quiz 4 Flashcards
2 temptations when talking about tough topics
judgmentalism and relativism
judgementalism
tendency to have a strong belief about something, and using this to put others down
(not only am i right, but you will go to hell over this)
relativism
any opinion is just as good as any other opinion
Freedom
we can be authentic
immortality
- self violation
- self frustration
- self destruction
violate friendly d***ks
social sin
systemic structures that continue to do wrong
What was weird abt Jesus meeting the woman at the well
Jews and samaritans (her) dont get along and she was a social outcast and had lots of husbands, so someone like Jesus wouldnt be talking to her
Overview of story with woman at well
J– give me water
W– why u talking to me?? U not supposed to?? Im an outcast
J– do you know who has living water?
W– sir, you dont have a bucket, how will u get water, im intrigued now. Who do u think you are? Jacob?
J– im looking for a difference water; eternal life water
W– sir, give me this water
J– go call ur husband
W– i have no husband
J– true, you seeing 5 men
W– sir, I see you are a prophet
J– theology
W– messiah (christ) is coming, he will know things like u do
J– i am He
Jesus has a convo with the disciples
Woman is portrayed as the greatest disciples
Woman went to the city w/o her water jar; she is the new living water, because she talked to Jesus
How does jesus avoid judgementalism and relativism
there is a way in which a relationship between real humans can help us work through this hard stuff
What is the positive moral life about
tries to get away from a rule-based life and instead speak to why a moral life is healthy
two images describing sin in the bible
- missing the mark
- broken relationships
what overcomes sin
grace
genovesi freedom
the ability to be authenic or inauthentic beings
genovesi on morality
striving for a true authentic humanity
immortality related to ?
self violation
self frustration
self destruction
agape
the unconditional form of love attributed to god
social sin
in what ways do we share responsibilities for sin (ex: racism)
what is identity
the way we act
3 theories of eschatology
- teleological
- apocalyptic
- prophetic
TAP
teleological
humans are responsible for bringing the kingdom of god
drawback– humans could just depend on their own actions (fall into pride/hubris)
apocalyptic focus
only god brings the kingdom of god
drawback– humans are useless-> leads to laziness
prophetic focus
humans and god bring the kingdom of god together
drawback– ambiguity, hard to see where things are going
who makes the magisterium and what does this represent
bishops and the pope
priest, prophet, and king– to help people understand who jesus is
christ as a part of the body
conscience
con– with
science– having knowledge
having knowledge with the context of life
