The Book of Matthew
The people who Matthew taught the Gospel
Israelites/ Jews
The number of days God took to create the world
7
The Chosen People of God in the Old Testament
The Hebrews or the Israelites (Jewish people would be acceptable)
The name of the wooden box covered with gold where God made himself present to His people and what it contained.
What is The Ark of the Covenant, manna, Aaron's rod, the Ten Commandments
What is disobedience
Word meaining "anointed" in Hebrew and Greek
Hebrew- Messiah
Greek- Christ
The Holy Spirit was over the waters when the world was made
First five books of the Old Testament
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
The purpose of the plagues
The people who lived in the Promised Land before the Israelites
Canaanites
Example of Jesus' divine nature and human nature (from the infancy narrative)
Divine- the star of Bethlehem, the magi came to worship him, The Virgin Mary, etc.
Human- body, needed food, had a house, had human parents , came as a baby, etc.
Image and Likeness of God - three reasons
1. We can think (rational)
2. We have free will
3. We can love
4. We can create
Adam
Noah
Abraham
Moses
David
What is a visible appearance of God in the world ( The burning bush, the cloud- by day- and fire by night that led the Israelites for 40 years), the cloud on Mount Sinai
3 judges from the Book of Judges
Othniel, Gideon, Deborah
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus gave us a prayer and the New Law, known as...
The Our Father and the Beatitudes (Law of Love)
The name of the saint who taught the Church the Theology of the Body (he gave 129 talks on the radio during his papacy)
Saint Pope John Paul II
Who are Abraham, Issaac and Jacob
The Ten Commandments in the correct order
1. You shall have no god before the Lord your God
2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
3. Honor the Sabbath
4. Honor your father and mother
5. Thou shalt not kill
6. Thou shalt not committ adultery
7. Thou shalt not steal.
8. Thou shalt not bear false witness
9. Thou shalt not covent thy neighbor's wife
10. Thou shalt not covent thy neighbor's goods
The 4 steps in the cycle of sin
What is disobedience, suffering, repentance, restoration
Two Old Testament figures who appeard with Jesus at the Transfiguration and why they appeared.
1- Moses (represented the law and Jesus fulfilled this with the 10 Commandments)
2. Elijiah (represented the prophets- Jesus fulfilled all that was said about him)
Explain the Hierachy of Creation: rocks, plants, animals, people, angels, God
2. Next is plants. They are living and they need water, air, food, sunlight
3. Next is animals. They have complex body systems but they do not have free will.
4. Humans- made in God's image. They are above all things on Earth. They are made in God's image and likeness. They have imortal souls and the most dignity of all creation on earth
5. Angels- pure spirit, holy, see the face of God, highly intelligent
6. God the creator- He creates the world out of nothing, His all powerful, all knowing, all loving, etc
Threefold promise to Abraham
1. More children than stars in the sky
2. a great name - descendents will be kings (David and Jesus)
3. I will make of you a great nation (the Promised Land)
3 examples of typology of Isaac for Jesus
1. Issac- on a mountain Jesus- the Hill of Calvary
2. Issac- carried wood for sacrifice Jesus- carried wood of the cross
3. Issac- God provided a ram for sacrifice Jesus- God gave his only son (Lamb of God) for a sacrifice
4 Issac- thorns in the bushes Jesus- thorn of crowns
5. Issac- Beloved son of Abraham Jesus - beloved Son of God
Retelling of Gideon's Story
What is: coward, winepress, angel, called, 30, 000 - 300 defeat, idolotry.