ACTS
Who made the Missionary Journeys?
St. Paul
How many letters is the Catholic Epistle made up of?
7
The Book of Revelation is the only book in the New Testament that contains prophecies.
TRUE or FALSE
TRUE
What does epistle mean? (One word)
Letter
How many Gospels? who are the authors?
4 Gospels.
Matthew/Mark/Luke/John
How many Missionary Journeys?
3
What comes before and after the catholic epistle reading in the liturgy?
Before: Pauline Epistle
After: Holy Praxis
Who wrote the Book of Revelation? Give me 3 names for the author.
And how many times is the author's name mentioned in the book?
The beloved/ The evangelist/ The revelator/ the theologian.
5 times.
How many Epistles did St. Paul write?
14
Why are they written?
Not just biography or story telling.
• To bear witness to the fact that Jesus of Nazareth is indeed the promised Messiah-Christ of Israel and the Savior of the world
• Written by the disciples/apostles after the Lord’s resurrection (filled with Holy Spirit)
From where did the first journey start?
Antioch
From Antioch to Cyprus and Lystra and proclaimed the word of God in the Jewish Synagogues.
Who wrote the catholic epistles?
St. John
St. Jude
St. Jacob
St. James
Where did the author write the book? and why?
Patmos, he was exiled by the Emporer Domitian
The Pauline Epistles were written to 2 different audiences. Who are they?
- Most were written to the Church (Gentile Christians)
- Few were written to Individuals
Why do some events appear (repeated) in more than one gospel (sometimes the 4)?
Really important event
Attest to the same event from a slightly different perspective
They are all completing each other (No contradictions)
In the second journey, the saint found people kneeling before what?
Altar “TO THE UNKNOWN GOD”.
He approached them and told them, “the One whom you worship without knowing, Him I proclaim to you” (Acts 17: 23).
How many letters did each Saint write?
St. John - 3
St. Jude - 1
St. Peter - 2
St. James - 1
What is the special number that is repeated in the book?
7
What is the unique structure of the Pauline Epistles?
Greeting
Prayer
Issue
Solution or Application
Farewell and prayer
Which of the authors were Apostles/Disciples?
Apostles: Mark/Luke
Disciples: Matthew/John
The third journey, had Paul’s Final Speech in .....
Rome
Identify what each saint talks about.
St. Peter - Church Solidarity “Letter of encouragement“
St. James - “Clarifying the true faith”
St. Jude - “Protecting your faith”
St. John - “Love”
What is the book about?
- the second coming of Jesus
- clues of Heaven
- hope that things will be beautiful and new and perfect when we are with God in heaven
In what order were Pauline Epistles listed in the bible?
Longest to shortest in each of the 2 main buckets - To churches or to Individuals
What was the objective of each of the Gospels?
Matthew: Resolve their doubt about the incarnation of the Messiah (Jews)
Mark: Make it suitable for the Gentiles (cannot narrate Christ’s life)
Luke: Crucified on behalf of all mankind (Gentiles)
John: Confirm the believers in their faith