Freshman Theology

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• Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How did Stephen die?
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
With the woman at the well
Stoned to death


2. Who is the author of revelations?
St. Luke
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
John
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss


3. Which books in the NT are the Wisdom books?
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Epistles


4. Jesus the teacher
Jesus
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
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Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received


5. The good Samaritan

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6. Mustard seed
Study of Jesus and who he is
Messengers of God
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin


7. How are the books in the NT organized?
Those who never accepted Jesus
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Messengers of God
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven


8. Isaiah 53
The Suffering Servant
Alpha & omega
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
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. Who were the first witnesses of the resurrected christ?
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The senses of heaven; liturgy
Mary and other women
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god


10. Palm Sunday
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Complete imperfection = Satan
All powerful/all knowing
Letters written to early churches and disciples


11. Disciple
Apocalypse;
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
Chose to follow Jesus
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped


12. Messianic secret

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13. Miracles are shown in John's gospel as...
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
God over evil
Missions to spread the word of god
Signs/works


14. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
Messengers of God
Famine
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
A marriage


15. Acts of the apostles is about...
God over evil
The beginning history of the 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
Winged Ox


16. Mustard seed
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
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Foreshadowing his death


17. Covenants of Noah Abraham Moses and David
Jesus
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
New garden of Eden
Accepted but fell away because of persecution


18. The incarnation
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son 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.
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss


19. The gospels as the 'New Law'
Revelations
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Foundation of the church
Divine man or angel


20. The Epistles
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Revelations
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Power


21. Prodigal son

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22. eyes
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Jesus
Matthew & mark & and luke
Knowledge


23. Gold
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
Perfection and imperfection
Paul and other apostles
For a king


24. Trial of Jesus

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25. Return to nazareth
Foreshadowing his death
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
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 grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically


26. Themes of the parables

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27. meaning of Christology in synoptic gospels
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
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
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28. Where did Jesus talk about the water of eternal life
With the woman at the well
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Revelations
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss


29. The Paschal Lamb
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
21
Apocalypse;


30. Revelations was written where?
Island of patmos
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'
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
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is


31. The Epistles
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
Letters written to early churches and disciples
'Jesus wept'
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


32. Purposes of Parables
Power
Good news
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
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal


33. Weeds among the wheat

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34. Jesus is the ___ and ____
Alpha & omega
Gods plan to save us from sin
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 - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant


35. St. Jerome's translation
With the woman at the well
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
From greek to latin
Prophets made predictions about the messiah


36. Greek word for revelations
Death
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Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Apocalypse;


37. conditions to be an apostle
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
Complete imperfection = Satan
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.
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god


38. Gold
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
For a king
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life


39. Transfiguration
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Foundation of the church
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
St. Luke


40. 3rd seed choked
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
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


41. Transfiguration
Epistles
Foundation of the church
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 sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus


42. horn
John
Power
21
Agony in the garden; sweating blood


43. Jesus speaking in...
Divine truths
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
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.
Parables


44. The mass in revelation
Good news
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Famine


45. Jesus' ressurection
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Gospels
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Gods plan to save us from sin


46. Judas' betrayal
Epistles
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Divine man or angel
All powerful/all knowing


47. Presentation at the temple
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
New garden of Eden
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over 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


48. Matthew mark luke and john are also known as
The evangelists
Messengers of God
All powerful/all knowing
All powerful/all knowing


49. Symbol of Mark
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
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
Winged Lion
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss


50. Palm Sunday
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Gods plan to save us from sin
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy