Religion--DELGADO--SS final exam

circumcision

What is the sign of the covenant between Abraham and God?

Rachel

Which wife did Jacob love more?

There was a famine coming and his brothers sold him into slavery for 20 pieces of silver.

How did Joseph end up in Egypt?

Jesus not only restored our inheritance by reopening the gates of Heaven, He won for us a greater grace than Adam & Eve previously enjoyed. Canaan was the Promised Land.

Why is the Promised land a type of Heaven?

His sacred meal of bread and wine foreshadows Jesus' offering of the Eucharist.

What is the significance of Melchizedek's offering presented to Abram?

Joseph
- betrayed by those closest to him, his brothers
- sold for 20 pieces of silver
- Joseph was believed to be dead (by Jacob), but later is discovered to be alive
- Joseph ruled over Egypt

Jesus
- betrayed by someone close to him, the apostle Judas Iscariot
- "sold" for 30 pieces of silver
- Jesus really did die & really rose from the dead as many witness & testified
- Jesus rules over everyone
- Jesus not only fulfills what Joseph prefigured, but he also exceeds it beyond expectation

How does Joseph foreshadow Jesus?

Pharoah asked him to interpret one of his dreams, and Joseph said a famine was coming. Pharoah put Joseph in charge

How did Joseph become the most powerful man in Egypt?

YHWH (Yahweh) -- I AM WHO I AM or I AM, by disclosing his name God is inviting us to know him more intimately and personally

What is God's name as revealed to Moses and the significance of what this meant?

each of the 10 plagues represented one of the Egyptian's false gods; by sending a plague for each one, God was expressing His power as the one true God over the false Egyptian Gods; expressed a judgement on them

What was the ultimate meaning of the plagues and the sacrficies?

eating the Passover lamb guaranteed the Israelites safety from the angel of death, Jesus tells us we must partake in the Eucharist to have eternal life

What does the first Passover foreshadow?

like the unblemished lamb, Jesus was "without sin," "a spotless unblemished lamb"

What is the meaning of Jesus is "the Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world?"

a kingdom of priests, a holy nation

At Mt. Sinai, what did God announce his people to be?

Eucharist, Jesus is the true bread from Heaven and the Bread of Life and the living water that would quench our thirst

What does the manna prefigure?

10 commandments

What did God give to Moses on Mt. Sinai?

10 commandments, manna, & Aaron's staff

What was in the Ark of the Covenant?

King David

What king of Israel was first a young shepherd?

prophet to David who helps him to see the seriousness of his sin & repent

What is Nathan's God-given task?

When David was confront of his sin, he fully repented of his sin in a heartful way, but his family still suffered the repercussions. Saul repeatedly disobeyed God and his repentance was selfish & he displayed a desire for power & control

What is the difference between David & Saul regarding their sinfulness?

wisdom

What gift was given to Solomon?

Solomon's honor for & obedience to his mother foreshadowed the honor & obedience of Jesus to His mother, Mary

How does Bathsheba foreshadow Mary?

Joshua

Who was the successor of Moses?

When they stepped into the Jordan River, it miraculously stopped flowing, providing dry land for the Israelites to cross; remained dry for as long as the priests stood in it with the Ark of the Covenant

What miracle took place when crossing the Jordan?

a prostitute who helps the Israelites, converts, & praises God

Rahab - her former life and how she lived her "new" life?

Moses had failed to enforce the sign of the covenant with Abraham

Why did Joshua circumcise the men before going into Jerich?

Deborah's words after Jael killed the cruel Canaanite leader are echoed by Mary's Magnificat. Jael's killing of Canaanite leader also foreshadows the crushing head of the snake, Satan, which was fulfilled ultimately by Mary's Son, JC, through His Death & Resurrection

How does Deborah foreshadow Mary?

the prophet Isaiah

What is the most quoted topic in the New Testament?

