What does the hebrew name "Yeshua" mean?
Joshua
What is the name for "Anointed One"
Christ
Christ was expected to be a...
political leader, to overthrow Romans/restore Israel
Through Christ we received...
Salvation, God's forgiveness of sins
What was Jesus' threefold office?
Priest, Prophet, and King
Priest:
a mediator between God and humans
Prophet:
one who speaks for God
King:
a leader and ruler
Name 3 other titles for Jesus
Anointed one, suffering servant, son of man
Why did Jesus become man?
Know God's love
Imitate Jesus
Divine nature (share)
Save us from our sins
What is the word meaning "good news"?
Gospel
What were the 3 stages of the formation of the Gospels?
1. The historical life of Jesus
2. Oral Tradition
3. N.T. writings
Who wrote the Gospels?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
The 4 Gospel writers wrote to...
different audiences, and highlights different aspects of Jesus
What is the word used when God's eternal son assumed a human nature and became man?
Incarnation
What was the life, passion, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ?
Paschal Mystery
What is the word to describe the second coming of Christ, when the Lord will judge the living and the dead?
Parousia
Jesus is the _____ person of the Trinity?
2nd
What is the Epiphany?
When the magi arrived at the birth of Jesus
What revealed that God's kingdom was present in his very person and proved that he is the Messiah, son of God?
Miracles
What is the word for a special preview of the Kingdom and revelation of all 3 persons of the Blessed Trinity?
Transfiguration
What is the word for a denial after baptism, to believe in a central truth of the Catholic faith?
Heresy
What are the 3 Heresies?
1. Gnostic Docetism
2. Mestorianism
3. Arianism
Ransom/Redemption:
the action of saving or being saved from sin, error, or evil.
Virgin Birth:
church dogma that teaches Jesus was conceived through the virgin Mary by the power of the Holy Spirit without a human father