Freshman Theology

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1. How are the books in the NT organized?
Complete imperfection = Satan
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Gospels


2. 3rd seed choked
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
All powerful/all knowing
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety


3. Why parables?
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
The woman clothed in the sun
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
The senses of heaven; liturgy


4. Temptation in the desert

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5. The Epistles
Letters written to early churches and disciples
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Mary and other women
The woman clothed in the sun


6. Fulfilling prophecy
Separating the light from the dark
Epistles
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness


7. Walking on water
Perfection and imperfection
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Apocalypse;
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god


8. Which books of the NT are the Prophecy books?
Revelations
Gods plan to save us from sin
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper


9. Epiphany
The replacement of Judas
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
God over evil
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god


10. Covenants of Noah Abraham Moses and David
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Famine
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11. Mary's Annunciation
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Paul and other apostles


12. eath on a cross

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13. Jesus is the ___ and ____
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
Alpha & omega
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity


14. eath on a cross

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15. Messianic secret

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16. Which books in the NT are the History books?
Power
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Power
Acts of the Apostles


17. to believe in miracles is to have
A marriage
Complete imperfection = Satan
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning


18. Baptism of Jesus
Chose to follow Jesus
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Divine man or angel
Mary and other women


19. Jesus' ascension

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20. Return to nazareth
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
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
Divine man or angel
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret


21. meaning of Christology in john's gospel
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
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: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god


22. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
Those who never accepted Jesus
Fishers of men
Missions to spread the word of god
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


23. Hebrew word for gospels?
Good news
Chose to follow Jesus
Foundation of the church
Perfection and imperfection


24. 7 and 6
A marriage
Apocalypse;
Power
Perfection and imperfection


25. 4th rich soil
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Stoned to death
Divine truths
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit


26. Public Ministry of Jesus
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
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
Epistles
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant


27. Jesus is the ___ and ____
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
From greek to latin
Alpha & omega
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret


28. Authors of the epistles
Paul and other apostles
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
The beginning history of the church
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically


29. green horse
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Death
Divine truths
All powerful/all knowing


30. Gold
For a king
Chose to follow Jesus
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
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


31. conditions to be an apostle
Foreshadowing his death
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
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Parables


32. meaning of Christology in john's gospel
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
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The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Signs/works


33. The lamb having 7 eyes and ears as
Power
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
All powerful/all knowing


34. Gospel of the Holy spirit
Jesus
John
The acts of the apostles
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic


35. conditions to be an apostle
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
A marriage
Gods plan to save us from sin


36. Roles of the apostles
All powerful/all knowing
Parables
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic


37. The Epistles
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Letters written to early churches and disciples
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


38. Jesus Lost in the Temple

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39. Disciple
Chose to follow Jesus
Mary and other women
Matthew & mark & and luke
God over evil


40. Epiphany
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Death
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven


41. Which Gospels have the Nativity story?
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
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
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
Matthew and Luke


42. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
The replacement of Judas
The woman clothed in the sun
Power
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


43. author of revelations
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
St. john the evangelist
With the woman at the well


44. Disciple
Stephen
Gods plan to save us from sin
Chose to follow Jesus
With the woman at the well


45. Symbol of John
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Rising Eagle
John


46. The gospels as the 'New Law'
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
Foundation of the church


47. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
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 evangelists


48. Lazarus

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49. Jesus Lost in the Temple

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50. white horse
A marriage
Power
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood