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Freshman Theology

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1. Which books of the NT are the Prophecy books?
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
Revelations
Mark's gospel - messiah & the Christ anointed one of god - wanted to keep his identity a secret
St. john the evangelist

2. Mustard seed
Theme: kingdom of heaven - the seed starts small but becomes a huge plant
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
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

3. 3rd seed choked
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
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Those who never accepted Jesus

4. white horse
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
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Power

5. Christology
The acts of the apostles
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Study of Jesus and who he is

6. The magnificat

7. Hebrew word for gospels?
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
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
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
Good news

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

9. The magnificat

10. Matthew mark luke and john are also known as
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
The evangelists
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven

11. What is a miracle?
Matthew & mark & and luke
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is

12. Wedding at cana
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
Death
Perfection and imperfection
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine

13. Gold
Apocalypse;
For a king
Matthew & mark & and luke
Study of Jesus and who he is

14. Roles of the apostles
Power
Complete imperfection = Satan
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety

15. Public Ministry of Jesus
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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Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning

16. Who is the author of revelations?
Acts of power that reveal the kingdom of heaven and who Jesus is
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
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
John

17. Rich man

18. meaning of Christology in john's gospel
Mary and other women
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Good news

19. St. Jerome's translation
From greek to latin
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
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20. Significance of Mary in Revelations
The woman clothed in the sun
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
The replacement of Judas
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning

21. Return to nazareth
The senses of heaven; liturgy
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it

22. Which books in the NT are the History books?
Acts of the Apostles
Gods plan to save us from sin
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
The senses of heaven; liturgy

23. Why parables?
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Gospels
To help the people understand His teachings/ reveal the truth of heaven
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

24. Public Ministry of Jesus
Accused of blasphemy & false prophet; Peter's denial three times
For a priest
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
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

25. Who is the first Christian martyr?
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Stoned to death
Signs/works
Stephen

26. Which books in the NT are the Wisdom books?
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'
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

27. Yeast

28. Hebrew word for gospels?
From greek to latin
Mary and other women
Alpha & omega
Good news

29. Jesus the teacher
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
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
The evangelists
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30. Symbol of John
Rising Eagle
Foundation of the church
Mary's prayer to god at the annunciation
Catholic letters

31. Frankensense
For a priest
The senses of heaven; liturgy
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

32. Council of Trent 367 AD
Study of Jesus and who he is
Jesus rubbing off on the apostles - Peter cures a crippled man - Peter and John arrested by the Sanhedrin
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
Chose to follow Jesus

33. Greek word for revelations
Apocalypse;
Famine
'Jesus wept'
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is

34. Jesus' ascension

35. Revelations
Divine truths
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
Power
St. Luke

36. black horse
The beginning history of the church
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Those who never accepted Jesus
Famine

37. Return to nazareth
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically
Acts of the Apostles
Catholic letters
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god

38. Transfiguration
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
Power
Parables
Jesus' suffering: his immense love for humanity - took on our guilt and sins

39. Workers in the Vineyard
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
The Suffering Servant
Theme: kingdom of heaven - those who respond to the call of god will be rewarded in heaven
Alpha & omega

40. Jesus is the ___ and ____
Alpha & omega
Foreshadowing his death
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
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

41. The New Ark of the Covenant

42. Sacraments of the cross
Theme: raising from the dead - god's power over death - Jesus weeped
The Beatitudes; marriage and divorce; kingdom of heaven; watchfulness; bread of life; words of eternal life; light of the world
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine

43. Parable
An earthly story with a heavenly meaning
Death
Divine truths
Messengers of God

44. Presentation at the temple
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
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. john the evangelist
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

45. Sower and the Seed

46. The Lamb
Jesus
Matthew & Mark & Luke & and John
Stoned to death
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out

47. Sower and the Seed

48. Symbol of Luke
Winged Ox
Death
Rising Eagle
John

49. meaning of Christology in synoptic gospels
John
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
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature

50. Walking on water
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Winged Lion
Mary and other women
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit