teacher of wisdom Flashcards
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moral teachings of jesus
the parable of the lost son
how old was luke when josie n neil diovrced?
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- luke 15:11-32
- shows his teachings on repentance n forgiveness
- man w/2 sons asked by younger for his share of inheritance early
- he wastes his wealth on nothing
- returns to his dad saying he sinned against heaven n his father
- father forgives him=feast to celebrate his return
- older brother work in field refuses to join the feast=unfair he worked hard yet recieved no celerbation=but other wasted his wealth
- dad says to older son- “My son, you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found”.
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moral teachings of jesus
sermon on the mount
how old were u when met mattyb 5?
where is the love- BEP
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- taught beatitudes-
- matthew 5:16-41
- taught love thy neighbour
- golden rule- treat ppl how u wish to be treated
- reinterpreted mosaic laws- 10 commandments
- turn the other cheek
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objection
jesus as more than a teacher of wisdom
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- not egs a mere human teacher of wisdom would have right to give
- eg “You have heard it said, ‘Eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also” (Matthew 5:38-39)
- to completely contradict teaching of moses implies jesus thinks he has more authority than moses
- argubaly god only has that authority
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jesus as more than TOW develop
C. S. Lewis’ trilemma develops this kind of point
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- jesus as merely moral teacher= ‘patronizing nonsense’ n incoherent interpretation of jesus’ sayings
- he argued the claim to forgive sins which werent committed against urself is only a moral teaching if ‘the speaker=god’
- so could only be morally good TOW if his clam to forgive sins=back by authority of being god since only god can do that
- so jesus was either god, insane or evil
- he cant be only a moral teacher
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Hick, Bultmann & demythologisation
john hick
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- claimed jesus wasnt SOG in unique sense but was only a human ‘guru’ and moral ‘role model’
- he was influenced by bultmanns appr to bible=’demythologisation’
- bible=difficult to modern audiences to accept bc of how scientifically n historically minded ppl have become since enlihhtment period
- =issue as bible contains supernatural occurences/myths eg miracles n ressurection
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the literalist approach
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- to believe myths literally by denying modern advances in knowledge that contradict themk
- bultman rejected this sort of blind faith as spirtually empty
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the liberal approach
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- ignores the myths and focusing only on the moral teachings found in the Bible.
- he rejected this approach because it reduces Christianity to a mere moral philosophy, a set of teachings, rather than an encounter with a way of life.
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Demythologising
instead of liberal or literal approach
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- process of translating myths into language fitting modern culture-reveal deep truths about encounter in early christianity w new spirtual way of life
- = the early message of christianity which 1st spead the faith
- might make ppl more committed to christ
- eg resurrection =not rising of jesus but raising of early church due to rising of faith of disciples whih inspired them to preach
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hick follow of bultmann
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- thought that the Bible contains ‘true myths’ meaning ‘not literally true’ but inspiring us spiritually and morally.
- he concluded instead of being viewed as symbolising ‘gods gift of renewal’ n ‘life transending death’
- he didnt rise from dead n wasnt son of god in unique sense
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jesus role in r salvation shows he was divine
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- his sacrifice of his own life to save us from r sins=atonement +something only divine being could do
- humans death wouldnt have significance or power to save us from r sins
- christians believe christs defeat of death when he was resurrected was an offer of eternal life to all who have faith in him
- so resurrection=true in order to make sense of purpose of jesus’ life in saving us from r sins=prevalent biblical theme
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the moral exemplar theory
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- of the atonement such as hick, doesnt require jesus’ death had a literaly n direct effect on r isnful state, so his theory of atonement undercuts importance of trinity for salvation
- hick claims jesus was j a human n certainly died, but power of his sacrifice was merely an eg of moral life so inspiring that it influences us to be better n so saves us from r sins in that sense
- so jesus didnt have to be a divine being to save us from r sins
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N. T. Wright’s criticism of Bultmann
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- he claims sources we have for history eg gospels dont merely n simply tell us something about gospel writers, but that through their writing we can actually learn something about historical events
- so he says B goes too far when reduces meaning of gospels to mere expressions of deeper truths about how writer felt
- he acknowledge theres some truth to that but claims that gospels acc do also tell us something abput what happenend in the past
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wright- critical realism
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hick critics
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- argue jesus’ moral nature cannot be seperated from his divine nature
- they argue god in christ sacrificed himself to save world from sin, in single act of universal significance that goes beyond a personal decision to be less selfish n more loving
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challenging hick
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- his pluralist views can be challenged
- jesus’ teaching isnt same as thta of other figures,theres contrast to some buddhist philosphies
- he thinks we should be love centred n focus on others
- he tries to claim diff religions r paths to same goal but he doesnt explain central contradiction that exists
