A solemn agreement between human beings or between God and a human being in which mutual commitments are made

The divine assistance the Holy Spirit gave the authors of the books of the Bible so the authors could write in human words the message of salvation God wanted to communicate

The heritage of faith contained in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition. It has been passed on from the time of the Apostles. The Magisterium takes from it all that it teaches as revealed truth.

The celebration of the entire Mass. The term can also refer specifically to the consecrated bread and wine that have become the Body and Blood of Christ

Led to the loss of original holiness, made humans subject to death, and made sin universally present in the world

The Church’s living teaching office, which consists of all bishops, in communion with the Pope, the bishop of Rome

Name and describe the three stages of the formation of the Gospels

A person God chooses to speak his message of salvation, primarily a communicator of a divine message of repentance to the Chosen People, not necessarily a person who predicted the future

God’s manifestation of himself in a visible form to enrich human understanding of him. An example is God’s appearance to Moses in the form of a burning bush

The handing on of the message of God’s saving plan through words and deeds.

Under the Inspiration of the Holy Spirit, the synthesis in written form of the message of salvation that has been passed down in the oral tradition

Teachings recognized as central to Church teaching, defined by the Magisterium and considered definitive and authoritative

The doctrine that the books of Sacred Scripture are free from error regarding the truth God wishes to reveal through Scripture for the sake of our salvation.