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Freshman Theology

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1. Baptism of Jesus
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Gospels
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
God over evil

2. How many epistles did paul write?
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
13
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic

3. meaning of Christology in synoptic gospels
Prophets made predictions about the messiah
John
Agony in the garden; sweating blood
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature

4. Joseph
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood
21
Knowledge
Righteous & obedient & faithful man

5. 2nd seed grows but is scorched
The replacement of Judas
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
All powerful/all knowing

6. St. Jerome's translation
From greek to latin
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
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
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

7. to believe in miracles is to have
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Power
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life

8. Feeding of the 5000
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him
Angel Gabriel; vocation of divine motherhood
Theme: nature - miracle: fed 5000+ people with two loaves of bread and one fish - bread of life; foreshadows eucharist
21

9. The incarnation
Missions to spread the word of god
Mary and other women
God becomes a human being; humble birth; son of god
Theme: nature - miracle: turned water into wine

10. Where was Jesus' baptism? Why?
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
Chose to follow Jesus
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal

11. Symbol of John
The replacement of Judas
Death
Paul and other apostles
Rising Eagle

12. Strong foundation
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
Separating the light from the dark
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Commissioned by Jesus to spread the word of God

13. Roles of the apostles
Pastoral & liturgical & and prophetic
Foreshadowing his death
The acts of the apostles
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness

14. 12 tribes of Israel
12 apostles
Theme: faith - Jesus is the vine and we are the branches; if we remain in Jesus we will bear fruit
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Knowledge

15. Jesus' ascension

16. 4th rich soil
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
Accept and respond to the word; produce fruit
Power
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...

17. Who is the author of revelations?
Perfection and imperfection
Missions to spread the word of god
Rising Eagle
John

18. red horse
Catholic letters
Study of Jesus and who he is
From greek to latin
Power

19. A New Covenant: fulfilling the OT
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
With the woman at the well
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
Mary and other women

20. Jesus speaking in...
'Jesus wept'
Parables
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
New garden of Eden

21. The magnificat

22. Return to nazareth
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
12 apostles
Island of patmos
Jesus grew up in a normal environment to grow strong intellectually and physically

23. Who is the first Christian martyr?
Stephen
'Jesus wept'
The evangelists
12 apostles

24. Myrrh
Complete imperfection = Satan
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
Foreshadowing his death
The woman clothed in the sun

25. Covenants of Noah Abraham Moses and David
Winged Ox
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
Missions to spread the word of god
The Suffering Servant

26. Mary's Annunciation
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
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

27. Weeds among the wheat

28. Authors of the epistles
27
Paul and other 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
Agony in the garden; sweating blood

29. 1st seed eaten by birds
Those who never accepted Jesus
Choked because of material goods and world anxiety
Epistles
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'

30. Who is the author of the acts of the apostles?
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
St. Luke
God over evil
The new Passover; celebrating the first mass - Jesus is the bread and blood

31. Yeast

32. Jesus' ressurection
Gospels
Divine man or angel
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
Gods plan to save us from sin

33. 666
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Complete imperfection = Satan
Baptism and Eucharist: pierced in the side and water and blood flowed out
St. Luke

34. How many books are in the NT?
Spread the word of god & be a witness of god
27
For a priest
For a king

35. the ultimate victory of ____ over ____
God over evil
Determined the 27 books of the New Testament
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
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy

36. The mass in revelation
Messengers of God
The senses of heaven; liturgy
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is

37. Judas' betrayal
The Jordan river; baptized to fulfill righteousness
Like the OT: Law & History & Wisdom & Prophecy
Sold Jesus to the officials; betrayed Jesus with a kiss
The visit from the three wise men at the nativity

38. Acts of the apostles is about...
Matthew & mark & and luke
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
The beginning history of the church
Power

39. meaning of Christology in john's gospel
Christology from above: history of the eternal world in human nature living with man; show DIVINITY/ son of god
Christology from below: stories of his life from birth to ascension; show HUMANITY/ power over nature
13
Fishers of men

40. Symbol of Matthew
Divine man or angel
Winged Lion
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Winged Lion

41. Temptation in the desert

42. Which books in the NT are the Law books?
Accepted but fell away because of persecution
Gospels
Palms: to welcome great conquerors - foreshadowed by Solomon
With the woman at the well

43. Sower and the Seed

44. Purposes of Parables
Faith in Jesus to gain eternal life
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Jesus as the new adam; Jerusalem as the new garden of eden; established at the last supper
John the Baptist; Established the sacrament of baptism; dove descended on him

45. Rich man

46. Public Ministry of Jesus
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
Fulfilled by Jesus & the new covenant
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
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

47. why miracles?

48. Christ and the church
A marriage
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life
Theme: nature - miracle: Jesus walks on water...
Theme: God's love and forgiveness - betrays father & comes home to become a servant but is forgiven and accepted back into the family

49. themes of the miracles
1. Physical healing 2. Nature miracles 3. exorcisms 4. raising of the dead
To conceal - because of the bitterness of peoples hearts - to separate - the truth seekers from the truth deniers - to reveal
Satan tried to tempt the lord but Jesus overcame it
Rabbi; spoke with authority to forgive sins; lived his teachings; words of eternal life

50. Which books in the NT are the History books?
Lost for 3 days; Showing Jesus as master of scripture; was teaching the teachers; 'In my father's house' = revelation of who he is
Acts of the Apostles
Matthew and Luke
The woman clothed in the sun