The Lord instructed Moses to place a bronze serpent on a pole for the people of Isreail to look at when they were bitten by a serpent. This would heel them. This pole went om to become our symbol for medicine. It is still on ambulances today

The Gospels state that Jesus had four brothers: James, Joseph, Judas and Simon. They also mention that He had sisters but they are not mentioned. The Roman Catholic Church believes that Mary remained a virgin her entire life. The Church considers the sibilings to be His cousins. The Eastern Orthodox Christians believe them to be stepbrothers and stepsisters brought into the marriage by Joseph.

Five prophesies by Jewish prophets prediting the coming of a new Messiah:

1. A great star will rise.
2. A baby will be born in Bethlehem.
3. The child will be a diret descendant of King David.
4. Powerful men will travel from afar to worship him.
5. the child's mother must be a virgin.

Pentecost

Greek meaning "50th". The day the church was born.

Fatima's Three Secrets

1. Foretold the coming of world War II.
2. The rise and collapse of communism.
3. Predicted the murder of a pope.

Solemnities

The most important days such as Sunday, Easter, Christmas - and relate to Christ and important saints.

Feasts

Considered just below solemnities.

Apostles Creed

An early statement of Christian belief.

The inscription over the sign above Jesus's cross reads:

JESUS THE NAZARENE: KING OF THE JEWS

According to the Gospels, Jesus appeared 12 times over a forty day period after His death. These apparations range from a single individual to groups of more than 500 on a mountain in Galilee.

The Intertestamental Period:

The 400 year period between the end of the Old Testament (400 BC) and the begining of the New Testament (4 AD).

King Solomon was the son of King David.

The Nicene Creed:

Affirmed Jesus' deity

Each Gospel emphasizes particular aspects of Jesus:

1. Matthew presents Jesus primary as the King
2. Mark as the suffering servant
3. Luke as a human being
4. John as God

Jesus came not to deliver Israel from its oppressors but to save sinners.

Christinaity is the only major religion to have as its central event the humiliation of its God.

Peter's brother Andrew, is the first person to proclaim Jesus as the Messiah.

The feeding of the five thousand is the only miracle reported in all four Gopels other than the ressurection.

The Tower of Babel

The whole earth had one language. The Lord goes down to the people to confuse their language so they may not understand each other. The name was called Babel because there the Lord confused the language of the earth. And from there the Lord dispersed them over the face of the earth. Hence,when a person is using confusing language we say that he is babeling.