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THIRD QUARTER
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3/14/08 Friday Day 6
QUIZ
3/13/08 Thursday Day 5
Read Text "The Importance Of Table Fellowship" p 143
-the Eucharistic miracle stories
-feeding 5000 & 4000
The Social & Religious customs Surrounding Meals in the Ancient Mediterranean:
-people did not normally eat with strangers,
-mealtime was a social event
-those who shared the meal were considered extended family (covenant partners).
-sharing food was a sign of acceptance, refusing to share was treating that person as an outsider
-Jews had to perform prescribed ritual washings before being able to worship at the Temple "clean"
-If their food did not meet dietary laws they would be made "unclean"
-Same for eating with sinners & Gentiles "unclean"
-Community ostracized those who were considered unclean & unsuitable table companions
-Meals & banquets reflected invisible boundaries of Clean & unclean, fit or unfit
-Jesus ignored ritual purity laws
-table fellowship was the way Jesus included everyone-he ate with Gentiles, sinners, tax collectors, women, lepers, etc. (all would have made him "unclean")
-Jesus used meals as occasions for reconciliation, conversions & healing
-This infuriated religious authorities who were unwilling to offer healing & reconciliation
Eucharistic Miracles - Feeding the 5000
-these stories foreshadow he LAst Supper-Jesus blesses the bread, breaks it and gives it to his disciples
-Jesus showed those who were to continue his mission how to minister all-crossing any boundaries that separated people from one another
-Eucharist is sacrament of Jesus' Body & Blood, truly and really present under appearance of bread and wine
-Both a meal & a sacrifice
-Church joins with Jesus in offering his Body & Blood to God the Father
-Christ acts through the priest
-Church commemorates Christ's sacrifice on the cross
-Sharing Christ's Body & Blood in Communion is a sign of oneness with God and others
-Eucharist is sacrament of unity
-Eucharist is a Greek word - means "Thanksgiving"
3/12/08 Wednesday Day 4
Notes on Board
3/11/08 Tuesday Day 3
Read Text p 138-142
"Who is My Neighbor?", p 137-138
Outcasts of Jewish Society
Judaism had clear rules for holiness in daily life:
dietary laws
ritual purity
Jesus established the law of love as the only path to true holiness-completely loving God and Neighbor. Jesus did not respect social bondaries, but treated all with equal respect and dignity
Jesus Welcomes Those Who Are Outcasts
1. Anawim - the people of the land, the little ones. The poorest of the poor. (e.g., shepherds)
2. The Sick - most people thought that evil caused sickness, that sick people were being punished for their or their ancestor's sins (e.g., cripples, lepers, blind, etc.)
3. Slaves - slaves were people captured in war or who were sold to pay their debts. Jesus insisted on non-abusive relationships between owners & slaves
