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Freshman Theology

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1. horn
Power
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Signs/works
Death

2. Transfiguration
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
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 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
Power

3. Jesus' ascension

4. Sacraments of the cross
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Jesus

5. Prodigal son

6. Feeding of the 5000
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
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant

7. Frankensense
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Epistles
Matthew & mark & and luke
For a priest

8. Hebrew word for gospels?
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
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
Good news
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life

9. 7 and 6
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
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
New garden of Eden

10. The incarnation
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God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
St. Luke
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

11. The magnificat

12. Myrrh
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Foreshadowing his death
Rising Eagle

13. conditions to be an apostle
Parables
Matthew and Luke
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god

14. why miracles?

15. Sacraments of the cross
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us

16. Fulfilling prophecy
Separating the light from the dark
Good news
Divine truths
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret

17. Symbol of Matthew
Divine man or angel
Matthew and Luke
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
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18. Revelations
Gods plan to save us from sin
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Divine truths
Alpha & omega

19. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
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
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Power
Matthew & mark & and luke

20. The gospels as the 'New Law'
St. Luke
Foundation of the church
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood

21. Epiphany
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
'Jesus wept'
New garden of Eden
Divine truths

22. Matthias
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
The replacement of Judas
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament

23. Messianic secret

24. red horse
Power
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
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
From greek to latin

25. 666
Complete imperfection = Satan
Good news
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Signs/works

26. Which Gospels have the Nativity story?
A marriage
Matthew and Luke
The acts of the apostles
The senses of heaven; liturgy

27. Council of Trent 367 AD
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Paul and other apostles
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament

28. The Last supper
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
From greek to latin
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret

29. Covenants of Noah Abraham Moses and David
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Foundation of the church
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit

30. Wedding at cana
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: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Perfection and imperfection

31. to believe in miracles is to have
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Acts of the Apostles
Island of patmos
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood

32. Public Ministry of 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
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 Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world

33. New Jerusalem
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
New garden of Eden
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is

34. Jesus speaking in...
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
God over evil
Parables
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35. Trial of Jesus

36. Transfiguration
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
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: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...

37. Greek word for revelations
Complete imperfection = Satan
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Apocalypse;

38. conditions to be an apostle
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
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
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation

39. Return to nazareth
With the woman at the well
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Foundation of the church

40. Which books in the NT are the Law books?
Catholic letters
Gospels
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Paul and other apostles

41. Symbol of Mark
Winged Lion
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
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
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety

42. Who is the first Christian martyr?
Stephen
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Chose to follow Jesus
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

43. Parable
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant

44. 4th rich soil
The beginning history of the church
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Prophets made predictions about the messiah

45. St. Jerome's translation
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
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
From greek to latin
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit

46. Who is the first Christian martyr?
Revelations
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
Stephen
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

47. How many total epistles were written?
The acts of the apostles
21
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god

48. Which books in the NT are the History 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.
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
Acts of the Apostles
Gods plan to save us from sin

49. Jesus the teacher
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Perfection and imperfection
Alpha & omega

50. Which books in the NT are the Wisdom books?
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Apocalypse;
Epistles