Theology Chapter 6

Jesus' Ascension

- The final act of the Paschal Mystery. -Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to empower his followers to continue his mission. (Pentecost)

What are 5 essential elements of the kerygma according to the New Testament?

1. God's promises were fulfilled through Jesus Christ 2. God exalted his Son, Jesus Christ, at his right hand 3. The Holy Spirit is present in the Church and is a sign of Christ's present power and glory 4. Christ will come again, at which the messianic age will reach it's fulfillment 5. Because all of this is true, you should repent of your sins, be baptized, and receive the Holy Spirit

Summarize three things all four Gospel accounts agree on?

1. The Resurrection took place early in the morning on the first day of the week. 2. Women were present at the tomb. Mary Magdalene is mentioned in each account. There were also "messengers" at the tomb who told the women to tell the disciples what they witnessed. 3. The empty tomb was important to the Resurrection accounts. It was an essential sign of Christ's Resurrection, a first step in acknowledging God's work in bringing the Son back to life. It corroborates that something happened. The enemies of the early Christians were never able to produce Jesus' corpse, though they probably tried to do so.

Explain Jesus' expectations for his Apostles which he gave with his Great Commission

As Apostles, they were to preach the Gospel, teach the commandments, and baptize "in the name of the Father, and the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."

The Resurrection of Christ

Christ's rising from the dead, conquering sin and delivering mankind from slavery to sin.

The _________ and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Paschal _________, means redemption is accomplished and the _________ of salvation is fulfilled, _________ has been defeated. Our participation in Christ's Paschal Mystery begins at _________: we die to sin's power over us and to influence of _________. Our souls will survive physical _________ and our bodies will rise at the _________.

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What rich themes from the Gospel of Luke are included in the Emmaus account?

Faith and vision, and hospitality to the stranger

True or False? Jesus' glorified body was immortal and supernatural and was unlike a normal human body

False, Jesus' glorified body was immortal and supernatural and was like a normal human body

True or False? Luke's Gospel was written for a Gentle Christian audience by an author who was a Jewish Christian

False, Luke's Gospel was written for a Gentile Christian audience by an author who was a Gentle Christian

True or False? During Jesus' appearance to the disciples on Friday evening, he shows them his wounds and commissions them to continue his work

False, during Jesus' appearance to the disciples on Sunday evening, he shows them his wounds and commissions them to continue his work

True or False? All of Jesus disciples were skeptical when told the tomb was empty

False, some of Jesus disciples were skeptical when told the tomb was empty

True or False? None of the early Christians believed that Jesus would return before the Apostles died.

False, some of the early Christians believed that Jesus would return before the Apostles died.

True/False? The Resurrection accounts in the 4 Gospels all draw from the eyewitness accounts of the apostles

False, the Resurrection accounts in the 4 Gospels draw from a variety of eyewitnesses

True or False? The Resurrection is a transcendent event because very few people actually saw Jesus' earthly body transformed into a glorified body.

False, the Resurrection is a transcendent event because no one actually saw Jesus' earthly body transformed into a glorified body

True or False? Although people appropriately venerate Jesus because of his holiness, he always points to Mary.

False. Although people appropriately venerate Mary because of her holiness, she always points to Jesus.

What message does the Lord instruct Mary to deliver to tell Jesus "brothers"?

He told Mary to tell them that she had seen him. He also said to tell them: "I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God."

Jesus' Glorification

His arrest, trial, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension

What victories did Jesus win for us in his Resurrection?

His resurrection spelled victory for humanity, over satan, over sin, and over death

The _____________________ enabled the Apostles to understand more clearly Jesus' significance on __________________ Sunday. The Spirit gave them the power to _________________ the Good News. Filled with the Holy Spirit, people _______________ them even though many did not speak their __________________. Although it was early in the morning, some thought they were ____________.

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What does the opening passage of John 21 mean for Christians today?

It talks about a large catch of fish, symbolizing that the Apostles, with Peter as their leader, will be fishers of people, bringing the whole world to Christ. Further, the Apostles recognize Jesus in the course of a meal as the host who provides them with the fish and bread. This echoes the Eucharist, where believers recognize and receive the Lord.

Last Judgement

Jesus Christ coming at the end of time to judge all people

Why did Jesus send the Spirit?

Jesus sent the Spirit so that all he accomplished―his victory over sin and death and his life entirely given in obedience to the Father―may be accomplished in the Church and, through the Church, in the world.

What are 2 important points from the Gospel of John

John's testimony was reliable and true that the Gospel was written to tell the Good News of salvation

The Resurrection account in the Gospel of _________ is short. After Mark 16:8 two alternative _________ are offered. These tell how the _________ eventually report to _________ and the other disciples, gives Jesus' great commissioning, and includes appearances of Jesus to _________ and two disciples as well as an account of the _________.

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What is brilliant about Mark's shorter ending?

Mark challenges you, the reader, to do what the women failed to do. You are called to share, without fear of confusion, the Good News that Jesus is risen. Mark asks you to carry on the work of discipleship

While _________ the Gospels agree that _________went to the tomb on the _________ day of the week, only in John's account does she go to report the empty tomb to _________ and the other disciples. She fears someone has _________ the body of Jesus. Mistaking Jesus at first for the _________, she recognizes him when Jesus addresses Mary by her _________.