4. sinners & prostitutes
5. Tax Collectors - the Romans hired Jews to collect taxes, and they often charged additonal fees and kept the profits
6. Samaritans - were despised because of their mixed ancestry and irregular worship of Yahweh
-Parable of the Good Samaritan
7. Women - Judea was a patriarchal society that marginalized women, who had few legal & no political rights.
-story of Martha & Mary of Bethany
-emphasized the prominent role women played in Jesus'mission - fatihful service to God must be balanced with listening to the word of God in prayer
-Martha & Mary
3/10/08 Monday Day 2
Read text "Jesus in Prayer", p 136
-Jesus prayed at each major point in his ministry
-prayer was central to all Jesus did, he recieved strength and gave honor & glory to the Father
Jesus encouraged his disciples to pray for what they needed & to not become discouraged
"The Power of Prayer"
-through prayer we encounter, & grow in relationship with the Holy Trinity
-prayer begins & ends with God
3 Forms of Prayer:
1. personal/private
2. communal/group
3. liturgical/worship
Purpose and Components of Prayer:
We receive grace, strength and courage to respond in love to Gd and others; also:
1. to praise God
2. Thanksgiving for what we have already received
3. Petition for what we need now
4. intercession for others
5. sorrow & forgiveness for our sins
3/7/08 Friday Day 1
Quiz on Luke p 123-135
3/6/08 Thursday Day 6
Read text, p 132-135
The Holy Spirit in the Gospel of Luke, copy chart p 132
-Holy Spirit holds the will of the Father before the eyes of the Son
-the Spirit works in signs and symbols
-the Holy Spirit gives us the strength and courage to do the will of the Father
-empowers us to show love and forgiveness to one another
-guides us in the ways and times of prayer
Confirmation- a sacrament of Initiation seals us with the Gifts of the Holy Spirit, impresses on our souls a more defined image of God: copy from p 135
Wisdom Understanding Wonder and Awe Knowledge
Reverence Right Judgment Courage
Gospel of Luke is only gospel that includes Parable of the Prodigal Son, Jesus tells of a God who is love and forgiveness
part of a pattern of three "lost & found" stories:
-the lost sheep
-the lost coin
-the lost son
Theme: loss, recovery, celebration
Sacrament of Penance/Reconciliation/Confession:
-Sin is an offense against God--any word action or thought contrary to God's law
-Sin weakens and can break our relationship with God
-Sin results when we act out of selfish desires and cannot resist the temptationto disobey God's will
-The process of acknowledging our sin, expressing sorrow & being open to receiving God's loving forgiveness can lead us to a new life with God and others
Mary the Mother of Jesus is our model of perfect love
she is the perfect disciple because of her faith in God
she responds completely to God's call
she was very young (15-17 years old), ordinary and poor
3/5/08 Wednesday Day 5
Read Text p 127 Theological Perspectives and Themes
-Luke portrays Jesus as Savior of all mankind
-the Holy Spirit plays a major role
-regarded salvation history as the ongoing work of the Holy Spirit
-the Church is led by the Holy Spirit
-the Church spreads Jesus' message to Rome and then to the ends of the earth
-connects the stoy of Jesus to the broader hisotrical context o the empire
-Parousia-the second coming of Christ at the end of time(the Last Judgment)
Luke concentrates on Jesus' attributes of:
prayer mercy forgiveness compassion joy
Jesus is the savior of those who need him most-
outcasts of society
the poor
rejected sinners
persecuted
the sick
Key part of being a disciple of Jesus is caaring for the needs of others-especially those rejected by society
3/4/08 Tuesday Day 4
Read Text p 124
The Gospel of Luke
1.stretches our hearts and minds to see the presence of God
2.challenges us to identify anything that keeps us from seeing God's presence and to remove it from our attitudes and behaviors
3.the natural response to loving God is loving our neighbor
Gospel of Luke is Gospel of Justice:
1. giving people what is their due
2. respecting their rights
3. honoring their dignity as human beings
4. working to ensure that the needs and rights of all people are met
Overview
Authorship -unknown, a well-educated Gentile
same author who composed The Book of the Acts of the Apostles
Date -70-85 A.D.
Audience and Location - probably written in Greece for a Gentile audience, Gospel inroduction is addressed the "Theophilus" "friend of God" - who could be either a n individual person or a group
-Luke's audience was a community facing difficulty from within the group
3/3/08 Monday Day 3
Introduction To Chapter 5: The Gospel of Luke, Called to Justice, p 123
Prayer p 147, The Shema, p 126
Copy Chapter Overview p 123
Copy Timeline, p 122-123
2/29/08 Friday Day 2
The Gospel of Luke
2/28/08 Thursday Day 1
1st period Guest Speaker from Westchester Shelter for Victims of Abuse
Reading gospel of Mark Chapt. 14-16
2/27/08 Wednesday Day 6
Reading gospel of Mark Chapt. 11-13
2/26/08 Tuesday Day 5
Reading Gospel of Mark Chapt. 7-10
2/25/08 Monday Day 4
Reading Gospel of Mark Chapt. 4-6
or Guest Speaker From Westchester Shelter for Victims of Abuse
Mid-Winter Break
2/15/08 Friday Day 3
Reading Gospel of Mark
2/14/08 Thursday Day 2
Read Gospel of Mark
2/13/08 Wednesday Day 1
Read Gospel of Mark
2/12/08 Tuesday Day 6
Quiz
Begin Reading of Gospel of Mark
2/11/08 Monday Day 5
Text p 114-117
The Paschal Mystery p 112-113
-Eucharist as celebration of Christ's passover
Outline of Last Days
-Passion & Crucifixion
2/08/08 Friday Day 4
Quiz on Notes and pp 100-109
2/07/08 Thursday Day 3
Text p 108-109
The Transfiguration -Jesus revealed as Divine Messiah
Text p 109-111 "Challenges to Discipleship"
-riches
-spiritual blindness
2/6/08 Wednesday Day 2
The Messianic Secret
The Suffering Servant
text p 106-107
Notes-
Messianic Secret
“Who do people say that I am?”
