Introduction To The Gospels

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Pontius Pilate

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Roman governor who reluctantly sentenced Jesus to death

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John the Baptist

Back 2

dynamic cousin of Jesus that heralded the arrival of the Messiah

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Our Lady of Guadalupe

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Mary feast day celebrated on December 12; Mary appeared to a peasant outside of Mexico City

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Bethlehem

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town where Jesus is born

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St. Juan Diego

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mexican peasant that Our Lady of Guadalupe appeared to

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40 days

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amount of time Jesus spend in the desert/wilderness

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Nazareth

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town where Jesus grew up

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Egypt

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place that the Holy Family flees to to escape Herod's command

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Infancy Narratives

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stories about Jesus' birth

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angels

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in the second temptation, the devil said these would catch Jesus when he jumped

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temple

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one of the few stories of Jesus as a child focuses on 12 year old Jesus being accidentally left behind here

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biography

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the Gospels are NOT meant to be this about Jesus; missing lots of details about Jesus life

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Judas

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Apostle who betrays Jesus with a kiss

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Good News

Back 14

definition of the word Gospel

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Luke

Back 15

this physician likely wrote his Gospel for a Gentile Christian audience

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lamb

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paschal is the Greek word for this

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Transfiguration

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Jesus goes up the mountain with a few Apostles and his divinity is fully revealed

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hyperdulia

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Greek word for the honor we give of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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Annunciation

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when the Angel Gabriel tells Mary that she has been chosen to bear the Messiah

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hope

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desire to achieve eternal happiness in Heaven; death is not the end of the story

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lion

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Mark's Gospel was written for Christians experiencing persecution so this symbol of courage is associated with that Gospel

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"womb to tomb"

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Cardinal Bernardin said respect for human life must be from the moment of conception to the moment of natural death; like a seamless garment wit no beginning an end

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Our Lady of Millennium

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is a 33ft metal statue of Mary that traveled around the Chicagoland area

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capital

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punishment the legal, government sanctioned killing of a person

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Antioch

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the Gospel according to Matthew was believed to have been written in this city

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Ascension

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event when the resurrected Jesus goes up into Heaven to be seated at the right hand of the Father

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Jordan River

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where John baptized people

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Evangelist

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term for the writers of the Gospels

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rosary

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lengthy prayer consisting of 50+ Hail Marys

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oral tradition

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second stage in the formation of the Gospels

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John

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this is the last Gospel written; 90-100 A.D.

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first temptation

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this temptation was to turn stones into food; symbolizes material power; immediate gratification

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The Written Gospels

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the 3rd stage in the formation of the Gospels

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Poland

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Our Lady of Czestochowa

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death penalty

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another name for capital punishment

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latria

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Greek word for the honor, adoration, and worshiop that is given to God alone

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Easter

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day that we commemorate Jesus rising from the dead

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Holy Thursday

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this is the day that we commemorate the Last Supper

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Mark

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this Gospel was the first written; 65-75

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Three

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number of stages in the formation of the Gospels

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Matthew and Luke

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both of these gospels are believed to have been written between 75-90 A.D.

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Jewish Audience

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if a Gospel contains many OT references, it was likely written for this audience

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kingdom of God

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the central theme in Jesus' ministry and teaching

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Immaculate Conception

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Mary feast day celebrated December 8

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Blasphemy

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telling religious lies; what Jesus was found guilty of

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satan

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in the 3rd temptation, Jesus was offered power over all the universe if he bowed before this evil being

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dulia

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Greek word for the honor we give to the saints

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Incarnation

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the only Son of the Father became man and assumed human nature without losing his divine nature

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Joseph of Arimathea

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asked for permission to bury Jesus' body

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Koine

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"common" Greek that the Gospels were written in

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Good Friday

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day during Holy Week that we commemorate Jesus dying on the cross; only day of the year when Eucharist in not consecrated