religion unit 2 review
Literal vs contextual
- A literal reader is someone who reads the bible word for word.
- A literal reader will have a hard time finding the hidden message.
- A contextual reader is a reader who is good at identifying those parts in the bible that should be read literally and those part that should be read contextually.
Types of truth
- Religious truth- Religion is concerned with the relationship between humans and God.
- Moral truth tells us what is right and wrong.
- Symbolic truth- Much of truth in scripture is told in symbols, parables, myths and allegories.
- Proverbial truth are short statements that are easy to remember, that help us to live a better life and we carry with us.
- Historical truth- The bible contains the history of the hebrew people.
- Scientific truth- facts discovered by the scientific method.
Synoptic gospels
- Syn means together and optic means see ( they see together)
- Synoptic means the gospels of Mathew, Mark and Luke saw together, meaning thet they shared similar stories.
- The gospel of John is quite unique, it contains speeches and stories not found in the other gospels. It also does not contain parables.
Covenant, Passion and Paschal mysteries
- A covenant is a relationship between two parties. E.g a solemn agreement between humans and God.
- A vassal treaty is an unequal party. One more powerful than the other.
- The passion narratives are the accounts of the death and suffering of Jesus.
- There are 4 passion naratives which are the 4 gospels.
- From the passion narratives weearn that Jesus is willing to sacrifice his life to save us.
- The suffering, death, resurrection and ascension of Jesus represent the Paschal Mystery.
The Gospels
- Exgesis is investigating the original meaning of a text
Mark
- Mark’s portrait of Jesus was influenced by the fact that he wrote for christians mainly in Rome.
- The symbol of Mark’s gospel is the Lion, telling christains to couragous.
- Mark’s portrait of Jesus is the suffering saviour.
Mathew
- Mathew’s potrait of Jesus was influenced by the fact that he wrote mainly for the Jews.
- Mathew stresses how Jesus brough the teaching of Moses to fulfillment.
- The symbol of this gospel is human, teling christians to learn.
- Mathew’s portrait of Jesus is thst of a teaching savior.
Luke
- Luke’s portrait of Jesus was influenced by the fact that it was written for the Gentiles, especially for the poor and outcast of society.
- Luke’s portrait of Jesus is that of a compassionate savoiur.
- The symbol is an Ox telling christians to sacrifice themselves for Jesus.
John
- John’s portrait for Jesus was influenced by the fact that it was written for all christians of all backgrounds.
- Symbol is an eagle soaring the godliness of Jesus
- John’s portrait of Jesus is that of a life-giving saviour.
Hope & despair
- Despair is a complete loss or absence of hope
- Hope is a virtue that requires trust in God and in all the people he has placed in our lives.
- Holy Thursday- The time in your life you felt happy and filled with hope.
- Good Friday- The day you felt despair.
- Holy Saturday- the day you felt like you were waiting for the clouds to disappear.
- Easter Sunday- the times in your life where you felt a renewed sense of hope and everything will be ok.
The Four-Fold gopel
- Do Not Be Afraid- comfort
- Jesus gives a message of comfort and peace
- I am with You- reassurance
- Jesus gives messages of support, of not abandoning hos followers now that his mission is complete.
- Tell the others- witness
- Jesus urges those who have met with him to spread the word that he has rissen and to take that risk even if others do not believe.
- Continue my work - outreach
- Jesus asked his followers to devote their lives to continue his work of bringing people into the right relationship with god and each other.
3 Main Characteristic
- Based on everyday
- The story elements in Jesus’ parables came from the everyday cultural reality of his p=listeners.
- Metaphorical
- In order to explain complex ideas, Jesus often used metaphor
- A surprise ending
- Jesus would often take a common occurrence of the day and add a surprising twist to it at the end.
- The idea was to make people think critically about his lessons and their application in daily life.
4 Main Themes
- Description of the king
- These deals primarily with God’s nature, qualities and attitude in dealing with people.
- Kingdom responses
- How should we act if we hope to enter the kingdom
- Relationship with our neighbours
- Addresses people's relationship with another and the world at large.
- The fulfillment of the kingdom
- It refers to the future coming of God’s kingdom in its fullness.
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