understanding the scriptures chapter 22 pre-test prep (DON'T USE)

How did Jesus respond when Thomas recognizes him as "Lord and God"?

"Blessed are those who believe and have not seen." referring to the fact that Thomas had to see to believe, but Christianity is faith.

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Why was is symbolic that the Apostles caught 153 fish when they cast their nest where Jesus told them to?

At the time 153 types of fish were known, so catching 153 kinds was to them, all kinds of fish. It's symbolic that Christianity's net would cast over the whole world.

What Sacrament did Jesus grant the Apostles the authority to minister when he first appeared to them after the Resurrection?

Forgive sins.

Where did the prophet Isaiah foretell the restoration would begin?

Galilee

What did Jesus do before authorizing the Apostles to minister Reconciliation?

He offered peace, showed them his hands and his side, and breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit" (Jn 20:22). [p. 411]

Where did the Apostles Thomas do his ministry?

India

Who donated the tomb Jesus was buried in?

Joseph of Arimethea

Who brought the news of the Resurrection to the Apostles?

Mary Magdalene

Who were the first messengers of Christ's Resurrection?

Mary Magdalene, the mother of James, and Salome

Who went to the tomb to check out the report?

Peter and John

What did Jesus do that made him recognizable to the disciples who had met him on the way to Emmaus?

That all of the history leads up to the death and resurrection of Himself.

What is the symbolism of the charcoal fire?

The only times it appears are when peter denies Jesus and when Jesus redeems peter

Where did Jesus' disciples go when they left Jerusalem?

They went to Galilee. [p. 411]

On the shore of the Sea of Galilee, what important question did Jesus ask Peter three times, and why did he ask it?

to make up for peter's threefold denial.