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Freshman Theology

Subject : humanities

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1. Judas' betrayal
Death
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Paul and other apostles
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss

2. Jesus vs Satan
21
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine

3. Council of Trent 367 AD
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
With the woman at the well
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

4. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
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.
Stephen
Apocalypse;

5. Lazarus

6. Miracles are shown in the synoptic gospels as...
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Power
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Fishers of men

7. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
New garden of Eden
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Chose to follow Jesus
Messengers of God

8. Temptation in the desert

9. The mass in revelation
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
Island of patmos
Signs/works

10. Christology
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.
Gospels
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family
Study of Jesus and who he is

11. New Jerusalem
New garden of Eden
For a king
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist

12. The lamb having 7 eyes and ears as
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
All powerful/all knowing
The evangelists
Perfection and imperfection

13. Disciple
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Winged Lion
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
Chose to follow Jesus

14. Jesus' ascension

15. Jesus is the ___ and ____
Missions to spread the word of god
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
Alpha & omega
With the woman at the well

16. Gospel of the Holy spirit
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
Epistles
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
The acts of the apostles

17. synoptic gospels
John
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Matthew & mark & and luke
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist

18. Jesus speaking in...
Parables
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
12 apostles
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

19. Greek word for revelations
Complete imperfection = Satan
With the woman at the well
Apocalypse;
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically

20. 1st seed eaten by birds
Alpha & omega
Those who never accepted Jesus
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Island of patmos

21. Frankensense
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god
For a priest
Complete imperfection = Satan

22. How did Stephen die?
Stoned to death
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Stephen
27

23. horn
Power
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
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

24. Weeds among the wheat

25. Christ and the church
Parables
A marriage
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Alpha & omega

26. Christ and the church
A marriage
Divine truths
Foreshadowing his death
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'

27. Transfiguration
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Foundation of the church
Letters written to early churches and disciples
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

28. How did Stephen die?
Letters written to early churches and disciples
For a king
Chose to follow Jesus
Stoned to death

29. Jesus Lost in the Temple

30. Mustard seed
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
St. Luke
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant

31. Purposes of Parables
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
'Jesus wept'
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament

32. Messianic secret

33. 4th rich soil
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
To reveal god's power & Jesus' true identity & his purpose & heavenly glory & and his relationship with god
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Jesus

34. red horse
Power
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
New garden of Eden
Theme: physical healing - miracle: rescued the official's son from death - shows god power over death

35. The incarnation
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Missions to spread the word of god

36. Covenants of Noah Abraham Moses and David
Stoned to death
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper

37. Sacraments of the cross
Signs/works
Divine man or angel
All powerful/all knowing
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out

38. How many total epistles were written?
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
With the woman at the well
Fishers of men
21

39. 12 tribes of Israel
21
27
The replacement of Judas
12 apostles

40. Matthias
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
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
The replacement of Judas
Those who never accepted Jesus

41. Who is the first Christian martyr?
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
Stephen
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Revelations

42. Where did Jesus talk about the water of eternal life
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Alpha & omega
With the woman at the well

43. Symbol of Matthew
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Divine man or angel
All powerful/all knowing
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation

44. author of revelations
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Chose to follow Jesus
St. john the evangelist
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.

45. What are the letters NOT written by paul called?
Catholic letters
Mary and other women
All powerful/all knowing
Stoned to death

46. The mass in revelation
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Winged Lion
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Gods plan to save us from sin

47. Matthew mark luke and john are also known as
Apocalypse;
Perfection and imperfection
Missions to spread the word of god
The evangelists

48. Revelations
The evangelists
Divine truths
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
Messengers of God

49. Various titles of Jesus
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
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
From greek to latin
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

50. to believe in miracles is to have
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature