Religion 9Period 1

FRESHMEN EXEGETES Name _____________

Cardinal HayesBrother Sherlog , cfc

Starting Points p.3

• 1. We are male by birth; men by choice.• 2. We are made in the image of God ( Imago Dei).• 3. This is a down to earth class about the Christian life.• 4. We celebrate our Roman Catholic tradition.• 5. We are exegetes who follow the advice of Saint

Jerome: “Chew the Scriptures with the teeth of your mind.”

• 6. As Freshmen we explore our Jewish roots and try to understand how Jesus is the fullness of divine revelation.

• 7. Live Jesus in our hearts, forever

We Have Jewish Roots p. 5

1. Yetzer ha’tov2. Yetzer ha’ra3. Yom Kippur4. Kushiyah

Men Build Fences p. 7

1. Genesis Fence2. Deuteronomy Fence3. Holocaust Fence4. Hayes Fence5. Jesus Fence

A BATTLE BETEEN VIRTUES AND SIN p. 9

The theological virtues: Faith, hope and love (charity)

The Cardinal virtues: temperance, justice, prudence and fortitude

The Seven Capital Sins: pride, anger, greed, lust,Envy, gluttony, sloth

Seven Key Points p. 11

• 1. H.A.T. C. H v H.I.T.C.H• 2. R.T.A and the kushiyah• 3. Creed and deed• 4. Academic Sidie and the Spiritual Side• 5. Psalm 3:7 is about enemies6. Gen.1:27 says we have great potential.7. Matthew 13:1-9 tells us we can achieve

spectacular results

Five Old Testament Books That Point to Jesus. P. 13

1. Psalms2. Proverbs3. Ecclesiastes4. Wisdom5. Job Job 42: 5 talk about a personal relationship with God.

Jesus : A Man of Feelings, Wisdom, and Suffering p. 15

The Gospel of Mark

Feelings Wisdom Suffering

1:41 1:21 15:17

3:5 2:5 15: 24

14:6 14:27 15:34

(Mary Knew Jesus Better Than Anyone Else!)

Teresa of Avila( 1515-1562) Doctor of the Church p. 17

• Revelation includes Scripture and Tradition• Teresa read Sacred Scripture, then chewed it, then wrote

“Interior Castle.” • Bible has 73 books• Rosary Has 20 mysteries based on the Gospels• The “Hail Mary” is from Luke 1: 28• Joyful Mysteries• 1. Annunciation• 2. Visitation• 3. Incarnation• 4. Presentation• 5. Finding of Jesus n the Temple

Sorrowful Mysteries p. 19 • 1.. Agony on the Garden• 2. Scourging at the Pillar• 3. Crowning with Thorns• 4. Carrying of the Cross• 5. The Crucifixion • The “Agony in the Garden” Blends Luke 22:44 with John

18:6• The synoptic gospels stress Jesus’ humanity• John’s Gospel stresses Jesus’ divine nature. He describes

Jesus as the “Logos.” ( p 185 text and John 1: 1)

Christology: the study of Jesus Christ p.21

• Christological Controversy: in the early Church Christians are trying to find out true anser to Matthew 16: 15

• Arius; starts a false teaching( heresy) and says Jesus is not God

• St. Athanasius and Antony of Egypt teach Jesus is “homo-ousious” (Same substance as the Father). This is basis of Nicene Creed that comes from Council of Nicaea

• Jesus : Ome Person with two natures. He is fully Human and fully divine.

Glorious Mysteries p. 23 1. Resurrection2. Ascension3. Descent of the Holt Spirit4. Assumption5. The Coronation

Luminous Mysteries1. The Baptism of Jesus2. The Wedding Feast at Cana3. The Proclamation of the Kingdom4. The Transfiguration5. The Institution of the Eucharist

Isaiah: Old Testament Prophet, Book of Isaiah , 66 Chapters p. 25

1. The Call of Isaiah – Is.6:1-82. The Birth of Immanuel– Is. 7:143. The Rule of Imanuel ( The Kingdom of God)- Is. 11: 1-94. The Suffering Servant: a servanf figure found in Isaiah qwho will

encounter great suffering and end in glorification 5. Servant leadership: leadership based onhumnle service6. Messianic hope: Jewish belief and expectation that a messiah

would come to protect, unite and lead Israel to freedom7. Messainic Secret: a theme in the Gospel of Mark portraying the

disciples as eealizing Jesus’ identity as Messiah; however, Jesus directs them not to tell anyon else.

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1. Natural revelation: the process by which God makes himself known by way of human reason and the created world.

2. Church Fathers: teachers who extend the Apostolic tradition. They taught we can partially know God by natural revelation

3. Original Sin: hinders our ability to fully know God

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4. Scholastic theology: In Middle Ages a system used to better understand revealed truth. It relies heavily on reason and logic.

5. St. Thomas Aquinas: wrote Summa Theologica. He had Five Proofs for existence of God

1. The First Mover 2. Causality 3. Contingency 4. Perfection 5. Intelligent Being

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1. Ecumenical council: a gathering of bishops to address an issue ( solve a problem)

2. Nicene Council : Solved Christological Controversy – 325 AD

3. First Vatican Council (1869-1870): God can be known by human reason

4. Second Vatican Council ( 1962-1965): Karl Rahner said God is Absolute Mystery

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5. Salvation history: pattern of events in which God reveals his presence

6. Divine revelation: God’s self- communication7. Theophany: God manifests himself in visible

form, e.g., “The Burning Bush.” 8. Sacred tradition: passing on the Gospel

message9. Apostolic succession: Passing the authority of

original apostles to the bishops

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1. Deposit of Faith: what we believe, based on Sacred Scriptures and Tradition

2. Magisterium: Poe and bishops3. Dogma: Doctrine, central teachings of the

Church4. Divine Inspiration: The assistance of the Holy

Spirit given to authors of the books of the Bible

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5. Biblical inerrancy Books of the Bible are free from error. They contain God’s truth.

6. Oral tradition: passing on God’s message through words and deeds.

7. Written tradition: the writing of the message which includes divine inspiration

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• Canon: the official collection of inspired books of Sacred Scripture

• Hebrew Canon– 27 Books – The Tanak• Catholic Canon– 73 books• Protestant Canon– 66 books • Deuterocanonical Books: Tobit, Judith, 1

Maccabees, 2 Maccabees. Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch

p. 35• When was the Old Testament written?• The OT books were written between 900BCE and

300BCE by various authors who had divine inspiration. • May of these 46 OT books were written during the

Babylonian Exile when the “anawim” were resisting ‘spiritual amnesia”

• Babylonian Exile( c. 600 BCE) – the Temple is destroyed, the people were banished into slavery

• Anawim- Hebrew- the poor and marginalized people• Remnant – The Jewish people who resist amnesia ,

they are saved due to their faithfulness.

When was the New Testament Written? P. 37

1.These 27 books were written between 60-100 C.E. about thirty years after Jesus’ death and resurrection

2. Gnostic Gospels– rejected because hey placed little emphasis on suffering and death of Jesus

3. Gnosticism- A group of heretical movements that claim salvation comes from some secret knowledge available only to the elite.

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1. Biblical exegesis2. Analogy of faith3. Two senses of Scripture4. Two approaches to the Scriptues