Big puzzle in Mark is the “messianic secret”
The center of Marks gospel comes with Peter’s confession that Jesus is messiah, the passion prediction, and the rebuke of Peter
Jesus commands people to remain silent about his identity
They are not to tell who healed them
The messianic secret points to the paradox that Jesus is the powerful son of God who is destined to die on the cross
Jesus' mission is one of suffering and death
Apostles hoped for hero-messiah,
not a prophet-messiah
Mark presents Jesus as powerful savior who saves through his heroic suffering
Jesus teaches with exousia—power and authority
Jesus commands and vanquishes his enemies
2/5/08 Tuesday Day 1
text p 103-105
Mark teaches the conditions and consequences of discipleship
Faith is crucial to receiving salvation from Jesus
Travel in the time of Jesus p 105
2/4/08 Monday Day 6
Text p 100 "The Beginning of Jesus Ministry"
Jesus Christ, Son of God
Baptism of Christ
Notes--additional info on Composition and themes
p100-103
The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry
The Identity of Jesus -- Son of God
Mark opens proclaiming that Jesus is the Son of God
Title son conveys the intimate and eternal relationship between Jesus & the Father
Prophets in Old Testament use son of man:
Ezekiel - describes one who brings Israel renewed life, restored city, magnificent Temple
Daniel –a glorious god-like figure, whose appearance is a judgment against corrupt kingdoms of the world and vindicates Israel, glorious manifestation of divine power
Jesus’ baptism reveals who he is
Arrest of John the Baptist is literary warning that struggle between good and evil prevails throughout the gospel
Marks the beginning of his public ministry
The Catholic Church celebrates the Feast of the Baptism of Jesus on the last Sunday of the Christmas season, the Sunday after Epiphany.
Discipleship is a life rooted in Jesus in union with the Church, caring for others and livin in harmony with others.
Composition—
Mark has 3 call narratives—how Jesus called others to hear and respond to the word and power of God. He recruited ordinary people and expected immediate and total commitment
Apostolos–apostle—means one who is sent—apostles were sent out 2 by 2 to minister together and had to bring nothing with them but rely totally on God.
Immediately after each call narrative, the power of evil shows itself in different forms:
A man with an unclean spirit
Confrontation with Beelzebub, a demon
The murder of John the Baptist
Being a disciple is an invitation to journey with Jesus and follow his example, achoice to accept grace and turn from sin. Discipleship is a process of self-fulfillment:
Involves a life of prayer action & trust in God
Mark teaches the conditions and consequences of discipleship
2/1/08 Friday Day 5
Quiz
1/31/08 Thursday Day 4
Text, 95-99
Gospel of Mark as interactive story
also called "Gospel of Non-violence"
"Gospel of Conversion"
"Gospel of the Cross"
"Gospel of the Way"
Gospel of Mark is fast-paced - Jesus and disciples constantly on the move.
