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Matthew & Luke
Religion 1: 3/10/14
Category | Question | Answer |
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Matthew | In Matthew 1:18 it says that Mary was betrothed to Joseph. What does "betrothed" mean? | It means to be engaged |
Matthew | Why doesn't Joseph divorce Mary? | An angel of God tells him Mary's child is a holy child |
Matthew | Bethlehem of Judea | |
Matthew | Who was the king? | King Herod |
Matthew | Magi came to look for the newborn king of the Jews. What are magi? | Magi are wise men |
Matthew | What did the king say to the magi? | To tell Herod where the child was so he could "pay him homage" |
Matthew | What guided the magi to the newborn Jesus? | A star |
Matthew | What gifts did the magi offer Jesus? | Frankincense, gold, and myrrh |
Matthew | Why didn't the magi return to Herod like he told them to? | They were warned in a dream not to tell Herod |
Matthew | What did the angel say to Joseph? | The angel told Joseph to take Jesus and Mary to Egypt to escape Herod |
Matthew | What did Herod do when he realized that he had been deceived by the magi? | He killed all of the boys in Bethlehem that were 2 years old and under |
Matthew | When did Joseph, Mary, and Jesus return from Egypt? | when Herod died |
Luke | What is Zechariah's job? | a priest |
Luke | Who is Zechariah's wife? | Elizabeth |
Luke | What is the name of the angel that appears to Zechariah and what does he announce? | Gabriel announces the pregnancy of Elizabeth |
Luke | Why does Zechariah become unable to talk? | he didn't trust in the Lord |
Luke | What is another name for the "Canticle of Mary"? | the magnificat |
Luke | Who gave birth first, Mary or Elizabeth? | Elizabeth |
Luke | Why did Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem? | All of the men had to go to their birth town for the census |
Luke | Who were Jesus' first visitors? | shepherds |
Luke | What were the names of the man and woman in the temple when Jesus was presented there and whet did they say about Jesus? | Simeon and Anna said that Jesus was destined to cause rises and fall of Israel |
Luke | Where did the family go after the presentation in the temple? | Nazareth |
Gospel Symbols | What is the symbol for Mark, and why? | Winged Desert Lion, the gospel starts with John the Baptist crying out in the desert |
Gospel Symbols | What is the symbol for Matthew, and why? | A Winged Human, to represent Jesus' ancestors in the genealogy at the beginning |
Gospel Symbols | What is the symbol for Luke, and why? | A Winged Ox, the gospel begins with Zechariah offering a sacrifice in the temple (ox is a sacrificial animal) |
Gospel Symbols | What is the symbol for John, and why? | Soaring Eagle, to represent the sublime and majestic content |
Matthew | Who is the patriarch of the Jewish people that Jesus is traced back to in Matthew's genealogy? | Abraham |