Outcome 4 Review - Religious Studies

Theme 7

Key Words

Covenant:: ==partnerships between groups and God;== God makes a promise in exchange for tasks; has conditions, is sealed with a ceremony and is celebrated with both parties present.
The Law (Torah):: The heart of the Old Testament; ==God’s instruction about the Covenant==: how to live in the mutually agreed upon relationship with God. Includes the Ten Commandments.
Prophets:: Holy persons in Israel who were ==spokespersons for God.== Due to their intimacy with God, they could communicate His word through oracles, visions, judgements and symbolic actions.
Chosen people:: the ==Hebrews which God called out of Egypt== through Moses; they were to be his people that live the Revelation of God. Summoned to be a light to the nations.
Revelation:: God’s communication to us

Review

Moses

Moses was a ==prophet== who ==led the Hebrews out of Egypt== and helped the Hebrews enter a covenant with God.
Moses, unlike other prophets, was born without fanfare. At the time, Hebrew slaves could not keep their sons. As such, Moses, after being hidden in hut, was ==placed in a basket in the Nile River.== A princess of Egypt brought up Moses and gave him a name.
Moses was brought up in the ==house of the Pharaoh.==
Moses’ mother saw that ==he was good;== just how God saw that the ==Earth was good== in the beginning.
Moses in the basket floated along the Nile for ==as long as Noah’s Ark floated along the flood.==

Moses and the Burning Bush

Summary:

Moses guided a flock of sheep to Horeb, a holy land.
An angle of the Lord appeared to Moses in a ==burning bush.==
God called Moses and told him to remove his sandals, for Moses was standing on holy ground.
God then ==chooses the suffering Hebrews in Egypt== and gives them the ==Promised Land (modern day Israel)==
Moses is then commanded to lead the Hebrews to this place and reveals himself as YHWH, saying “I am who I am".

The Promised Land

The Hebrews met God at ==Mount Sinai.==
The Hebrews ==entered a covenant with God== and saw Him through the tremors, thunder, lighting and smoke as he descended from the mountain.

The Ten Words

==The Ten Commandments== -- at the heart of the Torah. Given to Moses on Mount Sinai to take down to the people.
- These describe how to approach God and how to approach each other.

Theme 8

Key Words

Pentecost:: where the disciples were ==transformed by the Holy Spirit== and were able to begin to preach the gospel of Jesus. This is also ==where the church was formed.==
- Tongues of fire
Parable:: ==A story used for teaching== that compares something we do not know with something that we do know. ==Jesus used these a lot.==
New Covenant:: The original covenant between God and Israel becoming ==more intimate and personal== with Jesus.
Incarnation:: ==taking on flesh==, like how God took on flesh through Jesus.

Review Questions

Jesus reveals God to us completely. He used parables to help us understand his message.
Catholics use statues, crucifixes and medals as ==reminders of who they love.==
The desire to be perfect ==lies within the depth of human hearts.== Our hearts remain restless until they rest in Thee (God)
The name Jesus reveals for God is ==Abba==, meaning something like “Good Father”. This is also where the Our Father prayer originated.
Through Jesus, God’s original covenant with Israel became more ==intimate and personal,== by entering human culture through Jesus.
While Jesus was ==fully human, he was also fully God.== ^^100% human, 100% God.^^

Theme 9

Key Words

Church:: the ==community== that was founded when God sent the holy spirit to Jesus’ disciples at ==Pentecost==.
Kingdom of God as a gift:: God’s relationship with creation being considered a gift and being ==characterized as generosity==
Grace:: God’s kind, merciful and absolutely generous ==love for us.==

Review

Jesus promised to be with his followers, even after his death and resurrection. He is with us through the ==power and work of the Holy Spirit.==
The first person to see Jesus after his resurrection was ==Mary Magdalene.== She recognized Jesus when he called her by name in the garden. The voice of the Lord turned something inside her, just as she had physically turned her body around. Jesus told Mary to go and announce that Jesus lives.

Ways of viewing/relating to culture

Culture is of this world and Jesus wanted to save us from this world; thus ==Jesus is against culture.==
Jesus practiced Jewish culture and never said anything bad about it; thus there is ==no particular conflict between Christians and culture.==
Because Jesus is the incarnate God, he is both in and above culture. We ^^go along or say nothing^^ because ==he lived in his culture but also could not be limited by it.==
Jesus lived in two worlds that were at conflict, Earth and the Kingdom of God. This means that ==faith and culture are always at tension.==
Jesus is the one who ==transforms culture====.== He came into the world to bring about a new and better order.

^^most consistent with Catholic thinking.^^

How Christ is present in our culture today

Jesus acts ==through people==
Jesus acts ==through people who freely choose to be in communion with him==
Jesus acts ==through the word of scripture==
Jesus acts ==in the liturgy==
Jesus acts ==in the witness of people.==

Relationship with Creation

God’s relationship with creation is ==characterized by generosity.== We experience this in the abundance of creation and the gift or self-gift of Jesus of Nazareth.

God’s gift of self touches us at our very core helping us to respond to God’s Spirit and gradually ==transforming us into the image of God.==

Types of Grace

Sanctifying grace:: ^^infused^^ by God into our soul; gives us participation in the Divine Life, ==the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit==
Actual grace:: God’s ==temporary enlightenment or strengthening of will== to perform supernatural actions in obtaining sanctifying grace.
Habitual grace:: ==permanent== ==disposition== to live and act in keeping with God’s call; distinguished from God’s interventions in the form of actual graces.