Chapter 10: The Son of Mary: Our Exemplar and Model

Second Temptation

Jump off the temple- Satan: test the power, love, and authority of Jesus

Immaculate Conception

the belief that Mary was conceived without Original Sin. the feast day is December 8.

Common themes in BOTH Matthew and Luke's Infancy narratives

-uses narratives to emphasize Jesus' identity -An Angel ( Gabriel ) foretold Jesus' birth -Jesus conceived by the action of the Holy Spirit. => he is the Son of God. -Jesus born of the Virgin Mary -foster father, Joseph, is a descendent of David,=> making Jesus a true Son of David -Jesus born in Bethlehem

Dogma

A central truth of Revelation that Catholics are obliged to believe

Mark's & John's Infancy narrative

Don't exist!

Third Temptation

In exchange for all nations worship Satan- Satan: Earthly power

Last written Gospel

John

Jewish Christians

Matthew's audience for his Gospel

Epiphany

the feast when the Magi visited Jesus and that celebrates the mystery of Christ's manifestation as Savior of all the world.

New Eve

Mary

The Magi

Visitors, perhaps astrologers who brought royal gifts to the newborn Jesus (Gold, frankincense, myrrh), meant to represent the Lord's willingless to accept gentiles.

Jordan River

Where Jesus was baptized by John the Baptist

Benedictus

Zechariah's prayer praising God when his long awaited son, John the Baptist was born

Ascetic

A form of strict self denial as a means of spiritual discipline.

Circumcision

A sign of incorporation into Judaism. Jesus was brought to the temple for this on the eighth day after his birth as a sign of his submission to the Jewish Law.

Son of David

A title for Jesus that indicates his ancestry to King David, as foretold in Scripture.(Because His step father Joseph is a member of the house of David)

Only Begotten

Applied to Jesus, this term expresses that Jesus is the only Son of God.

Baptism of Jesus

At the baptism by John the Baptist in the Jordan river:- the Son is visible in the person of Jesus, the Father's voice is heard when the sky opens, and the Holy Spirit appears in the form of a dove. Jesus mission begins

Three sacraments referenced in Jesus' miracle at the wedding feast of Cana

Baptism, Eucharist, and Matrimony

Simeon and Anna

Each is a prophet who were waiting in the Temple to meet the "Messiah" and both recognize Jesus to be the long expected Messiah.

Human Nature of Jesus

Gave him his ability to resist temptation while in the desert.

Matthew's Infancy Narrative

Genealogy through Abraham Story of Mary and Joseph Visit of Magi Flight into Egypt Return to Nazareth Jesus is the Messiah Jesus accepted by Gentiles, rejected by Jews Jesus is the "new Moses". The narratives draw from themes from the Old Testament with which his audience would be very familiar

Jesus' inclusion with the Hebrew- Abrahamic Covenant

His circumcision

Son of God

In the Old Testament, a title used for angels, kings, and others who had an intimate relationship with God. In the New Testament, through his actions and teachings, the title reveals the divinity of Jesus as the only Son of God.

New Adam

Jesus

New Elijah

John the Baptist

Zechariah and Elizabeth

John the Baptist's Parents, Compare to Abraham and Sarah from Old Testament

Gentile-Christians

Luke's audience for his Gospel/Acts of the Apostles

First written Gospel

Mark

Synoptic Gospels

Matthew, Mark and Luke

Jesus

Means "God saves."

Theophilus

Means "beloved of God." Luke dedicates both his books, the Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles to him.

Mark's Gospel

Probably a source of Matthew and Luke's Gospel

The Council of Chalcedon

Refuted the idea that Jesus had only one nature.

Infancy Narratives

Stories in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke about the early life of Jesus.

Gospel sources

Synoptic Gospels are connected in material. Q = Quelle, German for "source," Matthew and Luke also use their own material, called "M" and "L." Both draw heavily from Mark.

Kingdom of God

The Reign of God proclaimed by Jesus and begun in his Life, Death, and Resurrection.

Annunciation

The announcement of the birth of Jesus that takes place when the angel Gabriel tells Mary that God has chosen her to be the Mother of the Lord.

Incarnation

The dogma that God's eternal Son assumed a human nature and became flesh in Jesus Christ to save us from our sins. This term literally means "taking on human flesh."

Hypostasis

The underlying reality or essence of something.For example, in Catholic Christian theology, the hypostatic union describes the union of the divine and human natures in the second person of the Trinity, Jesus Christ.

First Temptation

Turn stone into bread, fulfill needs with items of this world.

Luke's Infancy Narrative

Which Gospel's narrative contains: Birth of John the Baptist, Annunciation, Mary visits Elizabeth, says the 'Magnificat', portrays Jesus as the Lord who came to save everyone (Luke is Greek not Jewish), even the poor lowly, the Shepherds, Circumcision of Jesus in temple, Child Jesus lost in the Temple.

Synagogue

a Jewish meeting place for study and prayer.Jesus is expelled from his home Synagogue in Nazareth.

Emmanuel

a name/title for Jesus that means "God is with us."

Magnificat

the Latin title for the Canticle of Mary found in Luke. It is her prayer of praise to God when Elizabeth greeted her and told her she was the Mother of God.