Jesus is a man of action and power
provides clear details
a synoptic gospel
focus on Jesus' saving deeds through suffering, not words
clear distincton between
Jesus' followers:
enthusiastic crowds
disciples, Apostles, Mary his mother
people who are healed
women, sinners
and his opponents:
people with hardened hearts
chief priests & scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees
political authorities-King Herod and his
supporters, Romans
later role reversal-
disciples abandon and betray jesus
Roman centurion acknowledging Jesus as
son of God
Structure of the Gospel of Mark
-Prologue
-The Galilean Ministry
-The Journeys
-Ministry in Jerusalem, Passion and death,
resurrection
Mark’s techniques
Story within a story—creates tension in the reader between the story used as a frame and the story inserted in the frame
Between Jesus as beloved son of God and Jesus as executed criminal
3-Fold Pattern
o 3 seed parables
o 3 popular opinions about Jesus
o 3 opinions about who Jesus is
o 3 failures of the disciples to stay awake in Gethsemane
o 3 denials of Jesus by Peter
1/30/08 Wednesday Day 3
Intro to the Gospel of Mark
Read Text p 94-96 Overview
Author - a Gentile disciple of Peter
Date - around 62-70 AD
Location - Rome
Audience - Gentile Christians
Image of Jesus - Suffering Servant, Hidden Messiah
Theological Themes - A Journey through the Land of Israel and from the beginning of his ministry to his passion and death and resurrecton
-physical journey as a metaphor for spiritual journey
- the Messianic Secret
Symbol - Lion
1/29/08 Tuesday Day 2
Introduction to Chapter 4 "The Gospel of Mark"
Prayer, p 119
Mark presents Jesus as a "Suffering Servant"
Discussion: image of Jesus as "Lamb of God"
Hebrew verse, meter and alliteration
blood sacrifice and atonement
redemption of human life by substitution
1/28/08 Monday Day 1
Introduction to Chapter 4 "The Gospel of Mark"
Text p 93
Copy Chapter Outline (Overview)p 93
Copy Timeline
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Second Quarter Notes
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MID-TERM REVIEW STUDY GUIDE
Topic 2. PATRIARCHS
-Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Jacob
-Name changes
-Map of Mesopotamia - be able to locate
-Ur Egypt
-Canaan Assyria Babylonia
Topic 3. THE EXODUS
-10th Plague, Death of the Firstborn
-Passover
Topic 4. KING DAVID
-capital of Jerusalem
-messiah - priest, prophet, king
Topic 5. PROPHETS
-coming of the messiah
-messianic rule
Topic 6. JESUS FULFILLS COVENANT
-comparison of Old and New Testament types
text p 9
Topic 7. GEOGRAPHY 7 POLITICS OF PALESTINE
-map of Promised Land
-Galilee, Samariah, Judah p 11, 12
-Assyrian destruction of northern Israel
& exile, 722 BC
-Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem, 587 BC
-Roman Empire rules after 65 BC p 18
Topic 8. FAMILY IN JEWISH LIFE
-role of the father
-role of the firstborn
-marriage
Topic 9. SOCIAL GROUPS IN NEW TESTAMENT PALESTINE
Scribes, Pharisees, Sadducees, Anawim p 13
Topic 10. ROMANS IN PALESTINE
-King Herod the Great p 17-18
Topic 11. INSPIRATION & REVELATION p 24
-definitions
-Dei Verbum
-canon p 27
Topic 12. LITERARY FORMS
-Literary Forms of New Testament p 26
Topic 13. HOLY SPIRIT/BIRTH OF THE CHURCH p 34
-Trinity
-sacraments - definition "effective"
-sacraments of Initiation
-signs, symbols of Baptism
Topic 14. Early Church p 41
-synagogues
-house churches
-apostolic succession
Topic 15. STAGES OF NEW TESTMENT DEVELOPMENT p 45
-life of Jesus
-oral transmission
-written forms
kerygma, didache, liturgia definitions
Topic 16. COMPOSITION OF THE GOSPELS
-4 evangelists- Matthew Mark Luke John p 54
-synoptic gospels p 51
-Q
-sources for Matthew
Topic 17. STRUCTURE OF MATTHEW p 67
-the Narratives & Discourses
-Beatitudes p 79
-Works of Mercy p 86
Monday - Wednesday 1/14 -1/16
Review
Video -"Jesus Christ Superstar"
Friday 1/11 Day 3
Read text p 84-87 The 5th Discourse
Judgment, End of Days
The Works of Mercy p 86
Copy Chart "Works of Mercy" p 86
Thursday 1/10 Day 2
Read text p 82-83
3rd Discourse - The Parables (Mt 13)
4th Discourse - the Community Discourse p 82
Peter the Rock, p 83
Wednesday 1/9 Day 1
Read Text p 77-81
1st Discourse - the Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5)
Copy Chart "Living the Beatitudes" p 79
2nd Discourse - the Missionary Discourse p 80 (Mt 9)
Jesus founds the Church
Tuesday 1/8 Day 6
Read Matthew 26-28
Conclusion
Monday 1/7 Day 5
Read Matthew 25-26
Friday 1/4/08 Day 4
Read Gospel of Matthew 24-25
Thursday 1/3/08 Day 3 Happy New Year
Read Gospel of Matthew 21-24
Friday 12/21 Day 2 Early Dismissal
Christmas Vacation Begins 12/21/07 thru 01/03/08
Thursday 12/20 Day 1
Read Gospel of Matthew 18-21
Wednesday 12/19 Day 6
Read Gospel of Matthew 13-18
Tuesday 12/18 Day 5
Video: Archaeology of New Testament
Monday 12/17 Day 4
Video: Archaeology of New Testament
Friday 12/14 Day 3
Notes on p 73-74
The Incarnation-the mystery whereby the Son of God, while remaing God , became man. "Carna" means "Flesh"
In Jesus the human and divine natures are united yet distinct.
