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Freshman Theology

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1. Symbol of Matthew
Divine man or angel
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
The presentation of Jesus by Mary and Joseph in the Temple which took 40 days after his birth in which He was recognized as the long awaited Messiah by Simeon and Anna
David is to the Ark of the Covenant as Mary is to Jesus; 'David was leaping and dancing before the lord' -> 'The babe in my womb leaped for joy'

2. The mass in revelation
12 apostles
Power
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret

3. How many Epistles?
21
Fishers of men
Power
Acts of the Apostles

4. Joseph
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
13
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven

5. Symbol of Mark
Revelations
Winged Lion
Power
The evangelists

6. black horse
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Matthew and Luke
Famine
Paul and other apostles

7. Isaiah 53
The Suffering Servant
With the woman at the well
St. john the evangelist
Prophets made predictions about the messiah

8. Revelations was written where?
The replacement of Judas
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Island of patmos

9. Jesus is the ___ and ____
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
Alpha & omega

10. Authors of the epistles
After Jesus' crucifixion He was in the grave for 3 days and then he resurrected and then He was on earth for 40 days and He was appearing to his disciples then after the 40 days he went up to heaven and his disciples saw him.
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
David is to the Ark of the Covenant as Mary is to Jesus; 'David was leaping and dancing before the lord' -> 'The babe in my womb leaped for joy'
Paul and other apostles

11. black horse
Messiah/Christ: anointed one and king - Lord: title of respect for someone superior - Holy one: another phrase to say god - Son of man: heavenly figure nearly alike to god - etc
Famine
The acts of the apostles
Divine man or angel

12. Workers in the Vineyard
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
A marriage
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god

13. Covenants of Noah Abraham Moses and David
Theme: kingdom of heaven - sower = Jesus; field = world; good seeds = children of god; weeds = children of Satan; harvest = end of the world - points to Jesus' second coming
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Study of Jesus and who he is
Complete imperfection = Satan

14. white horse
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Power
Theme: everyone is worthy of our love - enemy of the man nurses him back to health; break through prejudices and imitate god's love even with our enemies
The glorious transformation of Jesus that manifested his divine identity for Peter & James & and John on a high mountain & probably Mount Tabor. The event & reported in all three Synoptic Gospels & also involved the appearance of both Moses and Elija

15. Sower and the Seed

16. The incarnation
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Apocalypse;
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Jesus taught to crowds all over israel; sermon on the mount; The three year period during which Jesus gathered a community of disciples around him and preached the word of God. began with His baptism

17. Miracles are shown in John's gospel as...
Island of patmos
The glorious transformation of Jesus that manifested his divine identity for Peter & James & and John on a high mountain & probably Mount Tabor. The event & reported in all three Synoptic Gospels & also involved the appearance of both Moses and Elija
Signs/works
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god

18. conditions to be an apostle
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Signs/works
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Fishers of men

19. Sower and the Seed

20. Christology
21
Fishers of men
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Study of Jesus and who he is

21. Judas' betrayal
Paul and other apostles
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
With the woman at the well

22. Gold
Theme: everyone is worthy of our love - enemy of the man nurses him back to health; break through prejudices and imitate god's love even with our enemies
Jesus taught to crowds all over israel; sermon on the mount; The three year period during which Jesus gathered a community of disciples around him and preached the word of God. began with His baptism
Apocalypse;
For a king

23. meaning of Christology in synoptic gospels
For a king
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Letters written to early churches and disciples
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity

24. Presentation at the temple
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Catholic letters
The presentation of Jesus by Mary and Joseph in the Temple which took 40 days after his birth in which He was recognized as the long awaited Messiah by Simeon and Anna
Messiah/Christ: anointed one and king - Lord: title of respect for someone superior - Holy one: another phrase to say god - Son of man: heavenly figure nearly alike to god - etc

25. Revelations
Divine truths
27
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature

26. Feeding of the 5000
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Power
Catholic letters
12 apostles

27. Which Gospels have the Nativity story?
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Power
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Matthew and Luke

28. Temptation in the desert

29. Return to nazareth
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Knowledge

30. themes of the miracles
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Foreshadowing his death
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead

31. to believe in miracles is to have
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
David is to the Ark of the Covenant as Mary is to Jesus; 'David was leaping and dancing before the lord' -> 'The babe in my womb leaped for joy'
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god

32. Messianic secret

33. Temptation in the desert

34. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
Death
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Messengers of God
Good news

35. How many books are in the NT?
Theme: love of neighbor - during Lazarus' life He was a beggar and the rich man neglected him; after their death Lazarus was happy in heaven and the rich man was in hell & begging for Lazarus' mercy - love for the poor
27
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Perfection and imperfection

36. The vine and branches
Catholic letters
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
The evangelists

37. 666
Stephen
Complete imperfection = Satan
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Divine man or angel

38. Weeds among the wheat

39. Frankensense
For a priest
Revelations
'Jesus wept'
Apocalypse;

40. Flee to egypt
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Herod ordered that all male children of the age of 2 or younger must be killed because He was afraid that one of them was going to take his spot as king; massacre of the holy innocents; joseph was told to flee in a dream
Theme: foundation of god and faith - Foundation of rock: believing in god leads to eternal happiness - foundation of sand: leads to ruins - supreme witnesses to Jesus
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John

41. Mary's Annunciation
Separating the light from the dark
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out

42. Jesus speaking in...
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
The beginning history of the church
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Parables

43. Symbol of Matthew
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
21
Matthew and Luke
Divine man or angel

44. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper

45. Jesus Lost in the Temple

46. The Epistles
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Power
Theme: love of neighbor - during Lazarus' life He was a beggar and the rich man neglected him; after their death Lazarus was happy in heaven and the rich man was in hell & begging for Lazarus' mercy - love for the poor
God over evil

47. Flee to egypt
Messiah/Christ: anointed one and king - Lord: title of respect for someone superior - Holy one: another phrase to say god - Son of man: heavenly figure nearly alike to god - etc
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Foundation of the church
Herod ordered that all male children of the age of 2 or younger must be killed because He was afraid that one of them was going to take his spot as king; massacre of the holy innocents; joseph was told to flee in a dream

48. 1st seed eaten by birds
Those who never accepted Jesus
Death
Herod ordered that all male children of the age of 2 or younger must be killed because He was afraid that one of them was going to take his spot as king; massacre of the holy innocents; joseph was told to flee in a dream
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him

49. What is a miracle?
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Messiah/Christ: anointed one and king - Lord: title of respect for someone superior - Holy one: another phrase to say god - Son of man: heavenly figure nearly alike to god - etc
21

50. The Lamb
Messengers of God
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Jesus
Study of Jesus and who he is