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Freshman Theology

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1. What are the letters NOT written by paul called?
Catholic letters
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
Rising Eagle
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

2. The Paschal Lamb
Matthew and Luke
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin

3. Authors of the epistles
12 apostles
Catholic letters
Famine
Paul and other apostles

4. Temptation in the desert

5. Public Ministry of Jesus
The beginning history of the church
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
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
Catholic letters

6. Jesus Lost in the Temple

7. Palm Sunday
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
New garden of Eden
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant

8. meaning of Christology in john's gospel
Gods plan to save us from sin
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament

9. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
Knowledge
Messengers of God
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity

10. What is a miracle?
The woman clothed in the sun
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Power

11. Gold
Foundation of the church
For a king
Stoned to death
All powerful/all knowing

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
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Letters written to early churches and disciples
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him

13. Who is the first Christian martyr?
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
Stephen
The Suffering Servant
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant

14. Lazarus

15. Matthew mark luke and john are also known as
Messengers of God
The evangelists
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Power

16. 7 and 6
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'
Revelations
Messengers of God
Perfection and imperfection

17. Themes of the parables

18. The Epistles
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Matthew and Luke
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death

19. Rich man

20. author of revelations
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
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
Winged Ox
St. john the evangelist

21. Symbol of John
Rising Eagle
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us

22. Hebrew word for gospels?
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
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
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Good news

23. Jesus' ressurection
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
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
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Gods plan to save us from sin

24. Rich man

25. Who is the author of the acts of the apostles?
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
St. Luke
Those who never accepted Jesus

26. Joseph
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
From greek to latin
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out

27. Where was Jesus' baptism? Why?
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
21
Island of patmos
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness

28. Which books of the NT are the Prophecy books?
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Revelations
Famine
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal

29. Joseph
27
Matthew & mark & and luke
Stoned to death
Righteous & obedient & faithful man

30. How many total epistles were written?
21
The Suffering Servant
Parables
Island of patmos

31. Apostles go on...
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Missions to spread the word of god
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
13

32. Matthias
The replacement of Judas
Death
12 apostles
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

33. Jesus Lost in the Temple

34. Lazarus

35. to believe in miracles is to have
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning

36. Strong foundation
Paul and other apostles
Stoned to 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
27

37. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
Signs/works
Power
Stoned to death
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven

38. Isaiah 53
All powerful/all knowing
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
The Suffering Servant
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon

39. eath on a cross

40. conditions to be an apostle
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
New garden of Eden
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death

41. History of the early church
12 apostles
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Signs/works

42. 1st seed eaten by birds
The acts of the apostles
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
Knowledge
Those who never accepted Jesus

43. Symbol of Matthew
Stephen
John
Divine man or angel
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life

44. Sower and the Seed

45. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Perfection and imperfection
Messengers of God
From greek to latin

46. red horse
Power
Messengers of God
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
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant

47. Baptism of Jesus
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Knowledge
St. john the evangelist

48. Feeding of the 5000
Missions to spread the word of god
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life

49. horn
Good news
The evangelists
Power
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god

50. Mustard seed
Death
Catholic letters
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant