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theology final Flashcards

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What is the Great Reversal in Luke

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“The first shall be last and the last shall be first”

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Autobasilea

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Kingdom/Reign of God realized in a self

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Why is it significant that Jesus touched the leper when healing him?

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He shows mercy to the oppressed

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What is the political/imperial significance of the name of the demon in the exorcism of the Gerasene demoniac?

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The name “Legion” means a regimen of Roman soldiers

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In the healing of the Gerasene demoniac, how does the Sea of Galilee, recall the story of the Exodus?

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It recalls the chaos

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How does locating the “Sermon on the Mount” on a mountain function to connect Jesus with Moses?

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It recalls Moses coming down the mountain with the Law

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Jesus enters into Jerusalem during the Passover (the Jewish remembrance of the Exodus). Why would this holy day make Roman Imperial officials particularly nervous?

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They are afraid that the large gathering will cause the oppressed to revolt/ fight back

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During the last supper, who is it that Jesus asks his followers to remember? How can we connect Jesus’ statement to the concept of autobasilea?

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He asks them to remember him; autobasilea and “remembering the Reign of God”

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Why did Jesus overturn the tables in the temple?

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People were using the church for capital gain

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What is the significance of foot washing?

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Disciples can mirror the humility of Christ

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Who does Mary mistake the resurrected Christ for? Why is this “the right kind of mistake”?

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She mistakes him for the gardener; shows a reversal

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What is Pentecost? Discuss the difference between the unity of Babel and the unity of Pentecost.

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The descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles; Babel blocked out God while Pentecost accepts Gods saving power

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13
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What are the three theological virtues?

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Faith, Hope, and Charity

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14
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Define eschatology.

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The theology of the end/ the “final things”

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Why does Christian theology maintain the world exists in an “already/not yet” time?

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God has already saved the world in, through, and with Jesus Christ but at the same time, God’s saving power has not yet been fully realized in the world (there is still sin, suffering, death, etc.)

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16
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Describe the eschatological hope proper to the Christian imagination.

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The hope that all thinsg will find their end in the love of God

17
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There are many different (right) ways of understanding the function of prayer in the Christian life of faith. What is the way that we considered in class?

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To attune one to the wisdom of God

18
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What is liturgy? What are the two parts of the Roman Catholic liturgy?

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Communal prayer; liturgy of the word + sacrament

19
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In traditional Roman Catholic spaces of worship, there aren’t any clear windows. What is the purpose of this?

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To filter out the chaos of the outside world

20
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In general terms, what is a sacrament? Why might marriage be rightly understood as a sacrament?

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A sacred act/symbol that makes present; marriage is a physical representation of commitment and reflects the love that God has/covenant

21
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What is the distinction between Utopia and Eu-topia that we discussed in class?

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Utopia= “No place”
Eu-topia= “Good place”

22
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What is the principle that ought to shape Christian eu-topian praxis?

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The principle of mercy

23
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How can we understand the “works of war” in relation to structural sin?

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They are structured and built into our society

24
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What are the two Greek words from which “theology” is derived? How can we define theology based on this etymology?

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Theos= God
Logos= Talk
“Word of God”

25
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Why should Christian theology emphasize the mystery of God, when speaking about the Divine?

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God is not something to be dissected

26
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What is Anselm’s definition of theology?

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Faith seeking understanding

27
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What is Gustavo Gutiérrez’s definition of theology? What does he mean by praxis?

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Critical reflection on Christian praxis in light of the Word of God; how we act intentionally

28
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How does Gutiérrez define faith?

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Faith is the commitment of the whole person

29
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What are the sources of revelation that we’ll be working with in this course?

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Scripture, Tradition, Doctrine, and Creation

30
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For the Christian theological interpretation of scripture, who is the key and why?

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Jesus Christ- he discloses all Wisdom of God

31
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What does norma norman non normata mean?

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Jesus is the norm that norms and is not normed

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