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Freshman Theology

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1. How many total epistles were written?
21
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
Fishers of men
The beginning history of the church

2. Palm Sunday
A marriage
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
John
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon

3. Transfiguration
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
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: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Power

4. Covenants of Noah Abraham Moses and David
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
For a king
Revelations
13

5. Who is the first Christian martyr?
Stephen
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
For a priest
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family

6. Jesus is the ___ and ____
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Alpha & omega
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is

7. New Jerusalem
The evangelists
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
All powerful/all knowing
New garden of Eden

8. 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
Chose to follow Jesus
13
Fishers of men

9. Symbol of John
Power
Rising Eagle
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Stoned to death

10. The vine and branches
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out

11. What is a miracle?
From greek to latin
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
The evangelists
Acts of the Apostles

12. Apostles go on...
Missions to spread the word of god
Signs/works
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Power

13. The Last supper
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
For a priest
Missions to spread the word of god
Winged Lion

14. Weeds among the wheat

15. Isaiah 53
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
St. john the evangelist
The senses of heaven; liturgy
The Suffering Servant

16. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
Fishers of men
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Island of patmos
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received

17. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
Separating the light from the dark
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
The evangelists
Those who never accepted Jesus

18. horn
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Power

19. 4th rich soil
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit

20. Parable
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.
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
A marriage
For a priest

21. author of revelations
St. john the evangelist
God over evil
27
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper

22. Disciple
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
Death
Fishers of men
Chose to follow Jesus

23. How many Epistles?
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
Gospels
21
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life

24. red horse
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
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
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Power

25. The incarnation
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Missions to spread the word of god
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god

26. Judas' betrayal
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him

27. Hebrew word for gospels?
Good news
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Separating the light from the dark
Foreshadowing his death

28. Symbol of Luke
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
Foreshadowing his death
Chose to follow Jesus
Winged Ox

29. Where was Jesus' baptism? Why?
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
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
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness

30. 1st seed eaten by birds
St. john the evangelist
Those who never accepted Jesus
Missions to spread the word of god
A marriage

31. the ultimate victory of ____ over ____
God over evil
Island of patmos
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god

32. 3rd seed choked
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is

33. 2nd seed grows but is scorched
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
St. Luke
John
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal

34. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
Chose to follow Jesus
Power
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
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

35. meaning of Christology in synoptic gospels
Jesus
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
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature

36. Jesus the teacher
Famine
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life

37. Jesus' ascension

38. red horse
Messengers of God
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
Power
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John

39. St. Jerome's translation
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
From greek to latin
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
Gospels

40. Prodigal son

41. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
St. Luke
Perfection and imperfection
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Fishers of men

42. Greek word for revelations
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
St. john the evangelist
Apocalypse;
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...

43. Feeding of the 5000
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
God over evil
27
Apocalypse;

44. Where did Jesus talk about the water of eternal life
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Death
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
With the woman at the well

45. Who are the authors of the gospels?
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Gods plan to save us from sin

46. Significance of Mary in Revelations
The woman clothed in the sun
Chose to follow Jesus
13
The replacement of Judas

47. How many Epistles?
21
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
The Suffering Servant
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world

48. The gospels as the 'New Law'
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Foundation of the church
All powerful/all knowing
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness

49. Who is the first Christian martyr?
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: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Stephen
John

50. Which books of the NT are the Prophecy books?
Revelations
The woman clothed in the sun
Parables
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out