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Freshman Theology

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1. Hebrew word for gospels?
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'
Good news
Stephen
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.

2. Walking on water
Power
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Fishers of men
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it

3. Council of Trent 367 AD
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Revelations
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Death

4. Which books in the NT are the History books?
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Acts of the Apostles
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
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood

5. Themes of Jesus' teachings
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
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Rising Eagle

6. horn
Power
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
John
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness

7. Yeast

8. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
The evangelists
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
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Prophets made predictions about the messiah

9. 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
Separating the light from the dark
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
Knowledge

10. Revelations was written where?
Island of patmos
Missions to spread the word of god
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Knowledge

11. Matthew mark luke and john are also known as
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Complete imperfection = Satan
The evangelists

12. Trial of Jesus

13. Who is the first Christian martyr?
Study of Jesus and who he is
Matthew & mark & and luke
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Stephen

14. How many total epistles were written?
The Suffering Servant
A marriage
21
Gods plan to save us from sin

15. to believe in miracles is to have
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Separating the light from the dark
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret

16. Symbol of Luke
Winged Ox
Missions to spread the word of god
The beginning history of the church
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received

17. Weeds among the wheat

18. Which books in the NT are the History books?
Rising Eagle
'Jesus wept'
Acts of the Apostles
Catholic letters

19. The good Samaritan

20. Symbol of Matthew
Divine man or angel
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Chose to follow Jesus
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life

21. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Power
21
Those who never accepted Jesus

22. The vine and branches
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
New garden of Eden
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit

23. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
Missions to spread the word of god
Matthew & mark & and luke
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist

24. What are the letters NOT written by paul called?
Catholic letters
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...

25. Revelations
27
All powerful/all knowing
Mary and other women
Divine truths

26. Who were the first witnesses of the resurrected christ?
Foreshadowing his death
Fishers of men
Mary and other women
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us

27. Temptation in the desert

28. Palm Sunday
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
Epistles
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy

29. 2nd seed grows but is scorched
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Jesus

30. Jesus is the ___ and ____
Death
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Alpha & omega
Foundation of the church

31. the ultimate victory of ____ over ____
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
Foundation of the church
God over evil
Divine man or angel

32. Fulfilling prophecy
New garden of Eden
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
Separating the light from the dark
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

33. Rich man

34. Apostles go on...
Matthew and Luke
'Jesus wept'
Missions to spread the word of god
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.

35. Matthias
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
21
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
The replacement of Judas

36. Transfiguration
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Apocalypse;
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
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

37. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
Gospels
Messengers of God
Death
The beginning history of the church

38. eath on a cross

39. Sower and the Seed

40. Who are the authors of the gospels?
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
The beginning history of the church
Messengers of God
From greek to latin

41. Where was Jesus' baptism? Why?
New garden of Eden
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
John
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret

42. Where did Jesus talk about the water of eternal life
The woman clothed in the sun
With the woman at the well
Messengers of God
The senses of heaven; liturgy

43. green horse
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Death
Fishers of men
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine

44. Symbol of Luke
Stephen
Winged Ox
All powerful/all knowing
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family

45. Which books in the NT are the Law books?
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
The acts of the apostles
Gospels
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...

46. New Jerusalem
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
New garden of Eden
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received

47. Temptation in the desert

48. How many epistles did paul write?
Messengers of God
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
13
Winged Lion

49. Apostles go on...
Signs/works
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Missions to spread the word of god

50. Palm Sunday
27
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit