Theology I-A Christian Scripture (Period 2) Assignments
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- 2014-2015 School Year
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This is the 1st course of the Religious Curriculum Framework designed by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the Biblical Sources of Christianity and to explore the revelation of Jesus Christ in Scripture.
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Daily Mass Homework
*You must attend 2 daily masses in our school chapel per month for Theology Class this semester.
1 mass = 20 points. All masses are due by the last day of every month. All- school Liturgies do not count.
*You must fill out all required information to receive credit.
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Gospel from the Book of:______________________________________________________
Priest/Faculty/Staff Signature or Initials witnessing that you were present at this mass:
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I witness that I was present at this mass: (your signature)
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Daily Mass Homework
*You must attend 2 daily masses in our school chapel per month for Theology Class this semester.
1 mass = 20 points. All masses are due by the last day of every month. All- school Liturgies do not count.
*You must fill out all required information to receive credit.
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Gospel from the Book of:______________________________________________________
Priest/Faculty/Staff Signature or Initials witnessing that you were present at this mass:
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I witness that I was present at this mass: (your signature)
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Question: Why did God make you?
Answer: God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in the next.
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Daily Mass Homework
*You must attend 2 daily masses in our school chapel per month for Theology Class this semester.
1 mass = 20 points. All masses are due by the last day of every month. All- school Liturgies do not count.
*You must fill out all required information to receive credit.
Name:__________________________
Date:_________________________ Period:_____________
First Reading from the Book of:_________________________________________________
Psalm Response:_________________________________________________________
Gospel from the Book of:______________________________________________________
Priest/Faculty/Staff Signature or Initials witnessing that you were present at this mass:
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I witness that I was present at this mass: (your signature)
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Daily Mass Homework
*You must attend 2 daily masses in our school chapel per month for Theology Class this semester.
1 mass = 20 points. All masses are due by the last day of every month. All school Liturgies do not count.
*You must fill out all required information to receive credit.
Name:__________________________
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First Reading from the Book of:_________________________________________________
Psalm Response:_________________________________________________________
Gospel from the Book of:______________________________________________________
Priest/Faculty/Staff Signature or Initials witnessing that you were present at this mass:
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I witness that I was present at this mass: (your signature)
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Matthew Chapters 1-14
Justin Lazo
Jimmy Amezquita
Jim Lucatero
Jacob Martinez
Matthew Chapters 15 – 28
Anthony Espinoza
Jacob Bivens
Ethan Jankowski
Ruben Vasquez
Mark Chapters 1-8
Gunner Daunis
Dominic Bottancino
Izaiah Escalera
Robert Valenzuela
Mark Chapters 9-16
Nolan Applebee
Tino Venti
Rodolfo Tovar
Brian Gutierrez
Luke Chapters 1-12
Dylan Johnson
Patrick Bartolotti
Josh Barcenas
Hunter Marino
Luke Chapters 13 – 24
David Urbina
Jorge Luna
Chris Garcia
Ernie Desmond
John 1-11
Nick Vasquez
Harrison Spencer
Alfredo Fausto
Gabriel Cervantes
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Daily Mass Homework
*You must attend 2 daily masses in our school chapel per month for Theology Class this semester.
1 mass = 20 points. All masses are due by the last day of every month. All- school Liturgies do not count.
*You must fill out all required information to receive credit.
Name:__________________________
Date:_________________________ Period:_____________
First Reading from the Book of:_________________________________________________
Psalm Response:_________________________________________________________
Gospel from the Book of:______________________________________________________
Priest/Faculty/Staff Signature or Initials witnessing that you were present at this mass:
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I witness that I was present at this mass: (your signature)
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Daily Mass Homework
*You must attend 2 daily masses in our school chapel per month for Theology Class this semester.
1 mass = 20 points. All masses are due by the last day of every month. All school Liturgies do not count.
*You must fill out all required information to receive credit.
Name:__________________________
Date:_________________________ Period:_____________
First Reading from the Book of:_________________________________________________
Psalm Response:_________________________________________________________
Gospel from the Book of:______________________________________________________
Priest/Faculty/Staff Signature or Initials witnessing that you were present at this mass:
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I witness that I was present at this mass: (your signature)
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- Test on Material from Royal Kingdom, Divided Kingdom, The Kings, The Prophets, The Exile, The Return, The Revolt.
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Theology Test
Study Guide
Thursday March 26th
Know the Following from Last Semester:
Question: Why did God make you?
Answer: God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in the next.
