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Freshman Theology

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1. The Epistles
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
Letters written to early churches and disciples
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Acts of the Apostles

2. Jesus speaking in...
Signs/works
Parables
The acts of the apostles
Epistles

3. Trial of Jesus

4. Miracles are shown in John's gospel as...
Signs/works
For a king
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Fishers of men

5. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
Mary and other women
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Fishers of men
Messengers of God

6. Authors of the epistles
God over evil
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Good news
Paul and other apostles

7. How many Epistles?
Missions to spread the word of god
Rising Eagle
Study of Jesus and who he is
21

8. Feeding of the 5000
1. Kingdom of heaven: main point of Jesus' ministry 2. Character of the kingdom/heaven - ex. mustard seed 3. king/father in heaven: ex. prodigal son 4. people: ex. good Samaritan
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times

9. Walking on water
Stoned to death
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Perfection and imperfection
Apocalypse;

10. Official's son

11. Matthew mark luke and john are also known as
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Power
The Suffering Servant
The evangelists

12. Disciple
Separating the light from the dark
For a priest
Chose to follow Jesus
21

13. synoptic gospels
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Matthew & mark & and luke

14. Baptism of Jesus
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Island of patmos
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Power

15. Revelations
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
New garden of Eden
Divine truths
Stephen

16. Purposes of Parables
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son 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
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal

17. Wedding at cana
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
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
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Rising Eagle

18. Weeds among the wheat

19. horn
All powerful/all knowing
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god
Power
Mary and other women

20. Which books of the NT are the Prophecy books?
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
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Revelations
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation

21. to believe in miracles is to have
Jesus
Island of patmos
A marriage
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life

22. Messianic secret

23. Jesus' ressurection
Gods plan to save us from sin
A marriage
Complete imperfection = Satan
Parables

24. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
Power
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
New garden of Eden

25. themes of the miracles
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead

26. Which Gospels have the Nativity story?
Power
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Matthew and Luke

27. Lazarus

28. How many books are in the NT?
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
27
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Matthew and Luke

29. How many epistles did paul write?
A marriage
Stephen
13
Gospels

30. The Lamb
Apocalypse;
A marriage
Jesus
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood

31. New Jerusalem
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
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
New garden of Eden

32. why miracles?

33. History of the early church
21
New garden of Eden
Matthew & mark & and luke
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin

34. Who are the authors of the gospels?
Signs/works
Catholic letters
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus

35. Christology
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
Study of Jesus and who he is
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.
Paul and other apostles

36. Flee to egypt
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
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Foreshadowing his death

37. New Jerusalem
New garden of Eden
Revelations
Knowledge
Letters written to early churches and disciples

38. Sower and the Seed

39. The lamb having 7 eyes and ears as
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Alpha & omega
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
All powerful/all knowing

40. Official's son

41. 3rd seed choked
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: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
13
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety

42. Symbol of John
A marriage
21
Rising Eagle
21

43. Gold
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
For a king
Winged Lion
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant

44. meaning of Christology in synoptic gospels
Winged Ox
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature

45. Which books in the NT are the Law books?
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Gospels
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'
The beginning history of the church

46. Symbol of Luke
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
Winged Ox
Power

47. Where did Jesus talk about the water of eternal life
Death
Catholic letters
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
With the woman at the well

48. Greek word for revelations
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: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Apocalypse;

49. How did Stephen die?
Stoned to death
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
All powerful/all knowing
Those who never accepted Jesus

50. Workers in the Vineyard
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Acts of the Apostles