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Hebrew Scriptures - Chapters 7 & 10
Chapter 1 &
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
1. ___ This shark represents Persia, which conquered Babylonia and allowed some Jews to return to their homeland.
2. ___ This shark represents Assyria, which conquered Israel.
3. ___ This shark represents Rome, which conquered almost all of the other fish in our “pond,” including Judah.
4. ___ This first fish represents the Northern Kingdom of Israel, which was conquered in 722 BC.
5. ___ This shark represents Babylonia, which conquered its neighbor, Assyria, as well as Judah.
6.___ This shark represents Alexander (or the Greeks), which conquered much of the known-world (at least to the Jews) in 333 BC.
7.___ This second fish symbolizes the Southern Kingdom of Judah, which was conquered in 587 BC.
agnostic |
immediate gratification individualism Koran living Bread longings optimist pessimist puberty |
reflection Revelation salvation history STD the Vedas Trinity trust world view |
Page 36 T Metaphors are expressions that try to describe, by comparison with
something else.
Page 39 F Trust is the matter of the head. Trust is the matter of the heart.
Page 39 F Belief is the matter of the heart. Belief is the matter of the head.
Page 40 T Faith is trusting in God and holding beliefs or convictions about
God.
Page 46 F The God question doesn’t have any easy available answers. There
are lots of easy answers that answer “the God question”
Page 49 F The concept of Revelation implies that God would rather not be fully
known. God is supposed to be know to us.
Page 34 T Our world view is not simply imposed on us.
Page 34 1 What is Worldview?
Worldview is the way that you are brought up and the way that your peers perspective
of life is.
Page 36 2 What are Metaphors?
Metaphors are means of expression that try to describe, by comparison with something
else a trait or characteristic of a person.
MULTIPLE CHOICES
Page 34 1 World vies are matters of…
-the head and the heart
Page 35 2 Faith is…
-a response to God’s invitation
Page 38 3 Faith is a response that is given…
-through a lifetime or decisions
Page 44 4 Which of the following answers to why a tragedy occurs in most adequate?
-“We don’t know.”
Page 45 5 Belief in God or some power beyond us…
-seems to be a basic trait of human culture
Page 46 6 Some of the events in salvation history…
The exodus and the death and resurrection of Jesus
Page 53 7 When faith is absent, religious expressions…
-can become empty or boring
Page 54 8 A crisis of religion…
-can lead to a crisis of faith
Page 55 9 Anne Frank is known for…
-her faith in God and her faith in the goodness of humanity
Page 55 10 In the Hebrew scriptures, the prophets scolded people for…
-focusing more on performing their religious practices than on their faith in
God, and exploiting poor people
VOCABULARY
Page 48 1. agnostics People who say cannot know whether there is a God
Page 48 2. atheists People who deny God’s existence
Page 36 3. optimist A metaphor about God
Page 51 4. the Vedas A person who has a positive worldview
Page 36 5. living bread A metaphor about God
Page 51 6. the Koran Islam’s holy book
Page 7. pessimist a person who has a negative worldview
Page 40 8. Revelation God’s self disclosure
Page 39 9. trust An essential element of faith
Page 10. worldview The way we see the world around us
Page 51 11. salvation
history The events in the lives of People of God in the tradition of Jews and
Christians
Page 46 12. “the God
question” The basic issue of whether God exists
• Living Bread: A metaphor about God.
• Revelation: God’s self-disclosure.
• Atheists: People who deny God’s existence.
• Salvation History: The events in the lives of the people of the God in the tradition of Jews and Christians.
• Trust: An essential element of faith.
• The Koran: Islam’s holy book.
• The Vedas: The Hindu Scriptures.
• Worldwide: The way we see the world around us.
• The God Question: The basic issue of whether God exist.
• Agnostics: People who say we cannot know whether there is a God.
• Pessimist: A person who has a negative world view.
• Optimist: A person who has a positive world view.
Page 36 For Review Questions
• What is a world view? How do we get a worldview?
