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Freshman Theology

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1. Apostle
Matthew and Luke
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Chose to follow Jesus
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God

2. 4th rich soil
Catholic letters
Foreshadowing his death
Those who never accepted Jesus
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit

3. How many epistles did paul write?
13
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
All powerful/all knowing

4. Sower and the Seed

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

6. Workers in the Vineyard
21
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Matthew and Luke

7. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
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
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Messengers of God

8. Gospel of the Holy spirit
The acts of the apostles
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
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
The woman clothed in the sun

9. Baptism of Jesus
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
From greek to latin
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity

10. Who is the author of revelations?
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
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
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
John

11. Weeds among the wheat

12. Parable
With the woman at the well
The senses of heaven; liturgy
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Paul and other apostles

13. meaning of Christology in synoptic gospels
Paul and other apostles
Knowledge
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family

14. Which books in the NT are the History books?
With the woman at the well
Acts of the Apostles
The replacement of Judas
Agony in the garden; sweating blood

15. Apostles go on...
Missions to spread the word of god
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Agony in the garden; sweating blood

16. Transfiguration
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
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
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

17. red horse
Stephen
A marriage
God over evil
Power

18. synoptic gospels
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Matthew & mark & and luke
Rising Eagle

19. Mary's Annunciation
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Island of patmos
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood

20. Council of Trent 367 AD
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Foundation of the church
Gods plan to save us from sin
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him

21. Why parables?
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
The senses of heaven; liturgy
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
The woman clothed in the sun

22. Frankensense
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Power
For a priest
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped

23. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received

24. Parable
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'
Foundation of the church
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Gospels

25. themes of the miracles
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
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

26. 7 and 6
The beginning history of the church
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Perfection and imperfection
God over evil

27. Apostles go on...
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
New garden of Eden
New garden of Eden
Missions to spread the word of god

28. Which books in the NT are the Law books?
12 apostles
Power
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Gospels

29. Christ and the church
A marriage
Power
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

30. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Power
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is

31. Yeast

32. Who are the authors of the gospels?
13
Foundation of the church
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John

33. Symbol of John
All powerful/all knowing
Rising Eagle
Alpha & omega
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

34. Jesus' ascension

35. Yeast

36. How many total epistles were written?
21
With the woman at the well
God over evil
Agony in the garden; sweating blood

37. 2nd seed grows but is scorched
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Jesus
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Accepted but fell away because of persecution

38. Rich man

39. Disciple
Chose to follow Jesus
Divine truths
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
Signs/works

40. New Jerusalem
New garden of Eden
Separating the light from the dark
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Gospels

41. Revelations
Divine truths
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Good news
Alpha & omega

42. eath on a cross

43. Rich man

44. Strong foundation
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
Matthew & mark & and luke
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
All powerful/all knowing

45. What are the letters NOT written by paul called?
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Catholic letters
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'
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

46. 7 and 6
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
God over evil
Perfection and imperfection
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god

47. The vine and branches
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
Separating the light from the dark
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Gospels

48. Which books in the NT are the History books?
Stoned to death
Acts of the Apostles
Parables
Alpha & omega

49. black horse
Famine
Matthew and Luke
Signs/works
Chose to follow Jesus

50. Temptation in the desert