Freshman Theology

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1. Joseph
Apocalypse;
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
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


2. The Last supper
Jesus
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature


3. Who were the first witnesses of the resurrected christ?
Gospels
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
Revelations
Mary and other women


4. 4th rich soil
'Jesus wept'
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
21


5. How are the books in the NT organized?
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Missions to spread the word of god
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy


6. Jesus' ascension


7. How many books are in the NT?
Winged Ox
27
Power
With the woman at the well


8. Who is the first Christian martyr?
Stephen
12 apostles
With the woman at the well
The beginning history of the church


9. Parable
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Separating the light from the dark
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
21


10. The magnificat


11. Prodigal son


12. The lamb having 7 eyes and ears as
All powerful/all knowing
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death


13. Walking on water
21
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Complete imperfection = Satan
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning


14. Judas' betrayal
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
With the woman at the well
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Gospels


15. Christology
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Study of Jesus and who he is
For a king
Jesus


16. Authors of the epistles
Paul and other apostles
The acts of the apostles
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
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is


17. Matthew mark luke and john are also known as
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
Divine truths
The evangelists


18. Gold
For a king
Gospels
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.
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven


19. 666
New garden of Eden
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Complete imperfection = Satan


20. Walking on water
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
For a king
Catholic letters
Matthew and Luke


21. the ultimate victory of ____ over ____
Messengers of God
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
God over evil
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


22. 666
Complete imperfection = Satan
Matthew & mark & and luke
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Island of patmos


23. conditions to be an apostle
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
From greek to latin
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life


24. Judas' betrayal
Power
Paul and other apostles
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Island of patmos


25. 2nd seed grows but is scorched
Power
New garden of Eden
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Accepted but fell away because of persecution


26. Jesus speaking in...
Acts of the Apostles
Jesus
Parables
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine


27. Baptism of Jesus
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god


28. Which books in the NT are the History books?
Acts of the Apostles
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning


29. Wedding at cana
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Missions to spread the word of god
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine


30. Disciple
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
The evangelists
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Chose to follow Jesus


31. Fulfilling prophecy
Separating the light from the dark
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
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
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


32. The mass in revelation
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
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.
The senses of heaven; liturgy
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


33. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
Power
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins


34. How did Stephen die?
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
John
Stoned to death
Study of Jesus and who he is


35. Gold
Separating the light from the dark
Stephen
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
For a king


36. How many Epistles?
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Power
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
21


37. Return to nazareth
Gods plan to save us from sin
Revelations
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead


38. Christ and the church
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
A marriage
Epistles
Complete imperfection = Satan


39. The incarnation
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
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.
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant


40. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Messengers of God
Death
Rising Eagle


41. How many Epistles?
Acts of the Apostles
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
21


42. to believe in miracles is to have
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Death
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven


43. Yeast


44. Rich man


45. Themes of the parables


46. eyes
Mary and other women
Knowledge
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
The evangelists


47. Parable
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Chose to follow Jesus
For a priest
Power


48. Praying in the garden
With the woman at the well
All powerful/all knowing
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic


49. Transfiguration
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
St. john the evangelist
Island of patmos
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


50. 7 and 6
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
Jesus
Perfection and imperfection
Study of Jesus and who he is