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Freshman Theology

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

2. Official's son

3. The Paschal Lamb
Jesus
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Power
For a priest

4. Official's son

5. red horse
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Rising Eagle
Power

6. Jesus the teacher
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
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.
Gods plan to save us from sin

7. to believe in miracles is to have
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Messengers of God
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

8. Palm Sunday
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Apocalypse;

9. What is a miracle?
Paul and other apostles
Stephen
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Parables

10. Council of Trent 367 AD
Messengers of God
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Epistles

11. St. Jerome's translation
From greek to latin
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Gospels
Power

12. Who are the authors of the gospels?
Foreshadowing his death
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Winged Lion
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John

13. Which Gospels have the Nativity story?
Mary and other women
Matthew and Luke
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Foreshadowing his death

14. How many books are in the NT?
27
John
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
12 apostles

15. Apostles go on...
Messengers of God
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Missions to spread the word of god

16. Strong foundation
Apocalypse;
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
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
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

17. The New Ark of the Covenant

18. author of revelations
Good news
Matthew & mark & and luke
St. john the evangelist
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit

19. Jesus' ascension

20. green horse
Catholic letters
Death
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
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. Transfiguration
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
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Knowledge

22. Which books in the NT are the Wisdom books?
Epistles
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
With the woman at the well
Jesus

23. Temptation in the desert

24. eath on a cross

25. What is a miracle?
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Foundation of the church
With the woman at the well
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life

26. Joseph
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
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
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
For a king

27. Strong foundation
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Power
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

28. Praying in the garden
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
St. john the evangelist
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received

29. Authors of the epistles
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
Paul and other apostles
27
Stephen

30. What are the letters NOT written by paul called?
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Winged Lion
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Catholic letters

31. Who is the first Christian martyr?
All powerful/all knowing
Study of Jesus and who he is
Stephen
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret

32. Which Gospels have the Nativity story?
Matthew and Luke
For a king
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Righteous & obedient & faithful man

33. Isaiah 53
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Famine
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
The Suffering Servant

34. The mass in revelation
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god

35. Workers in the Vineyard
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
A marriage
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family

36. Themes of Jesus' teachings
Signs/works
Matthew & mark & and luke
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
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.

37. The Lamb
Jesus
21
All powerful/all knowing
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature

38. Gold
For a king
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
Foreshadowing his death
For a priest

39. Jesus' ressurection
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Gods plan to save us from sin
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
Power

40. meaning of Christology in synoptic gospels
Jesus
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Stoned to death

41. Various titles of Jesus
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Matthew and Luke
Epistles
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

42. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
God over evil
Alpha & omega
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'
Prophets made predictions about the messiah

43. conditions to be an apostle
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god

44. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
Power
21
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Fishers of men

45. Revelations
John
Perfection and imperfection
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Divine truths

46. Why parables?
12 apostles
Fishers of men
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Death

47. Which books of the NT are the Prophecy books?
Alpha & omega
Revelations
Island of patmos
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret

48. How many epistles did paul write?
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
13
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon

49. horn
Power
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Foundation of the church

50. Mustard seed
Missions to spread the word of god
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss