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Jesus Christ reveals the ultimate meaning written in the Old Testament
Biblical Inspiration
Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, God has chosen human to communicate the truth one needs for salvation
Revelation
God is revealed through love
Biblical Inerrancy
The doctrine that the books of Scripture are free from error regarding the truth God wishes to reveal through Scripture for the sake of our Salvation
Divine Revelation
God's revealing through self-communication, love, and Scripture
Bible
From the Greek word "biblio," meaning "book" or "collection of books
Tradition
From the Latin 'tradere' meaning, "to hand on
Deposit of Faith
Sacred Scripture and Tradition together, from which the Church transmits to every age all that she is and believes, passed on from the time of the Apostles
Church
- The entire people of God throughout the world
- The diocese, aka the local Church
- The assembly of believers gathered for the celebration of the liturgy, especially the
Marks of the Church
The Church is one, holy, Catholic and Apostolic
Canon
From the Greek word "kanon" - meaning "measure" or "standard," which evolved into the word canon meaning "rule
Magisterium
The Church's living teaching office, which consists of all bishops, in communion with the Pope, the bishop of Rome
Covenant
Agreement between humans or God and humans where mutual commitments is made
Codices
Book-like maniscrips that replace scrolls
2nd century AD, the Church began to assemble the scrolls of the Old Testament into codices
Synoptic Gospels
From the Greek for "seeing the all together", the name given to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, because they are similar in style and content
Literary Forms
Kinds of writing determined by their literary technique, content, tone, and purpose (how the author wants the reader to be affected)
Exegesis
Critical interpretation and explanation of text
Exegetes
Scholars who study scripture in all its aspects, seeing to discover the truth and meaning of the text
If God is revealed in Scripture, does this mean God wrote the Bible?
God did not write the Bible, he gave them inspiration and guidance from the Holy Spirit`
Does Biblical inerrancy mean that every truth in the Bible is factually and scientifically true?
No, the stories have lessons and truth to inspire us, truth is used for revelation and inspiration
What is the bible?
The collection of Christian sacred writings, or Scripture, accepted by the Church as inspired by God and composed of the Old and New Testaments.
How does the bible begin?
The Bible began as a collection of many separate pieces of oral tradition and writings of various authors and evangelists of various time
How did tradition begin?
Tradition began by the people of Israel, in the Old Testament
What formed into the New Testament?
The writing and stories around the time of Jesus that were collected
Was the New Testament written while Jesus was alive?
Written 55 years after his death
Life and teachings of Jesus
- Birth of Jesus around 3-5 BCE
- Jesus' ministry of teaching, preaching, and healing around 28-30 BCE
- Jesus' death and Resurrection and around 30 BCE
Missionary Campaign/Oral Tradition
- Disciples spread the gospel around 30-65CE
- Began choosing which ones of Jesus' stories to share, focused on what would be most useful in teachings
- Stories spread mostly through oral tradition- handing on message by word of mouth
Written Tradition
- Some of the cons of Oral Tradition outweigh the benefits
- Letters continue to be written
- Gospels are written between 65-95 CE
- Mark
- Matthew
- Luke
- John
Inclusion of Inspired texts
- 27 books of the New Testament by 100 CE
- The process took about 100 years, by around 200 CE the New Testament was complete.
Gospel
good news," refers to the four books attributed to Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John
Pros and Cons of Oral Tradition
Pros:
- Carried on by generations
- Hear what people think is important
- Keep the "story times" alive
- Shows people's' emotions better
Cons:
- Changed part of stories
- Forgotten parts of stories
- Biased
- Lost completely
Why is Paul travelling all over the Mediterranean world?
- To communicate with people, he wrote letters.
- 13 letters are attributed to Paul, but he is only thought to have written 7
Inspired Author
Attributed to the disciple of Peter of John Mark
Messiah
Hebrew word meaning "anointed one," equivalent Greek word is Christos (Christ)
Son of Man
A messianic title from the Book of Daniel, used to describe a figure who receives authority over other from God
Miracle
Greek word for this is "dynameis" and can be said to mean "acts of power
Parable
A story intended to call a particular audience to self-knowledge, and conversation an implicit comparison of the audience to someone or something in the story
Allegory
A literary form in which something is said to be like something else.
Has more than one level of meaning. Often in Scripture, these levels are literal/spiritual (meaning related to the life of Jesus)
Sanhedrin
an assembly of Jewish religious leaders? chief priests, scribes, and elders? who function as the Supreme council and tribunal during the time of Jesus
Messianic Secret
In the Gospel of Mark the identity of Jesus as the Messiah is implied with secrecy
Ideas of Mark
- The Gospel of Mark stresses the humanity of - -Jesus and immediacy of the Kingdom of God
- "The time is fulfilled: the Kingdom of God is at hand (1:14)
- "This generation will not pass away until all these things take place (13:30)
- Mark's Gospel also
Gospel of Matthew
-Author: unknown, but most likely a Jewish-Christian
-Attributed to: the apostle Matthew
-Date of composition: 85 CE
55 years after Jesus' death
25 years after composition of Mark
-Location: Antioch? the capital of Syria
-Audience: mixed community of prim
Genealogy in Gospel of Matthew
- Jesus is the son of Abraham and the son of David
- Matthew lists 5 women in his genealogy? Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba, and Mary
Annunciation of Joesph
In Matthew, an angel announces Jesus' birth to Joseph
Jesus' birth and foreshadowing his death
- God's promise is fulfilled in Jesus
- Jesus unites all people under God
- Matthew uses passages from the Old Testament to both foreshadow Jesus' death and relates Jesus' mission to the Jewish tradition
Matthew's use of Hebrew Scriptures
- Many references and passages? shows Jesus as the Messiah
- Messiah= "anointed one"
- Jewish concept of Messiah? king who will unify the tribes of Israel and rebuild the temple
Gospel of Matthew Outline
- Infancy Narrative
- The Kingdom
- Question of authority
- Announcement to Joseph
Gospel of Matthew Infancy Narrative
- Accounts of Jesus' birth and early life
- Only in Matthew and Luke
- Stuff in Matthew's Infancy Narrative:
- Genealogy
- Announcement to Joseph
- Only in Matthew:
- Magi following the star
- Flight into Egypt
- Massacre of infants
- Return from Egypt
Question of Authority audience
Faithful Christian Jews who are coming to terms with the fact that a number of Gentiles are also becoming Christians
Matthew's response to Question of Authority
- Jesus is the Moses, bringing the new law
- Sermon on the Mount "teach us the final end of which God calls us: the kingdom"
- Jesus gives New Law from a mountain- Moses brings the Law down from Mount Sinai
- Like the New Testament fulfills the Old Testam
Paschal Mystery of Matthew
Continued Reference to the Hebrew Scriptures:
- Matthews sees Jesus' passion, death, and resurrection as a fulfillment of what is written in the Hebrew Scriptures
Jesus' Authority.. People's Stupidity:
- Matthew's passion narrative: Everyone acts deployab
Jesus is New Moses again
- Mary Magdalene and her companions discover the empty tomb
- Jesus meets them on their way to tell the disciples
- They are told to meet Jesus at Galilee
- Unlike Mark, the disciples meet Jesus on a mountain
Christ the King Again
- Jesus says, "All the power in heaven and on earth has been given to me."
- He is passing this power on to the disciples, and tells them to baptize people in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - Unique to Matthew