A world view influences how we experience life. Our worldview may partly results
from how we were raised in a certain family and culture.
• What is a metaphor? Why are we limited to speaking about God in metaphors?
Metaphors are means of expression that try to describe, by a comparison with
something else, a trait or characteristic of a person or thing. We speak in
metaphors about God – for instance, God as father or mother, as Supreme
Being, as ruler or majesty, as living bread etc.
Page 42 For Review Questions
• What are the two aspects of faith in God?
The two aspects of faith in God are Trust and Belief.
• Is having trust in God a matter of the heart or a matter of the heart
or a matter of the head?
Having trust in God matters in the heart.
• How do trust and belief influence each other?
Trust matters in the heart and belief matters in the head.
• How does the process of coming to faith get started?
Faith also comes from the heart, and then you gain trust.
Page 45 For Review Questions:
• Give three examples from the text of inadequate answers to the question,
why would God let tragedy happen?
The three examples would be a teenager dies in a car accident, the classmates
watch silent horror with cancer suffers through their last month, and other
deaths that teenagers or adults go through. The lack of satisfactory answers
to life’s tragedies convinces some people that there must not be a God,
or at least not a God who loves and cares for us.
• What is an honest Christian response to tragedy?
The honest Christian response is, we don’t know why
Page 51 For Review Questions
• Briefly describe four different sources of evidence of God’s
existence.
We cannot set up a scientific experiment to prove absolutely that God exists,
like proving beyond question that the earth is round. Yet we do have signs of
God’s existence, if we keep our eyes and mind open.
• What is Revelation? On what belief about God is this concept based?
Revelation is God’s self-disclosure. Human beings believe in God, although
not all people are believers.
• Briefly describe the ways that God’s Revelation takes place.
God reveals to us what we could never discover on our own. Our own reasoning
abilities take us only so far, and God has to do the rest.
Page 56 For Review Questions
• What is the difference between faith and religious practices? Why do
they need each other?
Faith knows that you can do it and religious practices are the attempt by peoples
and communities throughout history to express their shared faith through outward
signs-including symbols, celebrations, statement, and codes of behavior.
• How can a crisis of religious practices lead to a faith crisis?
Teenagers are being turned off by religious practices. So for them it is more
a crisis of religious practices than faith.
• Why do young people need to be around people of faith and not just
people who follow religious practices?
Dissatisfaction with religious practices can lead to a crisis of faith. For
instance, many people feel frustrated with their religious upbringing, worship,
or with disagreements over specific religious or moral teachings.
• What is the Catholic Church’s attitude toward non-Christian religions?
The attitude that Catholic Church’s give to the non-Christians is that
they reflect on what God does and who God is to them.
We did not cover this chapter, as its subject matter was covered last semester.
Incarnation - it means "made in flesh".
Truly God and truly man - Jesus in God's own son made present
in human flesh.
Parable - A story about ordinary everyday reality that points
to a greater truth.
Fully human - It means that he had feeling and is like every
other human.
Humility - a total openness to the call of God that is the
exact opposite of sinful self-centeredness.
Fully divine - when you are divine and have powers.
Bethlehem - the place where Jesus was bom.
Nativity - the scene of Jesus birth.
Abba - my own dear father.
Temptations in the desert - when Jesus was tempted by the devil
three times to give up his complete dependence on God.
Judas Iscariot - the one who eventually betrayed Jesus.
1. Name 4 beatitudes of the beatitudes you might know.
2. Write one parable that you might know.
3. Name the 12 apostles.
Where you can find more information on this chapter is in the back of the textbook. On the glossary you can find more vocabulary on chapter 4.
Incarnation- understanding of Jesus was expressed as
the doctrine.
Parable- a story about ordinary reality that points to a greater
truth.
Grace- God's life and love poured out to us.
Nativity- Jesus' birth
Behlehem- City of David, Jesus's birthplace.
Abba- own dear dad. Jesus' unique name for God
(the Father)
Original Sin- Alienation of the whole human race from sin.
