CHAPTER 3
Zechariah and Elizabeth: John the Baptist’s parents.
John the Baptist: Called Jesus the Lamb of God & Was beheaded by King Herod.
Mary: Conceived Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit
Immaculate Conception: Mary’s birth without Original Sin.
Joseph: Who gives Jesus his name.
Emmanuel: A name for Jesus that means “God is with us.”
Holy Spirit: Jesus was conceived by this power
Bethlehem: Where Jesus was born.
Incarnation
: God’s Word becoming a human being.
The dogma that God’s Son assumed a human nature in order to save us from our sins.
Epiphany: This Feast celebrates Jesus’ manifestation as the Messiah to all nations.
ADVENT: Prepares us for the Birth of Christ and beginning of the liturgical year
LENT: Jesus’ ability to resist the temptations
Paschal Mystery: The life, death and resurrection of Jesus
Resurrection: The central event in the liturgical year
Kingdom of God: The process of God’s reconciling and renewing all things through Jesus and God’s
will being done on earth as in heaven. The central theme of Jesus’ preaching
Redemption: A word that literally means “ransom.”
Jesus’ announcement that he was the Messiah received an unfavorable welcome from his hometown.
Synagogue: A meeting place for study and prayer.
A. MARK
Gospel does not contain an infancy narrative
Gospel begins with a prophecy about a messenger coming to prepare the Messiah’s way
B. MATTHEW
Concerned with telling the reader that Jesus is the fulfillment of Jewish hopes.
Reference to the magi and the star of Bethlehem.
Records the journey of Joseph and Mary to Egypt and the massacres of the infants
C. LUKE
Wrote for Gentile-Christians
Reports that the first people to visit the child Jesus were shepherds
Focuses on the importance of women and outcasts in the ministry of Jesus
D. JOHN
Not synoptic
E. The Gospels
THE GOOD NEWS of Jesus
Contain the story of the passion and Resurrection of Jesus
Chapter 4 Test: Jesus Christ: Source of Our Salvation
Synoptic: Mark, Matthew and Luke Gospels
Beatitudes: The proclamations of God’s grace.
The Beatitudes call us to go beyond the Golden Rule
Matthew: Jesus presented the Beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount
Luke: Jesus presented the Beatitudes in the Sermon on the Plain
Messiah: Peter’s confession; but didn’t understand what it meant.
Transfiguration: The glory of God was displayed and Peter, James and John were present
and witness
The word “parable” derives from a Greek term meaning comparison
Parables: Explain the love and forgiveness of God.
Miracles: Are powerful signs of God’s presence and action on our behalf
Jesus was criticized for associating with tax collectors like Zacchaeus
Jesus said that entrance into the Kingdom required repentance
Matthew 25 makes it clear that if we exclude anyone from God’s Kingdom, we are, in fact,
excluding Jesus
Jesus said that entrance into the Kingdom required in the Good News was belief
Bread: At the Last Supper Jesus identified his body
Wine: At the Last Supper Jesus identified his blood
Real Presence: Jesus and the consecrated bread and wine.
Passover: Luke sets the account of the Last Supper in the context of this Jewish feast
Jesus knew that as a prophet the place he had to die was in Jerusalem
Trinity: Christians believe in this type of God
Blasphemy Jesus was accused of this crime
Prejudice Unsubstantiated or pre-formed judgments about individuals or groups based on
race
Sanhedrin: Jesus’ messages and actions threatened the religious authority
Rome: Jesus’ messages and actions threatened the imperialist power of