the number of descendants he would have?

 

Who committed murder after Adam and Eve left the garden?

 

What does God want from his people rather than human sacrifice?

 

What happened when the Jews were exiled to Babylon ?

 

What happened after Adam and Eve ate the forbidden fruit?

 

Why did God spare Noah and his family from the flood?

 

What did God tell Noah to do before the flood came?

 

What test did God give Abraham to prove that he was faithful?

 

 

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