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Matthew’s gospel

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Most Jewish
Follows the pattern of the Old Testament
Emphasizes Jesus was a fulfillment of God’s promise to Israel

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Mark’s Gospel

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Heavy sense of suffering
Ended with the empty tomb
First gospel written
Written between 65 and 70 CE

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Luke’s gospel

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Written for gentiles and Christians
Also wrote acts of the apostles
Emphasizes role of the holy spirit
Stressed jesus’ mercy and compassion

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John’s gospel

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Describes Jesus as the word
Last gospel written
Not a synoptic gospel
Filled with symbolism and imagery
Presents Jesus as the divine son of god
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Josephus Tacitus Pliny the Younger and Seutonius

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Jewish and Roman historians (non-christian) who wrote about jesus, proving he existed.

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Christian scripture

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Old and new testaments (bible)

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Inspired texts

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Not the literal word of God but inspired by Him and the Holy Spirit

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Gospel

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Good news

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Sadducees

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Religiously conservative, politically liberal Jewish upper class

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Pharisees

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Rivals of the Sadducees, liberal religiously and conservative politically. Jesus called both groups hypocrites

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Essenes

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Withdrew from society to practice strict religious lives

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Zealots

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Thought Jewish independence could only be maintained by overthrowing the Roman’s

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Tax collectors

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Aka publicans. Hired by Romans, had to collect a quota then kept anything else for themselves. Corrupt and hated by most.

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Scribes

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Writers and interpreters of the law. Organized scripture into the Old Testament we know today

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Samaritans

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Jewish group who wasn’t sent into exile by Babylonians, considered inferior

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Herod the great

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King of the Jews during jesus’s birth, smart and cruel leader who killed all baby boys

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Herod antipas

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King of the Jews when jesus died

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Pontius pilate

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Roman procurator at the time of jesus’s death

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Who did Jews expect a Messiah to be like?

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David. Strong and would battle to take Israel back by force, like a Zealot. Jesus was nothing like this

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What Christian teaching could the Jews not accept?

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That jesus was God. Their religion dictated only God was God

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To the ancient Jews, sharing a meal was a _______. To break bread was an ________ sign of ______ and _______. Whenever a meal is shared, you can be sure _________________.

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Sacred act, outward sign, unity, friendship, something significant is happening

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Why did people get mad when Jesus ate with sinners? Why did he do it?

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They felt it demonstrated his approval of sinners. He was offering forgiveness.

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Why is eating the fatted calf important in the prodigal son?

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Meat was only eaten on special occasions. It would’ve been normal for the father to kill his son for disgracing him. This was a surprising twist.

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Most common foods in Jesus’ time

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fish and bread

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What job did jesus’ first disciples have? What qualities did they have?

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Fishermen. Courageous, patient, hearty spirits

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What was Jesus’ job and what did he learn about life from it?

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Carpenter, he learned sensitivity to the needs of people

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What age did men and women get married

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Men at 20, women at 12

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Punishment for adultery

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stoning to death

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The ____ was the head of the family, sons and daughters were his ______.

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Father, property

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Polygamy in Jesus’ time

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Having more than one wife. Wasn’t illegal but uncommon because most people were too poor to support multiple wives.

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Women in Jesus’ time

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Viewed as inferior, for example they couldn’t sit and eat with men. They ate as they served others. Jesus elevated the status of women by talking to them and treating them equally

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Children in Jesus’ time

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Children were a blessing from God, but girls were less desirable because they married young and became property of their husband. They moved away and couldn’t serve their parents.

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Slavery in Jesus’ time

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Uncommon because they had to be freed after 7 years. Wasn’t a super valuable investment.

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Social outcasts in Jesus’ time

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Poor, weak, sick, Samaritans, etc. Jesus challenged this social structure by honoring and embracing the outcasts.

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Jerusalem

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Most holy city

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Shema

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prayer said at dawn and nightfall every day by Jews

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Sabbath

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day of rest each week

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Pentecost

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Celebrated 50 days after Passover, commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit on the disciples

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Yom Kippur

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Aka Day of Atonement, most holy day of the year where Jews remember their sins

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Passover

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Important Jewish festival commemorates Jewish liberation from Egypt

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Sanhedrin

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official governing body of Jews

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Historical Truth

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Historically accurate events whose occurrence can be proven. 10-20% of the bible is historically accurate.

