Freshman Theology

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1. Symbol of John
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Rising Eagle
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
Apocalypse;


2. Jesus speaking in...
Catholic letters
Divine man or angel
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
Parables


3. Sacraments of the cross
The acts of the apostles
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Foundation of the church
21


4. Authors of the epistles
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Paul and other apostles
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
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'


5. Judas' betrayal
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Parables


6. Symbol of Matthew
Divine man or angel
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
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
Fishers of men


7. Purposes of Parables
Study of Jesus and who he is
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Winged Lion


8. Weeds among the wheat


9. Flee to egypt
Parables
Knowledge
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
'Jesus wept'


10. Matthias
13
Paul and other apostles
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
The replacement of Judas


11. Feeding of the 5000
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
The beginning history of the church


12. Jesus vs Satan
Divine man or angel
Study of Jesus and who he is
27
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it


13. 2nd seed grows but is scorched
Messengers of God
Matthew & mark & and luke
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven


14. Who were the first witnesses of the resurrected christ?
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
Rising Eagle
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
Mary and other women


15. Who is the author of revelations?
John
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
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
Acts of the Apostles


16. The Epistles
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 visit from the three wise men at the nativity
13
Letters written to early churches and disciples


17. How many Epistles?
Complete imperfection = Satan
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
Messengers of God
21


18. Which books in the NT are the Law books?
The beginning history of the church
Divine man or angel
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Gospels


19. to believe in miracles is to have
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
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Messengers of God


20. What is a miracle?
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Good news
Prophets made predictions about the messiah


21. Where did Jesus talk about the water of eternal life
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
Power
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
With the woman at the well


22. Fulfilling prophecy
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Power
Separating the light from the dark
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped


23. synoptic gospels
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Matthew & mark & and luke
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
St. Luke


24. 7 and 6
St. john the evangelist
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Power
Perfection and imperfection


25. New Jerusalem
For a king
27
New garden of Eden
Epistles


26. to believe in miracles is to have
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret


27. Jesus' ascension


28. green horse
The replacement of Judas
God over evil
Death
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


29. The Last supper
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon


30. Miracles are shown in John's gospel as...
Good news
Signs/works
Catholic letters
Those who never accepted Jesus


31. Judas' betrayal
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
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Paul and other apostles


32. Transfiguration
The beginning history of the church
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 sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Acts of the Apostles


33. Jesus Lost in the Temple


34. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
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
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Fishers of men
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world


35. Jesus is the ___ and ____
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Complete imperfection = Satan
Winged Lion
Alpha & omega


36. Jesus the teacher
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Missions to spread the word of god
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Letters written to early churches and disciples


37. The Lamb
Jesus
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life


38. Which books in the NT are the Wisdom books?
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Mary and other women
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Epistles


39. Covenants of Noah Abraham Moses and David
Epistles
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant


40. The mass in revelation
Perfection and imperfection
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
The senses of heaven; liturgy
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


41. St. Jerome's translation
21
From greek to latin
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
Acts of the Apostles


42. Wedding at cana
Rising Eagle
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Revelations
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine


43. Presentation at the temple
13
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
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


44. Disciple
Chose to follow Jesus
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
The beginning history of the church
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


45. Epiphany
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity


46. 2nd seed grows but is scorched
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
13
Study of Jesus and who he is
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant


47. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
A marriage
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Power
Messengers of God


48. Joseph
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Winged Ox
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is


49. Wedding at cana
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Letters written to early churches and disciples
For a priest


50. Significance of Mary in Revelations
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Power
Matthew and Luke
The woman clothed in the sun