1. Israelites would sin & worship idols, which would lead to their defeat by people whose gods they worshipped
2. Once defeated, they would recognize their sin & repent
3. They would then cry out to God to save them
4. God would raise up a judge to deliver them from their enemies
5. He would lead them to a military victory, bringing Israelites freedom, prosperity, & peace
6. Then the cycle would repeat

What is the cycle of sin that affected Israelites for the next 150 years after Joshua? know order

reigning authority, reluctant to answer God's call

Jeremiah prophesied against whom? How did he respond to God's call?

human hearts, the hearts of people

Where will God write His new covenant?

polytheism

belief in many gods & goddesses

Todah

a great form of worship in the Temple, sacred meal of unleavened bread, wine & a sacrificed animal, foreshadows Eucharist

Prophet

one who speaks the message of God to the people

Suffering servant

Isaiah prophecies of a person who will come to suffer voluntarily in atonement for the sins of the people

eschatology

the part of theology concerned with death, judgement, & the final destiny of the soul & of humankind

how God chooses each one of us to play a part in His plan for salvation, shows us God's welcome & blessing on anyone who faithfully follows God

What is the theme of Ruth?

it was her hometown and she returned there after the famine had ended; she was with Ruth or Orpah

Why was Naomi in Bethlehem and with whom?

Naomi, Israel, & most importantly to God

To Whom did Ruth pledge her loyalty after the death of her husband?

loyalty and devotion to Naomi and her hard work in the field

How did Ruth impress Boaz?

Boaz, male distant relative who helps provide

Who was the redeemer and what was a redeemer?

- both in line of David
- Boaz redeemed Ruth from the poverty & vulnerability of widowhood as Jesus redeemed us from sin & Satan
- Boaz "spread his wing" over Ruth while Jesus gathered us under his wing
- Boaz gave Ruth grain for bread --> Jesus is the Bread of Life

How is Boaz a type of Jesus?

great-grandson, Ruth's son is Obed, Obed is father of Jesse, Jesse father of David

How is David related to Ruth?

evils of genocide & racism

What are the 2 themes of Esther?

King Ahasuerus asked her to parade before his drunken friends and she said no

How was Vashti humiliated?

Haman because he discovered that Mordecai was Jewish

Who ordered that a stake be erected? Why?

Esther asking for her life to be spared and Haman being impaled from his own stake that was meant for Mordecai

What is the turning point of the Book of Esther?

Zechariah is not able to listen to the Word of God she angel strikes him mute.

Why was Zechariah punished?

salvation, fulfillment of God's promises

What prophecy is revealed by Mary in her Magnificat?

Like those disoriented, confused, chatty, and sad wanderers whom Jesus transformed into missionary disciples, Mary is for all Christians and would-be Christians both the image of discipleship into which we shall be transformed & the embodiment of the dispositions in which we must be tutored in order to become fully human & fully open to the Word of God, read to act on it.

How does Dr. Delorenzo link Mary's discipleship to the 2 men on the road to Emmaus?

she ponders what the shepherds tell her about the angelic announcement they've heard, the priest Simeon tells her that her heart will be pierced for her child, what her son says about staying in the Temple to do father's will

What are the examples of Mary pondering?

someone who hears the Word of God and acts upon it

How does Luke define discipleship?

he broke bread and gave it to them on their road to Emmaus

What did Jesus do that caused the 2 men to realize who he was?

she was healed by 7 demons and chose to follow Him

How did Mary Magdalene encounter Jesus?

they had to prepare His body for burial but it was the Sabbath so they had to come back to complete the preparations

Why was Mary Magdalene at the tomb on Sunday morning?

leader of the female disciples

What title is given to Mary Magdalene?

even when the Apostles fled, MM stayed with Jesus & blessed Mother during the Passion, Crucifixion, & Death of Jesus

What did Mary Magdalene do that the Apostles did not do?

