Religion Chapter 5

This poetic language & imagery is supposed to give the reader a deeper _____________.

Insight into the meaning of Jesus' words & deeds.

Holy spirit

Inspired the writers of the gospel as they were writing down the life and teachings of Christ

Through _______, God expressed his love for humanity in the most extraordinary way.

Jesus

John's gospel moves us to profess our faith in ____________.

Jesus as the Son of God

Word of god

Jesus is the Word of God, who is and has always been with God, and he is God.

The gospel of Matthew was for _________ people who became followers of Christ.

Jewish

The Gospel of ___ portrays Jesus as one who suffers with humanity and shares God's love with humankind

John

The Gospel of _______ explains that Jesus Christ is the Word of God who became a human being and lived among us.

John

Which gospel is different than the others and contains poetic language and imagery

John

this gospel has many teachings about love

John

Jesus teaches people how to follow God's _______ in the "Sermon on the Mount."

Laws

Jesus welcomed everyone to share in God's _____.

Love

Luke talks a lot about God's ___________ & _____________ towards humankind.

Love & forgiveness

Jesus changed human life forever. He taught us how to live in complete __________ & __________ with God.

Love & friendship

The New Commandment is calling us to ____________.

Love one another in the same way Jesus loves us.

The Gospel of _______ emphasizes Jesus' concern for all human beings.

Luke

the gospel of __ emphasizes Jesus' concern for all human beings

Luke

what is the only parable that includes parables about the lost sheep, lost coin, and lost son - parables about God's love and forgiveness

Luke

The Gospel of _______ portrays Jesus as one who suffers with humanity and shares God's love with humankind.

Mark

The gospel of ______ is the shortest.

Mark

the gospel of __ explains that Jesus Christ is the word of god who became a human being and lived among us

Mark

Matthew & Luke's gospels are said to be based off of _________.

Mark's

gospels in order

Mark, Matthew, Luke, John

The Gospel of _______ highlights Jesus' Jewish heritage.

Matthew

the gospel of __ highlights Jesus' Jewish heritage

Matthew

What are the synoptic gospels?

Matthew, Mark, Luke

The 4 gospels are ______, ______, _______, & _______.

Matthew, Mark, Luke & John.

Gospel writers

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

Jesus' preaches always have a ___________ in our lives.

Meaning

In these written accounts of Jesus' life, we _________ him.

Meet

gentile

Non-Jewish people who were being persecuted for their faith in Jesus

Luke's gospel contains a lot of __________ & __________.

Poetic language & imagery

Jesus identified with the ______, ________, & _______.

Poor, lowly, & suffering

He draws us into ________.

Prayer

Synoptic Gospels

Present the good news of Jesus Christ from a similar point of view; however, they all share the same message.

In Matthew's gospel it is clear that Jesus fulfills the _______ that God made to his people in the Old Testament.

Promises

parable

Short story with a message.

evangelist

Someone who proclaims the good news of Jesus Christ by what they say and do.

John portrays Jesus' miracles as dramatic signs that he is the ______________.

Son of God

The gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John are the _______________.

Synoptic gospels

As we hear the gospel reading every mass, Jesus continues to _________ us.

Teach

John's gospel also stresses Jesus' many ___________.

Teachings about love

John's gospel focuses on ________ between Jesus & the Jewish authorities.

Tensions

gospel

The "good news" that God sent his son into the world.

Word of God

The Son of God, the most complete expression of God's word

What was the major theme in John's gospel

The Word of God- son of god, jesus christ, the second person of the blessed trinity

Incarnation

The truth that the Son of God, the second Person of the Blessed Trinity, became man and lived among us

T or F Jesus changed human life forever

True

T or F The good news has a powerful effect on all people - no matter what their situation in life is

True

Jesus was true ________ & true ________.

True God & Man

What did the writings of Mark do

Urged people to hold on to their faith in Christ during times of suffering

We are guided to _________ of Christ.

Walk in the footsteps

What is an evangelist?

someone who proclaims the good news of Christ by what he or she says and does

What does the word gospel mean

good news

Jesus changed human life forever by...

he saved us for we can live in complete love, friendship with god,

In the synopsis of the Gospels we see Jesus as -

one who understands the human condition and shows god's love to everyone

How did Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen spread the good news of God

pamplets, books, radio, and Especially tv

john is the most _________ gospel writer

realistic

incarnation

"Have become flesh" The son of God became man and lived among us Jesus was like us in every way except that he did not sin.

Jesus is shown to be a "__________."

"New Moses"

j-man is _________

"true man" and true god

Having become flewsh and the truth that the son of God became man and lived amoung us

Incarnation

Catholic news service

-Its mission is to spread the Good News of Jesus Christ using current technology and media. -Located in Washington DC but used by newspapers all over the US -Our local newsletter is the Catholic Com

Gospel of Luke

-Written for Greek Gentiles by a follower of St. Paul -Includes birth and details form Jesus's early life -Emphasizes his concern for all human beings -Includes parables of the lost sheep, the lost coin and -the lost son to show God's forgiveness -Shows Jesus reaching out to men and women

Gospel of Matthew

-Written for Jewish people who believed in Jesus as the son of God -Emphasized his humanity, tells story of his birth and emphasized his Jewish heritage. -Jesus identified with the poor, lowly and suffering -Shows Jesus as a descendant of Abraham and David and as a "New Moses" -Direct link between Moses at Mt. Sinai and the Sermon on the Mount

Explain the 4 important things taught in the Gospel of John

1) Contains poetic language and imagery 2) Emphasizes the incarnation, that Jesus is God who -became flesh 3) Jesus is the Word of God 4) The New Commandment is in the book of John, that we should love one another as he loves us.

