Religion: Unit 2 : Re-creation Test/Quiz

a covenant

An agreement or promise

The 4 main parts of a covenant

The Call: God calls on individual to carry out a duty. They are chosen

The Covenant: The details of the agreement between God and the People. It outlines what God will promise and what people are asked to do in return

The test: God challenges the faith of the one whom he made the covenant

The symbol of the Covenant: The covenants we examine will also all have a “symbol”

4 characteristics of a covenant

It is like a treaty

It has conditions

It is sealed with a ceremony

It is celebrated with both parties present

Patriach

It is a male leader of a large group

a Matriach?

A female leader of a large group

qualities of a patriach

male-dominance, male centerdness, male identification, and obsession with control

3 examples of patriach

Abraham, Issac, and Jacob

10 Commandments

You shall have no God before me

You shall not take God’s name in vain

Keep the Sabbath day holy

Honour you father and mother

You shall not kill

You shall not commit adultery

You shall not steal

You shall not bear false witness against your neigbor

You shall not ocvet you neigbors goods

You shall not covet your neighbors wife

Structure of the ten commandments

The first 3 rules of the ten commandments are how you love God but the last 7 rules are how you love your neighbors. The structure is like this because the symbolic truth is that we love God by loving our neighbors

the 2 Catholic social teachings

Human dignity and dignity of work and rights of workers

Human dignity

Every person has God-given worth, so everyone must be treated with respect and be protected.

Dignity of work and Rights of workers

All work is valuable and people should be respected in their jobs. Workers have rights to fair pay, safe conditions and to be treated justly.

Moses’s reaction to getting called on

Moses reacted with fear and hesitation> He doubted himself because of his speech difficulty (stutter)

three main messages of Laudato Si

1) Care for the Earth and protect the environment

2) Everything is connected - people, nature and society

3) We must take responsibility and act to help the poor who are most affected.

4 urgent calls

1) Pollution and waste

2) Our use of water

3) Loss of biodiversity

4) Global Inequality