Why does Michaelangelo create God almost touching Adam's hand?
He is made in the image of God, he needs God to reach his potential
What is a Literary Form
A specific type of writing / category e.g. structure / style
Who criticizes the creation story in Genesis. He thinks it is a myth and doesn’t match up with what scientists have discovered about the universe
Richard Dawkins
When does life begin according to the catholic church
At conception
What is sustainable development?
using natural resources in ways that do not harm the planet for future generations
What does the word Shalom mean in Judaism
Peace
What is the Canon of scripture
The accepted standard list of the books that make up the Bible.
St Augustine states God created the world out of nothing, what is the phrase?
Creation ex nihilo
Who decided the canon of scripture?
Pope Damasus
What does Tikkun Olam mean in Judaism
Repairing the world for God
How are humans created in Gen 1
In the image and likeness of God
St Augustine says “you were and besides you nothing was” what does this teach us about God
Nothing existed other than God. he is eternal and transcendent
How is God presented in Gen 2
Immanent, benevolent
Why did Pope Francis say Catholics can't take the Bible literally?
we risk seeing God as a magician.
Catholic teaching emphasises that God is the ultimate cause of all things, and natural processes (like the Big Bang) are part of God's _______________?
Plan / design
God did not create the universe from Himself “did not make them of your own substance”; what is created from God's substance?
Jesus
Pope Francis, in his encyclical Laudato Si’, spoke about the need to care for the environment because who is most effected?
The poor
What did Michelangelo paint?
The creation of Adam
what does the K in STINKS mean
‘Knit you together in your Mothers womb’
Give an example of how God is presented as anthropomorphic in Gen 2
He walks in the garden / breathes life into Adam
Let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the sky" shows God created humans with what?
Dominion
God saw his creation and said it was what? (Gen 1)
Good
Describe what Catholics mean by the term revelation
Revelation is the way God makes himself known to humanity.
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