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Freshman Theology

Subject : humanities

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Matthias
The replacement of Judas
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
Apocalypse;
All powerful/all knowing

2. How many Epistles?
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
21
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is

3. Revelations
Power
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Divine truths
Fishers of men

4. Themes of the parables

5. St. Jerome's translation
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Divine truths
From greek to latin
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god

6. Temptation in the desert

7. Palm Sunday
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Power
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him

8. Weeds among the wheat

9. Parable
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god
Power
Signs/works

10. Why parables?
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Parables
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon

11. Rich man

12. Official's son

13. Sower and the Seed

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

15. Transfiguration
Gospels
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
St. john the evangelist
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation

16. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Winged Lion
Alpha & omega

17. 4th rich soil
From greek to latin
Knowledge
Missions to spread the word of god
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit

18. Themes of Jesus' teachings
Power
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Matthew and Luke
Acts of the Apostles

19. The lamb having 7 eyes and ears as
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
Apocalypse;
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
All powerful/all knowing

20. The vine and branches
Famine
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Fishers of men

21. The Last supper
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
St. john the evangelist
Famine

22. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
Knowledge
Power
For a king
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped

23. 12 tribes of Israel
The senses of heaven; liturgy
12 apostles
For a priest
Death

24. synoptic gospels
Study of Jesus and who he is
The replacement of Judas
Matthew & mark & and luke
The evangelists

25. Joseph
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Death

26. Who is the author of the acts of the apostles?
Power
Stephen
New garden of Eden
St. Luke

27. Which books of the NT are the Prophecy books?
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
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.
Revelations
Winged Ox

28. Flee to egypt
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.
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
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

29. Symbol of Matthew
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Divine man or angel
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life

30. 3rd seed choked
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
Jesus
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
Good news

31. Prodigal son

32. Wedding at cana
13
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Revelations
Matthew and Luke

33. Significance of Mary in Revelations
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
The woman clothed in the sun

34. Where did Jesus talk about the water of eternal life
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Alpha & omega
With the woman at the well
Power

35. The good Samaritan

36. The Paschal Lamb
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Catholic letters
Winged Lion

37. Disciple
Chose to follow Jesus
The beginning history of the church
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Paul and other apostles

38. Which books in the NT are the Wisdom books?
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Epistles

39. 4th rich soil
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
13

40. Parable
Jesus
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Acts of the Apostles
Good news

41. Who are the authors of the gospels?
Those who never accepted Jesus
The acts of the apostles
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John

42. conditions to be an apostle
Power
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Perfection and imperfection

43. Jesus Lost in the Temple

44. Themes of Jesus' teachings
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Gospels
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

45. why miracles?

46. Messianic secret

47. The Last supper
Catholic letters
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
St. Luke

48. Jesus' ascension

49. Walking on water
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
St. Luke
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
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.

50. meaning of Christology in john's gospel
Complete imperfection = Satan
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Power