Vocab 1
The mystery of God's Son becoming man, Jesus Christ, who is truly man and truly God
Incarnation
A body of stories passed down by word of mouth
oral tradition
Whose parents were Zechariah and Elizabeth
John the Baptist
Jesus acts as this between God and us
mediator
Mary's cousin's name
Elizabeth
This means God saves
Jesus
Matthew stresses this in Jesus' family ancestry
geneaology
The one event common to both Matthew and Luke
The birth of Jesus
Jesus became the son of man because
to save us from our sins
Mary praised God with this.
The Magnificat
The town where Jesus, Mary and Joseph lived
Bethlehem+
Priestly men from the East who visited Jesus
The opening of John's gospel focus' on this.
Jesus as the source of life, light and truth
This gives us the gift of faith to help us believe in the mystery of the Incarnaton
Sacrament of Confirmation
True or False - Elizabeth was a young woman
False
This word means God's Anointed One or Savior
Messiah
Evil king who tried to kill baby Jesus
Herod
John begins his gospel with "in the beginning" because
Jesus existed from the beginning as God's Word
What was both a sign of God's Covenant and a sign of the Messiah's coming?
Elizabeth's pregnancy
Malachi 3:1 - I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me
Isaiah 40:3 - A voice of one calling: In the wilderness, prepare the way for the LORD
Elizabeth was pregnant with this future prophet
John the Baptist
This angel told Mary she was to be the Mother of God's Son
Gabriel
This means "a word before"
prologue
True of False: Matthew and Luke's account of Jesus' birth is exactly the same
False
Handel's Messiah allows us to pray through music as we sing of this
Birth, Death and Resurrection of Jesus
Mary is the Church's model of discipleship because of her
obedience to God's will