Chapter 8 - Jesus, the Promised Messiah
Describe the significant points we can learn about from the infancy narratives. (There should be at least 6 points listed in your answer.) You must know at least 3 for the test.
1. They include a geonology of Jesus. 2. They emphasize who Jesus is Emmanuel. "God with us." 3. They show that Jesus descended from the line of David, hence Abraham. 4. They proclaim that Jesus is the promised Savior. 5. They point out that Jesus will carry out God's plan of salvation. 6. They show the events surrounding Jesus' conception, birth and early childhood fulfilled God's promises to his people.
Ark of the Covenant
A wooden box that held the tablets of the Ten Commandments and is kept inside the Temple's holiest inter most room.
What do we learn from Scripture about Jesus' early (family) life related to faith?
As we read in Scripture about Jesus' early life, we can learn that Jesus' mother, Mary, and foster-father, Joseph, were devout Jews.
Seven Sacraments
Effective signs of God's love and presence and are the most important celebrations of the Church.
Genealogy
Family history.
Who made promises to whom? How did we learn of these promises? How do we learn that the promises were fulfilled? Be able to identify specific examples.
God had promised to remain with his people forever and to send the Messiah to lead and save them. The coming of Jesus Christ fulfilled this promise. Jesus was conceived within, carried by, and born from the womb of a mother, just as every human being is. And yet Jesus Christ was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit. He is the son of Mary and the son of God. He though with human mind,acted by human choice, and loved with a human heart. He was made like us in everything except sin.
Prologue
Introduction, related to John's gospel.
Who do Mary and Joseph encounter during this visit? What is significant about what they have to say?
Mary and Joseph encountered a man named Simeon, who was full of faith in the lord, took the infant Jesus in his arms and praised the lord. An elderly woman named Anna was also in the temple. She was a holy woman with the gift of prophecy. She to "gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were awaiting the redemption of Jerusalem." In the words of Simeon and the response of Anna, we find the true expression of Israel's hope for the promised Messiah.
Where did the Holy Family go, in accordance with Jewish Law, when Jesus was still an infant? What was this visit about?
The Holy family went to the temple. They went there to fulfill the requirements of the Jewish law regarding consecrating a first born son to God.
Holy of Holies
The Temple's holiest inner most room.
Infancy Narratives
The accounts of Jesus' birth and childhood found in the first two chapters of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.
Describe the final story of Luke's infancy narrative and explain the significance of the things that happen in this narrative.
The final story in Luke's infancy narratives is the only story in the Gospels about Jesus as a youth. Jesus, his family, and other relatives, traveled to Jerusalem to the Feast of the Passover. They were traveling home back from this event when Mary and Joseph realized that Jesus was not with their group. Three days passed for when they finally found him in the temple. Everyone was amazed of how intelligent and understanding this young man was.
In Scripture, where are the infancy narratives found?
The infancy narratives are found in the first two chapters of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.
Describe the significance of the temple.
The temple was the sacred place where Jewish people gathered to worship God.
Consecrate
To make sacred for God.