The Second person of the Trinity became man for several reasons:
1. to reconcile us with god
2. so we might know God's love
3. to be our model of holiness
4. to share his divine life with us ("grace")
The First Narrative-The Beginning of Ministry
A. The Baptism of Jesus (see your notes on Baptism and the Trinity)
B. The Temptation in the Desert:
Jesus was tempted by 4 kinds of power:
1. material power-over nature & things
2. spiritual power-over all created beings-
angels, devils and human beings
3. political power-to rule the world as king and
reap its rewards
The Temptation Narrative
-reminded Mt's audience of Israel's time
wandering in the desert during the Exodus
-Jesus succeeds in being faithful to God where
Israel had failed
-He chose to trust in God's will and plan for
salvation
-admitting our weakness and relying on God's
strength helps us resist temptation
Thursday 12/13 Day 2 Early Dismissal Periods 1,2-7,8
Complete Worksheets
Wednesday 12/12 Day 1
Worksheet OT Prophecies Cited in MAtthew
Tuesday 12/11 Day 6
Read text, p 69 Birth & Beginning Ministry
The Infancy Narratives: 1. Geneaology of Jesus
4 women of OT - Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba
and Mary, mother of Jesus
Monday 12/10 Day 5
Read Text, p 68 Jesus as Teacher
Mt presents Jesus as a teacher of the Law par exellance, one like Moses or one of the great prophets
Pattern or Styl;e of Jesus-
1. In response to a question, Jesu quoptes sripture
2. Jesus tells a story or peforms an act to demonstrate his point
3. He asks for his questioners reponse
4. He gives his interpretation or pont of his lesson
Friday 12/7 Pep rally
Thursday 12/6 Day 4
Read Matthew or Guest Speaker
Wednesday 12/5 Day 3
Pop Quiz on structure of Matthew
Read Text, p 67 "The Structure of the Gospel of Matthew"
Copy into Notes -Outline of Gospel
-5 major Sermons & alternating
narratives
Tuesday 12/4 Day 2
Read text, p 66-67 theological Themes
Names, Title for Jesus -son of man, son of God, son of David, New Moses, shepherd, teacher (Rabbi)
Vocab word-anti-semitism -a hostility toward or discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic, or racial group
Monday 12/3 Day 1
Distribute Maps and fix into Notebooks
Complete Hand-out 3-A: chart on Gospel overviews
Read text p 65-Audience and location
Mixed population of Jews and Gentiles
Antioch, Syria
Friday 11/30 Day 6
Read Text p 64 "Overview of the Gospel of Matthew"
-Authorship and date
-Audience and location
-Theological Perspectives and Themes
Thursday 11/29 Day 5
Chapter 2 Test
Wednesday 11/28 Day 4
**Note:Test tomorrow on Chapter 2
Introduction to Chapter 3 "The Gospel According to Matthew"
Read & Copy Chapter Goals, p 63
Copy Timeline, p 62-63: A.D.14--102A.D.