Sin- act turning away of God.
• Humility – the exact opposite of sinful self-centerness.
• Abba- word meaning “my own dear father”.
• Parable- a story about ordinary reality that points to a greater truth.
• Incarnation- “made of flesh”.
• Bethlehem- “city of David,” Jesus’ birthplace.
• Grace – God’s life and love poured out to us.
• Original sin- the alienation of the whole human race from God Jesus’
birth.
• Sin- the act of turning away from God.
• Nativity- Jesus’ birth.
• Nazareth- the city were Jesus grew up.
• Holy spirit- one of the three in the trinity
• Annunciation- Jesus being conceived.
• Mary- a young Jewish girl
• Joseph- carpenter
Pg. 89-90
1. Every account of Jesus' resurrection in the bible is the same. True / False
(False)
2. Paschal is another word meaning Passover. True / False (False)
3. Pontius Pilate was the man who sentenced Jesus to death. True / False (True)
4. The process of Jesus' resurrection was not painful. True / False (False)
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1. Golgotha |
a. Christians each year commemorate the day when Jesus died.
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* The Last Supper - Occurred on Holy Thursday and is celebrated in mass imitating
how
Jesus gave his life for our sins.
* Passover Seder - Was a Jewish Tradition that was celebrated to remember the
Jewish Exile.
The next event of Jesus' crucification was:
* Palm Sunday - Also known as Passion Sunday in which Jesus entered Jerusalem.
Passion of Christ: 1. Garden of Gethsemane
2. Last Supper
3. Jesus walks to Golgotha
4. Jesus dies on the cross
Garden of Gethsemane - Jesus walked through this garden in Jerusalem with his
friends. Jesus
agonized over what was about to happen, he came to accept it because he trusted
in his
father's love him.
* Pontius Pilate> Condemned Jesus to death
Jesus' Pain: Jesus went through immense pain. Crucification was the cruelest
ways of execution. What was also part of Jesus' pain was that even his disciples,
closest friends,
abandoned him in fear. This all happened on Good Friday.
The Resurrection of Jesus:
* The reality that Jesus was raised from the dead is called the Resurrection.
(All Occurred On Easter Sunday)
* Mary Magdaline - Arrived at his tomb first
* Peter - Came to his tomb next
Different Stories:
Paschal Mystery - The center of the church's mystery
1. Last Supper - When the final supper Jesus had with his disciples before
his death. (pg.111)
2. Holy Thursday - It is the day of the Last Supper. (pg.111)
3. Palm Sunday - It was the arrival of the humble donkey with Jesus aboard.
(pg.112)
4. Passion Sunday - Another way of saying Palm Sunday. (pg.112)
5. Chief Priests - They were the guardians of the law in a temple or Prarisees.
(pg.113)
6. Garden of Gethsamene - This is where Jesus prayed to God. (pg.115)
7. Passion - The ordeal of suffering that Jesus was about to face. (pg.115)
8. High Priest - Leader of the temple. (pg.115)
9. Blasphemy - Claiming a divine status. (pg.115)
10. Pontius Pilate - He had the legal authority to sentence someone to death.
(pg.115)
11. Deicide - Meaning the Killing of God. (pg.116)
12. Anti-Semitism - Prejudice against Jews. (pg.116)
13. Golgotha - "The place of the skull" The hill where crucifixions
in Jerusalem were held.