He talked to the woman and that was deemed as a religious & social restriction

When Jesus encountered the Samaritan woman at the well, what did he do that was unusual?

that he is a prophet, and he reveals that He is the Messiah

What does the woman realize when Jesus knows that she has been married 5 times and is not currently with her husband?

she becomes the first missionary

What happens to the Samaritan woman as a result of encountering Jesus?

go and tell people what she found out; people began to believe because she brought Jesus to them and they met him

What did Jesus call the Samaritan woman to do?

hemorrhaging woman

Who is rewarded for their faith due to Jesus' physical touch?

She didn't want him to become unclean

Why did the hemorrhaging woman fear touching Jesus directly?

He felt the power move out from Him

What made Jesus aware that the hemorrhaging woman was healed?

Romans

Paul's longest letter is his letter to the __________

love is the most important quality a Christian can posess

What is the main message of 1 Cor. 13?

by what it does or does not do

How did Paul define love?

what Christian love is, love

Be familiar with the primary content of 1 Cor. 13? Which virtue is the greatest?

to relativize all the charisms by contrasting them with the more basic, pervasive, & enduring value that gives them their purpose & their effectiveness

What is the function of 1 Cor. 13?

Love never fails

What does 1 Cor. 13 announce?

love is operative even within the other members of the triad, so that it has a certain primacy among them

Compared to the other charisms, what is love?

John's visions, and him pulling terminology from the OT

The Book of Revelation is based upon? (2 things)

his description is like the transfiguration

How is Jesus described in the very beginning of Revelation? (Rev. 1:13-16)

ark of the covenant

What artifact shows up in Rev. 11:19?

God is in control

What is the central theme of apocalyptic literature?

composed as resistance literature to meet a crisis, persecution of the early church by the Roman authorities, support the Christians of the 1st century to stand firm in the faith & to avoid compromise with paganism

Why was Revelation written?

like the Mass we celebrate in church, Liturgy of the Word, Liturgy of the Eucharist

How is Revelation structured?

7, one to each of the 7 churches

How many letters did Christ dictate and to whom?

reminds us of the Liturgy of the Word in which the Word of God is proclaimed to all the people

What is the emphasis on the scrolls?

symbolize the 12 tribes of Israel, 12 Apostles

What is the meaning of the 12 stars on the crown worn by the woman?

Mary

Who is the Ark of the New Covenant?

a dragon, Satan

Who attacked the woman?

horns--> power
diadems--> royal authority

What do the horns and diadems of the first beast symbolize?

the Bible begins with a wedding- that of Adam & Eve- signifies the intimate relationship & communion God desires us to have with us. The Bible ends with a vision of a heavenly wedding of the feast of the Lamb & His bride, the Church, when at the end of time, the intimate communion God so desires will be consummated in the everlasting kingdom

What is the unifying theme of Revelation?

consolation & hope

What is the real message of Revelation?

He invites His faithful people to the marriage supper of the Lamb

What is God's promise in Revelation?

Jesus

Who or what was carried in the New Ark of the Covenant?

Ruth

a moabite; pagan by birth

Naomi

mother-in-law of Ruth, recognized Boaz as redeemer

Esther

beautiful young Jewish orphan who is cared for by her cousin/uncle Mordecai; second wife of king

Vashti

the 1st wife of Ahasuerus who refused to parade before her husband's drunken friends at a royal banquet

Samaritan woman at the well

first missionary, sees Jesus as prophet, tells people about Jesus

hemorrhaging woman

female sufferers in pain for 12 years, touched Jesus cloak to get healed, her faith healed her

Jairus' daughter

12 years old, brought back to life by Jesus

Mary of Magdala

believed to have come from a fishing town, healed of a severe illness

Mordecai

Jew during Babylonian exile. Esther's guardian & cousin/uncle. He once saved the king's life & thus gained the favor of the King

Haman

Chief minister & advisor to the King. He hates all Jews, especially Mordecai

Purim

celebration of Jewish deliverance as told in Book of Esther, exchange of gifts of food & drink

interrupting a story with another story, Mark

Sandwiching - what is it and who used it?

epistle

a letter to a specific community; arranged from longest to shortest

catholic epistle

a letter to all of the different churches

theological virtues

faith, hope, love