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parousia
Christ’s second coming ‘at end of age’
What does Matthew call the kingdom of God?
kingdom of heaven
grace
free help God gives to respond to call
apocalyptic literature
writing style evolving during Jesus’ time employing imagery
What was apocalyptic literature’s focus?
history’s end & God’s purifying judgment
beatitude
pronouncement form presupposing good has been given / is to be received
What contains a list of beatitudes?
Sermon on the Mount
eschatological
pertaining to end of time, in fullness
eschatological ethics
ethics insisting we can already live what God will reveal
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… of response to experience of being loved
What does eschatological ethics call upon?
best efforts though result appears to be fraction of God’s good
exegesis
text’s analysis in original context
uncovering author’s cultural particularities to understand intent
gospel
literary genre proclaiming Jesus’ life from living faith perspective
hermeneutics
interpreting texts to understand what they mean in 21st century
inspiration
Scripture = inspired by God
Torah
5 Moses books containing core teachings
What are the 5 Moses books?
Genesis
Exodus
Leviticus
Numbers
Deuteronomy
What contains the heart of Jesus’ ethical message?
Sermon on the Mount
What’s at the heart of Jesus’ teaching?
kingdom of God
What do gospels say?
God’s coming = Jesus
The kingdom of God is not first of all __, but __.
something that we do, but something that we receive.
Our relationship with God’s measured by…
…our relationships with another.
What was Jesus to Matthew?
new Torah
righteousness
to be put in right
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