Religion 9 Final Exam Review

A title for Mary meaning "God-bearer" in Greek

Destroyed Jerusalem and forced all of the Jews out

The Good News of the Gospels

The belief that God is one, yet three Divine Persons

Gospel written by a Gentile convert to Christianity who also wrote the Acts of the Apostles

This Gospel is not synoptic

Trinity

Refers to anyone not Jewish

A Jewish political group that was against Roman rule and wanted an independent Jewish state

An attempt to convert someone to another belief or faith tradition

A Jewish ethnic group that spoke Greek

Luke presents Jesus as

Gospel written by an author with an extensive knowledge of Judaism

This Gospel uses the Good Samaritan parable to portrary Christ as a compassionate healer

A gathering of Church leaders to discuss problems facing the Church

The second person of the Trinity

The Gospels announce that Jesus came to fulfill

The author of this Gospel made parallels between Jesus and Moses to appeal to a Jewish audience

A term referring to the Holy Spirit, who intercedes on our behalf with Jesus

A term meaning "father" and used by Jesus to refer to the first person of the Trinity

The passing on of the Gospel message not recorded in Scripture

Short stories used by Jesus to explain the Kingdom of God

The second half of John's Gospel focuses on

A profession of faith, usually professed at Catholic Mass

The Gospels are

Gospel similar to Mark and Matthew

Lays the foundation for Catholic social teaching

This Gospel portrays Jesus as the Suffering Servant

This Gospel uses a geneaology to connect Jesus to important figures in Jewish history

The first half of John's Gospel is

Began when Cyrus the Persian let the Jews to return to the Promised Land or settle elsewhere

Intended audience of Mark's Gospel

Synoptic means

Matthew was

A Jewish ethnic group that spoke Aramaic, located near Jerusalem

A deliberate rejection of accepted Christian beliefs

Affirmed the deity and eternality of Jesus Christ

Which Gospel was the first to be written?

An ethnic group hated by the Jews because of their intermarriage and polytheistic customs

Each Gospel presents

Gospel written for a Gentile community experiencing persecution

The second person of the Trinity as identified by the Gospel of John

A Jewish political group in favor of Rome

Mark was

The Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary and told her she would give birth to Jesus

Of the same substance, being or essence

The study of Jesus Christ

Seeks to emphasize what the Church has in common with other traditions

A heresy that claimed that Jesus was more than a man but less than God

The Gospel that uses signs to show Christ's divinity