Quiz 4 Flashcards
Explain the two thoughts which Jesus intends to convey according to Christians by calling himself the “Son of Man.”
A: 1. “a son of man” in the sense of “son of humans is humself human; he is the son of man. 2. He wants his people to think of a vision the prophet Daniel describes. Jesus phrases the “son of man” to himself intending to the “harmless” idea that he is truly human.
Besides stating that Jesus is truly human, the New Testament implies several other matters about him. State at least three of the ones that have been mentioned in class.
Jesus Claims to be king, Jesus, the “judge of the world?” and Jesus the messiah?
Explain why Jesus is called the Word. Further, explain how the beginning of the Gospel according to John teaches Jesus’ divinity (= that Jesus is God).
If god spoke through Jesus, then he is a word that god speaks to us. A part in johns teaching was “the word was god”. John says how Jesus’ becoming human and clearly identifies “the word” with the father’s “only son”
Your humble instructor has referred to a New Testament passage which contains an exchange between Jesus and Thomas. Explain the reason for which Christians claim that this exchange demonstrates the divinity of Jesus. (Divinity = that Jesus is God.)
This exchange demonstrates the divinity of Jesus because Thomas referred to him as my lord and my god, and Jesus accepted being called God.
State and briefly explain what the two “components” are out of which humans consist according to Christianity.
- Physical body; arms, legs, head. 2. Spiritual person; “I” - I am happy, I am sad, I am conscience
Explain what the respect is in which Christians consider Jesus as similar to other humans, and what the chief difference between Jesus and other humans is said to consist in.
Christians consider Jesus as similar to other humans in that he has a genuinely human physical body. The chief difference between Jesus and other humans is said to consist of that Jesus is a divine person and Jesus did not come into existence at the moment of his conception, he existed prior to it.
“Before Abraham came to be, I AM.” State and briefly explain what the two chief points are these words are to convey.
The first chief point is that god is outside of time and is in the “eternal now.” The second point is that God referred to himself as “I am” when Moses asked for his name.
State how, according to your humble instructor, non-Christians often react when faced with the assertion that “God died,” summarize the “preliminary response” to this reaction, and formulate what the non-Christian calls his/her “real problem.”
Non-Christians react by saying that death is the extinction of the physical body and the spirit of a human. So if Jesus is human then he would have to become extinct the same way as regular human beings. The non-Christian calls their real problem, “The way in which Jesus’ spiritual person got separated from his physical body.”
As a background to a discussion of the purpose Christians see in Jesus’ suffering and death, your humble instructor has referred to four functions of punishment. State and briefly explain what they are.
The first function of punishment is the Protective function, meaning that dangerous individuals should be removed from society. The second punishment is the deterrent punishment and that means the person who is tempted to do wrong but might not when knowing the consequences. The third punishment is the corrective function, and that means helping wrongdoers to avoid similar wrongdoings. The fourth punishment is the retributive function, and that means if a person does wrong, then they deserve to be punished.
Adolf Eichmann’s fate was used to illustrate one of the four functions of punishment. State who he was, what function of punishment his story illustrates, and how.
Adolf Eichmann was the head of the Gestapo’s Jewish Section in Nazi Germany and oversaw the extermination of Jews. The function of punishment his story illustrates is the retributive function because he was originally captured by the Allies until he escaped to Argentina where he created a new identity only to be finally discovered by Israeli agents. They convicted him of his crime and ultimately sentenced him to death.
Explain what the retributive function of punishment is.
The retributive function of punishment is, people who do wrong deserve to be punished. The principle that must be connected with the retributive function of punishment is the proportionality principle. The nature of the proportionality principle is that the punishment can not be too lenient, nor too severe. The punishment must fit the crime.
According to Christianity, other humans are not the only targets of wrongdoing. Explain the example that has been used to call attention to a target in addition to the person primarily wronged, and state whom else each and every wrongdoing affecting other humans also is directed against.
The example that has been used to call attention to a target in addition to the person primarily wronged is when someone mistreats your child, the child is the direct target. But the person who mistreats your child has also offended every human being who loves that child as well as God.
According to Christianity, wrongdoing is directed against two targets. Explain what this means for the magnitude (or seriousness) of wrongdoing, and what the consequences are for the nature of the appropriate punishment due to wrongdoing.
The wrongdoing is directed against God as well as the human. The means for the magnitude of wrongdoing to a human is finite but a wrongdoing to God is infinite. The consequence in totality of wrongdoing is the sum of the finite and infinite.
Summarize your humble instructor’s “Betsy-Holly” story and explain the point it is to make.
Betsy and her friends make fun of Holly on their way home from school. Holly already gets teased a lot but goes along with some of the jokes. Holly later on writes a suicide note and jumps off a building. The next day Betsy and her friends are at the principles office and find out. This story is supposed to show how wrongdoings not only affect the target but everyone who loves them, especially God.
Explain why according to Christianity, the proportionality principle gives rise to a seemingly insurmountable problem—a seemingly hopeless situation—for humans.
The proportionality principle gives rise to a seemingly insurmountable problem for humans in that God has two options. The first option is God inflicts punishment that the humans deserve. While the second option is that God pretends things are fine in the absence of appropriate punishment.
