summative assessment section #3

Question 1

from the Greek for “seeing the whole together,” the name given to the gospels of Matthew, mark, and Luke, because they are similar in style and content

Answer 1

synoptic gospels

Question 2

a way in which Jesus taught - stories rooted in daily life that use symbolism or allegory as a teaching tool and that usually have a surprise ending

Answer 2

parables

Question 3

the doctrine of faith that recognizes two natures (1 human, 1 divine) in the one divine person of Jesus Christ

Answer 3

hypostatic union

Question 4

the core or essential message of the gospel that Jesus Christ is lord. oral/verbal tradition of preaching to unbelievers by the early apostles

Answer 4

kerygma

Question 5

followers of jesus

Answer 5

disciples

Question 6

12 disciples of Jesus whom Jesus had specifically chosen, earliest christian missionaries/followers of Jesus, after the death of Jesus urgently spread his message

Answer 6

apostles

Question 7

relating to christian teachings in preparation for becoming a part of the church

Answer 7

catechetical

Question 8

a Greek word that means “teaching.” a form of oral/verbal tradition of passing along the message of Christ

Answer 8

didache

Question 9

early christian worship: a form of oral/verbal tradition that transmits the messages of Jesus

Answer 9

liturgy

Question 10

a term to describe the “last things” (death, judgement, heaven, hell, purgatory, the 2nd coming of christ, and everlasting life)

Answer 10

eschatological

Question 11

From the Latin, meaning “to become flesh,” referring to the mystery of Jesus Christ, the divine Son of God, becoming man. In the Incarnation, Jesus Christ became truly man while remaining truly God.

Answer 11

incarnation

Question 12

God, the second person of the Holy Trinity, founder of Christianity, a teacher and prophet, born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity - provides our pathway to eternal salvation

Answer 12

jesus of Nazareth

Question 13

The work of salvation accomplished by Jesus Christ mainly through his Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension.

Answer 13

paschal mystery

Question 14

The twenty-seven books of the Bible written in apostolic times, which have the life, teachings, Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension of Jesus Christ and the beginnings of the Church as their central theme.

Answer 14

new testament

Question 15

translated from Greek to “Good News” - Four books in the New Testament that tell the story of Christ’s life and teachings - Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John

Answer 15

gospels

Question 16

The second part of the Gospel of Luke - tells the early history of the Church

Answer 16

the acts of the apostles

Question 17

written letters addressed to a particular locale or person

Answer 17

letters in the new testament

Question 18

a letter or literary composition in letter form; homily-like writing addressed to the universal Church.

Answer 18

epistle (catholic)

Question 19

last book of the Bible; an account of highly symbolic visions of the future of the Church and the end times; Apocalypse theme

Answer 19

the book of revelation

Question 20

related to spirit, spiritual, spirited - from the Latin word inspirate “to breathe into”, respiration, a mystery - an accepted gift.

Answer 20

inspiration

Question 21

Why are the gospels the heart of all the scriptures? & What do they profess?

Answer 21

“because they are our principal source for the life and teaching of the Incarnate Word, our Savior”.
Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, became man, and through his Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension, he makes it possible for us to share in the divine life of the Trinity.

Question 22

what does the word gospel literally mean?

Answer 22

good news

Question 23

what do the gospels contain?

Answer 23

They contain accounts of Jesus’ teachings and actions and the events of the Paschal Mystery, his Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension.

Question 24

what is the new covenant?

Answer 24

Jesus Christ

Question 25

The Evangelists could tell the same story of Jesus in slightly different ways to emphasize what? …

Answer 25

the religious truth their communities needed

Question 26

image of Jesus presented in the gospel of matthew

Answer 26

teacher and prophet

Question 27

image of jesus presented in the gospel of mark

Answer 27

The Suffering Servant of God: Jesus is the Paschal Lamb, who, in his self-sacrifice on the cross, redeems the human family.

Question 28

image of Jesus presented in the gospel of luke

Answer 28

Compassionate Healer: Jesus restores humanity to right relationship with God.

Question 29

image of Jesus presented in the gospel of john

Answer 29

Jesus is the Word of God in the flesh, present since the beginning of time, “who takes away the sin of the world”. He is incarnate; true divinity.

Question 30

what does the name Jesus literally mean?

Answer 30

god saves

Question 31

Why are the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke known as the synoptic Gospels?

Answer 31

They follow a similar pattern in both their overall structures and their individual narratives.”

“Their accounts present similar views of the life and work of Jesus. However some of the shared accounts contain differing details”

Question 32

gentiles

Answer 32

non Jewish people

Question 33

parables

Answer 33

a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, using everyday images, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.