(pg.118)
14. Good Friday - The day each year that commemorates the day Jesus died. (pg.119)
15. Resurrection - That Jesus was raised by the dead by God. (pg.122)
16. Easter Sunday - The day Jesus resurrected from the dead. (pg.122)
17. Sunday - The Sabbath Day for Christians
18. Paschal Mystery - The reality that Jesus went through death to life. (pg.128)
19. Salvation - Being healed or going to heaven. (pg.130)
20. Lamb of God - It is Jesus throughout symbolism. (pg.130)
• Last Supper - the special meal Jesus had with his
closest friends the night before he died
• Holy Thursday - the day of The Last Supper
• Palm Sunday - when Jesus entered Jerusalem and Jewish
crowds waved Palms at him
• Passion Sunday - another name for Palm Sunday
• Chief Priest - the leading priest of the church at
the time of Jesus
• Garden of Gethsemane - the place where Jesus prayed
to his Father that he can spare his suffering and death
• High Priests - the head priests
• Blasphemy - claiming divine status
• Pontius Pilate - a Roman Governor who put Jesus to
death
• Deicide - killing of God
• Anti-Semitism - Prejudice against Jews
• Golgotha - "place of skull," the hill where
crucifixions in Jerusalem took place
• Good Friday - the day Jesus died
• Resurrection - the reality that Jesus was raised from
the dead
• Easter Sunday - the day Jesus Resurrected
• Sunday - the Christian Sabbath Day
• Lamb of God - a symbol of Jesus
• Mass - celebration of the Eucharist
1. Risen Jesus - The Jesus after resurrection
2. Acts of the Apostles - Account of the early church written
by Luke
3. Ascension - Jesus' return to the father
4. Last judgment - Evil will finally be overcome
5. Chastity - Vow made by the religious to forgo marriage
6. Diocese - A level of the church headed by the bishop
7. Denomination - Individual group (a church with in Christianity)
8. Protestants - Broke off from the Roman Catholicism in 1500's
and later
9. Laity - Makeup most of the church
10. Episkopos - overseer (bishop)
11. Liturgical assembly - Church at the most local level
12. Pentecost - "Birthday of the church, 50 days after
Easter"
13. Body of Christ - The church being made up of many important
parts\
14. Poverty - Vow made by the religious to live simply
15. Priesthood - Made up of three levels starting with deacons
16. Temple of the Holy Spirit - The sprit dwells not just in
a building but in people
17. Parish - A level of the church headed by the pastor
18. Way - Early name for the Christians
19. Ecumenism - Movement of understanding and respect
20. Orthodox - Broke off from the Roman Catholicism in 1054
21. Diakonia - service (as in deacons)
22. Paul - Apostles to the Gentiles
23. Saints - People who are with God for eternity
24. Obedience - Vow made by religious to not always be in charge
25. People of God - The Church is a pilgrim of people
26. Schism - a break up in the church
We did not study this chapter, but some of the material (which was covered elsewhere) .
Chapter 7
Chapter 7 - More of
1. unity of faith- same beliefs, same sacraments, and same sense of meaning
to our lives
2. traditions- the customs to our everyday life past on by our ancestors
3. Tradition- the process by which the Church reflects on
4. “Scriptures only” approach- God has given us the divine truth
in the Bible only
5. “Scriptures and Tradition” approach- God has made his divine
truth available to us not only in the scriptures
6. Magisterium- consists on the pope, believed by Catholics to be the successor
of Saint Peter, and the Catholic bishops of the world, successors of the apostles
7. doctrines- official church teachings
8. dogmas- doctrines taught under the fullest solemnity and authority of the
church
9. infallibility- an important doctrine related to teaching voices of the Catholic
Church
10. Apostles Creed- a very early statement of the Christian faith
11. three divine persons- the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
12. personal- first lesson we learned for our own life from the doctrine of
the Trinity
13. relational- relations to the personal
14. sense of sacramental- a sense that God and the sacred encountered
15. seven sacraments- Catholics celebrate, certain material, and actions from
everyday life
THOUGHT QUESTIONS
Saving Moments- these are moments of grace in which God truly comes to
us. (pg.220)
Rituals- are concrete, visible actions that have symbolic meaning for a
group or community. (pg.220)
Baptism- is about being welcomed into a new life in the community of Jesus