Study the following in your notes and warm-ups:
Royal Kingdom / Divided Kingdom
- Historical Books that describe this Time Period – 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings
- Know the 3 Most Famous Kings of Israel and in what order they led Israel – Saul, David, Solomon
- Prophet that anoints King Saul and King David leaders of Israel – Samuel
- Know the Story of David and Goliath
- Know the Tragic Flaw that brings each King of Israel to his downfall
- Know the Story of David, Bathsheba, and Uriah
- Know that Solomon is the son of David and Bathsheba who becomes the third king of Israel
- Know that David wants to build a Temple for God, but Solomon will be the one to actually build it
- Know the sign of the Covenant that God made with Israel through David – One Holy Kingdom
- Know that a Prophet means “Mouth”
- Know that Josiah was the youngest King and was a Portrait of Leadership
- Know that Israel was the name appointed to 10 of the 12 tribes in the north with their capital in Samaria
- Know that Royal Kingdom is the 6th Time Period in the Bible
- Know that Jeremiah was the Portrait of a Vocation
- Know that the Psalms bridge the first and second reading at Mass
- Know that the Temple is the sign of the Covenant with Israel through David
- Know that Judah is the name appointed to 2 of the 12 tribes in the south with their capital in Jerusalem
- Know that Divided Kingdom is the 7th Time Period in the Bible
The Prophets
Know the following:
- Prophets have a special connection with
God and understand his desire;
crafted and proclaimed their
exhortations to their community - Not necessarily someone who could tell the future
- At the heart of the message of the biblical prophets is a return to following God’s Covenant.
- Know the Prophets in their relation to the Cycle of Redemption (check your Notes)
- Know what Prophets have in common –
They understood that God wanted his People to come back to him with their whole selves.
They lived good, moral lives themselves.
They obeyed God.
They knew that God wanted his People to treat ALL people with justice.
Writing Prophets
- Each has a book of the Bible named after them.
- Major Prophets have longer books.
- Minor Prophets have shorter books.
Major Prophets
- Isaiah
- Jeremiah
- Ezekiel
Minor Prophets
- Micah
- Hosea
- Amos
- Joel
- Obadiah
- Jonah
- Nahum
- Habakkuk
- Zephaniah
- Haggai
- Zechariah
- Malachi
Non-writing Prophets
They do not have books of the Bible named after them.
They are major characters in the stories in the two Books of Samuel and the two Books of Kings (no written record of these prophets outside of these books).
- Samuel
- Nathan
- Elijah
- Elisha
- Gad
Other people who lived prior to the monarchy are considered prophets because they also spoke for God. These include Moses, Miriam, and Joshua.
Northern Kingdom of Israel Prophets
- Jonah – to Assyria
- Elijah
- Elisha
- Amos
- Hosea
Southern Kingdom Prophets – Judah / Judea
- Joel
- Obadiah
- Isaiah
- Micah
- Zephaniah
- Jeremiah
- Habakkuk
The Exile, The Return, The Maccabean Revolt
- Historical Books that Cover this Time Period – Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 Maccabees
- Know that Daniel is a prophet who has a vision of 5 kingdoms and the last kingdom he sees is the Messiah’s Kingdom
- Know that Daniel’s 3 friends are tossed into the furnace and survive without a scratch
- Know that Esther’s Uncle Mordecai refused to bow to the corrupt and immoral leader Haman the way we are called to refuse to bow to corrupt and immoral leadership and only pay our homage solely to Jesus Christ.
- Know that Esther demonstrates her humility and repentance before God and because of her intercession, she saves Israel
- Know the name Maccabee means “hammer” and it is an appropriate name because the Maccabees Family dropped the hammer on the evil and immoral leader Antiochus Epiphanes
- Know that the Kingdom of Assyria sacks Israel and Samaria and takes them into Exile
- Know that the Kingdom of Babylon sacks Judah and Jerusalem and takes them into Exile
- Know that Daniel is a Portrait of Trust
- Know that Haman was a general who tried to kill every Jew in the Persian Empire
- Know that Cyrus is the King that releases the Jews to return to their homeland of Judah
- Know that Lamentations is the book that portrays the blues
- Know that Hanukkah is the eight day festival of lights that celebrates the victory of the Maccabees
- Know that the Return is the 9th Time Period in the Bible
- Know that Antiochus Epiphanes is the leader who desecrated the Temple in order to Hellenize the Jews (Hellenize = forcing them to be Greek)
- Know that Maccabean Revolt is the 10th Time Period of the Bible
- Know that the Exile is the 8th Time Period of the Bible
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Damien High School will be teaming up with other Catholic High Schools to give back and do something good for others. We are asking for donations for boys and girls between the ages of 5-11. The items we are looking for are new books, backpacks, pencils, crayons, notebooks, socks, shirts and shorts. We will come together March 7 to package up the donations we have received and deliver them. We have chosen Hillside Residential Center Orphanage for Children. Our mission is to provide assistance to those in need and put smiles on the faces of children.
Homework Assignment – Due March 6th, 2015
Bring one item for the orphanage.
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Classwork for Freshmen Theology 1-B – Miss Adams – Week of March 2-5
Periods 1, 2, 5, 6, 7
All work is to be completed using the blue Bible textbook. Turn in to Assignments box when you are finished with the entire list. Staple all assignments together. Do not turn in separately. Complete on Loose Leaf. All work is due on Friday March 6th.
1. Section 3, Part 5 – “Wisdom Literature” – Read p. 141 – 154. Answer questions #1-9 on page 154. Write Questions with your Answers.
2. Section 4, Part 1 – “The Gospels” - Read p. 156 – 164. Answer questions #1-5 on p. 164. Write Questions with your Answers.
