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What are the 4 gospels and what the word Gospel Mean?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are the 4
Gospel means “Good News”
What does each Beatitude start with?
“Blessed are they who…”
Where did most of Jesus’ ministry take place? (About 80%)
Around the Sea of Galilee with Capernaum as the home base.
What were the Unrepentant towns?
The towns Jesus had once gone to and shown his miracles, but the people there still didn’t believe in him.
What did Jesus do in Matthew 14 that showed his humanity?
He grieved and suffered after John the Baptist was killed.
Humans had perfect relationships with God and each other in the ________
Original Plan
How does Jesus fulfill the Law of Moses? ( HINT: The law is what Moses told the Israelites NOT to do)
He fuflled it by getting at the heart of what causes evil actions.
Why did Jesus preform so many healings in Matthew 8-9?
To establish himself as something more than another prophet
Who had many dreams or visions and say a character who is truly human, and can defeat beasts called the Son of Man?
Daniel
What was so special about Jesus healing the Canaanite woman?
Canaanites were thought as evil, and the healing would have infuriated the Jews
The premiere example of someone who cooperated with God and trusted him was Mary. Name 3 characters she did this better than?
Abraham, Moses, Jonah, any other Old Testament hero
What are some of the teaches from the Beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount?
the law, anger, adultery, divorce, oaths, retaliation, enemies, almsgiving, prayer, the Lord’s Prayer, fasting, treasure in Heaven, God and money, dependence on god, judging others, answers to prayers, Golden Rule, False Prophets, true followers
What are the 3 kinds of Healings that Jesus preformed?
Physical, Mental, and Spiritual
John gave insights to God’s saving work and said Jesus is the Messiah, which would make John essentially the _____ _______?
Final Prophet
Discipleship is first based on following. Who is a prime example of this and what did he do?
Peter, when he walked on water to do as Jesus does
What did the Wise Men do that showed cooperation with God?
They agreed to travel back to their country a different way to avoid Herod.
What 2 things are similar between the Sermon on Mr. Sinai by Jesus, and when Moses was on Mt. Sinai?
They both go up a mountain, both teach about how to find god/ how to get closer to him, and they both have authority from God
Why was the call of Matthew significant?
He was a Tax-collector who turned his back on his people to work for the Romans. Tax-collectors were seen as the worst of the worst, and they were profited off the suffering of their own people.
Pick TWO of the 4 Kingdom parables and explain what happens in them and what it is trying to tell you? (Mustard Seed, Yeast, Treasure, Pearl)
Mustard Seed- Stars small but becomes enormous
Yeast- hidden, but raw forms everything it touches
Treasure in a Field- worth giving up everything to obtain
Pearl of Great Price- supreme value requiring total commitment
What two people appeared when Jesus transfigured? (HINT: Not Peter James or John who he had already brought up)
Moses and Elijah
What did Jesus do to act as and be considered a Rabbi?
He called on his disciples, like a rabbi who chooses his own student to teach.
According to St. Thomas Aquinas, what are the four things often that often replace God in our lives?
Wealth, Power, Pleasure, and Honor
Who did Jesus healing that the Jews didn’t expect and why were they so shocked?
He healed a Roman Centurion servant which is shocking to the Jews because he was healing the enemy, and they thought that he would overthrow Rome.
What are the 4 parts of the Parable of the Sower?
Sown on the path
Sown on Rock Ground
Sown among Thorns
Sown on Rich soil
What does Jesus establish Peter as and what was this then considered the start of?
He established him as the rock on which he will build his church and the Catholic Church intrepid this as the beginning of the position of the Pope