Chapters 16 & 18 Flashcards
Why were Mary and Joseph traveling while Mary was pregnant?
To be enrolled
What does Nunc Dimitri’s mean?
Now Dismissed
Why was King Herod call The Great?
Because he brought economic prosperity
Where did Mary, Joseph and Jesus flee to so they could escape King Herod?
Egypt
What were the gifts from the wisemen?
Gold
Frankincense
Myth
What nation of group of people are geographically surrounded by and hated by the Israelites?
Samaritans
What were local Jewish Kings in the Roman Empire used as?
Roman tributaries
What area was comprised mostly of small towns with poor farmers?
Galilee
What did King Herod order be done to babies?
The death of all male babies in and around Bethlehem under the age of 2
How many days did it take Mary and Joseph to find Jesus teaching in the temple?
3 days
How many set of generations of Jesus’ genealogy are in Matthew’s gospel?
3 sets of 14 generations
What does incarnation mean?
Becoming flesh
What is known as the Greek influence?
Hellenization
Who was head of the Roman Empire at the time of Jesus’ birth?
Caesar Augustus
What does the Epiphany celebrate?
Wedding celebration at Cana in Galilee
Baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River
Adoration of Jesus by the wisemen
What does the gift of Myrth symbolize?
Jesus as the promised king
Jesus’ ultimate sacrifice
Why did the angel first appear to shepherds to announce the birth of Jesus?
David was a shepherd
Whose gospel open with the genealogy of Jesus Christ?
Matthew
Who prophesied that “a star shall rise forth out of Jacob, at which time Edom shall be dispossessed”?
Batak
What is name of the angel that appeared to Mary to announce her conception through the Holy Spirit?
Gabriel
Which gospel gives the story of the Annunciation?
Luke
Who Prophesied that Jesus would split Israel?
Simeon
Who prophesied that the new king would be born in Bethlehem?
Micah
What city did Mary and Joseph LEAVE to be enrolled?
Nazareth
What is the name of the city in which Mary and Joseph LOST Jesus?
Jerusalem
What is the term for the coming of God into human form?
Incarnation
What is the manifestation of Jesus as messiah, Son of God and the Savior of the world?
Epiphany
What is the birthplace of Jesus and King David?
Bethlehem