3. Section 4, Part 2 – “Revelation in and through Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels” – Read p. 165 – 183. Answer questions #1-10 on p. 183. Write Questions with your Answers.
4. Section 4, Part 3 – “Revelation in and through Jesus in the Gospel of John” – Read p. 184 – 195. Answer questions #1-7 on p. 195. Write Questions with your Answers.
5. Section 4, Part 4 – “Acts and Letters” – Read p. 196 – 208. Answer questions #1-7 on p. 208. Write Questions with your Answers.
6. Section 5, Part 1 – “The Scriptures and the Life of the Church” – Read p. 210 – 223. Answer questions #1-7 on p. 223. Write Questions with your Answers.
7. Section 5, Part 2 – “The Scriptures and the Life of the Individual” – Read p. 224 – 235. Answer questions # 1-6 on p. 235.
All of the above classwork is due on Friday March 6th.
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Daily Mass Homework
*You must attend 2 daily masses in our school chapel per month for Theology Class this semester.
1 mass = 20 points. All masses are due by the last day of every month. All- school Liturgies do not count.
*You must fill out all required information to receive credit.
Name:__________________________
Date:_________________________ Period:_____________
First Reading from the Book of:_________________________________________________
Psalm Response:_________________________________________________________
Gospel from the Book of:______________________________________________________
Priest/Faculty/Staff Signature or Initials witnessing that you were present at this mass:
__________________________________________________________________
I witness that I was present at this mass: (your signature)
__________________________________________________________________
Daily Mass Homework
*You must attend 2 daily masses in our school chapel per month for Theology Class this semester.
1 mass = 20 points. All masses are due by the last day of every month. All-school Liturgies do not count.
*You must fill out all required information to receive credit.
Name:__________________________
Date:_________________________ Period:_____________
First Reading from the Book of:_________________________________________________
Psalm Response:_________________________________________________________
Gospel from the Book of:______________________________________________________
Priest/Faculty/Staff Signature or Initials witnessing that you were present at this mass:
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I witness that I was present at this mass: (your signature)
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Answer the Review Questions on Page 103 #1-7 and Page 114 #1-6 in the blue Bible textbook. Write the Questions and your Answers.
These are due this Friday Jan. 23.
This is Review from Last Semester. The responses can also be found in your Bible.
Page 103 Review Questions
1. What truth can we learn from Genesis about Creation?
2. What is Original Sin?
3. What did God offer Adam and Eve despite their sin?
4. What is the difference between a venial sin and a mortal sin?
5. What were the terms of the Covenant between God and Abraham?
6. What is a patriarch? Name four of the patriarchs in the Old Testament.
7. What are the Twelve Tribes of Israel and what is their origin?
Page 114 Review Questions
1. What caused the enslavement of the Israelites?
2. How did God respond to the enslavement of His people?
3. Why did the tenth plague convince Pharaoh to release the Israelites?
4. What was the attitude of the people of Israel toward God while they were in the midst of the desert? Why did they feel like this?
5. What is manna? What is it a sign of?
6. What is at the heart of the Ten Commandments?
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Theology I-A
Miss Adams
Final Exam Study Guide - Fall Semester
December 2014
“Mercy is God’s greatest attribute.”
Part One: Objective questions based on Scripture, “The Bible: The Living Word of God” textbook readings, Timeline lectures, Bible mini-series, & class notes from August through December. (25% of exam grade).
Study the Following:
- Why did God make you? (Remember our first verbal quiz: God made me to know him, to love him, and to serve him in this world, and to be happy with him forever in heaven.)
- Know that within all people there is a longing for God.
- Know that the longing itself is from God, who desires and initiates a relationship with each person.
- Know that only in God can lasting joy and peace be found in this life and in the next.
- Know that God is revealed in many ways – Natural Revelation, Testimony of our Fathers in Faith, Scholars in Theology giving arguments for the existence of God.
- Name one Proof for God’s Existence by St. Thomas Aquinas and explain the Proof. Choose from The First Mover, Causality, Contingency, Perfection, or Intelligent Being.
- Know The Ten Commandments.
- Know The Ten Plagues and be able to match them with the Egyptian god which they represented.
- Know the 7 deuterocanonical books – Tobit, Judith, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch.
- Know that the reason the Protestant Bible does not include the 7 deuterocanonical books is because Protestant Reformers used the Hebrew Translation of the Bible. The Roman Catholic Church used the Greek Translation of the Bible.
- Know what the Torah is.
- What is Divine Revelation? What is Natural Revelation?
- What is Original Sin?
- What is a Covenant?
- Define Patriarch & Prophet.
- Know what the Wisdom Books are: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Songs, Wisdom, Ben Sira.
- Define the Eucharist. Define Eucharistic Adoration.
- Know what the Sacrament of Reconciliation is and why Catholics go to Confession.
- Who is the Trinity? Who are the 3 Persons in the Trinity?
- What are the two major ways God reveals himself? (Sacred Scripture & Sacred Tradition – be able to define these).
- Know that Dei Verbum was the Vatican II Document that discussed Scripture and Tradition as being the 2 major ways God reveals himself.
