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Freshman Theology

Subject : humanities

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1. Judas' betrayal
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Knowledge
New garden of Eden

2. green horse
Letters written to early churches and disciples
With the woman at the well
Death
Good news

3. white horse
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Power
Gospels
Foreshadowing his death

4. Sacraments of the cross
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Study of Jesus and who he is
Good news

5. Who is the author of revelations?
Good news
John
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Matthew & mark & and luke

6. Christology
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Study of Jesus and who he is
Fishers of men

7. The Last supper
Winged Ox
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
From greek to latin
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

8. The Lamb
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Jesus
The evangelists
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god

9. green horse
Death
Complete imperfection = Satan
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
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood

10. Prodigal son

11. Palm Sunday
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Paul and other apostles
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

12. 12 tribes of Israel
All powerful/all knowing
St. john the evangelist
Alpha & omega
12 apostles

13. Jesus the teacher
The Suffering Servant
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Jesus

14. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
Paul and other apostles
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'
For a priest
Prophets made predictions about the messiah

15. Where was Jesus' baptism? Why?
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Rising Eagle

16. How many Epistles?
21
12 apostles
The replacement of Judas
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically

17. Who is the first Christian martyr?
Rising Eagle
Mary and other women
New garden of Eden
Stephen

18. Covenants of Noah Abraham Moses and David
Missions to spread the word of god
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
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
St. john the evangelist

19. Messianic secret

20. Which books in the NT are the Wisdom books?
Epistles
Acts of the Apostles
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins

21. Trial of Jesus

22. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Jesus
Fishers of men

23. Themes of Jesus' teachings
The woman clothed in the sun
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Power
Separating the light from the dark

24. The gospels as the 'New Law'
Foundation of the church
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
Epistles
Death

25. Gospel of the Holy spirit
Revelations
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
The acts of the apostles
Those who never accepted Jesus

26. Disciple
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Death
Chose to follow Jesus

27. Judas' betrayal
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
God over evil
Death

28. How many epistles did paul write?
Parables
Foundation of the church
13
Divine truths

29. Miracles are shown in John's gospel as...
Signs/works
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
The replacement of Judas

30. Parable
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Epistles
The evangelists
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is

31. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
Power
All powerful/all knowing
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Rising Eagle

32. meaning of Christology in synoptic gospels
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
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

33. Roles of the apostles
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
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
21
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon

34. Revelations
Apocalypse;
Divine man or angel
Divine truths
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood

35. Council of Trent 367 AD
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Matthew and Luke
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit

36. How are the books in the NT organized?
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
A marriage
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

37. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
'Jesus wept'
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Messengers of God
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

38. Weeds among the wheat

39. black horse
Good news
Famine
The Suffering Servant
Power

40. The Epistles
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Gods plan to save us from sin
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist

41. The magnificat

42. Who is the first Christian martyr?
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Stephen
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
John

43. Fulfilling prophecy
Separating the light from the dark
The beginning history of the church
Chose to follow Jesus
The senses of heaven; liturgy

44. Purposes of Parables
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Matthew & mark & and luke

45. Palm Sunday
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
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Good news

46. Jesus' ressurection
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Gods plan to save us from sin
Paul and other apostles
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god

47. to believe in miracles is to have
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god
Paul and other apostles

48. What does the shortest verse in the bible say?

49. The lamb having 7 eyes and ears as
Complete imperfection = Satan
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
All powerful/all knowing
Separating the light from the dark

50. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Fishers of men
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal