Jesus
What is Jesus' aramaic name?
Yeshua
Approximately what age did he die?
33
What work did Jesus learn from his step father Joseph as a young boy?
Carpentry
What 4 groups of people at Jesus' time came into contact with him?
Pharisees, sadducees, essences and zealots
What disciple of Jesus was known to be a zealot?
Simon
Jesus might have chosen him to show that his kingdom reaches out to people in all walks of life.
What does Yeshua mean?
salvation
What do we call it when angel Gabriel visited visited Mary and asked her if she would be the mother of God?
Annunciation
How many disciples did Jesus have? What does this number symbolize?
12
Number symbolizes completion
Who were the Pharisees?
well known legal experts and believed in the resurrection
What disciples of Jesus went through a name change? What are other name changes in the bible/
Simon to Peter
Matthew to Levi
Saul to Paul
Jacob to Israel
What is the mystery that we celebrate where Jesus took on flesh and became man?
Incarnation
What do we celebrate and believe about Mary that makes her unique among any other creature?
She is the Immaculate Conception, that is, conceived without sin
Was Christ Jesus' last name? What does it mean?
No, it means "anointed one"
Who were sadducees?
they were usually well-to-do, holding the majority of the seats in the Sanhedrin, the Jewish ruling council.
They did not believe in the resurrection.
What does a change in name signify?
A change in destiny
How many years of silence from God is there between the Old and New Testament?
400
Where was Jesus born and what does it mean?
Bethlehem
Means "House of Bread"
Where was Jesus baptized and by whom was he baptized?
By his cousin John in the Jordan River
Who were the essenes?
Essenes observed the Law of Moses, the sabbath, and ritual purity.
They also professed belief in immortality and divine punishment for sin
But, unlike the Pharisees, the Essenes denied the resurrection of the body and refused to be part of public life.
Was Jesus fully or partially human?
Fully. Like us he got hungry, sleepy, emotional,
What age did Jesus begin his public ministry?
30
How many natures does Jesus have?
Jesus is one person with Two natures
Jesus has a Divine and Human nature
What is the Jordan River known for?
Being the lowest place on earth
Jesus comes to the lowest place to rescue sinners
Who were the zealots?
The Zealots were a political movement in 1st-century which sought to incite the people of Judaea Province to rebel against the Roman Government.
In the desert, what did Jesus use to challenge satan?
Holy Scripture