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Freshman Theology

Subject : humanities

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1. white horse
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Power
Divine man or angel

2. 2nd seed grows but is scorched
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins

3. white horse
Power
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Island of patmos
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life

4. Themes of Jesus' teachings
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Famine
Island of patmos

5. themes of the miracles
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Complete imperfection = Satan
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead

6. Significance of Mary in Revelations
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
The woman clothed in the sun
Famine
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament

7. green horse
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Matthew & mark & and luke
Death
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death

8. eyes
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
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
Knowledge

9. How many epistles did paul write?
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
Power
13
St. john the evangelist

10. Palm Sunday
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...

11. Myrrh
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Death
Foreshadowing his death
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...

12. Who were the first witnesses of the resurrected christ?
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Winged Ox
From greek to latin
Mary and other women

13. Weeds among the wheat

14. meaning of Christology in synoptic gospels
With the woman at the well
12 apostles
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Epistles

15. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
Messengers of God
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
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Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times

16. Jesus vs Satan
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Apocalypse;
Death
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

17. The gospels as the 'New Law'
Apocalypse;
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Matthew and Luke
Foundation of the church

18. Apostle
The evangelists
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Good news

19. Mustard seed
Winged Lion
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
Power

20. Authors of the epistles
Catholic letters
Paul and other apostles
Gods plan to save us from sin
Power

21. Council of Trent 367 AD
12 apostles
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
St. Luke
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood

22. New Jerusalem
Complete imperfection = Satan
Alpha & omega
New garden of Eden
Death

23. Jesus the teacher
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god

24. Baptism of Jesus
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
The beginning history of the church
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins

25. Who are the authors of the gospels?
From greek to latin
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
'Jesus wept'
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven

26. Jesus' ascension

27. The mass in revelation
The Suffering Servant
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us

28. Gold
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Rising Eagle
For a king
With the woman at the well

29. Flee to egypt
The senses of heaven; liturgy
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'
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
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret

30. Revelations
Divine truths
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
The acts of the apostles
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins

31. Authors of the epistles
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
With the woman at the well
Paul and other apostles
Foundation of the church

32. to believe in miracles is to have
Death
13
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
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life

33. Roles of the apostles
Divine man or angel
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Revelations
Those who never accepted Jesus

34. Transfiguration
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
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
John
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

35. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
The beginning history of the church
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
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.

36. Which books in the NT are the Wisdom books?
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Gods plan to save us from sin
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Epistles

37. The Lamb
John
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
Jesus
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus

38. Sower and the Seed

39. green horse
Death
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
13
Foundation of the church

40. Judas' betrayal
Letters written to early churches and disciples
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
God over evil

41. Who is the author of the acts of the apostles?
St. Luke
13
From greek to latin
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

42. Yeast

43. Rich man

44. How are the books in the NT organized?
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.
Letters written to early churches and disciples
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy

45. Myrrh
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Foreshadowing his death
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received

46. black horse
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.
Famine
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Epistles

47. Gospel of the Holy spirit
The acts of the apostles
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Righteous & obedient & faithful man

48. Workers in the Vineyard
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
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: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is

49. Christ and the church
A marriage
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
Island of patmos
Gospels

50. Baptism of Jesus
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Winged Ox
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
The evangelists