Unit 2 Religion Test Flashcards
gentile
a person who is not apart of the jewish faith, or not of jewish ancestry
gospel
the unique literary genre that proclaims the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus from the perspective of the living faith of particularly early Church communities
Kingdom of God
the central image of jesus message, pertains to God’s position and power, the kingdom of God is just God
parousia
term used to refer to the second coming of christ at the end of time
Exegesis
the analysis of text in their original context
- uncovering the historical, cultural, linguistic, etc. particularities that the original author was dealing with in order to better understand the original meaning and intent of a text
revelation
people have the ability to come to know God through Gods works
- but there is a higher order of knowledge which comes not from human knowledge, but from divine revelation
- god makes himself known fully by sending his beloved son, jesus christ, and the holy spirit
- the sacred scriptures reveal the loving actions of god in human history
torah
the 5 books of moses that contain the core teachings
- genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, and deuteronomy
decalogue
translates to 10 words, or the ten commandments
hermenuetics
a way of interpreting texts and events to help us understand what they mean for us in the 21st century
eschatological
pertaining to the end of time, in the sense of its fullness
- the coming of the kingdom of god at the end of time, according to jesus, has already begun in his life, death, and resurrection
- eschatological ethics is an ethics that insists that we can already live what god will realize or reveal at the end
disciple
a follower of jesus
apostle
a title given in the gospels to twelve chief disciples of jesus, and later also to st paul
beatitude
a form of pronouncement that presupposes that a good or happiness has already been given or is about to be received
- the sermon on the mount contains a list of beatitudes “blessed are the poor in spirit”
call
the bible contains a number of stories of god calling people and imparting them to a mission
- they follow the pattern of an encounter with god, god speaks, god gives a mission, the person being called objects, they are reassured by god, and god gives a sign that god is with them in their misison
- when god calls us god does not leave us alone
covenant
a binding agreement between two parties that spells out the conditions and obligations from each party
- the biblical notation of covenant arose from this contractual notion, but is far more
- gods covenant is a bond of love that calls us in our freedom to respond in love
God’s commitment to us is forever
- gods commitment is founded in love
I am the lord your god, you shall have no other gods before me
love for god, only one true god
you shall not take the name of the lord your god in vain
honour for god
remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy
prayer and our relationship with god is important
honour your father and mother
respect for parents
you shall not kill
life is sacred
you shall not commit adultery
faithfulness in relationships
you shall not steal
honesty
you shall not bear false witness against your neighbour
integrity and fairness
you shall not covet your neighbours wife
respect and trust
