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Freshman Theology

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1. Jesus speaking in...
John
Parables
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Gods plan to save us from sin

2. Revelations
Divine truths
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
The Suffering Servant
Rising Eagle

3. Jesus Lost in the Temple

4. Miracles are shown in John's gospel as...
Signs/works
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Matthew & mark & and luke
Revelations

5. Christology
Study of Jesus and who he is
Complete imperfection = Satan
Stoned to death
For a priest

6. The Epistles
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity

7. 4th rich soil
The acts of the apostles
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Power
Study of Jesus and who he is

8. Flee to egypt
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Parables
All powerful/all knowing
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

9. Where was Jesus' baptism? Why?
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Power
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy

10. Palm Sunday
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
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
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

11. What is a miracle?
Foreshadowing his death
Those who never accepted Jesus
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is

12. Which books in the NT are the History books?
For a king
Acts of the Apostles
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist

13. The Epistles
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation

14. Sacraments of the cross
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine

15. Jesus Lost in the Temple

16. Presentation at the temple
21
The Suffering Servant
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
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

17. The Last supper
St. john the evangelist
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Winged Lion
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood

18. Symbol of Luke
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Winged Ox
Mary and other women
St. john the evangelist

19. Mustard seed
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Foundation of the church
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
St. john the evangelist

20. Weeds among the wheat

21. The gospels as the 'New Law'
Foundation of the church
The senses of heaven; liturgy
God over evil
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped

22. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
Signs/works
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Missions to spread the word of god

23. synoptic gospels
Complete imperfection = Satan
Matthew & mark & and luke
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
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

24. Greek word for revelations
Apocalypse;
Foundation of the church
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper

25. Apostles go on...
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Messengers of God
Missions to spread the word of god

26. Themes of Jesus' teachings
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.
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times

27. Transfiguration
Famine
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 senses of heaven; liturgy
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

28. 3rd seed choked
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Jesus
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety

29. Hebrew word for gospels?
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Good news
Gods plan to save us from sin

30. Prodigal son

31. Who is the author of the acts of the apostles?
Foundation of the church
St. Luke
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
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life

32. Frankensense
For a priest
27
Matthew and Luke
Revelations

33. red horse
For a king
The woman clothed in the sun
Power
Knowledge

34. Which Gospels have the Nativity story?
Matthew and Luke
St. Luke
The Suffering Servant
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit

35. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
The evangelists
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Foundation of the church

36. Which books in the NT are the Law books?
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
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
Gospels
All powerful/all knowing

37. Public Ministry of Jesus
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
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
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
Knowledge

38. Rich man

39. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
Study of Jesus and who he is
Power
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
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

40. 666
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
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
Complete imperfection = Satan

41. The vine and branches
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Matthew and Luke
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God

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

43. Jesus speaking in...
Parables
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Matthew and Luke
Mary and other women

44. 2nd seed grows but is scorched
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
For a king
Knowledge
Accepted but fell away because of persecution

45. Matthew mark luke and john are also known as
Gods plan to save us from sin
The evangelists
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
God over evil

46. Disciple
Perfection and imperfection
Power
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
Chose to follow Jesus

47. white horse
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: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Power

48. conditions to be an apostle
Complete imperfection = Satan
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
21
21

49. to believe in miracles is to have
Foreshadowing his death
27
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
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

50. synoptic gospels
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Messengers of God
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Matthew & mark & and luke