Incarnation Flashcards
What is the annunciation?
The Annunciation is when the Angel Gabriel told Mary she would miraculously have a son, Jesus, through the Holy Spirit.
Differences between Matthews and Lukes annunciation
Luke: Angel appears to Mary
Matthew: Angel appears to Joseph
Luke: Happens while Mary is awake
Matthew: Happens in a dream
Luke: Focus on Mary’s response and role
Matthew: Focus on Joseph’s reaction and decision
Similarities between Matthews and Lukes annunciation
In both, the angel announces Jesus’s birth
Mary is a virgin
Mary is engaged to Joseph
What are the three titles of Jesus?
Son of God
Son of Man
Word of God
Jesus is fully human and fully divine - “the word became flesh”
3 catholics views that support religious art
Helps teach the faith, especially to the illiterate
Inspires prayer and devotion
Honors Christ, Mary, and the saints (veneration, not worship)
3 catholics views that go against religious art
Risk of idolatry (worshipping the image itself)
Can misrepresent holy figures
May distract from true worship or message
What is sermon on the mount?
Sermon on the Mount is one of Jesus’s most famous teachings, found in Matthew.
Key parts:
Beatitudes (“Blessed are the poor in spirit…”)
Love your enemies
The Lord’s Prayer
Teachings on anger, lust, divorce, forgiveness, charity, prayer, and more
Golden Rule (“Do to others what you’d have them do to you”)
What is the parable of the sheep and goats?
Jesus teaches his disciples that you must help people in need.
The Sheep (the righteous) on His right.
The Goats (the unrighteous) on His left.
“Feed the hungry”
What is the Magisterium?
The Magisterium is the Catholic Church’s teaching authority, made up of the Pope and bishops. They help explain and protect the Church’s beliefs.
What does the Second Vatican Council - Dei Verbum 4 say about Jesus being fully human
“the Word made flesh, was sent as ‘a man to men’”
What does the Second Vatican Council - Dei Verbum 4 say about Jesus being fully divine?
“For he sent his Son…so that he might dwell among men and tell them of the innermost being of God”
What do Catholics mean by the Doctrine of the Incarnation?
The belief that God became human in Jesus
