Glossary

The name given to the two major parts of the Bible; a synonym for "covenant," as in Old and New Covenants. The Old Testament recounts the history of salvation before the time of Christ (46 books), and the New Testament unfolds the saving work of Jesus and the apostolic beginnings of the Church (27 books).

Prayers of thanksgiving are expressions of gratitude and recognition that all we have is a gift from a generous creator.

A term used to describe the original sin of Adam & Eve as described in Genesis. (CCC 55)

General capabilities encompass the knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviours to assist students to live and work successfully in the 21st century.

St. John Paul II's integrated vision of the human person. The human body has a specific meaning, making visible an invisible reality, and is capable of revealing answers regarding fundamental questions about us and our lives.

The first 5 books of the Bible are known as the Torah, the 5 books of Moses or the Pentateuch. These 5 books are sacred to the Jewish people.

(Latin, traditio, corresponding to Greek, paradosis: transmission). The basic meaning refers to the transmission in the church, of beliefs, doctrines, rituals, and entities such as the scriptures (Komonchak, 1989).

One of the principal doctrines of the Catholic faith which expresses belief in one God as three distinct persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This is a great mystery of the Christian faith and cannot be fully explained in human language (Woods, 2002).