Important People
Who was Joseph?
1. Had prophetic dreams from God
2. Stepfather of Jesus
Who is Jesus?
The son of God
Who was Mary?
What does the word "Humanity" mean?
The quality of being human.
What does the word "Sacrifice" mean?
To give something up for someone else.
Who was John the Baptist?
Jesus' Cousin
Who was Zechariah?
Father of John the Baptist
Who was Elizabeth?
1. Mother of John the Baptist
2. Cousin of Mary
What does the word "Humility" mean?
The quality of being humble; not arrogant
What does the word "Divinity" mean?
The quality of being Godly.
Who was John?
1. Gospel Writer
2. Wrote revelations
3. Was likely John the Apostle or someone close to God
Who was Luke?
1. Gospel writer
2. Wrote acts of the apostles
3. Was Greek - Wrote in Greek
Who was Matthew?
1. Gospel Writer
2. Wrote to convert Jews
3. Well-educated in Jewish law
What does the word "Incarnation" mean?
The mystery of the son of God becoming man, one like us - Jesus Christ - who is both truly man and truly God.
What is the Incarnation and why is it important?
The incarnation is the mystery of the son of God becoming man, one like us - Jesus Christ - who is both truly man and truly God. It is important because it shows how much God loves us that he was willing to come down in the form of a human and bear the pains of our sins.
Who was Paul?
1. Wrote important letters to Christians
2. Originally persecuted Christians before conversion
Who was Mark?
1. Gospel Writer
2. Wrote the first Gospel
What does the word "Messiah" mean?
"God's anointed one"/"Savior"; A person chosen to save people from a particular situation.
Jesus is the Messiah, the one whom God promised to deliver all people from sin.
Compare and contrast Matthew and Luke's Gospels.
Similarities:
1. Both wrote about Jesus's Birth.
2. Both explained the mystery of the Incarnation.
3. Both wrote about Mary being a virgin/pure
Differences:
1. Matthew wrote to Jews in order to convert them. Luke wrote to already established Christians.
2. Matthew wrote in Hebrew, whilst Luke wrote in Greek.
Since Matthew was attempting to convert Jews, and Hebrew was what they spoke, Matthew chose to write in that language.
Luke wrote in Greak simply because he was Greek.
3. Matthew's Gospel puts a large focus on Joseph, but Luke's does not.
What does the word "Oral Tradition" mean?
A body of stories that has been passed down through word of mouth.
Write three characteristics of Mary.
1. Faithful
Example: She accepts what the angel Gabriel tells her.
Explanation: Mary shows her faith by accepting that Gabriel is a messenger from God who is telling the truth about God and her chosen role.
2. Loyal
Example: She was supportive of Jesus
Explanation: Mary was very loyal to God and her son, as she accepted his plan and direction.
Note: While Mr. Frenzel told us to write characteristics, he only gave us two of these characteristics. This third characteristic could be any characteristic (Ex: Pure, Motherly), as long as you have an example of Mary showing this characteristic and an explanation behind it.