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Scientific Truth

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Things that can be proven using the scientific method

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Proverbial Truth

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Wise sayings, developed through experiences. “don’t lick a pole when it’s cold”

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Symbolic Truth

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Parables, myths. Much of scripture is told in symbols which must be understood. Ex - fish symbolizes Jesus

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Moral Truth

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Tells us what’s right and wrong. Ex - 10 Commandments

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Religious Truth

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Concerned with interpretation of events through someone’s faith, looking at things that happen in relation to God.

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Crisis Oriented Faith

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Praying only when we need help or are going through a crisis

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Need for Love

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God is the ultimate source of love, but turning to religion out of loneliness doesn’t help

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Need for Security

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“Jesus take the wheel” letting God decide where your life goes. Need to make decisions for yourself

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Need for Emotional Stability

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Religious beliefs stir up emotions, don’t let your beliefs make you intolerant

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Need for Meaning

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Religion helps us explore bigger questions and find meaning. But you still need to live your life. Even priests who dedicate their lives to God still have lives outside the church

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Guilt and Fear

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Believing because you feel you have to or will be punished

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Background

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Believing because its how you were raised

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Faith

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Something you believe

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Knowledge

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Something you know and can be proven

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How many books in each Testament and in the bible?

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46 OT + 27 NT = 73 total

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Myth

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A story that tries to explain a certain aspect of life to answer “why?” Ex - Creation Story

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Legend

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An embellished story linked to a historical event or character. Ex - David vs Goliath

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Core Narrative

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Heart of the Scriptures
OT - Exodus
NT - Death and resurrection of Jesus

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Expanded Narrative

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Stories that lead into the Core Narrative, “prequel.” Genesis, Noah, etc.

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Historical Narrative

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“Sequel”
OT - Stories of the history of Israel after the exodus
NT - After Jesus resurrected

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Organizational Narrative

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Deals with the organization and structure of the believing community and its rules/regulations

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Theological Literature

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Writing that explains the religious beliefs of the community

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Instructional Literature

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Writing that applies the different elements of faith to specific situations found in the believing community

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Pronouncement Stories

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A story acted as a setup for a punchline

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Short Sayings

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Words to the wise. Ex - Beatitudes

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Instruction for Disciples

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Instructions for those who would be disciples. Ex - to pray the Lord’s prayer

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Parables

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Comes from the Greek word meaning “comparison,” based on everyday life and filled with twists to teach a lesson.

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Descriptions of the King

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Ex - The Lost Sheep, prodigal son

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Kingdom Responses

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How to act if you want to enter the Kingdom of God

Ex - Rich Fool, Parable of the talents

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Relationships with our Neighbours

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Ex - Unforgiving servant, Good Samaritan

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The Fulfillment of the Kingdom

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Ex - The Great Feast

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Healing Miracle

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Blind -> See, curing lepers

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Nature Miracle

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Walking on water, turning water into wine

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Restoration of Life Miracles

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Lazarus

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Exorcism

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Would’ve actually been curing mental illness, seen as being possessed by demons at the time

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Evidence of Jesus performing miracles

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Historical records, eyewitness testimonies, the Pharisees who hated Jesus said it happened, non-Christians described it.

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What did ancient Jews believe about illness?

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They believed illness was a punishment from God for your sins, everything that happened was in relation to God. By curing illness they believed Jesus went against God’s will for those people to be punished

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Why did Jesus perform miracles?

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Compassion, kindness, and showing God’s power

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Why are gospel accounts of Jesus’ crucifixion so detailed?

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It’s the heart of the Christian story, the crucifixion was contrary to what should happen to a Messiah, details were important to making people understand why it happened.

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The Last Supper

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During passover feast, Jesus knew he was going to die and said one of his disciples would betray him.
He broke bread and served wine, saying they were his body and blood. In Catholicism, the Eucharist doesn’t represent Jesus, it is Jesus.

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Why did the Jews ask the Romans to punish Jesus?

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They didn’t have the authority to kill people charged with blasphemy. Convinced the Romans he was trying to start a revolt.

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What does the cross symbolize?

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Overcoming evil and suffering as Jesus did

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What did Jesus call out on the cross?

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“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me.” He was quoting scripture. Shows his humanity, he didn’t want to die or endure this pain.

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Why did soldiers guard Jesus’ tomb?