- What is Biblical Exegesis?
- What is Divine Inspiration?
- Know that the Bible is without error in matters of Revelation and faith – because God is the author of Scripture, all the religious truths that God intends to reveal concerning our salvation are true; this attribute is called inerrancy.
- What is oral tradition?
- What is written tradition?
- Know how the Bible came to be – oral tradition; development of the written books; the canon of Scripture was set through the Tradition of the Apostles and the Church’s Ecumenical Councils.
- What is the Literal Sense of Scripture?
- What is the Spiritual Sense of Scripture?
- What are the Allegorical, Moral, and Anagogical Senses of Scripture?
- What is Lectio Divina? What are the 4 parts of Lectio Divina?
- What is the difference between Venial and Mortal Sin? What are the 3 things that need to be present for a sin to be Mortal?
- How many books are in the OT? How many books are in the NT? What is the difference between the OT & the NT?
- Define the following terms according to the blue Bible textbook – desire, vocation, Incarnation, salvation, conscience, salvation history, Deposit of Faith, Magisterium, redemption, canon, Hebrew people, pharaoh, Passover, manna, Ark of the Covenant, prophecy,
- Define Yahweh. When Moses asks God what his name is – what does God say? (God says: “I Am.”)
Part Two: The Essay Questions based on Scripture, “The Bible: The Living Word of God” textbook readings, Timeline lectures, Bible mini-series, & class notes from August through December. (75% of exam grade).
Study the Following:
Essay Question Topics & Review of Content
You will need to write essays on the following themes; you will need to answer each of the questions in a complete paragraph and number the paragraph in relation to the question.
A template will be given to you on the Exam for the Essay Questions which will help you to outline your answers.
For the people of Israel, God acted in their history. The Scriptures are a witness to this event. Describe the way in which God has acted in history as recorded in the Old Testament.
- There are 14 books that tell the story of salvation history. What are these 14 books? (The books are: Genesis, Exodus, Numbers, Joshua, Judges, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, Ezra, Nehemiah, 1 Maccabees, Luke, & Acts)
- Describe the first time period of the Bible in detail.
The first time period we covered in class was The Early World; Book in the Bible is Genesis 1-11; the color of the time period is turquoise.
Describe what happens in these chapters:
- God creates the world.
- Adam & Eve commit original sin.
- God curses the serpent, Eve, and Adam but promises them a Redeemer. (Genesis 3:15)
- Cain kills Abel.
- Noah builds the ark and God floods the world.
- The Tower of Babel.
What are the covenants formed at this time and what are the signs of each covenant?
- Covenant with Adam & Eve or One Holy Couple; sign of the covenant was the Sabbath Day or the 7th Day.
(2) Covenant with Noah or One Holy Family; sign of the covenant was the Rainbow.
- Describe the second time period we covered in class in detail.
The second time period we covered in class was The Patriarchs; Book in the Bible is Genesis 12-50; color of the time period is burgundy. Supplemental Book – Job.
Describe what happens in these chapters:
- Abraham and Sarah have a son named Isaac.
- Abraham was asked to sacrifice his son Isaac & then God stops him.
- Isaac and Rebekah have two sons named Jacob & Esau.
- Jacob steals Esau’s birthright.
- Jacob marries Leah & then Rachel.
- Jacob has 12 sons who later become the 12 tribes of Israel.
- Jacob’s name is changed to Israel.
- Joseph is Jacob’s favorite son and his brothers sell him into slavery.
- Joseph becomes a prince in Egypt and ends up forgiving his brothers.
What is the covenant formed at this time and what is the sign of each covenant?
(1) Covenant with Abraham or One Holy Tribe; sign of the covenant is Circumcision.
- Describe the third time period we covered in detail.
The third time period we covered in class was Egypt & Exodus; Book in the Bible is Exodus; color of the time period is red. Supplemental Book – Leviticus.
Describe what happens in this book:
- Israelites are slaves in Egypt for 400 years.
- When all Israelite boys were being killed by Pharaoh, Moses’ life is spared.
- Moses is raised by Pharaoh’s daughter and is raised in the Pharaoh’s house.
- Moses kills an Egyptian and flees to save his life.
- God appears to Moses through the Burning Bush and raises up Moses as the leader of Israel.
- The Ten Plagues are sent on Egypt.
- The last plague is the Exodus or First Passover (*You will need to describe the Passover: the Israelites needed to kill a perfect lamb, eat its flesh, and spread the blood on their doorpost so the angel of death would pass over their home.)
- Pharaoh lets the Israelites go but then changes his mind
- God parts the waters of the Red Sea to let Israel pass through
- Describe the fourth time period we covered in detail.
The fourth time period we covered in class was Desert Wanderings; Book of the Bible is Numbers; color of the time period is tan. Supplemental Book – Deuteronomy.
Describe what happens in this book:
- Israel wanders in the desert for 40 years.
- God gives them Manna or bread to eat.
- God gives Moses the Ten Commandments on the top of Mount Sinai
- Israel builds the Ark of the Covenant and carries the Ten Commandments in the Ark everywhere they go.
