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Freshman Theology

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1. The lamb having 7 eyes and ears as
All powerful/all knowing
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'
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
A marriage

2. The Paschal Lamb
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
Gods plan to save us from sin

3. Flee to egypt
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 as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Prophets made predictions about the messiah

4. The incarnation
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Winged Ox
Knowledge
Island of patmos

5. Temptation in the desert

6. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
Divine truths
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Power
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7. 2nd seed grows but is scorched
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: 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
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning

8. Baptism of Jesus
Study of Jesus and who he is
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
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
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

9. The Last supper
Power
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
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'

10. Sower and the Seed

11. 4th rich soil
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
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
Apocalypse;
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit

12. Jesus' ascension

13. Disciple
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
'Jesus wept'
Chose to follow Jesus
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety

14. Walking on water
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Epistles

15. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Revelations
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal

16. Walking on water
Power
New garden of Eden
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received

17. Which books of the NT are the Prophecy books?
Revelations
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
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Prophets made predictions about the messiah

18. Symbol of John
Messengers of God
Rising Eagle
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Complete imperfection = Satan

19. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
Island of patmos
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Fishers of men

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

21. Workers in the Vineyard
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god

22. Christology
Study of Jesus and who he is
St. john the evangelist
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'
With the woman at the well

23. why miracles?

24. Mary's Annunciation
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'
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
12 apostles
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity

25. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
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
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead

26. St. Jerome's translation
Fishers of men
Parables
From greek to latin
Power

27. Joseph
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament

28. Hebrew word for gospels?
Good news
Apocalypse;
Power
Study of Jesus and who he is

29. Jesus' ressurection
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Matthew and Luke
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.
Gods plan to save us from sin

30. Revelations
Apocalypse;
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Divine truths
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31. Messianic secret

32. Palm Sunday
Complete imperfection = Satan
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Paul and other apostles
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin

33. Acts of the apostles is about...
The beginning history of the church
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
Death
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it

34. The magnificat

35. Transfiguration
Acts of the Apostles
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
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
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out

36. Apostles go on...
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
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Missions to spread the word of god
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god

37. Where did Jesus talk about the water of eternal life
Good news
With the woman at the well
Matthew & mark & and luke
Stoned to death

38. Lazarus

39. Who are the authors of the gospels?
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
For a priest

40. Jesus' ascension

41. the ultimate victory of ____ over ____
Those who never accepted Jesus
God over evil
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
For a king

42. Prodigal son

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

44. Praying in the garden
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Parables

45. 12 tribes of Israel
For a priest
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
12 apostles

46. Parable
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven

47. 1st seed eaten by birds
Those who never accepted Jesus
Gospels
Divine truths
The senses of heaven; liturgy

48. The mass in revelation
Stoned to death
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
The senses of heaven; liturgy

49. black horse
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Famine
Chose to follow Jesus

50. author of revelations
St. john the evangelist
For a priest
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: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death