Christ. (pg.227)
Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) - adults who want to be baptized
prepare and come into the community in a step-by-step process that can last
a year or two. (pg.229)
Confirmation- recognizes that once we have entered the new life of Baptism,
our attempt to be Christ in the world has just begun. (pg.231)
Gifts of the Holy Spirit- given in Baptism are the ways the spirit acts
within us. Those gifts are wisdom, courage, understanding, right judgment, knowledge,
reverence and wonder and awe in God’s presence. (pg.231)
Eucharist- is the central saving act for Catholics, the core of the church’s
life in Christ. (pg.233)
Mass- another name for the Eucharist recalls Jesus’ sacrificial gift
to himself to all humankind by dying on the cross so long ago. (pg.233)
Liturgy of the Word- the scriptures are proclaimed and reflected on as spiritual
nourishment. (pg.234)
Liturgy of the Eucharist- is with a priest as presider, the bread and wine
are offered to God. (pg.234)
Penance- is also called the sacrament of Reconciliation because its purpose
is to bring people back to God and one anther through forgiveness. (pg.236)
Anointing of the Sick- healing of the hurts of life, especially when the
hurts involve physical or mental illnesses, an injury, or a condition that makes
a person weak and vulnerable to more hurt or even death. (pg.238)
Holy Orders- celebrate a particular ministry, or service, in the church
the calling, or vacation, of those who are entrusted with official leadership
in the church as deacons, priests, and bishops. (pg.241)
Marriage- celebrates the kind of friendship that mirrors God’s love
for us a permanent covenant to always be there for the other in love and service.
(pg.244)
The Seven Sacraments
The Sacraments of Initiation The Sacraments of Healing The Sacraments in
Service of Communion
• Baptism
• Confirmation
• Eucharist • Penance (or Reconciliation)
• Anointing of the Sick • Holy Orders
• Marriage
A Sacramental Faith
Grace: God’s Love all around us
Symbols: Snapshots of Meaning
Rituals: Symbolic Actions
The Sacraments: Celebrations of the Pascal Mystery
Jesus and the Church as Sacraments
The Seven Sacraments
The Sacrament of Initiation
Baptism
Confirmation
Eucharist
The Sacraments of Healing
Penance
Anointing of the Sick
The Sacraments in Service of Communion
Holy Orders
Marriage
Living the Sacraments
Important Question for Chapter 9:
1.) They are concrete, visible actions that have symbolic meanings for a group
or community.
A.) Penance B.) Sacraments
C.) Rituals D.) Good Actions
2.) Which one is a Sacrament of Initiation?
A.) Holy Orders B.) Marriage
C.) Anointing of the Sick D.) Baptism
3.) How many Sacraments of Initiation are there?
A.) 3 B.) 2
C.) 4 D.) 5
4.) What do we celebrate in the Sacrament of Confirmation?
A.) a welcome into a new life B.) the birthday of Jesus
C.) the openness of the Holy Spirit in us
5.) What is another name for Eucharist?
A.) Communion B.) Mass
C.) Contribution D.) Holy Sunday
1. What is the meaning of Sacrament?
Answer:
An outward sign of something sacred. In Christianity, a sacrament is commonly defined as having been instituted by Jesus and consisting of a visible sign of invisible grace. Christianity is divided as to the number and operation of sacraments. The traditional view held by Orthodox, Roman Catholics, and certain Anglicans counts the sacraments as seven Eucharist, baptism, confirmation, penance, anointing of the sick, matrimony, and holy orders. These are held to produce grace in the soul of the recipient by the very performance of the sacramental act. The recipient need only have the right intention.
What does it mean to have the liturgy of the word?
Reverence
Beginning of new life in Jesus
Family
Confirmation
To receive the Eucharist
The Lord
Marriage celebrates the kind of relationship that mirrors God's love for us
Penance: when someone hurts someone's feelings it is very simple to just forget the situation and move on. When problems like this are not resolved the process of healing cannot take place.
The sacrament of penance which is also the sacrament of reconciliation. The purpose of this is to bring back people to God
Anointing of the Sick: the sacrament of anointing of
the sick is about healing the hurts of life
especially when the hurts involve some physical or mental weakness of injury
that makes a person
weak and vulnerable to more hurt or even death