What is the Covenant formed at this time and what is the sign of the Covenant?
- The Covenant with Moses or One Holy Nation and the sign of the Covenant is the Ten Commandments. This is also known as The Sinai Covenant.
- Describe the fifth time period we covered in detail.
The fifth time period we covered was Conquest and Judges; Books of the Bible are Joshua and Judges; color of the time period is green. Supplemental Book – Ruth.
Describe what happens in these books:
- When Moses dies, Joshua takes over leadership of Israel.
- Joshua and his army destroy Jericho.
- Rahab helps Israel and converts to worship God.
- The Israelites enter Canaan or the Promised Land.
- God raises up Judges to rule Israel.
- Samson is a Judge whose strength comes from God, his weakness is women & his strength is taken when Delilah cuts his hair.
- Israel asks for a King and God raises up Saul, David, and then Solomon as kings of Israel.
You can do it!
Lord, I give up! You take over!
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Final Paper Fall 2014 – Old Testament Exegesis
Due December 11th
DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO DO THIS PAPER.
Deadlines:
November 17th – Turn in Old Testament Passage you have chosen
Choose any passage of at least 5 verses from any book in the OT
Must not be the same as anyone else’s. First come, first served.
December 1st – First Draft
December 11th – Final Draft
What is an Exegesis paper?
A research paper that studies a Bible passage closely to understand its deeper meaning.
Format of the Paper: Typed, Font Size 12, Times New Roman.
Pages of the Exegesis Paper
Page 1. Title Page
Select a title which clearly and concisely describes the content of your paper and catches a reader's interest.
Page 2. Table of Contents
Gives an overview of the sections you are using:
- Introduction
- Main Body
- Summary & Conclusion
- Bibliography
Page 3. Introduction
Background Statement - Open your paper with a brief discussion relating to your passage. Include what research has been done on it before.
Problem Statement - This is the reason you are wanting to write a paper on this specific passage. It might be that nobody has dealt with this verse before or you are curious as to its deeper meaning. State the reason for your choice in 1-3 sentences.
Purpose of the Study – ask significant questions of what you hope to achieve by undertaking this research.
Pages 4-6 (can be additional pages):
Main Body of the Paper - Everything you include in this section of the paper should directly address your problem statement. If it doesn't, don't put it in your paper.
You are not required to put everything you uncovered in your preparation research into your paper - only information that helps the reader see how you arrived at your conclusions regarding the text.
Hebrew/ English Translation –
Find the Hebrew of your passage online and copy & paste it into your paper.
Find 3 different English versions of your text and copy them into your paper. E.G. New American Bible, King James’ Version, and the New International Version.
This will help you identify the structure, key words and phrases of the passage.
Historical Context –discuss aspects of the authorship, main persons, events, places, dates.
Literary Genre - identify the genre of the text (narrative, poetry, prophecy, law, genealogy, parable, prayer, dream, hymn, song, dialogue, speech, etc.).
Grammatical Study – do mini word studies of the most important key terms and recognize unique vocabulary, syntax, play words, allusions, rhythm, accents, rhetoric, etc.
Intertextuality – identify how the chosen text is used in the rest of the Old Testament and in the New Testament.
Theology and Message – identify the main ideas and issues raised and solved by the text.
How does the deep meaning of your passage lead us closer to God?
Final Page - Summary and Conclusion - Needs to match the introduction. Provide a summary of the main findings of the study and give clear answers to the Statement of the Problem.
Bibliography - Provide data relating to ALL the books and articles used in your research, not just those you cited in your paper. You should also include resources used from the internet or other electronic resources.
Preparation/Research
Step 1: Passage Familiarization
Read your chosen passage in English (in three different versions) and then in Hebrew.
Make a list of your preconceived ideas and what you have been previously told about the text. Being aware of any preconceived ideas you may hold regarding a text will help you consciously test them when you make your interpretation.
Make a list of the key words and phrases in the passage.
Do a word study of the most crucial word(s) or phrase(s). This involves identifying other occurrences of this word in the Bible, its definition and the various ranges of meaning this word may have.
Note the immediate and the general background of the text, and give estimated dates for any event(s) or person(s) in the passage.
Step 2: Historical Context
Note words, ideas, events that allude or refer to that historical background.
Note the social, geographical and archaeological setting of the text
Step 3: Literary Context and Features
Situate your text within the literary structure of the book and identify the literary genre of the text (narrative, poetry, genealogy, prayer, dream, etc.).
Note the patterns (repetition of words, ideas, sounds).
Outline the passage and establish its delimitations (where the passage logically begins and ends).
Step 4: Biblical Context (Intertextuality)
Search in the Bible (Old Testament and New Testament) for texts which refer or allude to your text.
Justify your connection: note any parallels or echoes.
Analyze how your text is interpreted by the other texts.
