Freshman Theology

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• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The gospels as the 'New Law'
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
Foundation of the church
Knowledge
Those who never accepted Jesus


2. Symbol of Mark
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'
Winged Ox
Winged Lion
Revelations


3. Revelations
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Matthew and Luke
Divine truths


4. Where did Jesus talk about the water of eternal life
With the woman at the well
Alpha & omega
A marriage
Stoned to death


5. The good Samaritan

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6. How did Stephen die?
Alpha & omega
With the woman at the well
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Stoned to death


7. Gospel of the Holy spirit
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
The acts of the apostles
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it


8. Who were the first witnesses of the resurrected christ?
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Mary and other women
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Power


9. Who is the first Christian martyr?
St. john the evangelist
Stephen
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins


10. Apostles go on...
Missions to spread the word of god
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Gods plan to save us from sin


11. Jesus vs Satan
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Gospels
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins


12. Walking on water
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
With the woman at the well
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...


13. Myrrh
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Foreshadowing his death
Divine man or angel
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life


14. The magnificat

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15. Flee to egypt
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Stephen
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
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


16. Jesus' ascension

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17. conditions to be an apostle
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
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Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
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


18. Parable
The woman clothed in the sun
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
St. Luke
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning


19. Why parables?
Rising Eagle
St. john the evangelist
Acts of the Apostles
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven


20. Strong foundation
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
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Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
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 and 6
The Suffering Servant
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
Perfection and imperfection
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon


22. Who is the first Christian martyr?
Stephen
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Those who never accepted Jesus


23. The vine and branches
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Jesus
From greek to latin
St. john the evangelist


24. Public Ministry of Jesus
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
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
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
12 apostles


25. meaning of Christology in john's gospel
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
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
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god


26. Isaiah 53
Jesus
The Suffering Servant
St. john the evangelist
Chose to follow Jesus


27. the ultimate victory of ____ over ____
God over evil
The beginning history of the church
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is


28. Jesus the teacher
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Gospels
Divine man or angel


29. Themes of the parables

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30. horn
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
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
Power


31. horn
Foreshadowing his death
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
From greek to latin
Power


32. History of the early church
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Acts of the Apostles


33. red horse
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
New garden of Eden
Power
Famine


34. Palm Sunday
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
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For a king


35. Sower and the Seed

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36. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
Missions to spread the word of god
Fishers of men
Gods plan to save us from sin
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature


37. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
Gods plan to save us from sin
Death
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Messengers of God


38. Prodigal son

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39. Symbol of John
Rising Eagle
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
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
Paul and other apostles


40. Roles of the apostles
For a priest
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Parables
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life


41. The vine and branches
St. Luke
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
Divine truths
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit


42. Official's son

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43. Symbol of Matthew
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Divine man or angel
With the woman at the well
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament


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

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45. Sacraments of the cross
The Suffering Servant
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit


46. How did Stephen die?
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
New garden of Eden
John
Stoned to death


47. Mustard seed
12 apostles
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity


48. How are the books in the NT organized?
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
27
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family


49. Praying in the garden
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Study of Jesus and who he is
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


50. Feeding of the 5000
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Winged Lion
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
John