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Freshman Theology

Subject : humanities

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Prodigal son

2. Mary's Annunciation
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
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant

3. The Paschal Lamb
Death
New garden of Eden
Foreshadowing his death
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus

4. red horse
Gospels
Rising Eagle
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Power

5. Jesus is the ___ and ____
Complete imperfection = Satan
Power
Alpha & omega
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.

6. Transfiguration
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 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
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death

7. History of the early church
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically

8. Various titles of Jesus
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
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
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

9. black horse
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
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
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Famine

10. Praying in the garden
Knowledge
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
12 apostles
Agony in the garden; sweating blood

11. How many Epistles?
21
Matthew and Luke
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
The beginning history of the church

12. Jesus speaking in...
Death
Parables
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.
All powerful/all knowing

13. Isaiah 53
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
The Suffering Servant
Complete imperfection = Satan
Letters written to early churches and disciples

14. New Jerusalem
John
New garden of Eden
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
'Jesus wept'

15. Jesus' ressurection
Gods plan to save us from sin
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
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 Suffering Servant

16. Symbol of Luke
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
Gospels
12 apostles
Winged Ox

17. green horse
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Death
Island of patmos

18. How many books are in the NT?
Island of patmos
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
For a king
27

19. Jesus is the ___ and ____
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
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Alpha & omega
Famine

20. Significance of Mary in Revelations
Messengers of God
Stoned to death
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
The woman clothed in the sun

21. The good Samaritan

22. Gospel of the Holy spirit
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Power
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
The acts of the apostles

23. What is a miracle?
Rising Eagle
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
From greek to latin
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss

24. St. Jerome's translation
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Power
New garden of Eden
From greek to latin

25. The lamb having 7 eyes and ears as
John
All powerful/all knowing
Matthew & mark & and luke
21

26. The New Ark of the Covenant

27. Official's son

28. Disciple
Chose to follow Jesus
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Stoned to death
Perfection and imperfection

29. Which books of the NT are the Prophecy books?
Missions to spread the word 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
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
Revelations

30. the ultimate victory of ____ over ____
The Suffering Servant
12 apostles
God over evil
St. john the evangelist

31. The Paschal Lamb
New garden of Eden
Letters written to early churches and disciples
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven

32. The Lamb
Jesus
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
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
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god

33. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
New garden of Eden
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
The woman clothed in the sun

34. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Fishers of men
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god

35. horn
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
13
Power
St. john the evangelist

36. Epiphany
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
A marriage
Divine truths

37. Strong foundation
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
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
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
The acts of the apostles

38. The New Ark of the Covenant

39. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
With the woman at the well
St. Luke
Alpha & omega
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper

40. The incarnation
The beginning history of the church
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
All powerful/all knowing
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god

41. Sacraments of the cross
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
21

42. Which books in the NT are the Law books?
Gospels
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
John
St. john the evangelist

43. black horse
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Famine
Death
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation

44. Which books in the NT are the History books?
Acts of the Apostles
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
St. john the evangelist
Agony in the garden; sweating blood

45. Gold
Death
Knowledge
For a king
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament

46. The vine and branches
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
'Jesus wept'
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is

47. green horse
Death
From greek to latin
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: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped

48. Trial of Jesus

49. The gospels as the 'New Law'
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
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Foundation of the church
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven

50. Revelations was written where?
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
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Island of patmos
Study of Jesus and who he is