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Jews didn’t want Jesus’ disciples to steal his body, because then they could claim he survived. They needed him to be dead to stop the Christian movement

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4 pieces of evidence that support the resurrection

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  • Consistent, unwavering belief in the early church. They disagreed a lot about most things but there was a general consensus about this
  • Mary Magdeline was the first eyewitness. In this time, a woman’s testimony was invalid. If the Christians were making this story up, they wouldn’t have a woman find Jesus first.
  • Post-Resurrection Appearances
  • Martyrdom, Christians were willing to die for their faith. Wouldn’t go to this extent if it was a lie
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Initial reactions of witnesses of the resurrection

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Shock and fear, Jewish teaching said there are no resurrections

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Blessing God gave to Abraham

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I will make of you a great nation, your name will be great. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you, and make your descendants as numerous as the stars

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What nationality is Abraham, where was he born?

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Hebrew, Ur

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Sarah’s problem

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She was too old to give birth to a son, her servant, Hagar had one with Abraham instead named Ishmael. Went on to begin Islam

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Sign of the Covenant

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8 day old male babies must be circumcised

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Sarah’s pregnancy

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At first she and Abraham laughed and didn’t believe it, they were too old. Their son was named Isaac, meaning “laugh”

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Isaac’s wife

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She was sterile but God gave her twins, Esau and Jacob

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Jacob vs Esau

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Jacob was a stay-at-home mama’s boy, Esau was a hunter whom his father loved. Esau was slightly older, given the birthright from his father.
Isaac was blind at an old age, Jacob dressed up like his older brother and convinced his father to give him the birthright.

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Jacob’s wives

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Leah, who he ignored, then Rachel, who he actually wanted in the first place but was infertile

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Why was Jacob called Israel?

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He wrestled with an angel, begging for forgiveness for deceiving his brother and a blessing. He was given a blessing and renamed “Israel,” meaning “one who wrestles with God.”

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Why was Moses sent in a basket down the river?

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King of Egypt decided to kill all firstborn Hebrew children so his mother wanted to save him. The Pharaoh’s daughter found him and raised him

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Why did Moses flee Egypt as a young adult?

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He killed an Egyptian guard, knew he was a foreigner (different race), saw his people being treated poorly

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How did Moses encounter God?

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Burning bush, said his name was Yaweh, and Moses must free his people from Egypt.

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What two main events form the Exodus story?

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The escape into the desert, and the formation of Israel around the mountain of God

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How did Moses convince the Pharaoh to let his people go?

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Incited 10 plagues against Egypt, the last of which killed the Pharaoh’s young son, after which he finally let them leave.

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Significance of the snake sign?

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A cobra signified the pharaoh’s authority, Moses made a bigger snake that could eat the pharaoh’s.

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Significance of the leprous hand sign?

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Demonstrated God’s power to punish the Egyptians if they didn’t listen

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Significance of turning water into blood?

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The Nile river supplied Egypt with all its wealth, would’ve been terrifying

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Significance of the 10th plague?

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Killing all firstborn Egyptian children, sort of revenge for Egypt killing all firstborn Hebrew children earlier. Show’s God’s preference for the Hebrew people

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Central theme of the Exodus

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God granted the Hebrews safe passage and frustrated those who opposed them. It was God’s will that they were saved.

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Philistines

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A group who lived near where Israel was established, didn’t like the Hebrews.

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How was Saul chosen first king of Israel?

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Basically rolled a dice. They needed a king to defeat the philistines but no one really wanted to take on that burden

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What was wrong with Saul? What was his remedy?

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He was very paranoid and had mental illnesses. David, a young shepherd, was sent to Saul by God to play the harp and sing for Saul to soothe him.

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The Rise of David

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In a battle with the Philistines, they faced Goliath, whom young David killed with only a slingshot. Saul appointed David as general of his army. Saul’s firstborn, Jonathan, should’ve been jealous but actually really liked David.
David won many battles as General, during one victory celebration women were singing praises about David. Saul became paranoid David would challenge his rule and wanted him killed, so David fled.
God turned against Saul, he lost a battle and killed himself. David returned to take the throne.
David not only stopped the Philistines, he united Israel under one free kingdom. “Glory days” of Israel

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What did David choose as Israel’s capital city?

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Jerusalem because it was safe, neutral territory at the time

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How did David abuse his power as King?

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Killed all Saul’s male descendants, didn’t punish his son for raping his sister, took a soldier’s wife as his own then sent the soldier on a perilous journey to die.

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What saved David?

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He accepted condemnation for his sins and asked for forgiveness

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Why were the Hebrews different than everyone else at this time?

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They only worshiped one God, not many.

