ARK Salvation History 3

Question 1

In Catholic salvation history, the 'fullness of time' (Galatians 4:4) refers to:

Accepted Answer

The providential moment of the Incarnation when God sent his Son

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The end of the world

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The time of the Apostles

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The day of Final Judgment

Question 2

The term 'Heilsgeschichte' (salvation history) was developed primarily by which 20th-century biblical theologian?

Accepted Answer

Oscar Cullmann

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Karl Barth

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Rudolf Bultmann

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Hans Urs von Balthasar

Question 3

The fall of Jerusalem and destruction of the First Temple in 586 BC was caused by:

Accepted Answer

Babylonian conquest under Nebuchadnezzar

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Persian invasion

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Assyrian invasion

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Egyptian military campaign

Question 4

In the Genesis narrative, the 'Protoevangelium' (Genesis 3:15) is the first hint of salvation because God says:

Accepted Answer

The offspring of the woman will crush the serpent's head

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He will make all things new

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He will send prophets to guide Israel

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He will not destroy humanity again

Question 5

The concept of 'original sin' as transmitted to all humanity was theologically developed most influentially by:

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Augustine of Hippo

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Thomas Aquinas

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Anselm of Canterbury

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John Chrysostom

Question 6

The 'Abrahamic covenant' is foundational to all three Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) because Abraham is considered:

Accepted Answer

The ancestor of Israel (through Isaac) and ancestor of Arab peoples (through Ishmael), and model of faith

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The first prophet of monotheism in all three religions

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The writer of the first holy scriptures

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The first to perform religious sacrifice