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Freshman Theology

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1. Strong foundation
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
Signs/works
The woman clothed in the sun
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

2. How many total epistles were written?
21
Power
Those who never accepted Jesus
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret

3. Prodigal son

4. Christology
Foreshadowing his death
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Study of Jesus and who he is

5. Judas' betrayal
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.
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Epistles
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin

6. Which books of the NT are the Prophecy books?
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.
Revelations
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

7. eyes
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Divine man or angel
Knowledge

8. How many Epistles?
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.
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
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
21

9. themes of the miracles
Apocalypse;
Jesus
Epistles
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead

10. green horse
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
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus

11. Disciple
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
Chose to follow Jesus
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
Letters written to early churches and disciples

12. Christology
13
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Power
Study of Jesus and who he is

13. Fulfilling prophecy
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Separating the light from the dark
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning

14. Isaiah 53
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Paul and other apostles
The Suffering Servant

15. New Jerusalem
The Suffering Servant
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Parables
New garden of Eden

16. History of the early 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
The beginning history of the church
Gods plan to save us from sin
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin

17. How did Stephen die?
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Stoned to death
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
'Jesus wept'

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

19. Gospel of the Holy spirit
The acts of the apostles
Stoned to death
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Missions to spread the word of god

20. Symbol of Luke
Winged Ox
Power
All powerful/all knowing
The replacement of Judas

21. Gold
For a king
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god
13
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped

22. synoptic gospels
Matthew & mark & and luke
From greek to latin
Power
Jesus

23. Lazarus

24. black horse
The woman clothed in the sun
Famine
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
The senses of heaven; liturgy

25. The magnificat

26. The New Ark of the Covenant

27. Miracles are shown in John's gospel as...
Signs/works
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
27
21

28. St. Jerome's translation
From greek to latin
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
13
Accepted but fell away because of persecution

29. Transfiguration
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
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
The evangelists

30. 7 and 6
Letters written to early churches and disciples
The evangelists
Perfection and imperfection
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

31. Isaiah 53
For a king
Matthew and Luke
Divine truths
The Suffering Servant

32. Wedding at cana
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Complete imperfection = Satan
Fishers of men
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'

33. Workers in the Vineyard
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
The Suffering Servant
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven

34. Sower and the Seed

35. The good Samaritan

36. Apostles go on...
Gospels
Missions to spread the word of god
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy

37. Who were the first witnesses of the resurrected christ?
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
With the woman at the well
With the woman at the well
Mary and other women

38. Who is the first Christian martyr?
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
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
Stephen
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood

39. Matthew mark luke and john are also known as
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
The evangelists
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John

40. Public Ministry of Jesus
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
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
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Matthew and Luke

41. Jesus Lost in the Temple

42. meaning of Christology in john's gospel
12 apostles
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
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god

43. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Fishers of men
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven

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

45. Which Gospels have the Nativity story?
The beginning history of the church
Matthew and Luke
Messengers of God
Power

46. conditions to be an apostle
For a king
The woman clothed in the sun
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us

47. red horse
Power
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature

48. Why parables?
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
27
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family

49. Feeding of the 5000
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
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
From greek to latin
All powerful/all knowing

50. Authors of the epistles
St. john the evangelist
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Paul and other apostles
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