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Freshman Theology

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1. Transfiguration
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
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
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
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

2. green horse
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Death
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god

3. Weeds among the wheat

4. How many epistles did paul write?
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
Famine
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5. Themes of the parables

6. Trial of Jesus

7. Workers in the Vineyard
Stephen
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven

8. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
Power
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Chose to follow Jesus
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'

9. Rich man

10. Authors of the epistles
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Rising Eagle
Paul and other apostles
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11. Which books in the NT are the Wisdom books?
Epistles
The Suffering Servant
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
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood

12. Covenants of Noah Abraham Moses and David
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Epistles
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life

13. Jesus is the ___ and ____
The replacement of Judas
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Alpha & omega
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal

14. Praying in the garden
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
The replacement of Judas
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic

15. Mary's Annunciation
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine
Complete imperfection = Satan
Letters written to early churches and disciples

16. History of the early church
Good news
12 apostles
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Mary and other women

17. Who were the first witnesses of the resurrected christ?
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Mary and other women
From greek to latin
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon

18. Which books in the NT are the Law books?
Gospels
For a priest
Power
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death

19. The magnificat

20. Council of Trent 367 AD
Power
Different types of seeds. seeds represent people. theme: how Jesus' message is received
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament

21. The incarnation
Fishers of men
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Foreshadowing his death
Power

22. Christology
12 apostles
Study of Jesus and who he is
The replacement of Judas
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven

23. Wedding at cana
God over evil
Those who never accepted Jesus
For a priest
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine

24. Miracles are shown in John's gospel as...
Signs/works
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Revelations
The senses of heaven; liturgy

25. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
Stephen
With the woman at the well
Fishers of men
Those who never accepted Jesus

26. Jesus is the ___ and ____
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
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
Parables

27. Revelations
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Divine truths
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature

28. Who is the first Christian martyr?
Those who never accepted Jesus
Stephen
Parables
The senses of heaven; liturgy

29. Acts of the apostles is about...
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Epistles
The beginning history of the church

30. Public Ministry of Jesus
Foundation of the church
The replacement of Judas
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
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31. Isaiah 53
Power
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
The Suffering Servant

32. The gospels as the 'New Law'
Epistles
Messengers of God
A marriage
Foundation of the church

33. New Jerusalem
Fishers of men
St. Luke
New garden of Eden
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins

34. Significance of Mary in Revelations
Parables
Stephen
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
The woman clothed in the sun

35. Who is the author of the acts of the apostles?
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
Power
St. Luke
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is

36. Messianic secret

37. Christ and the church
Matthew & mark & and luke
A marriage
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Letters written to early churches and disciples

38. The Paschal Lamb
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus

39. conditions to be an apostle
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
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Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
'Jesus wept'

40. Council of Trent 367 AD
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
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
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament

41. Sower and the Seed

42. How many books are in the NT?
Chose to follow Jesus
Divine truths
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god
27

43. Who are the authors of the gospels?
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
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'
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death

44. Where did Jesus talk about the water of eternal life
Separating the light from the dark
St. Luke
With the woman at the well
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal

45. How many total epistles were written?
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
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
12 apostles
21

46. Symbol of Matthew
Matthew & mark & and luke
Divine man or angel
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
St. Luke

47. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
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
For a king
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

48. Purposes of Parables
The woman clothed in the sun
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
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god

49. Flee to egypt
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Power
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
Death

50. The vine and branches
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
St. john the evangelist
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Power