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Incarnation is the belief that God, assumed human form and lived on earth as a human being. This is the central doctrine of faith.

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- the teaching and revelation of Jesus life and teachings

Four Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John

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He was a Gentile Christian who may have become a disciple of Peter

Intended audience: Non-Jewish Christians

Issues Addressed: Members of community being persecuted for beliefs

Main Points: Jesus as Suffering Servant and messanaic secret. Emphasized the humanity of Jesus as well as his ministry and suffering.

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He was a Jewish Christian, well versed in Hebrew scripture.

Intended audience: Jewish Christians & Gentiles

Issues Addressed: Possible rejection & even persecution of Jewish Christians for belief in Jesus

Main Points: Jesus was a continuation of Tradition and fufillment of many OT hopes and prophecies

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He was a Gentile convert to Christianity. Also wrote the Acts of the Apostles and was a good doctor and historian.

Intended audience: Theophilus "lover of God"

Main Points: Presented Jesus as Compassionate Savior. Focused on the poor and marginalized and emphasized women, the sick, and sinners.

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John was Jesus' good friend. John's Gospel was split up into two different books: The Book of Signs and The Book of Glory.

Intended audience: Jewish and Gentile Christians -

Focused on the divinity of Jesus

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- about the actions of the Apostles

The ﬁrst chapter of Acts brieﬂy summarizes the Gospel and retells the story of Jesus’ Ascension into Heaven.

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Paul wrote 7 letters to different churchces

They include: 1 Thessalonians, Galatians, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Philippians, Philemon, and Romans

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Pauline Epistles are 9 letters written to churches; Meanwhile the Pastoral Epistles are letters that include directions and theology for the early christian communities.

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The work of Salvation completed through Jesus Christ during his Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension.

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Revelation is known as apocalyptic literature. This form of writing uses symbols, numbers, and signs to convey stories. This type of literature is very symbolic and often includes visions of other worlds. In The Book of Revelation, the other world is Heaven. These writing are often used during a time of persecutions to hide the true meaning of what the authors were actually saying. The book mainly describes Jesus Christ's ultimate victory over evil and Satan.

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Kerygma: the initial Gospel proclamation designed to introduce a person to Christ and to appeal for conversion.

Parousia: The second coming of Christ as judge of all the living and the dead, the end of time, when the Kingdom of Gpd will be fulfilled.

Four Last Things:

Particular Judgment: Occurs immediately at the time of our death, when our immortal souls will be judged as worthy or unworthy of Heaven.

Final Judgement: The judgment of the human race by Jesus Christ at his second coming.

Purgatory: A state of final purification or cleansing, which one may need to enter following death and before entering Heaven.

Hell: Refers to the state of definitive separation from God and the saints, and so is a state of eternal punishment.

Heaven: A state of eternal life and union with God, in which one experiences full happiness and the satisfaction of the deepest human longings.

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Numbers:

3 - divine perfection, Trinity

4 - necessary time, completeness

6 - something incomplete or evil

7 - number of perfection

12 - religious completeness (12 Apostles and tribes)

1,000 - a very large number, too big to count

Parousia - The second coming of Christ as judge of all the living and the dead, at the end of time, when the Kingdom of God will be fulﬁlled.

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The Pope, who is the bishop of Rome, and all the bishops of the Church, are the modern-day successors of the Apostles. Together they are called the Magisterium, the ofﬁcial teaching authority of the Church. Christ continues to teach us through the Magisterium.

Magisterium - The Church’s living teaching ofﬁce, which consists of all bishops, in com-munion with the Pope, the bishop of Rome. Their task is to interpret and preserve the truths revealed in both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition

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The book of Revelation is ultimately a message about God’s providence, his divine care and protection. It is a message that remains true for Christians throughout the ages.

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Tradition: Tradition with a capital T refers to Sacred Tradition. It is the process of sharing God’s authoritative Revelation through the Church. Sacred Tradition is a living process. New generations always need to hear the Gospel message, so it is always ongoing

tradition: tradition with a lowercase t refers to a custom. They are not part of God’s authoritative Revelation, so they can be changed or altered to suit different circumstances, time periods, and cultures.

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Paul tells Timothy to pass this on to others. Those individuals will then pass it on to the next generation. This faithful handing on of the Tradition under the guidance of the Holy Spirit has continued to the present day.

Apostolic Succession - The uninterrupted passing on of authority from the Apostles directly to all bishops. It is accomplished through the laying on of hands when a bishop is ordained in the Sacrament of Holy Orders as instituted by Christ