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Freshman Theology

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1. Acts of the apostles is about...
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
St. Luke
Matthew & mark & and luke
The beginning history of the church

2. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
The woman clothed in the sun
Separating the light from the dark
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
God over evil

3. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
Famine
Island of patmos
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
Power

4. Wedding at cana
Those who never accepted Jesus
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine

5. Matthias
21
The replacement of Judas
The acts of the apostles
The beginning history of the church

6. Jesus' ressurection
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Power
Gods plan to save us from sin
Acts of the Apostles

7. The Paschal Lamb
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
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus

8. Temptation in the desert

9. Myrrh
Foreshadowing his death
21
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 power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is

10. 4th rich soil
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Fishers of men
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
Parables

11. Fulfilling prophecy
Gods plan to save us from sin
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Separating the light from the dark
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper

12. Revelations
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
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
Divine truths
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation

13. Judas' betrayal
The Suffering Servant
21
The replacement of Judas
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss

14. Symbol of Mark
Complete imperfection = Satan
Winged Lion
Foundation of the church
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

15. Which books of the NT are the Prophecy books?
Revelations
John
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
For a king

16. Gospel of the Holy spirit
Matthew & mark & and luke
Power
The acts of the 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

17. Workers in the Vineyard
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Complete imperfection = Satan
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant

18. Flee to egypt
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
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Prophets made predictions about the messiah

19. Jesus vs Satan
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John
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus

20. Disciple
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Chose to follow Jesus
Gods plan to save us from sin
For a king

21. themes of the miracles
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
The beginning history of the church
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
Fishers of men

22. Revelations
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
Good news
Divine truths
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead

23. Yeast

24. The New Ark of the Covenant

25. Hebrew word for gospels?
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Revelations
Gospels
Good news

26. Apostles go on...
Gods plan to save us from sin
Missions to spread the word of god
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead

27. Gold
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Signs/works
For a king
21

28. red horse
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Spread the word of god & be a witness 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
Power

29. 7 and 6
Knowledge
Apocalypse;
Perfection and imperfection
John

30. Which books in the NT are the Law books?
Gospels
Parables
For a priest
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god

31. Palm Sunday
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
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

32. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
Messengers of God
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Parables

33. Which books in the NT are the History books?
Acts of the Apostles
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Gospels
Foreshadowing his death

34. What is a miracle?
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
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
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John

35. Jesus' ascension

36. Authors of the epistles
Paul and other apostles
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
13
For a king

37. St. Jerome's translation
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
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
Power
From greek to latin

38. Who is the author of the acts of the apostles?
Complete imperfection = Satan
St. Luke
Rising Eagle
Foundation of the church

39. eyes
Fishers of men
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Knowledge
Letters written to early churches and disciples

40. Epiphany
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
Power
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity

41. Significance of Mary in Revelations
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
Knowledge
Complete imperfection = Satan
The woman clothed in the sun

42. Lazarus

43. meaning of Christology in john's gospel
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
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
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit

44. Where did Jesus talk about the water of eternal life
With the woman at the well
Gods plan to save us from sin
Matthew & mark & and luke
St. Luke

45. Gold
For a king
Missions to spread the word of god
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
Foreshadowing his death

46. Messianic secret

47. Disciple
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Fishers of men
Chose to follow Jesus
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus

48. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
Gospels
Power
Mary and other women
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'

49. synoptic gospels
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Messengers of God
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Matthew & mark & and luke

50. 3rd seed choked
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
Matthew and Luke
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
Gospels