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Freshman Theology

Subject : humanities

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1. The vine and branches
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
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
21
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit

2. 7 and 6
Perfection and imperfection
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
27
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

3. The Last supper
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Paul and other apostles
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood

4. Who were the first witnesses of the resurrected christ?
Stephen
Power
Gods plan to save us from sin
Mary and other women

5. Jesus speaking in...
Parables
Knowledge
Matthew and Luke
For a priest

6. Strong foundation
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
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: 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
21

7. to believe in miracles is to have
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Mary and other women
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

8. Jesus' ascension

9. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
Messengers of God
For a king
Winged Ox
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us

10. Symbol of Luke
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Gospels
St. Luke
Winged Ox

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

12. Trial of Jesus

13. Symbol of Matthew
Catholic letters
13
Divine man or angel
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper

14. Gospel of the Holy spirit
The acts of the apostles
Power
Chose to follow Jesus
Catholic letters

15. eyes
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
For a king
Knowledge
Matthew and Luke

16. Sower and the Seed

17. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
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 Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Complete imperfection = Satan

18. Gold
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
For a king
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
Power

19. Mustard seed
12 apostles
Complete imperfection = Satan
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant

20. Who is the first Christian martyr?
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Stephen
Island of patmos

21. Which books in the NT are the History books?
Acts of the Apostles
Knowledge
Jesus
Gods plan to save us from sin

22. Flee to egypt
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
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Good news
Power

23. Myrrh
Foreshadowing his death
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Perfection and imperfection

24. The Last supper
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
Stoned to death
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss

25. Disciple
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Chose to follow Jesus
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world

26. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
Parables
Fishers of men
Winged Ox
Stoned to death

27. Symbol of Luke
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Winged Ox
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Messengers of God

28. What is a miracle?
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
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 becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped

29. Greek word for revelations
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Apocalypse;
Jesus
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature

30. Wedding at cana
The evangelists
Famine
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine

31. Prodigal son

32. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Messengers of God
27

33. Acts of the apostles is about...
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
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
The beginning history of the church
With the woman at the well

34. Who is the author of the acts of the apostles?
St. Luke
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
A marriage
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy

35. Isaiah 53
Perfection and imperfection
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
The Suffering Servant
God over evil

36. conditions to be an apostle
Jesus
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.
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god

37. How many Epistles?
Those who never accepted Jesus
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
For a king
21

38. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Rising Eagle
Epistles
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper

39. Messianic secret

40. red horse
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
For a priest
Power

41. Which books of the NT are the Prophecy books?
Gods plan to save us from sin
Revelations
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
Study of Jesus and who he is

42. Who are the authors of the gospels?
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Gods plan to save us from sin
The woman clothed in the sun
All powerful/all knowing

43. Transfiguration
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
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
The senses of heaven; liturgy
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

44. Miracles are shown in John's gospel as...
Signs/works
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
21
From greek to latin

45. Jesus' ressurection
Power
Gods plan to save us from sin
The evangelists
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

46. Return to nazareth
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
God over evil
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically

47. Mary's Annunciation
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Famine

48. How many epistles did paul write?
13
The replacement of Judas
For a king
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

49. Authors of the epistles
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
New garden of Eden
Paul and other apostles
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped

50. Gold
Power
Divine man or angel
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
For a king