Vocabulary
The education of children, and adults in the faith of the Church through the teaching of Christian doctrine in an organic and systematic way to make them disciples of Jesus Christ.
What is Catechesis?
This name literally translates to "God Saves".
What is Jesus?
What form of God was present at Jesus' baptism?
What is all three?
This descended from the sky at Jesus' baptism.
What is a dove/holy spirit?
Which three Gospels are known as the "Synoptic Gospels?
What are Matthew, Mark, & Luke?
A revealed teaching or set of revealed teachings of Christ proclaimed by the fullest extent of the exercise of the authority of the Church's Magisterium.
What is a Dogma?
The only Son of the Father became a man in order to accomplish human salvation. This is called...
What is the Incarnation?
What is one event that Matthew and Luke share in their infancy narratives?
What is highlight Jesus’ identity; An angel foretold Jesus’ birth; Jesus is conceived by the action of the Holy Spirit; He was born of the Virgin Mary, as was prophesied; Joseph, Jesus’ foster father, was his legal father; Joseph was from the House of David; Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
When Jesus was 12 he was left here.
What is the Temple?
According to Christian tradition derived from the imagery of Ezekiel and Revelation, which Evangelist is symbolized by the winged ox or calf, representing sacrifice and priestly service?
Who is Luke?
The manifestation to the world of the newborn Christ as Messiah, Son of God, and Savior of the world.
What is the Epiphany?
The title that means "Messiah" or "Anointed One".
What is Christ?
The title "Lord" in Jesus' time could refer to...
What is YHWH, Respected person, or Jesus?
This Gospel-writer also wrote the Acts of the Apostles.
Who is Luke?
The Gospel of Matthew presents Jesus as the "New Moses" who delivers the New Law from a mountain (the Sermon on the Mount). What is the primary target audience?
“The dogma proclaimed in Christian Tradition and defined in 1854, that from the first moment of her conception, Mary—by the singular grace of God and by virtue of the merits of Jesus Christ—was preserved immune from original sin”.
What is the Immaculate Conception?
What soldiers were always on the lookout for people claiming to be the Messiah?
What are the Roman Soldiers?
What is a connection between the Magi and the Gentiles?
What is The Magi were Gentiles; Their presence represents God’s willingness to encourage Gentiles to worship Jesus; The Magi were some of the people promised in the Old Testament who would share in the messianic promise through the Jews.
This Gospel was the last to be written.
What is John?
In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus frequently commands demons, healed individuals, and even His disciples to keep His identity quiet; a phenomenon known as the "Messianic Secret." What is the primary theological purpose of this motif?
What is to prevent people from misunderstanding Jesus as a political leader?
Named for its first word in Latin, the Blessed Virgin Mary’s song of praise to the Lord found in Luke’s Gospel. It is also known as the Canticle of Mary.
What is the Magnificat?
What is Obedient, God, and Humble.
The song sung by Zechariah praising God.
What is the Benedictus?
Name one reason why Jesus' birth is celebrated on December 25th.
What is December 25 was the date chosen is that it is nine months after Christians regularly celebrated the Annunciation, Jesus’ conception.; December 25 is close to the winter solstice when the Romans celebrated a holiday called Saturnalia. Christmas was a chance to counter Saturnalia with an important celebration.
How does the Prologue of John’s Gospel ("In the beginning was the Word...") fundamentally differentiate its Christological approach from the opening chapters of the Synoptic Gospels?
What is Asserts Jesus' eternal pre-existence as the divine Logos (Word).