9/29/24 The Church in History Grade 10 Mr. Brown Test 1 Unit 0

Second Creation Story

In the beginning, when things are the way they are supposed to be

Parables

True stories that never happened

God creates us to be in harmony

- With Nature
- With Each other
- With God

Sin creates ____

___Alienation

Alienation (meaning)

separation

Alienation from who...

1. From Nature (721 BC - Fall of Israel into the hands of the Assyrians)
2. From Humans
3. From God

Cycle of Genesis

1. God is a Gift or Blessing
2. Humans Reject the Blessing
3. Consequences
4. God's Promise of Future Blessings

Tower of Babel - Story of punishment for:

1. Arrogance (relying on human power instead of God's power)
2. Exploitation (early cities were exploitative & oppressive)
3. Targeted at Babylon (enemies of Jews) but used as a warning to all people
4. Origin of the diverse cultures, languages, and religions of the world

Abraham

1. Called by God to be a special people dedicated to Him
2. God establishes a Covenant, marked by Abraham's circumcision
3. Tested by God: Will Abraham trust God to follow through on His promise?

Sacraments (meaning) Symbolic actions or rituals that:

- Express something important
- Remind us of something important
- Reinforce feelings of something important

7 Sacraments

- *Initiation*:
Baptism
Eucharist
Confirmation
- *Healing*:
Reconciliation
Anointing of the Sick
- *Service*:
Holy Orders
Matrimony

Christianity (meaning)

2nd Abrahamic religion, largest religion in the world

Eastern Orthodox

Greek, Russian, Ukrainian Orthodox

Oriental Orthodox

Coptic, Ethiopian, Armenian Orthodox

Protestant Christianity

Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Mennonites, Presbyterians, Baptists, Quakers, Amish, Methodists, Episcopalians, Seventh-Day Adventists, Salvation Army, Trinitarian Pentecostal

Non-Trinitarian Christians

Oneness Pentecostals, Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses

Revelation (meaning)

God's self-communication to humans

Sources of Revelation

all revelation comes from God

Jesus shows us....

- ... what it means to be truly human
- ... what God is like

Old Testament or...

... Hebrew Scriptures

New Testament

- continuation and fulfillment of God's revelation to the Jewish people,

its does not replace or contradict the teachings of the Torah

The Churches teaching is

Inspired and guided by the Holy Spirit

2,000 years of Catholic reflection on

Jesus' life, death, and resurrection

Magisterium - teaching body of the Church

1. Pope
2. Bishops

Non-Magisterium Catholic leaders contribute to the development of Tradition.

1. Priests
2. Deacons

Saints (meaning)

a person in heaven

How many saints are there?

10,000+

Doctors of the Church

Special teachers within the Catholic tradition

How many Doctors of the Church are there?

37

Theologians

Academic scholars who study, teach, and contribute to the development of the Catholic faith

Theology is the

"Study of God"

Forms of Revelation

- Intellectual Revelation
- Mystical Religious Experiences
- Mystical Religious Experiences

Intellectual Revelation

- "When your heart is on fire" as you contemplate the "aha" moments when it clicks

Mystical Religious Experiences

- Rare but real, similar to a dream, but when you're awake
- Examples: Abraham, Moses, St. Paul, St. Teresa, etc.

Non-Mystical Religious Experiences

- Moments of strong emotion connected to your relationship with God

Discerning Your Vocation

Vocation** = "God calls"; discerning means listening to God's call for what to do/how to live

Non-Religious

Agnostic, Agnostic, Intellectual, Pessimistic, Protest, Cultural, Apathetic, Deists

Agnostic

Commit to not knowing whether God exists

Atheists

Deny the existence of God because:
- Intellectual (lack of proof)
- Pessimistic (human suffering)
- Protest (see believers as hypocrites)
- Cultural (raised that way)
- Apathetic (don't care about God or religion)

Deists

Believe in a God who created the universe, but:
- Is not Present
- Is not Involved
- Does not Intervene
- ___ do not believe in miracles

Creation & the Patriarchs

Adam & Eve, Cain & Abel, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob/Israel

Moses

- *The Book of Exodus*
- After freedom, 40 years of wandering in the Desert
- Mt. Sinai (God and Love of Neighbor)
- Creation of a people different from their oppressors
- *Written Torah*: 613 written laws and commandments
- *Oral Torah*: 613 commandments

Joshua & Judges: God is the Ultimate Warrior

- Invasion of the Promised Land
- Conflict and religious war against the local deities (Baal, god of rain and fertility)

Kings

Saul, David, Solomon (built the 1st Temple in Jerusalem)

Theodicy

God is ... Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent, Omnibenevolent

Omnipotent

all powerful

Omniscient

all knowing

Omnipresent

everywhere, all the time

Omnibenevolent

all good/loving

Israel, Judah, Priests, and Prophets

Divided Kingdom
1. *Israel* (10 tribes in the North, conquered by Assyrians in 721 BCE)
2. *Judah* (2 tribes in the South where Jerusalem is located, conquered by the Neo-Babylonians in 586 BCE; Temple is destroyed, 10,000 exiled)

Priests

- Levites were one of the 12 tribes but didn't receive land; had to follow strict purity laws to perform sacrifices
- Had to follow strict purity laws, to preform sacrifices

Prophet Samuel

anoints Saul as the first king

Prophet Nathan

criticizes David's moral failings

- Prophetic Theodicy

military defeats were the result of ...
1. idolatry for worshiping Baal
2. Failing to care for the poor and vulnerable

Second Temple (516 BCE - 70 CE)

- 539 BCE - Return from Exile
- Much of the biblical books are composed, focused on ritual purity
- 333 BCE - Greek Conquest, Hellenic Culture
- 168 BCE - Maccabean Revolt
- 63 BCE - Conquered by the Romans
- Sadducees, Essenes, Nazarenes/Christians, Pharisees
- 70 CE - Destruction of the 2nd Temple
- Received the Decalogue (10 Commandments), ethical guidelines to love