What was step 1 in the development of the four Gospels

1) Jesus, the son of God, lived, taught, and worked among us, and then died and rose to new life to save all humankind

By becoming one of us in his only son, God revealed what

1) who he is 2) how he wants us to live 3) offers us forgiveness and salvation

About _______ years after Jesus' death and resurrection, a Christian disciple known as ______ wrote the first synoptic gospel.

1. 30 years 2. Mark

All the synoptic gospels emphasize on Jesus' ___________, but also focus on Jesus' _____________, showing his disciples that recognizing his divinity will grow gradually.

1. Dignity 2. Human nature

By _____________, God fully reveals who he is, shows us how he wants us to live, and offers us ____________.

1. Jesus becoming human 2. Forgiveness and salvation

The four gospels followed these 3 steps:

1. Jesus lived, taught & worked among us. He then died & rose to new life to save all of humankind. 2. Eyewitnesses shared the truth that Jesus was the Son of God who saved all people. (By word of mouth, this news began to spread.) 3. The authors of the gospels were under divine inspiration. They wrote the good news of Jesus that had been handed down.

Development of gospels (3 steps)

1.Jesus lived, worked and taught among us and then died and rose to new life to save all mankind. 2.Eyewitnesses to his life and teachings shared with others that Jesus was the son of God, and by word of mouth the Good News spread. 3.The authors of the Gospels with the inspiration of the Holy Spirit wrote down the Good News.

What was step 2 in the development of the four Gospels

2) Eyewitnesses to Jesus' life and teachings shared the truth that Jesus was the Son of God who saved all people and by word of mouth this Good News began to spread

hint bonus- going to have to do with the illustrations in ch.5

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Gentile

A non-Jewish person

Parable

A short story with a message

Who had a show called Life is Worth Living and spoke to tv audiences about God's love

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

Who was been called the greatest Catholic evangelist of the electronic age

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen

Christians were _______.

Being persecuted for their faith in Christ.

Whoever experiences Jesus' miracles are ___________.

Called to faith

"it is he himself who speaks when the holy Scriptures are read in the church"

Catechism of the Catholic Church

Luke may have been a disciple who traveled with St. Paul to spread _______.

Christianity

When he preached, he spoke as one who _____________ human life.

Completely understood

In the synoptic gospels, we see Jesus as one who understands the human _______ & shows God's love to everyone.

Condition

All the synoptic gospels share many of the same _________.

Details

Jesus reaches out to us, inviting us to become his ________.

Disciples

Jesus was human, but he was also _________.

Divine

Why was each gospel different?

Each emphasized on different details because they were writing for their own community. They also had different points of views.

community

Each gospel writer was writing for his own community which is why they all emphasize different details of Jesus's life.

He guides us & gives us an _______ to follow.

Example

T or F Each of the four Gospels give us a unique perspective on Jesus and express a different truth

False Each of the four Gospels give us a unique perspective on Jesus and express the SAME truth

Synoptic gospels

From "synopsis" meaning a viewing together. Focus on Jesus's human nature showing the disciples recognizing his divinity gradually.

Mark was probably writing for __

Gentile - non Jewish people

Jesus was the greatest ________.

Gift we could receive from God.

Christians began to use the word "gospel" to mean the good news that ___________.

God sent his only Son, Jesus Christ into the world.

Gosepl

Good news

Jesus becoming man is truly the _________.

Good news

Jesus came to proclaim the _____________ to everyone, especially those who were poor, hungry, sick, lonely, homeless, & treated unfairly.

Good news

All 4 of the gospels give us the same _________ & __________.

Good news & message

Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Greatest Catholic evangelist of the electronic age. Used television to spread God's word. Was venerated, which is the first step toward sainthood.

The word "synoptic" comes from the _________.

Greek word "synopsis," which means "a viewing together."

How was Jesus different than humans

He did not sin

Jesus was like us in all things but _____.

He did not sin.

Explain why the coming of Jesus Christ is good news for all people and for all time.

He proclaimed the good news to everyone. He changed human life forever. He taught us how to live in complete love and friendship with God. He saved us from anything that could keep us from anything that could keep us from fully experiencing God's loves & friendships. Jesus was human like us, however, he was divine and did not sin.

Explain why the coming of jesus christ is good news for all people and for all time

He proclaimed the good news to everyone. He changed human life forever. He taught us how to live in complete love and friendship with God. He saved us from anything that could keep us from anything that could keep us from fully experiencing God's loves & friendships. Jesus was human like us, however, he was divine and did not sin.

Jesus taught us how to live in complete love, saved us from anything tha tcould keep us from fully experiencing God's love. How did he do this

He was devine

He was one with us in our _____________.

Human experience

What do the synoptic gospels emphasize?

Humanity of Jesus emphasize Jesus's diviity

The major theme of John's gospel is that Jesus is the ___________.

Word of God who became a human & lived among us

In the beginning of John's gospel, John explains that Jesus is the ________________.

Word of who God is & has always been

It is a fast paced account of Jesus' _______ & _______.

Words & actions

The four Gospels are the most important ___________ of Jesus that we have.

Written accounts

The four Gospels in the New Testament are ___________.

Written accounts of this good news

Gospel of mark

Written first about 30 years after the resurrection. Writing for the Gentiles, so he portrayed Jesus as someone who suffered like them and he urged them to hold on to their beliefs

What is a parable

a short story with a message

What does synopsis mean

a viewing together

What is the latin name for a way of praying that Christians have practiced for centuries

lectio divina

Which is the shortest of the gospels

mark

to try to understand what god is revealing, perhaps by imagining that you are part of the story or scene, or by silently talking to god

meditate

What was step 3 in the development of the four Gospels

the authors of the Gospels, inspired by the Holy Spirit, wrote the Good News of Jesus that had been handed down. Each emphasized different details because he was writing for his own community