LQC - Final Theology

Question 1

How does the Gospel of Mark begin?

Answer 1

It begins with Jesus being identified as the Son of God and Jesus being baptized by John in the Jordan River.

Question 2

Which Apostle did we say that the Gospel of Mark was associated with?

Answer 2

Peter

Question 3

On what day during Passover does Mark say Jesus celebrates the Last Supper?

Answer 3

When the lambs are being sacrificed

Question 4

We noted in class the way that Christian art connects the 4 Gospels to the 4 creatures who proclaim God’s glory before the Divine throne as they are depicted in Ezekiel and the book of Revelation. Which Gospel in art is represented by the bull?

Answer 4

Luke

Question 5

At the end of the Gospel of Luke, the risen Christ appears to two disciples as they walk to the town of Emmaus. When do they recognize Jesus?

Answer 5

They recognize him in the breaking of the bread.

Question 6

St. Paul thinks that the Last Supper was the ritual part of a covenantal sacrifice that instituted a new covenant.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

St. Paul gets upset with the way the Corinthians celebrate “the Lord’s Supper.” Instead of celebrating the Lord’s Supper, they each bring their own meals and some are hungry and some get drunk. Why is St. Paul upset with the Corinthians?

Answer 7

St. Paul is upset because the Corinthians eat/celebrate “the Supper of the Lord” without discerning the body of the Lord.

Question 8

This was the term that we said in class was one’s “primary vocation.” It is given in baptism by which every Christian participates in Christ’s mission as priest, prophet, and king.

Answer 8

Universal Call to Holiness

Question 9

The word parable literally means what?

Answer 9

Comparison

Question 10

St. Athanasius says that sin presents a kind of ‘Divine Dilemma’ to be overcome by Jesus. What does he mean by this?

Answer 10

The dilemma is 1) that humanity’s creation and existence depends on God and if we depart from Him we die and 2) it is unfitting that either God go back on this (His word) or that the creature He made to be His image in the world should be obliterated/die.

Question 11

We noted in the Gospel of John that John does not include the “Institution Narrative” at the Last Supper/Passover (i.e., the “this is my body”…“new covenant”) because he assumes you have already read the other Gospels and know about it. Instead, John includes a long discourse from Jesus in Chapter 6 on the Bread of Life. We noted that Jesus tells that crowd that they have to “eat the Bread of Life” which is “his flesh.” What word did we say Jesus uses to clarify his meaning that doesn’t just mean “eat/consume” but “physically chew/crunch.”

Answer 11

Trogo

Question 12

Which of these statements does not reflect the teaching of Lumen Gentium.

Answer 12

Being part of the Church is not necessary for salvation.

Question 13

St. James is concerned in his letter about faith. Faith does not need to be lived out, he notes, but only needs to be held ‘spiritually’ in the heart.

Answer 13

False

Question 14

Where did we say St. Athanasius is from?

Answer 14

Alexandria, Egypt

Question 15

This was the Greek word for ‘flesh’ that Athanasius used when talking about the Incarnation.

Answer 15

Sarx

Question 16

Last week, we said that the Catholic Church believes that Christ is the unique (i.e., only) path to salvation. Anyone who is saved is saved through Christ and union to His Body (the Church). The Lumen Gentium passage for that you read for homework uses a specific image in the second paragraph to talk about the way that the Church is instituted for the salvation of all peoples. What word does it use?

Answer 16

the Church is the “sacrament of salvation”

Question 17

We discussed Lumen Gentium last week and it said that because the only way to salvation was through Christ and His Body (the Church), anyone who was not part of the visible, institutional Church was without hope of salvation.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

Which of these best describes what Ratzinger says it means to call the Church “Catholic” in the Apostles Creed?

Answer 18

It means that the local church is in eucharistic communion with all the other bishops of the world and united to the Successor of St. Peter.

Question 19

What does Ratzinger say is actually meant by the claim that “the Church is holy”?

Answer 19

That Christ’s grace in the midst of her is meant to sanctify (make-holy) her members.