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| א וַיְהִי, בִּימֵי שְׁפֹט הַשֹּׁפְטִים, וַיְהִי רָעָב, בָּאָרֶץ; וַיֵּלֶךְ אִישׁ מִבֵּית לֶחֶם יְהוּדָה, לָגוּר בִּשְׂדֵי מוֹאָב--הוּא וְאִשְׁתּוֹ, וּשְׁנֵי בָנָיו. | 1 And it came to pass in the days when the judges judged, that there was a famine in the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem in Judah went to sojourn in the field of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. |
| ב וְשֵׁם הָאִישׁ אֱלִימֶלֶךְ וְשֵׁם אִשְׁתּוֹ נָעֳמִי וְשֵׁם שְׁנֵי-בָנָיו מַחְלוֹן וְכִלְיוֹן, אֶפְרָתִים--מִבֵּית לֶחֶם, יְהוּדָה; וַיָּבֹאוּ שְׂדֵי-מוֹאָב, וַיִּהְיוּ-שָׁם. | 2 And the name of the man was Elimelech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his two sons Mahlon and Chilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem in Judah. And they came into the field of Moab, and continued there. |
| ג וַיָּמָת אֱלִימֶלֶךְ, אִישׁ נָעֳמִי; וַתִּשָּׁאֵר הִיא, וּשְׁנֵי בָנֶיהָ. | 3 And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons. |
| ד וַיִּשְׂאוּ לָהֶם, נָשִׁים מֹאֲבִיּוֹת--שֵׁם הָאַחַת עָרְפָּה, וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִית רוּת; וַיֵּשְׁבוּ שָׁם, כְּעֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים. | 4 And they took them wives of the women of Moab: the name of the one was Orpah, and the name of the other Ruth; and they dwelt there about ten years. |
| ה וַיָּמֻתוּ גַם-שְׁנֵיהֶם, מַחְלוֹן וְכִלְיוֹן; וַתִּשָּׁאֵר, הָאִשָּׁה, מִשְּׁנֵי יְלָדֶיהָ, וּמֵאִישָׁהּ. | 5 And Mahlon and Chilion died both of them; and the woman was left of her two children and of her husband. |
1Once back in the time of the judges* there was a famine in the land; so a man from Bethlehem of Judah left home with his wife and two sons to reside on the plateau of Moab.2The man was named Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and his sons Mahlon and Chilion; they were Ephrathites from Bethlehem of Judah. Some time after their arrival on the plateau of Moab,3Elimelech, the husband of Naomi, died, and she was left with her two sons.4They married Moabite women, one named Orpah, the other Ruth. When they had lived there about ten years,5both Mahlon and Chilion died also, and the woman was left with neither her two boys* nor her husband.
King James Version:
3 And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.
Other Translations you can use:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_Bible_translations
Section Two of the Main Body:
Historical Context - discuss aspects of the authorship, main persons, events, places, dates. 1 paragraph.
Literary Genre - identify the genre of the text (historical, prayer, narrative, etc). 1-2 sentences.
Grammatical Study - do mini word studies of the most important key terms and recognize vocabulary, syntax, play words, allusions, rhythm, accents, rhetoric, etc. 1 paragraph.
Intertext Study - identify how the chosen text is used in the rest of the Old Testament and in the New Testament. Use your Bible's introduction to your book, footnotes, and endnotes. 1-2 paragraphs.
Theology and Message - identify the main ideas and issues raised and solved by the text. How does the deep meaning of your passage lead us closer to God? 1 paragraph.
Final Page - Summary and Conclusion
Needs to match your introduction. Provide a summary of the main findings of your study and give clear answers to the Statement of the Problem. 1-2 paragraphs.
Bibliography - every single resource you use needs to be included here.
Example:
Bibliography:
1. New American Bible. 2006.
2. http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Ruth-1-1_1-5/
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Ruth
4. Jane Hamilton. The Book of Ruth. 1989.
If there is any resource you quote or use and it is not cited here, you will get a zero.
Footnotes / Quotes:
Any quote you use from a resource needs to be documented in the paragraph you are writing.
Example:
In Jane Hamilton's study on the Book of Ruth, she said, "Friendship is proven to be true when it is tested." (Jane Hamilton, 1989).
When you use an idea, you need to document this in the paragraph you are writing.
Example:
Ruth was faithful to her family because she understood their need to have support. (Jane Hamilton, 1989).
When you quote Scripture in your Paper, use the following format:
God is always with us. As Psalm 23 states, "The Lord is my Shepherd." (Psalm 23:1)
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Unit 2 Exam – Tuesday October 21
Study Guide
Mercy is God’s Greatest Attribute…but you still have to study.
The test will be a mixture of short answer, multiple choice, matching, and essay.
Study the Following:
Divine Revelation: Definition – How God reveals Himself. Meaning – God wants us to know Him and so he shows us who He is in two specific ways: Scripture and Tradition.
Scripture = The Bible; Scripture is a divinely inspired record of God’s Revelation in history.
Tradition = the process of passing on the Gospel message. Began with the oral communication of the Gospel by the Apostles, was written down in the Scriptures, and is interpreted by the Magisterium under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.
Scripture encompasses the lives of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Moses, Old Testament prophets.
We learn about God through the Wisdom literature; We learn about Christ through the preparation of John the Baptist.