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Why is the empty tomb one of the signs that Jesus really rose from the dead?

Neither Jesus' friends nor his enemies to have found Jesus' Body. No one ever proved that his corpse was stolen. The inability of the guards to account for Jesus' disappearance is proof that the tomb was empty and that no one had to come to remove the Body from it.

Explain what the Holy Spirit confers on the members of the Church.

The Holy Spirit bestows divine life on the Church's members and makes them partakers of the divine nature. By joining you to the risen Lord Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit makes it possible for you to live holiness of life and to put Jesus' moral and spiritual teaching into practice.

How was Jesus' Body transformed by the Holy Spirit at his Resurrection?

The Holy Spirit transformed Jesus' Body at his Resurrection, giving it "the glorious state of Lordship" Jesus' human body was gloriously transfigured, filled with Holy Spirit into an incorrupt, immortal body.

What does the Lord help the disciples understand about the Scriptures? What does he want them to do?

The Lord then opens his disciples' minds to understand what the Scriptures had foretold: the suffering of the Messiah and his Resurrection on the third day. He tells the disciples that they are to be witnesses to all that he has said and done and that their task has only begun.

Briefly explain the separate parts of the Paschal Mystery and Jesus' Glorification.

The Resurrection should always be considered as part of the Paschal Mystery, the saving action of Christ that comprises Jesus' Death (Good Friday), his descent to the dead (Holy Saturday), and his Glorification. Jesus' Glorification consists of the Resurrection (Easter Sunday); his Ascension into heaven (forty days after Easter); and Pentecost (fifty days after Easter), when the Apostles and Mary gathered in the Upper Room in Jerusalem, and received an outpouring of the Holy Spirit and began the Church.

Pentecost

The day 50 days after Easter when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles and gave them the power to preach

Why do the inconsistencies among the Gospel writers ironically support the position that they were true experiences behind the various accounts?

The early witnesses knew exactly what happened—what they saw, what Jesus said, how their hearts burned with love for him and they refused to change anything in their testimony.

Paschal Lamb

The lamb slaughtered by the Israelites in preparation for the Passover

Soul

The spiritual life principle of human beings that survives after death.

Paschal Mystery

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

How do we know that Jesus' disciples were not expecting Jesus' Resurrection?

They were heartbroken, saddened, and afraid after his Crucifixion. They were hiding in Jerusalem, fearful that they might too be arrested and executed.

What story or account do many scholars believe is the original ending of the Gospel of John in Chapter 20?

Thomas to put his fingers in Jesus' wounds so that he would believe. Thomas cries out the great act of faith that every Christian must say: "My Lord and my God!"

True or False? Both the Ascension of Jesus and the Assumption of Mary are a reminder that our rightful home is heaven and that we live in the hope that we may one day follow them there.

True

True or False? Evidence that Jesus' disciples did not make up the Resurrection was the growth of their faith which resulted from a direct experience if the Risen Christ

True

True or False? On Easter Sunday Jesus gives his disciples the gift of the Holy Spirit and the authority to forgive sins in his name

True

True or False? The Gospel writers consistently emphasize that the risen Jesus was transformed

True

True or False? The crowds were so amazed at Peter's bold preaching that three hundred people were baptized and received the Holy Spirit on the first Pentecost.

True

True or False? The differences between the four accounts of the Resurrections can be best understood by remembering how people typically tell about the same powerful events in different ways.

True

True or False? The disciples were transformed into zealous preachers of the Gospel after the Resurrection

True

True or False? The events of the Paschal Mystery are inseparable

True

True/False? The longer ending in Mark's Gospel was probably taken from the other Gospels

True

Jesus' Ascension refers to a time when he stopped _____________________ to the disciples in visible form and his _______________ body took its rightful place in _______________ at the right hand of the Father. His __________________ indicated that there is a difference between the glory of the _________ Christ on earth and the glory of Christ ______________ at God's right hand, which means that Christ now glorifies the Father as the Incarnate _____________________.

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Matthew desired to emphasize the _________ between Jesus and the _________ because he wrote his Gospel for a Jewish community who followed _________. Only he tells how the Jewish leaders _________ the guards to say Jesus' body was _________ from the tomb. It reveals the _________ between those Jews who _________ in Jesus and those who did not.

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Although Jesus _________ like all people do, his _________ soul and body were still the Divine Person of the Son so his body was preserved from _________. His soul went to _________ - in Hebrew - and there he proclaimed the Good News of _________ to the just who awaited their _________; he spread his Word to people of all _________ times and places.

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Jesus _________ himself for everyone and his loving _________ extends to every single human being. As a _________, he took the _________ of the world upon himself. Likewise, in his Resurrection he offered _________ of life to the whole world. Thus, this is a _________ event because it has meaning not only for the life of Jesus, but for every _________.

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After asking Peter _________ times if he loves him (a reversal of his earlier _________ denial of Jesus), Jesus establishes Peter as the leader of the _________ by telling Peter to feed his _________. Peter will be the pastor who leads and _________ the Church in serving others in _________. Later _________ himself will follow Jesus' example by laying down his _________ for his friends.

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