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Form II - Scripture
Form II - Ch. 18 - Scripture Knowledge Questions - Oct 2023
Question | Answer |
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What does it mean that Jesus was both true God and true man? | He was God Incarnate - He was both a man and the son of God at the same time. |
What truth is at the heart of the mystery of the incarnation? | That God became man. |
Why does Matthew's Gospel begin with a listing of the genealogy of Jesus? | To show that Jesus is descended from David |
What is Matthew demonstrating by compressing the genealogy of Jesus numerically? | He uses numbers (specifically the number 14) to show that Jesus is the perfect descendant of David |
What are the 3 important events that Matthew uses to sum up the history of Israel? | 1. The covenant with David 2. the covenant with David 3. the deportation to Babylon |
When does the Babylonian exile end? | It ends with the coming of Jesus |
How does the angel address Mary when he comes to announce that she will bear a child? | Hail Mary full of grace the Lord is with you |
According to CCC 491, what is the teaching of the Immaculate Conception? | The Mary is free of original sin (she has none) |
According to CCC 492 how is Mary blessed? | God blessed her more than any other person by making her the mother of Christ, the Savior of the World. |
What was Bethlehem known for? | It had been the birthplace of David |
What 3 titles did the angels use to describe the child Jesus to the shepherds? What did those titles indicate? | 1. A Savior, who would rescue his people from bondage 2. The Christ / the Anointed One - the promised successor to David 3. The Lord, who sits at God's right hand |
What prophet and prophetess recognized Jesus as the Christ when he was presented at the Temnple? | Simeon & Anna |
What did the gifts of the Magi indicate? | The signified that Jesus was God, a King and a Priest |
What does the feast of the Epiphany celebrate? | The adoration of Jesus by the Magi (the 3 wise men) |
What does the coming of the Magi indicate? | It indicates that pagans can be drawn to Jesus and worship him as the Son of God |
Who were the Holy Innocents? | The male children 2 years of age and under who lived in Bethlehem and the surrounding area and were slaughtered by Herod's men |
How did Jesus escape the massacre of the Holy Innocents? | God came to Joseph in a dream and told him to take Jesus and Mary to Egypt where they would be safe from Herod |