Flashcards: A Mix of First Semester
All 34 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Jesus of History | This term refers to the divine Son of God as he walked the earth in the person of Jesus |
| Christ of Faith | This term refers to Jesus' eternal identity as the Son of God, especially as that reality has been experienced by believers since his death and Resurrection. |
| Josephus | This historian wrote that Jesus was a wise man, a doer of wonderful works, and a teacher who was eventually crucified. |
| Faith Source | Written by believers for the purpose of proclaiming God and inspiring others towards faith. |
| Inspired Text | Writings whose authors, prompted by the Holy Spirit, convey God's revealed truth using the authors own abilities, words, and styles. |
| Gospels | For Catholics, these specific books are the most important faith source for understanding who Jesus is. |
| Gospels | These books of the bible seek to proclaim the good news of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. |
| Evangelion | Greek word which means "good news." |
| Evangelist | One who proclaims good news. |
| Messiah | Hebrew for "one sent by God." |
| Religious Truth | The deeper meaning that God intends to reveal through history. |
| Synoptic | Greek word which means "to see together." |
| Synoptic Gospels | Matthew, Mark, and Luke |
| Pauline Epistles | 13 books of the NT attributed to Paul. They are written to encourage, challenge, and educate individual Christians or communities. |
| Theme of the New Testament | The life, death, and resurrection of Jesus and the impact he had on the community of those who believed in him. |
| Old Testament | The covenant God made with the people of Israel. |
| Advent | The Season where we prepare for the coming of Christ. Emphasizes themes of light/dark, hope, preparing the way. |
| John the Baptist | Prepares the way for Jesus...emphasized during Advent. |
| Gaudete | Means "rejoice." There is a pink candle during this third week of Advent to remind us that the long-awaited Christ is already here AND is coming soon. |
| Magi | Matthew's Gospel--these people bring out the theme of "Gentiles recognize Jesus before some Jews." |
| Shepherds | Luke's Gospel--these people bring out the theme of "God is first recognized by the lowly" |
| Magnificat | Mary's Canticle, or song of praise, which emphasizes how God has lifted up the lowly. |
| Slaughter of the Innocents | Matthew's Gospel-emphasizes the parallels between Jesus and Moses. |
| Herod | Pharaoh is to Moses as __________ is to Jesus. |
| Flight to Egypt | Matthew's Gospel--emphasizes the parallels of Jesus' story to the story of the Exodus. 'I will bring my Son out of Egypt.' |
| Manger | Luke's Gospel--there was no room for Jesus in the Inn, but he was placed in a manger to emphasize God's presence among the lowly. |
| Reasons for changes in the Roman Missal | Closer to Scripture ("come under my roof") Closer to the original Latin ("consubstantial" "incarnate") |
| Genealogy begins with Adam | Luke's Gospel: Luke's audience is Gentiles, so he emphasizes that Jesus is a Universal Savior--for Gentiles, not just Jews. Adam is the Father of All, not just Jews. |
| Genealogy begins with Abraham, emphasizes David | Matthew's Gospel: Matthew's audience is primarily Jewish people who are concerned about how to be fully Jewish. That Jesus flows from Abraham and David convinces them that they will be fully Jewish by following Jesus because Abraham is the Father of Jews and the Messiah was supposed to come from David's line. |
| King David | The Messiah was expected to be a warrior King, like this Jewish figure. |
| Suffering Servant | Jesus turned out to be the kind of Messiah that would suffer for love of his people, not a warrior King. |
| Jospeh's Dream | Matthew's Gospel: emphasis on Joseph helps to draw out the theme of Jesus as Messiah, since Joseph came from David's line. |
| Annunciation to Mary | Luke's Gospel: emphasis on Mary draws out the theme of the importance of women in salvation history. |
| Visitation | Luke's Gospel: emphasis on Mary and Elizabeth draws out the theme of the importance of women in salvation history. |