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Freshman Theology

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1. Flee to egypt
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
The beginning history of the church
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
For a priest

2. horn
Power
Foreshadowing his death
God over evil
Messengers of God

3. Which books in the NT are the Law books?
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Stephen
Gospels
New garden of Eden

4. Who are the authors of the gospels?
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
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
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
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John

5. Which Gospels have the Nativity story?
Winged Lion
Matthew and Luke
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Revelations

6. Transfiguration
Knowledge
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
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

7. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
Fishers of men
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
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy

8. Gold
John
Power
For a king
'Jesus wept'

9. meaning of Christology in john's gospel
Divine man or angel
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god

10. Which Gospels have the Nativity story?
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
For a priest
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Matthew and Luke

11. Baptism of Jesus
The woman clothed in the sun
Divine truths
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
For a priest

12. Palm Sunday
21
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
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
Acts of the Apostles

13. Feeding of the 5000
The replacement of Judas
Good news
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist

14. Symbol of Mark
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Revelations
Winged Lion
Missions to spread the word of god

15. Rich man

16. Parable
Winged Lion
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning

17. Authors of the epistles
Paul and other apostles
With the woman at the well
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
Matthew & mark & and luke

18. themes of the miracles
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Foundation of the church
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

19. Strong foundation
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Parables
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
Foundation of the church

20. Who is the first Christian martyr?
27
Parables
Stephen
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

21. The Paschal Lamb
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Foundation of the church
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus

22. Sower and the Seed

23. Joseph
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Winged Ox
Power
Righteous & obedient & faithful man

24. The vine and branches
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
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
12 apostles
The Suffering Servant

25. What is a miracle?
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
The Suffering Servant
The woman clothed in the sun

26. Gospel of the Holy spirit
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
The acts of the apostles
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Agony in the garden; sweating blood

27. New Jerusalem
Study of Jesus and who he is
New garden of Eden
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Jesus

28. Themes of Jesus' teachings
St. john the evangelist
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
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
Jesus

29. 7 and 6
Perfection and imperfection
Study of Jesus and who he is
Winged Lion
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist

30. St. Jerome's translation
From greek to latin
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
St. john the evangelist

31. Jesus the teacher
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Power
For a king
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. Miracles are shown in John's gospel as...
Signs/works
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
13
Complete imperfection = Satan

33. Significance of Mary in Revelations
The woman clothed in the sun
Fishers of men
Perfection and imperfection
Matthew & mark & and luke

34. Trial of Jesus

35. Revelations
Divine truths
Power
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Knowledge

36. Apostles go on...
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Missions to spread the word 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
Accepted but fell away because of persecution

37. Sower and the Seed

38. Greek word for revelations
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Apocalypse;
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us

39. Rich man

40. 7 and 6
From greek to latin
Foundation of the church
Perfection and imperfection
God over evil

41. Jesus is the ___ and ____
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
Famine
Alpha & omega
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness

42. Presentation at the temple
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
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Paul and other apostles
For a king

43. How did Stephen die?
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Stoned to death

44. How many total epistles were written?
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
21
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss

45. 12 tribes of Israel
Knowledge
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
12 apostles

46. Revelations
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
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
Divine truths
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'

47. The Last supper
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
The Suffering Servant
Knowledge

48. Jesus' ascension

49. History of the early church
Those who never accepted Jesus
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
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
'Jesus wept'

50. eyes
Knowledge
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
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god