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Freshman Theology

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1. red horse
Power
Messengers of God
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
27

2. Jesus the teacher
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Power
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
Acts of the Apostles

3. How did Stephen die?
The evangelists
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
Stoned to death

4. Who were the first witnesses of the resurrected christ?
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Foreshadowing his death
Apocalypse;
Mary and other women

5. red horse
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
'Jesus wept'
Power

6. 7 and 6
Perfection and imperfection
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist

7. Lazarus

8. Jesus' ascension

9. Strong foundation
Epistles
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
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 evangelists

10. Which books of the NT are the Prophecy books?
St. Luke
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
21
Revelations

11. The Paschal Lamb
Stoned to death
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Matthew and Luke
13

12. Walking on water
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
With the woman at the well
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life

13. Themes of Jesus' teachings
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Good news
Foundation of the church
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world

14. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
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
Power

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

16. Council of Trent 367 AD
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
St. john the evangelist
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
Apocalypse;

17. white horse
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
Perfection and imperfection
Apocalypse;
Power

18. Yeast

19. Jesus is the ___ and ____
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Alpha & omega
Perfection and imperfection
Power

20. Parable
The acts of the apostles
12 apostles
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
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning

21. New Jerusalem
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.
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
New garden of Eden
Good news

22. Why parables?
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood

23. Public Ministry of Jesus
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
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus

24. Where did Jesus talk about the water of eternal life
With the woman at the well
The replacement of Judas
Foundation of the church
Power

25. Baptism of Jesus
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
The beginning history of the church

26. Isaiah 53
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
New garden of Eden
The Suffering Servant
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

27. The Paschal Lamb
The evangelists
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 over evil
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus

28. Presentation at the temple
St. john the evangelist
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
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
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god

29. Greek word for revelations
Divine truths
Apocalypse;
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
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

30. Which books in the NT are the History books?
Gospels
21
Acts of the Apostles
Separating the light from the dark

31. The lamb having 7 eyes and ears as
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
All powerful/all knowing
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy

32. Prodigal son

33. Return to nazareth
Acts of the Apostles
Catholic letters
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Matthew and Luke

34. Gospel of the Holy spirit
Death
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
The acts of the apostles
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine

35. Jesus Lost in the Temple

36. Which Gospels have the Nativity story?
Parables
Matthew and Luke
Power
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy

37. The New Ark of the Covenant

38. Jesus speaking in...
Winged Lion
Parables
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
St. Luke

39. Mary's Annunciation
The beginning history of the church
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood

40. 12 tribes of Israel
12 apostles
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Mary and other women
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin

41. What is a miracle?
Knowledge
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
New garden of Eden

42. horn
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Foreshadowing his death
Power
12 apostles

43. Themes of the parables

44. Sower and the Seed

45. Roles of the apostles
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
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
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
For a king

46. Official's son

47. Significance of Mary in Revelations
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
Paul and other apostles
The woman clothed in the sun
New garden of Eden

48. The Lamb
Jesus
John
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Power

49. Significance of Mary in Revelations
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
The Suffering Servant
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
The woman clothed in the sun

50. How are the books in the NT organized?
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
All powerful/all knowing
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Messengers of God