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Freshman Theology

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1. Which Gospels have the Nativity story?
Matthew and Luke
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Chose to follow Jesus
John

2. What are the letters NOT written by paul called?
The Suffering Servant
Catholic letters
Parables
Those who never accepted Jesus

3. How many Epistles?
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Island of patmos
21
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

4. Trial of Jesus

5. The incarnation
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
John
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss

6. Acts of the apostles is about...
The beginning history of the church
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Matthew and Luke

7. How many total epistles were written?
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
21
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant

8. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Good news
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Prophets made predictions about the messiah

9. How are the books in the NT organized?
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
Alpha & omega
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
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy

10. Matthias
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
The replacement of Judas
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit

11. Parable
Divine truths
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning

12. 2nd seed grows but is scorched
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
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
The replacement of Judas
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal

13. Praying in the garden
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper

14. How many epistles did paul write?
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
New garden of Eden
13
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god

15. Roles of the apostles
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin

16. green horse
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Death
Mary and other women

17. Presentation at the temple
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
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us

18. Transfiguration
Epistles
Famine
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
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family

19. Greek word for revelations
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
13
Apocalypse;
21

20. New Jerusalem
Fishers of men
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
New garden of Eden
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal

21. Prodigal son

22. Fulfilling prophecy
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
27
Revelations
Separating the light from the dark

23. Symbol of Matthew
Divine man or angel
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
Revelations
The acts of the apostles

24. white horse
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Power
Chose to follow Jesus
Separating the light from the dark

25. Palm Sunday
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood

26. Disciple
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Chose to follow Jesus
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Divine man or angel

27. Symbol of John
Apocalypse;
Study of Jesus and who he is
Rising Eagle
For a priest

28. why miracles?

29. red horse
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
Fishers of men
Power
Accepted but fell away because of persecution

30. Sower and the Seed

31. Council of Trent 367 AD
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times

32. Return to nazareth
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Stephen
13
Prophets made predictions about the messiah

33. Palm Sunday
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
The woman clothed in the sun
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us

34. Symbol of Mark
Winged Lion
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
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
God over evil

35. Where was Jesus' baptism? Why?
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
The woman clothed in the sun
The Suffering Servant

36. meaning of Christology in john's gospel
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Foundation of the church
Winged Ox

37. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
Messengers of God
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
13

38. green horse
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
Winged Ox
The acts of the apostles
Death

39. How many books are in the NT?
27
St. Luke
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Apocalypse;

40. Messianic secret

41. Revelations
Divine truths
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
'Jesus wept'
New garden of Eden

42. Themes of Jesus' teachings
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
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

43. Who were the first witnesses of the resurrected christ?
For a king
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
The beginning history of the church
Mary and other women

44. Workers in the Vineyard
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
The woman clothed in the sun
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received

45. 3rd seed choked
Revelations
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety

46. why miracles?

47. Christology
Study of Jesus and who he is
A marriage
Mary and other women
The Suffering Servant

48. Which books in the NT are the Wisdom books?
The acts of the apostles
Epistles
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
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family

49. Themes of the parables

50. Symbol of Mark
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
A marriage
Missions to spread the word of god
Winged Lion