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Messiah

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Anointed One

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Matthew’s Infancy Narrative

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  • Jewish Audience
  • Born in Bethlehem
  • Conceived by Holy Spirit
  • Visited by Wise Men
  • Herod kills all baby boys

Convince the Jews that Jesus was the next great Jewish guy, the Messiah, worshiped by Kings. Herod killing baby boys showed a connection between Jesus and Moses

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Luke’s Infancy Narrative

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  • Gentile Audience
  • Born in Bethlehem
  • Conceived by Holy Spirit
  • Story of the census
  • Mary visits Elizabeth
  • Visit of shepherds
  • Born in the stable

Emphasis on poor and outcasts, emphasizes Jesus’ humanity and humbleness, and his openness to everyone.

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Influences on Jesus when he grew up

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  • Education. Jesus was well educated in a synagogue, spoke 3 languages and learned Jewish history and religion
  • Lived under Roman Rule, constantly lived in a society overwhelmed by Roman occupancy
  • Religion. Jesus’ family were devout Jews, deeply prayerful and faithful. Immersed in Jewish culture
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Significance of John the Baptist

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Called people to acknowledge their sins. Baptized Jesus, a key time of self-discovery for him where he recognized what God wanted him to do.

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What two lessons did Jesus learn from his Baptism?

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  • He was chosen to begin a new kingdom, save the people on earth
  • The spirit of God would give him the power to fulfill this role, symbolized by a dove descending on him
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Why did Jesus choose 12 Apostles?

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Connected to Jewish History, there were 12 tribes of Israel. They were to be a new community of faith, a new Israel.

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Abba

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Affectionate term meaning “daddy.” Jesus referred to God with this, which was weird because Jews believed God was a distant, powerful being. Jesus wanted them to feel close and connected to God.

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What did “love your neighbor” mean to Jews? What did Jesus want it to mean?

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They thought it meant “Love your JEWISH neighbor.” Jews felt threatened under Roman rule, Jesus encouraged them to love their enemies and their friends. Loving your friends is easy, do what’s difficult.

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What is legalism?

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Laws becoming too strict and oppressive. Jesus wanted people to worry more about being a good person than following laws exactly, called people that are too concerned with rules hypocrites.

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What words did Jesus use instead of love?

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Service, compassion, forgiveness

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Jesus’ teaching of the Kingdom of God

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Unconditional love, unrestricted and for everyone. Communal, not personal.

128
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Two aspects of sin

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Personal and Communal. Sins aren’t just between you and God, they hurt other people too

129
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What is Catholic Social Teaching and what are its three main aspects?

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Apply the gospel and teachings of Jesus to our everyday life.

  • See
  • Judge
  • Act
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9 Principles of Catholic Social Teaching

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  • Dignity of the Human Person
  • Respect for Human Life
  • Call to fairness, community, participation
  • rights and responsibilities
  • common good
  • preferential option for the poor
  • rights of workers
  • solidarity
  • stewardship
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What is a right?

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Rights and freedoms to which all human beings are entitled, often include the right to life, liberty, freedom of thought and expression, and equality before the law

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What is a fundamental human right?

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Life. You don’t have to do anything to earn the right to life because you had no influence whatsoever in you being born.

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Give a definition of justice

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Justice is the moral and cardinal virtue by which we give everyone their due by right. Making sure we all get a share of the gifts of creation.

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Commutative Justice

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Justice that involves exchange, a one-to-one relationship. Ex - Commerce, business. I buy something expecting it to be worthwhile, doing each other favors, etc.

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Distributive Justice

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Distribution of the goods of creation. Ex - Taxation to make life more fair, all people pay a varying amount but receive equal services

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Legal Justice

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The obligation of the government to its citizens. Ex - Maintain order, laws, ensure human rights, police, courts

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Social Justice

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Applying Jesus’ teaching to the structures of society. Ensure all people are able to contribute to society. Ex - Voting, donating to charity, helping poor, protesting injustices, community involvement

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Justice vs Charity

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Justice - Long term, group actions, addressing the root cause of a problem
Charity - Short term, individual private acts, fulfilling an immediate need

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Subsidiarity

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Nothing should be done at a higher level that can be done as well or better at a lower level. Big federal stuff should stay out of our business, leave municipal issues to municipalities, etc.

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Define Common Good, what are its 3 essential elements

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All of the conditions for a person to achieve full human potential. Certain things we have to do or give up to benefit everyone
Essential elements: Respect for the person, social well-being, peace

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Preferential option for the poor

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The rich are rewarded on earth by living luxurious lives, so the poor are favored by God and rewarded in heaven

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Prophet

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One who speaks for God

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Pentateuch

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First 5 books for the Bible, aka the Torah

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