Tuesday 11/27 Day 3
Pop quiz (review of yesterday's lesson)
Read Text, p 56-57 "Written Records of Early Christianity (Extra-biblical)"
-Sources that give historical evidence of the life of Jesus-
1. Josephus
2. Tacitus
3. Pliny the Younger
4. Suetonius
Monday 11/26 Day 2
Pop Quiz (review of gospel development)
Read Text p 54-55 "The Gospels"
Vocabulary - Evangelists -Gospel writers,
Matthew, Mark,Luke and John
Gospel - means "good news"
Copy chart, p 55 for each Gospel:
Author
Date
Location
Audience
Picture of Jesus Presented
Geneaology
Theological Thems
Symbol
Wednesday 11/21 Day 1 (Short periods 1,2-7,8)
Read Gospel of matthew
Tuesday 11/20 Day 6
Read Gospel of Matthew
Monday 11/19 day 5
Read Gospel of Matthew
Friday 11/16 Day 4
1. prayer, p 59
2. Read Gospel of Matthew
Thursday 11/15 Day 3
1. Prayer
2. Read p 27 "The Canon of Scripture"
3. Vocabulary-Apocrypha - hidden books
-Deuterocanonical - second list
4. New Testament Canon - 27 books and letters
Copy list and dates of composition
4 Gospels
Acts of the Apostles
Revelation
letters
Wednesday 11/14 Day 2
1. Prayer
2. Review Method of Exegesis for Miracle stories
3. Read Text, "Development of the Gospels" p 51, p 54
4. Copy Chart on 4 Gospels at a Glance, p 55
Tuesday 11/13 Day 1
1. Prayer
2. Review Method of Exegesis for Parables
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First Quarter Notes
Monday 9/10/07 Day 1
Introduction to class, greetings and salutations!
All studenta are required to bring the following items to every class:
New Testament Textbook
3 subject notebook with pockets
assorted colored highlighters
dark blue or black pens
Grading Rubric:
* Class Participation - 50%
students are graded daily on preparedness, participation, assignment completion, behavior, courtesy,compliance with school and class rules, etc.
* Test, Quizzes,Projects - 50%
frequent, unannounced short quizzes, announced chapter tests, occasional individual & group projects (both in class & homework)
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Tuesday 9/11/07 Day 2
1. Prayer, p 29
2. Read- Gospel of Matthew Chapter 1, p 1120
3. Read- Text Introduction, p vi
Called to Journey:Responding to the Invitation
Wednesday 9/12/07 Day 3
1. Prayer, p 29
2. Read Gospel of Matthew Chapter 2:1-12
3. Read Text, p vii: What To Bring
4. Answer Reflection Questions 1-11 in notebook, p vii
Thursday 9/13/07 Day 4
1. Prayer, p 29
2. Read Gospel of Matt 2:12-13
3. Complete Introduction - Read p viii: What to Bring,
Getting Ready to Go
4. Answer Reflection questions 1-8, p ix: What is Your
Destination?
Friday 9/14/07 Day 5
1. Prayer, p 29
2. Read Matt 2:13-4
3. Readtext, p x: Beginning the Journey
p xi: What does Scripture Say About
Scripture?
4. Copy Chapter Overview:
1. God's covenant with his people and the new covenant established with his son Jesus
2. Judaism in Jesus time
3. the political & social environment at the time of Jesus
4. Scripture & Tradition as the divine revelation of God.
Monday 9/17/07 Day 6
1. Prayer, p 29
2. Read Mattew 4
3. Chapter 1 introduction-read chapter goals, p 3
4. Copy into notebook key words;
salvation history
covenant scribes inspiration
monotheism Essenes revelation
ten commandments Zealots inerrancy
Pharisees Hellenistic exegesis
Sadducees polytheistic Tradition
5. Look at the timeline,discuss
6. Read "The People of God" p 4-5
God's Covenant in the Old
Testament
Core Beliefs:
-There is one God
-God created everything including humans
whom he made in his image-
male & female
-God chose a people, originally called the
Hebrews or Israelites, to share his
revelation and carry his blessing through
history. After the fall of the Jerusalem
Temple they became known as the Jews.
-God made a covenant with the Israelites
(Jews), around 1900bc, when he chose
Abraham to be the father of the chosen
people.
