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Freshman Theology

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1. How many books are in the NT?
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
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Acts of the Apostles
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2. What does the shortest verse in the bible say?

3. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
Fishers of men
For a king
Signs/works
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god

4. How are the books in the NT organized?
The beginning history of the church
Power
Revelations
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy

5. Christology
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Chose to follow Jesus
Fishers of men
Study of Jesus and who he is

6. 1st seed eaten by birds
Those who never accepted Jesus
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Acts of the Apostles
12 apostles

7. to believe in miracles is to have
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Chose to follow Jesus
With the woman at the well
Prophets made predictions about the messiah

8. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Chose to follow Jesus
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Accepted but fell away because of persecution

9. Epiphany
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
The evangelists
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety

10. Which books of the NT are the Prophecy books?
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
All powerful/all knowing
Revelations
Matthew and Luke

11. Purposes of Parables
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Island of patmos
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal

12. Various titles of Jesus
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
Stoned to death
Divine man or angel
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family

13. Apostles go on...
Rising Eagle
Study of Jesus and who he is
Power
Missions to spread the word of god

14. meaning of Christology in synoptic gospels
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven

15. Who were the first witnesses of the resurrected christ?
Those who never accepted Jesus
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
Mary and other women

16. Themes of the parables

17. Revelations was written where?
Island of patmos
All powerful/all knowing
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins

18. Joseph
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Separating the light from the dark
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Power

19. 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
Matthew & mark & and luke
Fishers of men
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped

20. Jesus vs Satan
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
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
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it

21. Baptism of Jesus
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Paul and other apostles
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him

22. Gospel of the Holy spirit
Foundation of the church
The acts of the apostles
A marriage
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness

23. red horse
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Power
Those who never accepted Jesus
From greek to latin

24. Wedding at cana
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Mary and other women
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
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine

25. eyes
Separating the light from the dark
Winged Ox
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
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26. The magnificat

27. Who is the author of the acts of the apostles?
Gods plan to save us from sin
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.
St. Luke
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received

28. Feeding of the 5000
21
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
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

29. eyes
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
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Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Prophets made predictions about the messiah

30. Myrrh
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: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Foreshadowing his death

31. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
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
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature

32. How did Stephen die?
Acts of the Apostles
Stoned to death
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety

33. The vine and branches
The Suffering Servant
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Good news
13

34. Christ and the church
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
A marriage
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.
13

35. white horse
21
The beginning history of the church
Power
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...

36. Where was Jesus' baptism? Why?
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
St. Luke
Winged Ox

37. The good Samaritan

38. the ultimate victory of ____ over ____
God over evil
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
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
Agony in the garden; sweating blood

39. Symbol of John
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Power
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Rising Eagle

40. Covenants of Noah Abraham Moses and David
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
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Apocalypse;
Paul and other apostles

41. The Epistles
Study of Jesus and who he is
27
All powerful/all knowing
Letters written to early churches and disciples

42. Joseph
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
Famine
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus

43. Covenants of Noah Abraham Moses and David
Study of Jesus and who he is
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Apocalypse;

44. Sacraments of the cross
Chose to follow Jesus
The woman clothed in the sun
Matthew and Luke
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out

45. 4th rich soil
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Letters written to early churches and disciples
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
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'

46. conditions to be an apostle
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
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
St. Luke
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy

47. 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
Acts of the Apostles
For a priest
Alpha & omega

48. horn
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Those who never accepted Jesus
Parables
Power

49. Weeds among the wheat

50. 7 and 6
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Perfection and imperfection
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Stephen