Jesus Christ, the first and the last, the definitive Word of Revelation, is the one to whom all Scripture bears witness.
Jesus is God’s only Son.
How did we get the Scriptures?
Apostolic Tradition – the Apostles passed the stories of Jesus down through time.
Sacred Scripture came about through the Tradition of the Early Church and continues to be interpreted by the Church.
The Deposit of Faith – the heritage of faith contained in Scripture and Tradition
Since God inspired the biblical writers, he is the Author of Scripture.
Inerrancy - The Bible is without error in matters of Revelation and faith: because God is the author of Scripture, all religious truths that God intends to reveal concerning our salvation are true.
The Bible is a sacred text for Christians; it contains in the Old Testament writings sacred to the Jews.
Oral Tradition
Development of the Written Books
Setting the Canon of Scripture
Apostolic Tradition is the basis for which books the Church included
Types of Prayer using the Scriptures
Liturgy of the Hours
Scripture at Mass and other liturgies
The psalms and the Our Father are biblical prayers shared by all Christians
Lectio Divina – a meditative, prayerful approach to Scripture
Criteria for interpreting the Sacred Scripture:
- Read and interpret Sacred Scripture within the tradition and teaching of the Church.
- Give attention both to what the human authors intended to say and to what God reveals to us by their words.
- Take into account the conditions of the time when it was written and the culture where it was written.
- Read and interpret Sacred Scripture in the light of the same Holy Spirit by whom it was written.
- Read and interpret each part of Sacred Scripture with an awareness and understanding of the unity of the content and teaching of the entire Bible.
- Be attentive to the analogy of faith, that is, the unity that exists in all Church teaching.
Senses of Scripture:
- The literal sense: the meaning conveyed by the words of Scripture and discovered by exegesis
- The spiritual sense
- Allegorical sense: recognizing the significance of events in the Bible as they relate to Christ
- Moral sense: Scripture teaches us and encourages us how to live and act
- Anagogical sense: Scripture speaks to us of eternal realities.
The Bible in Relation to Science and History
The Church teaches us how to relate truths of faith to science
There can be no conflict between religious truth and scientific and historical truth because the same Creator is the source of all truth.
Timeline Lesson One:
73 Books on the Bible
46 Old Testament Books
27 New Testament Books
Question: Do I believe in objective truth? Do I believe that truth is bigger than my personal opinion?
Bible means – collection of Books; the Latin word for Bible is Biblia
Canon means measuring rod and refers to the 73 books included in the Catholic Bible inspired by God
Salvation – the goal of faith (1 Peter 1:9)
The Word is a seed and we must be soil
Written and Oral Tradition = How we learn more about God’s love and His plan for salvation
Magisterium – teaching authority of the Catholic Church
The only wrong way to read Scripture is not to read it
14 Narrative Books Covered in the Timeline that tell the story of salvation history in chronological order
Read readings ahead – what is expected of Catholics before Mass
Shame – the result of our sin that turns us away from God
Mass – the only place some Catholics hear Scripture
Timeline Lesson Two: The Early World – the First Time Period we find in Scripture
Color of the Time Period - Turquoise
Book - Genesis 1-11
Question – Do I Trust God?
Genesis 1 & 2 – Creation
Genesis 3 – Temptation of Adam and Eve; Genesis 3: 15-16 – the curse and the promise from God
God tries to teach Adam and Eve after they sin that Love means suffering, pain, truth.
Adam and Eve’s third son is Seth
It rains for 40 days and 40 nights during the flood.
Allegory – literary device used to convey truth through symbolism – like the story of Creation.
One Holy Family – Covenant with Noah
Sabbath – what man was created for, sign of the first Covenant
One Holy Couple – Covenant with Adam and Eve
Genesis – means Beginning; Hebrew for Genesis/Beginning is Bereshith
Noah – Portrait of Faith
Perfect Love is manifested in the Trinity
Immediate Gratification – the lie that satan promises
Fall or Sin – the deliberate “no” to the will of God
The 6th day – When Adam and Eve were created
Matrimony = the way of making a mother
Warm-up Chapters of Genesis:
What is the sign of the Covenant with Abraham?
Who visits Abraham and tells him Sarah will have a son?
What does Isaac’s name mean? Why does God name him this?
What does God ask Abraham to offer as a sacrifice in Genesis 22?
What happens to Sodom and Gomorrah?
Who does Isaac marry?
Who are Isaac’s twin sons?
What does Jacob steal from Esau?
Who does Jacob marry?
How many sons does Jacob have in total?
What is Jacob’s name changed to after he wrestles with God?
Who is Jacob’s favorite son?
What happens to Joseph?
What gift does Joseph have regarding dreams?
Who is Judah?
How does Joseph gain power in Egypt?
The Essay Question will be on the Book of Job. Study the notes you took on the book of Job.
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Study Guide – Unit 1 Test – Tuesday September 9th, 2014
The Test will be a mixture of short answer, multiple choice, matching, and essay.
Know the Following:
- Question: Why did God make you?
