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Freshman Theology

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1. Why parables?
Paul and other apostles
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
12 apostles
Parables

2. Praying in the garden
Perfection and imperfection
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Power
Agony in the garden; sweating blood

3. Sacraments of the cross
Matthew and Luke
Foreshadowing his death
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'
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out

4. Authors of the epistles
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Foundation of the church
Paul and other apostles
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received

5. Who is the author of the acts of the apostles?
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
St. Luke
Stoned to death
The replacement of Judas

6. horn
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Winged Lion
Chose to follow Jesus
Power

7. How did Stephen die?
Stoned to death
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Mary and other women
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

8. The New Ark of the Covenant

9. Parable
The senses of heaven; liturgy
The beginning history of the church
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning

10. Miracles are shown in John's gospel as...
'Jesus wept'
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Signs/works
Parables

11. Judas' betrayal
Foreshadowing his death
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven

12. Jesus speaking in...
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Parables

13. Sower and the Seed

14. Frankensense
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'
For a king
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
For a priest

15. The Lamb
Study of Jesus and who he is
Death
Foreshadowing his death
Jesus

16. Where did Jesus talk about the water of eternal life
Gospels
With the woman at the well
Parables
Island of patmos

17. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
21
Divine truths
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Rising Eagle

18. Hebrew word for gospels?
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Good news
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
God over evil

19. The lamb having 7 eyes and ears as
John
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
St. john the evangelist
All powerful/all knowing

20. Gold
Stephen
Chose to follow Jesus
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
For a king

21. Myrrh
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
Foreshadowing his death
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
From greek to latin

22. Which Gospels have the Nativity story?
Jesus
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Matthew and Luke
The replacement of Judas

23. Where was Jesus' baptism? Why?
Apocalypse;
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life

24. Jesus Lost in the Temple

25. Mustard seed
Mary and other women
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Matthew and Luke
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety

26. eath on a cross

27. The good Samaritan

28. How many Epistles?
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
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
Foreshadowing his death
21

29. Themes of Jesus' teachings
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
The acts of the apostles
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist

30. Frankensense
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
Famine
For a priest
Those who never accepted Jesus

31. white horse
Missions to spread the word of god
Power
Good news
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god

32. Lazarus

33. Symbol of Mark
From greek to latin
Winged Lion
Famine
Stephen

34. synoptic gospels
Matthew & mark & and luke
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
For a king
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist

35. Matthias
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
The replacement of Judas
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Perfection and imperfection

36. Isaiah 53
The replacement of Judas
The Suffering Servant
Knowledge
Winged Ox

37. Acts of the apostles is about...
Stephen
From greek to latin
Parables
The beginning history of the church

38. why miracles?

39. Jesus the teacher
Study of Jesus and who he is
Epistles
Famine
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life

40. Rich man

41. conditions to be an apostle
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Stoned to death
Messengers of God

42. The magnificat

43. How are the books in the NT organized?
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Foreshadowing his death
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant

44. The Epistles
St. Luke
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Revelations
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal

45. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Power
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus

46. Revelations
Stephen
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'
Divine truths
Power

47. How many Epistles?
21
Knowledge
Epistles
Paul and other apostles

48. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
Gospels
Fishers of men
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
For a king

49. Mustard seed
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Power
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant

50. Gospel of the Holy spirit
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
The acts of the apostles
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Divine man or angel