Religion Test 5/12/26
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All people suffer but God can bring good out of suffering, including deep trust in God. Book of _____________.
Job
The book urges people to live a good and holy life, preaching against greed, selfishness, idolatry, and for faith in Giod. _________________.
Wisdom
This book teaches us that riches, pleasures, etc. only bring temporary happiness, but God provides lasting happiness. __________________.
Ecclesiastes
A collection of love poems that uses symbolic language to help us understand God’s love for us.
Song of Songs
This book gives advice on how to live, from simple everyday concerns to complicated thoughts about God and faith.
Proverbs
Collection of poetic prayers and songs and are used in the Church’s liturgy. ________________________
Book of Psalms
This book deals with growing in faith and teaches we can grow in faith by living a good and holy life. ______________________
Sirach
Hallelujah means _______________________.
praise God.
How many psalms are there in total?
150
What are the four types of Psalms we learned about?
Praise & Thanksgiving, Lament, wisdom & historical
What are psalms?
prayers and songs.
What kind of man was Job?
very righteous, good and upright.
Who wrote many of the Psalms?
David
What happened to Job?
He experienced suffering such as God took away everything he had & his body turned into boils.
How did Job respond to the sufferings in his life?
He praised God. He questions God’s goodness but still trusted him.
What did Job’s friends tell him to do?
Confess his sins and repent.
Who is thought to be the author of Proverbs?
Solomon
What does fear of the Lord really mean?
reverence & awe
What does the word/name Qohelet mean in Hebrew?
One who gathers people, teacher or preacher
What does the word hevel mean?
vapor or smoke
What are the characteristics of hevel things?
temporary and fleeting, mysterious, hard to catch
How do you live life in the midst of hevel?
Acknowledge that things are out of your control, enjoy the simple things as gifts from God when they come.
What is the Song of Songs really about?
The love between God and his people.
What is another name for Sirach?
Ben Sira, Ecclesiasticus