2. Answer: God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in the next.
3. “The Word of God: Interpreting Scripture and Tradition”
Cornerstone document: Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation: Dei Verbum
Date: November 18, 1965
God revealed himself:
in the order imposed during creation
in the Law given through Moses
through the prophets
through his promises and covenant
in the Incarnation (the fullness of revelation)
in the tradition passed down through the apostles
4. What Constitutes Divine Revelation?
Revelation is constituted by two elements:
Sacred Scripture – the set of holy writings inspired by the Holy Spirit
Sacred Tradition – “the living transmission of the message of the Gospel in the Church” (CCC Glossary)
5. Inspiration of Scripture
The Holy Spirit inspired imperfect men to write, edit, and compile the Scriptures – God did not dictate
God is free from error, but human writers are not
Words, details, facts, etc. may be wrong, but the true message of God is not
6. Interpretation of Scripture
Literal Sense vs. Spiritual Sense
Literal sense is the direct meaning conveyed by the words of the human author
Spiritual sense is the meaning of a text when read under the influence of the Holy Spirit in the context of the paschal mystery of Christ
Typology: “discerns in God’s works of the Old Covenant prefigurations of what he accomplished in the fullness of time in the person of his incarnate Son”.
7. Genres
Historical
Legal
Liturgical
Wisdom
Prophetic
Psalm/Song
Apocalyptic
Epistle
Parable/Allegory
Etc.
Old Testament vs. New Testament - “The New Testament is hidden in the Old and the Old is made manifest in the New” – St. Augustine
8. Lectio Divina – 4 Parts (English and Latin)
Lectio - Reading
Meditatio - Meditation
Oratio - Prayer
Contemplatio - Contemplation
9. You have made us for Yourself O God and our hearts are restless until they rest in You. -Saint Augustine
The thirst and desire for God leads people to search for him
Within all people there is a longing for God
That longing itself is from God who desires and initiates a relationship with each person
Only in God can lasting joy and peace be found in this life and in the next
10. Natural Revelation
Natural Revelation – the created world
Natural Revelation is talked about in the Bible
The Old Testament refers to it in Genesis and Wisdom
Paul’s Letter to the Romans
11. Proofs for God’s Existence – memorize one of the Proofs word for word for the Unit 1 Exam
By: Saint Thomas Aquinas
Background – Dominican Friar, Writer, Doctor of the Church
Wrote a Summary of Theology or Summa Theologica
One of Aquinas’s many accomplishments in the area of helping the Church teach about Natural Revelation, is The Five Proofs of God’s Existence
According to Aquinas, the reality of God can be proved, or logically demonstrated, in five ways.
The 5 Proofs of God’s Existence logically point to the existence of God as the First Mover, First Cause, Necessary Being, Model of Perfection, and Intelligent Being.
Background –
Each Argument emphasizes that we can come to know that there exists a reality which is the first cause and final end of all things, a reality that everyone calls God.
The First Proof: The First Mover
- The universe constantly moves.
- Everything continuously moves and changes.
- Human beings can see a need for a First Mover who set everything in motion and guides the actions of humanity.
- We call that First Mover – God.
The Second Proof: Causality
1.All things are caused by something else.
2.Nothing can create itself.
3.There must be an Ultimate Cause, which is not created by something else.
4.This uncaused First Cause is God.
The Third Proof: Contingency
* Contingency means being dependent on something else for existence.
- The universe contains many contingent things – that is, things that came into existence because of something else.
- If everything were contingent, there would have to be a time where nothing would exist.
- This point in time would have been in the past.
- But things do exist.
- If they exist they cannot do so without a Necessary Being.
- A Necessary Being is one who creates but is not created.
- That Necessary Being, which gives life to all beings, is God.
The Fourth Proof: Perfection
- Most of us can point out the imperfections of the world and humanity.
- In naming imperfections, we acknowledge there are varying degrees of beauty, goodness, and knowledge.
- The Question then arises in our mind: How do we know perfect beauty, goodness, and knowledge?
- We know perfection because there is one all-perfect being who sets the infinite standard for wisdom and truth.
- We call this all-perfect being God.
The Fifth Proof: Intelligent Being
- There are things in the universe that on their own have no intelligence.
- Regardless of their lack of intelligence, they still act toward and achieve their end.
- One can then deduce that if things that lack intelligence still achieve their end, something that does have an intelligence and knowledge of their end and directs all things to their appropriate end must exist.
- This something can be seen as the intelligent designer behind our complex universe.
- We call this intelligent designer and magnificent architect God.
- Five proofs for the existence of God demonstrate that we can grasp with certainty the existence of God through human reason
-The human person is open to truth, beauty, moral goodness, freedom, and the voice of conscience
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- Read pages 10-20 in your Bible: The Living Word of God textbook.
- Answer questions 1-7 on page 20 on Loose Leaf. Please write the Questions and your Answers.
- Read pages 21-32 in your Bible: The Living Word of God textbook.
- Answer questions 1-7 on page 32 on Loose Leaf. Please write the Questions and your Answers.
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Theology Notes August 14th, 2014
Why did God make you?
Question 6 of the Baltimore Catechism
Question: Why did God make you?
Answer: God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in the next.