CHURCH ORIGIN Flashcards
Framework
God is:
The Lord of Creation
The Lord of History
The Lord of Intimacy
Two Approaches
Historical (from below)
Theological (from above)
focusing on Jesus and His disciples
Historical (from below)
focusing on the Trinity – the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit
Theological (from above)
CFE
Christian Faith Experience
Jesus as a Historical Figure
- He was born inBethlehem
- Jesus was a Galilean fromNazareth
He was born toJosephandMarysometime between 6BCEand shortly before the death ofHerod the Great(Matthew 2; Luke 1:5) in 4BCE.
He preached about God’s Kingdom
He healed the sick
The Greatest Man in History
Jesus
Almost two thousand years ago, Jesus of Nazareth appeared in Israel and proclaimed the coming of God’s Kingdom.
The Historical Perspective
Parables
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
The parable of the hidden treasure
The parable of the Pearl of great price
The parable of the net
The parable of the household treasures
the parable of the yeast
the parable of the growing seed
the parable of the great banquet
the parable of the ten virgins
the parable of the talents
the parable of the unmerciful servant
the parable of the workers in the vineyard
▪ Goes deeper than the historical approach
▪ Presupposes a Faith perspective
▪ Asserts that the Church is not just a visible, human reality
Theological – Trinitarian Perspective
Regards the Church as a mystery imbued with God’s presence
Theological – Trinitarian Perspective
Theological – Trinitarian Perspective Popularized by
Vatican II
convened an ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church—the first in 92 years.
Pope John XXIII
The high point of his reign was the Second Vatican Council, (Vatican II), which opened on
October 11, 1962
In calling the ecumenical council, he sought a “___________,” a new outpouring of the Holy Spirit.
New Pentecost
He sought reconciliation for the world’s divided Christianity and invited _____________ observers to attend the proceedings.
Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Protestant
Pope John XXIII died in __________, but the council continued under his successor, __________, until 1965.
June 1963; Paul VI
That year, Pope Paul began the process that could lead to John XXIII’s canonization as a saint. In 2000, ____________ beatified John XXIII, bringing him a step closer to sainthood.
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II died on____________, and was succeeded by ___________ on April 19, 2005.
April 2, 2005; Pope Benedict XVI
Behind the theological – Trinitarian perspective is the belief that the origin of the Church is
God
The Church has both
human and divine origin
To affirm that the Church comes from God is to assert that the Church comes from the Trinity since the God that we believe in is a Trinitarian God – the God who is
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
to summon or to call out; it originally signified a legislative assembly of citizens with full rights.
EKKLESIA
The religious meaning came only when LXX (the 70 men) adopted it as the translation of Hebrew
qahal
