Epiphany

VOCAB: Which definition best defines INCARNATION?

• The ability to see God face to face

• God taking on human flesh in the person of Jesus

• An avatar for God

• God making man from clay

Which of the following IS NOT a reason the Church gives for the Incarnation?

• for God so loved the world

• Jesus (God) came to bring salvation to all

• Jesus provided a living example of God and God's will for humans.

• God was done resting on the Sabbath.

VOCAB: The term Epiphany is best described as ...

• A celestial event in the cosmos

• a manifestation or realization of God

• a gathering of foreign dignitaries (royalty)

• the receiving of gifts

In the Christian Church, what does the Epiphany of the Lord commemorate?

• The Holy Family (Jesus, Mary, and Joseph)

• The discovery of the North Star

• the revelation and manifestation of God in the person of Jesus

• The birth of Jesus

When if the TRADITIONAL date for the Feast of the Epiphany of the Lord?

• December 25

• March 25

• January 1

• January 6

• January 12

What is the name for the Feast of the Epiphany in the Latin American/Hispanic communities?

• Dia de Los Reyes (Magos)

• Dia de Navidad

• Dia de Los Muertos

• Dia de Los Tres Leches

According to the Gospel of Matthew, how many magi visit Jesus?

• 3

• 12

• 40

• Matthew doesn't give a number.

According to the Gospel of Matthew, whence do the magi come?

• Matthew does not tell us.

• Bethlehem

• Mesopotamia

• The East

• Egypt

How do the magi know where to look for Jesus?

• The magi went to Bethlehem for the census.

• Herod the Great told them where the baby Jesus was to be found.

• The magi were led by a star.

• The magi were told in a dream where to find Jesus.

(Choose all that apply.) According to the Gospel of Matthew, what are the names of the magi?

• Balthazar

• Melchior

• Gaspar (Casper)

• Matthew does not give the magi's names.