Adam + Eve
What happened to Abel?
Cain killed him.
What was Passover?
The killing of the first born.
Where does the word incarnation come from?
Comes from Latin: being made flesh.
Where did Jesus’s Baptism take place?
The Jordan River
Which Gospel was not synoptic?
John
What is Original Sin?
The sin of disobedience committed by Adam and Eve that resulted in their loss of original holiness and original justice.
What were the ten plagues of Egypt?
Waters turn into blood, frogs, gnats, flies, disease on livestock, unhealable boils, hail and fire, locusts, darkness, and death of first born
Jesus surrounded himself with outcasts of society. Who were the outcasts of society?
Tax collectors, prostitutes, the sick, the poor, and women.
Who is John the Baptist?
The son of Elizabeth and Zaccariah, Jesus’s cousin
Who was Matthew's author?
Unknown
Who were Cain and Abel?
They were brothers, the sons of Adam and Eve.
How is Passover celebrated today?
With a seder medal
Stage 1: the public life and teaching of Jesus.
Stage 2: oral tradition.
Stage 3: the New Testament wiritngs.
Which gospel almost skips over the entire baptism?
Luke
Which is the shortest Gospel?
What is Original Sin and Original Holiness?
No suffering or death. Harmony between everything.
Where does God identify himself as the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob?
the burning bush
What were the 5 senses of scripture?
1. Literal
2. Spiritual
3. Moral
4. Allegorical
5. Anagogical
What was the Jordan River a symbol of?
Jewish freedom
Which gospel gives us the, “I am” statement?
John
What were Adam and Eve's consequences (3)?
Harmony was destroyed. Human nature weakened. More inclined to sin.
What were the 4 objections in the Burning Bush?
Who am I? Who are you? Im not a good speaker! Send someone else!
What is the (4) purpose of the incarnation?
1. Save and reconciles us to God.
2. Reveals God’s love to the world.
3. Shows up the perfect model of holiness.
4. Makes it possible for us to share in God’s nature/ presence.
What were the 3 signs of Jesus’s baptism?
Opening the sky, The descending of the dove, A voice proclaiming
Who are the Birth Narrative's audience?
Luke- gentiles
Matthew- Jewish Christians
Mark- gentile converts
John- anonymous