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Freshman Theology

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1. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
Gods plan to save us from sin
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
Power
1. Kingdom of heaven: main point of Jesus' ministry 2. Character of the kingdom/heaven - ex. mustard seed 3. king/father in heaven: ex. prodigal son 4. people: ex. good Samaritan

2. The vine and branches
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
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
Power
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit

3. Christology
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Foundation of the church
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
Study of Jesus and who he is

4. Greek word for revelations
Power
Apocalypse;
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
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'

5. Greek word for revelations
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
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
Apocalypse;

6. Matthias
The replacement of Judas
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
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically

7. horn
Power
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
Winged Ox
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received

8. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Messengers of God
The evangelists
Missions to spread the word of god

9. Christology
St. john the evangelist
Study of Jesus and who he is
St. Luke
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus

10. green horse
The woman clothed in the sun
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Death

11. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
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
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Fishers of men

12. Who were the first witnesses of the resurrected christ?
12 apostles
With the woman at the well
Mary and other women
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal

13. eyes
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
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
New garden of Eden
Knowledge

14. 4th rich soil
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Rising Eagle
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
Mary and other women

15. Which books of the NT are the Prophecy books?
Famine
21
Foundation of the church
Revelations

16. Themes of the parables

17. Prodigal son

18. Lazarus

19. eyes
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Knowledge
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant

20. Miracles are shown in John's gospel as...
Signs/works
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Foreshadowing his death
The woman clothed in the sun

21. Joseph
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
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
The beginning history of the church
Jesus

22. 12 tribes of Israel
Good news
12 apostles
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal

23. Lazarus

24. Flee to egypt
For a king
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
Catholic letters
Apocalypse;

25. Jesus is the ___ and ____
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Alpha & omega
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Power

26. eath on a cross

27. How many epistles did paul write?
13
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
A marriage
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper

28. What does the shortest verse in the bible say?

29. Gold
For a king
Missions to spread the word of god
Study of Jesus and who he is
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is

30. Parable
Letters written to early churches and disciples
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Complete imperfection = Satan

31. red horse
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Alpha & omega
Power

32. The magnificat

33. Presentation at the temple
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
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
St. Luke
21

34. Jesus speaking in...
Parables
27
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal

35. 1st seed eaten by birds
Rising Eagle
Those who never accepted Jesus
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper

36. synoptic gospels
Letters written to early churches and disciples
The acts of the apostles
27
Matthew & mark & and luke

37. The lamb having 7 eyes and ears as
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Divine truths
All powerful/all knowing
Accepted but fell away because of persecution

38. Temptation in the desert

39. Baptism of Jesus
Divine man or angel
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is

40. Trial of Jesus

41. Fulfilling prophecy
The Suffering Servant
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Separating the light from the dark
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received

42. Revelations
Island of patmos
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
Divine truths
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life

43. How are the books in the NT organized?
The replacement of Judas
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead

44. Which Gospels have the Nativity story?
Matthew and Luke
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
New garden of Eden
Jesus when into the desert with no water or food for 30 days When Jesus was temped by Satan to (1) Use his powers for himself when tempted to turn stone into bread & (2) Challenged by Satan to jump off the temple to test God's power & and (3) Offe

45. Hebrew word for gospels?
Good news
Signs/works
Chose to follow Jesus
From greek to latin

46. Transfiguration
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
Alpha & omega
The Suffering Servant
27

47. Themes of Jesus' teachings
Signs/works
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Gods plan to save us from sin
The replacement of Judas

48. red horse
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Power
The beginning history of the church
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature

49. Miracles are shown in John's gospel as...
21
All powerful/all knowing
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Signs/works

50. Where was Jesus' baptism? Why?
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
The evangelists