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Freshman Theology

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1. Baptism of Jesus
Matthew and 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
Power
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him

2. synoptic gospels
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Matthew & mark & and luke
Messengers of God

3. Which Gospels have the Nativity story?
Matthew and Luke
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
With the woman at the well
The beginning history of the church

4. Transfiguration
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Perfection and imperfection
New garden of Eden
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

5. History of the early church
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
The woman clothed in the sun
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Agony in the garden; sweating blood

6. The mass in revelation
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
The senses of heaven; liturgy
The sacrificial lamb; unblemished -> Jesus
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper

7. Where was Jesus' baptism? Why?
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
The beginning history of the church
Winged Ox
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness

8. The lamb having 7 eyes and ears as
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
All powerful/all knowing
Letters written to early churches and disciples

9. History of the early church
Study of Jesus and who he is
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
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 rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin

10. Who are the authors of the gospels?
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
John

11. Apostles go on...
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Missions to spread the word of god
Perfection and imperfection
The beginning history of the church

12. Which books in the NT are the Wisdom books?
Apocalypse;
Epistles
Paul and other apostles
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life

13. Roles of the apostles
Power
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Knowledge
The woman clothed in the sun

14. Workers in the Vineyard
Island of patmos
Stoned to death
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Foreshadowing his death

15. Significance of Mary in Revelations
The woman clothed in the sun
St. Luke
Letters written to early churches and disciples
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life

16. Revelations
Fishers of men
St. john the evangelist
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Divine truths

17. Symbol of John
Gospels
Island of patmos
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
Rising Eagle

18. The Evangelists are represented by winged creatures because they are...
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Messengers of God
Stoned to death
21

19. meaning of Christology in synoptic gospels
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins
Letters written to early churches and disciples
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
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature

20. Symbol of Luke
Revelations
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Winged Ox
Divine truths

21. hristology: Fulfilling the OT prophecies
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
Parables
Signs/works
Missions to spread the word of god

22. Purposes of Parables
Matthew and Luke
For a priest
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
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

23. Trial of Jesus

24. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
Theme: mysterious growth of heaven - miraculous growth of dough to loaf of bread; god's grace growing in us
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
21

25. Mary's Annunciation
Matthew and Luke
Famine
12 apostles
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood

26. to believe in miracles is to have
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
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
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life

27. Frankensense
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
For a priest
Divine truths
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'

28. Official's son

29. Apostle
Those who never accepted Jesus
All powerful/all knowing
Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper

30. the ultimate victory of ____ over ____
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
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
God over evil
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

31. What does the shortest verse in the bible say?

32. horn
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Power
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Perfection and imperfection

33. Covenants of Noah Abraham Moses and David
Matthew & mark & and luke
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood

34. 7 and 6
Perfection and imperfection
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
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
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

35. The gospels as the 'New Law'
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Foundation of the church
The woman clothed in the sun
Messengers of God

36. Authors of the epistles
Complete imperfection = Satan
Paul and other 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
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is

37. Return to nazareth
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Missions to spread the word of god

38. Revelations was written where?
Island of patmos
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
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
The woman clothed in the sun

39. When Jesus appeared after his death to the apostles & what did he tell them to be?
Fishers of men
Matthew & mark & and luke
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Accepted but fell away because of persecution

40. Where did Jesus talk about the water of eternal life
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
With the woman at the well
'Jesus wept'
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity

41. Various titles of Jesus
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
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
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
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven

42. Prodigal son

43. Acts of the apostles is about...
The beginning history of the church
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
Mary and other women
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god

44. Joseph
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
Righteous & obedient & faithful man
Fishers of men
Power

45. Workers in the Vineyard
With the woman at the well
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Epistles
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family

46. The gospels as the 'New Law'
Foundation of the church
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament

47. Gold
New garden of Eden
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
21
For a king

48. 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
The evangelists
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
12 apostles

49. Themes of Jesus' teachings
Those who never accepted Jesus
21
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine

50. Themes of the parables