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Freshman Theology

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1. Palm Sunday
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Matthew & mark & and luke

2. Prodigal son

3. Revelations
Divine truths
21
All powerful/all knowing
Prophets made predictions about the messiah

4. Lazarus

5. Mary's Annunciation
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Those who never accepted Jesus
With the woman at the well

6. why miracles?

7. Jesus is the ___ and ____
Alpha & omega
21
St. john the evangelist
12 apostles

8. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
The woman clothed in the sun
Jesus
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
21

9. Jesus vs Satan
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Famine
Gospels
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus

10. The vine and branches
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal

11. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
Fishers of men
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
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
God over evil

12. Feeding of the 5000
Divine man or angel
13
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist

13. Parable
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Signs/works
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Epistles

14. Jesus' ressurection
Gods plan to save us from sin
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'
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
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven

15. How did Stephen die?
Signs/works
Stoned to death
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins

16. Which Gospels have the Nativity story?
Rising Eagle
The beginning history of the church
From greek to latin
Matthew and Luke

17. Acts of the apostles is about...
Foundation of the church
For a priest
The beginning history of the church
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is

18. Lazarus

19. Symbol of Luke
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Winged Ox
Study of Jesus and who he is
God over evil

20. Gospel of the Holy spirit
Complete imperfection = Satan
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god
The acts of the apostles
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death

21. Gold
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Matthew and Luke
Acts of the Apostles
For a king

22. The Last supper
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
Paul and other apostles
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood

23. The incarnation
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Revelations
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Rising Eagle

24. Apostle
The Suffering Servant
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Power

25. Which books in the NT are the Wisdom books?
Alpha & omega
Epistles
Study of Jesus and who he is
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god

26. Joseph
Good news
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss

27. Isaiah 53
The Suffering Servant
From greek to latin
Power
Winged Lion

28. Joseph
A marriage
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Matthew & mark & and luke

29. Miracles are shown in John's gospel as...
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
Signs/works
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Jesus

30. The Epistles
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
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Death

31. Christology
Study of Jesus and who he is
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Separating the light from the dark
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper

32. Who are the authors of the gospels?
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Rising Eagle
Alpha & omega
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John

33. white horse
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
The Suffering Servant
Gospels
Power

34. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Messengers of God
Famine

35. the ultimate victory of ____ over ____
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Chose to follow Jesus
God over evil
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity

36. synoptic gospels
Signs/works
Matthew & mark & and luke
Power
Gods plan to save us from sin

37. Yeast

38. Presentation at the temple
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
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
Those who never accepted Jesus
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins

39. The New Ark of the Covenant

40. Symbol of Luke
With the woman at the well
The Suffering Servant
The woman clothed in the sun
Winged Ox

41. Praying in the garden
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Gospels
Acts of the Apostles

42. Who were the first witnesses of the resurrected christ?
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Mary and other women
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times

43. Symbol of Mark
Winged Lion
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
John
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god

44. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
Matthew & mark & and luke
Power
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life

45. The good Samaritan

46. Temptation in the desert

47. Gospel of the Holy spirit
Foreshadowing his death
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
The acts of the apostles
Foundation of the church

48. Baptism of Jesus
21
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
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Separating the light from the dark

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

50. Transfiguration
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Divine truths
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
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.

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