Test 1 Flashcards
Gen 3:15
I will put enmity between you and the woman,
and between your offspring and hers;
They will strike at your head,
while you strike at their heel.
Mat 28:18-20
Then Jesus approached and said to them, “All power in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of the age.”
Mat 16:18-19
And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church, and the gates of the netherworld shall not prevail against it. I will give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven; and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
5 Proofs for God
- 1st Mover,
- 1st Cause,
- Necessity,
- Degree of Perfection,
- Governing Power
Why does God reveal Himself to us?
Adoption, and our ability to respond.
How does God reveal Himself to us?
Word and deed
Divine Acommodation
God reveals Himself in a way that we would accept
Covenants
Adam (single man) -> Noah (extended family) -> Abraham (tribe) -> Moses (nation) -> David (kingdom) -> Jesus (universe)
God is willing to take the consequences if He breaks the covenant (He never does).
Creation
God is the only being that can create out of nothing (Bara). His word and deed are united. He made time (chronos) first.
Which of the 12 sons of Israel did the covenant pass through?
Judah
What tribe was Moses from?
The Levites
Salvation History
God reveals himself slowly in stages all throughout human history.
According to Irenaus of Lyon, why did God become man?
So we could become accustomed to one another. He got to experience things as we do.
What is the point of Genealogies?
To teach God’s faithfulness, and to trace our heritage and ancestry.
Beloved first born son
They usually end up not that great. God ends up passing the covenant through the runt of the litter instead.
Typology
Comparing things in the OT to Jesus
Isaac Typology
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Jacob Typology
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Divine Pedagogy
God reveals Himself out of love, does it gradually in stages, and revelation accumulates in Jesus. Jesus is the righteous first born son
Covenant
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Priestly People
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Prophets
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Holy Women
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Typology
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Revelation in Christ
Christ is the full and complete revelation. There will be no more public revelation.
Authors of Sacred Scripture
God is the primary author, but human writers are legitimate secondary authors. They were not in trances or robots.
Papal Infallibility
Always believed. Affirmed in Vatican I.
Formation of Canon
Old Testament, Septuagint, New Testament (Letters, then Gospels)
Two-Fold Order of Knowledge
Natural Law and Divine Revelation
According to St. Bonaventure, why did God create us?
Out of love, not out of necessity, or to glorify Himself.
What did St. Catherine of Sienna call God?
The great Potzo (clown/fool)
Tamar
(Gen 38) Judah’s daughter in law, had sex with him by disguising herself as a prostitute because he wouldn’t give her another husband. Had two twins, the covenant was passed through her.
Rahab
Prostitute from Jericho, protects Hebrew spies by hiding them on the roof. Ends up joining them when they defeat Jericho.
Ruth
Moabite (pagan), married into line of Judah, husband died, ended up marrying Boaz by gleaning wheat in his field. Covenant passed through her. Great grandmother of David
Bathsheba
Wife of Uriah the Hittite. David has sex with her because he sees her bathing on a roof. Doesn’t manage to cover it up by getting Uriah drunk, so he gets Uriah killed and marries Bathseba. She is the mother of Solomon. Covenant passed through her.
