religion chapter 18

Question 0

What is the incarnation

Answer 0

The belief that God became a human being for our salvation

Question 1

The word incarnation comes from a Latin phrase that means

Answer 1

Becoming flesh

Question 2

List two reasons why 14 is deeply symbolic

Answer 2

• the letters in David’s name add up to 14

- 7(perfect number)+7(perfect number)=14(doubly perfect number)

Question 3

In Matthew 1:17 the family tree of Christ is divided into how many important events from Israel’s history?

Answer 3

3

Question 4

List three important events from Israel’s history that sum up history for St. Matthew

Answer 4

• covenant with Abraham
• covenant with David
• the deportation to Babylon

Question 5

Only __ gives us the story of the Archangel Gabriel coming to Mary to announce that she had been chosen by God to be the mother of Jesus

Answer 5

St. Luke

Question 6

He probably got this information from __ herself

Answer 6

Mary

Question 7

Pope Bl. Pius IX declared the Immaculate Conception to be an infallible dogma of the Catholic Faith. What does the dogma of the Immaculate Conception teach?

Answer 7

Mary, from the first moment of conception, preserved immune from all stain of original and personal sin

Question 8

When Mary and Joseph brought Christ to the Temple they were greeted by two people. Who were they?

Answer 8

Simeon and Anna

Question 9

Gold means that Jesus is

Answer 9

King

Question 10

Frankincense means that Jesus is

Answer 10

God

Question 11

Myrrh means that Jesus is a __ and also points to his __

Answer 11

Priest

Sacrifice on the cross

Question 12

Why did Herod order the murder of all male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years of age and under?

Answer 12

So that there was no competition (Jesus) for the throne

Question 13

Why is it that St. Luke was the only Evangelist to record the story from Christ’s childhood of being lost in the Temple?

Answer 13

He had a close relationship with Mary

Question 14

What truth is at the heart of the mystery of the Incarnation?

Answer 14

Jesus was both true God and true man

Question 15

When does the Babylonian exile end?

Answer 15

The coming of Jesus

Question 16

According to CCC 492, how is Mary blessed?

Answer 16

She is blessed with the splendor of a unique holiness which enriches her from the first moment of conception

Question 17

Who were the holy innocents?

Answer 17

The male children under 2 killed by Herod in an attempt to kill Christ

Question 18

How did Jesus escape the massacre of the Holy Innocents?

Answer 18

Joseph was warned in a dream to take the Holy Family to Egypt