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Freshman Theology

Subject : humanities

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1. eyes
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Knowledge
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
St. Luke

2. green horse
The beginning history of the church
Death
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John

3. Greek word for revelations
Apocalypse;
Matthew & mark & and luke
Messengers of God
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped

4. Roles of the apostles
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
For a king
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically

5. Symbol of Mark
Winged Lion
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Rising Eagle

6. What are the letters NOT written by paul called?
Foreshadowing his death
Those who never accepted Jesus
Power
Catholic letters

7. 2nd seed grows but is scorched
Perfection and imperfection
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety

8. Revelations
Divine truths
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Catholic letters
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven

9. 1st seed eaten by birds
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
Those who never accepted Jesus
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant

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

11. Wedding at cana
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Complete imperfection = Satan
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature

12. Fulfilling prophecy
Power
Separating the light from the dark
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us

13. green horse
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Messengers of God
Death
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God

14. 3rd seed choked
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
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
Fishers of men
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life

15. How did Stephen die?
Those who never accepted Jesus
Stoned to death
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
Winged Lion

16. Frankensense
Power
For a priest
Winged Ox
John

17. Council of Trent 367 AD
Stephen
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
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament

18. Symbol of Mark
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
Winged Lion
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world

19. Disciple
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Chose to follow Jesus
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

20. The mass in revelation
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
Foundation of the church
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is

21. Lazarus

22. Why parables?
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Complete imperfection = Satan
Catholic letters
The evangelists

23. Purposes of Parables
Alpha & omega
Missions to spread the word of god
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal

24. The Last supper
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 new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper

25. Baptism of Jesus
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Alpha & omega
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him

26. author of revelations
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
St. john the evangelist

27. black horse
'Jesus wept'
Stephen
Famine
The evangelists

28. The gospels as the 'New Law'
Foundation of the church
Winged Lion
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
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin

29. themes of the miracles
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant

30. Symbol of Matthew
Divine man or angel
Knowledge
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
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy

31. red horse
Parables
St. Luke
21
Power

32. Return to nazareth
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon

33. author of revelations
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
John
St. john the evangelist

34. Matthew mark luke and john are also known as
The evangelists
For a king
St. Luke
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety

35. Sower and the Seed

36. Rich man

37. How are the books in the NT organized?
Study of Jesus and who he is
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
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
God over evil

38. Praying in the garden
'Jesus wept'
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
Matthew and Luke
Agony in the garden; sweating blood

39. Authors of the epistles
Acts of the Apostles
Paul and other apostles
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Power

40. Presentation at the temple
For a priest
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
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Rising Eagle

41. Council of Trent 367 AD
27
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Stoned to death
27

42. Where was Jesus' baptism? Why?
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Power
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
The replacement of Judas

43. Who is the author of the acts of the apostles?
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
St. Luke
Mary and other women
Catholic letters

44. Who were the first witnesses of the resurrected christ?
Mary and other women
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god

45. The New Ark of the Covenant

46. the ultimate victory of ____ over ____
God over evil
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
St. Luke
Famine

47. The Lamb
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god
Power
Jesus

48. red horse
Gods plan to save us from sin
Power
Winged Ox
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

49. 7 and 6
St. john the evangelist
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Perfection and imperfection

50. Temptation in the desert