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Freshman Theology

Subject : humanities

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1. Why parables?
Those who never accepted Jesus
Paul and other apostles
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Chose to follow Jesus

2. Acts of the apostles is about...
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
'Jesus wept'
The beginning history of the church

3. meaning of Christology in john's gospel
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
Power
From greek to latin
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god

4. The gospels as the 'New Law'
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Power
Foundation of the church
Famine

5. Where did Jesus talk about the water of eternal life
The beginning history of the church
With the woman at the well
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
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.

6. Baptism of Jesus
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
Foundation of the church
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god

7. eyes
Separating the light from the dark
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Knowledge

8. Jesus is the ___ and ____
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
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
Alpha & omega
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

9. Public Ministry of Jesus
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
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
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times

10. Matthew mark luke and john are also known as
Power
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
The evangelists
The woman clothed in the sun

11. Messianic secret

12. Epiphany
13
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Study of Jesus and who he is
Fishers of men

13. 7 and 6
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
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
Perfection and imperfection
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning

14. The good Samaritan

15. Strong foundation
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
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
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine

16. How are the books in the NT organized?
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
'Jesus wept'
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy

17. How many books are in the NT?
Foundation of the church
27
Chose to follow Jesus
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life

18. Gospel of the Holy spirit
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
The acts of the apostles
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
12 apostles

19. Temptation in the desert

20. How many total epistles were written?
21
St. Luke
St. Luke
The evangelists

21. Purposes of Parables
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Divine man or angel
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'

22. Jesus' ressurection
The woman clothed in the sun
Gods plan to save us from sin
The woman clothed in the sun
Chose to follow Jesus

23. eath on a cross

24. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Island of patmos
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Rising Eagle

25. Messianic secret

26. What are the letters NOT written by paul called?
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
A marriage
Catholic letters
Winged Lion

27. white horse
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Power
Separating the light from the dark

28. Feeding of the 5000
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
All powerful/all knowing
Stephen
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven

29. Jesus vs Satan
Divine truths
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Complete imperfection = Satan

30. 1st seed eaten by birds
27
Those who never accepted Jesus
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Divine truths

31. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
Good news
John
The evangelists
Power

32. green horse
Death
12 apostles
Good news
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

33. Jesus vs Satan
Winged Lion
Apocalypse;
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is

34. How many epistles did paul write?
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Stephen
'Jesus wept'
13

35. Official's son

36. Significance of Mary in Revelations
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.
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
The woman clothed in the sun
Fishers of men

37. Sower and the Seed

38. The New Ark of the Covenant

39. Who is the author of the acts of the apostles?
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
21
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
St. Luke

40. How many Epistles?
Gods plan to save us from sin
Good news
21
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped

41. Wedding at cana
Stoned to death
The Suffering Servant
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Paul and other apostles

42. The Lamb
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
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Jesus
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness

43. Symbol of John
For a king
Rising Eagle
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Apocalypse;

44. Greek word for revelations
Power
Power
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Apocalypse;

45. Which books in the NT are the Law books?
All powerful/all knowing
Fishers of men
Gospels
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead

46. Workers in the Vineyard
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Foundation of the church
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven

47. Epiphany
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Power

48. Rich man

49. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Power
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
13

50. Feeding of the 5000
Perfection and imperfection
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Study of Jesus and who he is