7. Definition: monotheism-belief in one God
salvation history-the saving action
of God through human history
covenant-a sacred agreement between
God and the Jewish people
Tuesday 9/18/07 Day 1
1. Prayer
2. Read Matthew 5:1-48
3. Read Text, The Chosen People, p 6
Scripture Excerpt: Genesis 17:1-8
The Call of Abraham-The Promise
4. Discuss "covenant"
Wednesday 9/19/07 Day 2
1. Prayer
2. Notes on covenant-a solemn contract between 2 parties witnessed by God
from the Hebrew - b'erit - meaning shackles/legirons/handcuffs/iron yoke around the neck
3. 4 Covenants of the Old Testament:
1. Genesis 3-After the Fall- God promises a redeemer
2. Genesis 9-After the Flood- God promises Noah that he will never again destroy the worl by flood
Gives mankind the privilege of eating meat (i.e., we share in God's power over life and death)
3. Genesis 12 & 15-Abrahamic-God promises Abraham that his descendents will be as numerous as the stars in the sky and that they will be a great nation
4. Exodus 20; Book of Deuteronomy (esp. Dt 5)
Mosaic Law- God establishes his chosen people, if they keep the commandments he will be their God and bring them all blessings
4. Read each passage referring to the covenants
5. Copy into notes: The Four Core Beliefs of Judaism
(see Monday)
Thursday 9/20/07 Day 3
1. Prayer
2. Read Text,The Law of The Covenant, p 7
Friday 9/21/07 Day 4
1. Prayer
2. Quiz - on terms, core beliefs,the four covenants
Monday 9/24/07 Day 5
1. Prayer
3. Read Breaking Open the Word, p 9
-Exodus 12 & 15
-Ezekiel 36:22-32; Jeremiah 3:31-48
4. Types of Covenant- marriage
business
political deals
*peace treaties
*adoption
5. Covenant Form-
1. Introduction-names each party and any previous relationship
2. Rules & stipulations-spells out the terms of the contract
3. List of blessings--if you keep the contract
List of Curses- if you break the contract
4. Ritual Sacrificial meal-sacrificed animal offered to the gods as a "holocaust" (burnt offering) and roasted meat eaten by both parties to demonstrate table fellowship
5. Proclamation/Publication- signed contract published for the information of the whole community
Tuesday 9/25/07 Day 6
1. Prayer
2. Matthew - the Last Supper
3. The Covenant is Fulfilled in Jesus, p 8
4. Copy box "Jesus as Fulfillment of the Covenant," p 9
Wednesday 9/26/06 Day 1
1. Prayer
2. Matthew 7
3. Read text, A Shared Land, p 10
Read Judaism at the Time of Jesus, p 11
4. Geography of Palestine
Galilee, Samaria, Judea, produce of the land,
climatic zones, geography of Palestine, etc.
Thursday 9/27/07 Day 2
1. Prayer, p 29
2. Geography of Palestine, continued.
Friday 9/28/07 Day 3
1. Prayer
2. Group Map Activity, the economy of Palestine
Monday 10/1 Day 4
1. Prayer, p 29
2. Read Matthew 8
3. Read text, The Importance of Family
in Jewish Life, p 12-13
Home
Family Life
Religion
Marriage
Tuesday 10/02 Day 5
1. Prayer, p 29
2. Read Matthew 9
3. Extended Family Structure, economy of the family, gender roles
Wednesday 10/03 Day 6
1. Prayer, p 29
2. Groups within Judaism Read Text, p 14-15
Pharisees Zealots
Sadduccees anawim (the poor)
Scribes
Essenes
Thursday 10/04 Day 1
1. Prayer, p 29
2. Answer Review Questions 1-5, p 30 in notebook
3. Copy definitions of key words into notebooks from page 30:
Pharisees, sadducuees, scribes, essenes, zealots
Friday 10/05 Day 2
1. Prayer, p 29
2. Review answers for questions 1-5, p 30
Monday 10/8 Columbus Day No School
Tuesday 10/09 Day 3
1. Prayer, 29
2. Read Matthhew 10
3. Review for Test tomorrow
Wednesday 10/10 Day 4
Test on Chapter 1, p 2-15
Thursday 10/11 Day 5
1. Prayer, p 29
2. Read Text, p 16 "Dead Sea Scrolls"
Friday 10/12 Day 6
1. Prayer
2. Read Matthew
3. Read Text, p 17
"Politics and Society of the Time"
-Pax Romana
-King Herod
-Hellenistic influences
Monday 10/15 Day 1
1. Prayer
2. Read Text, p 19-20
"Social Classes" "Cult Practices"
Tuesday 10/16 Day 2
1. Prayer
2. Read Text, p 21
"Philosophical Movements"
-Epicureans
-Cynics
-Stoicism
Wednesday 10/17 No Classes
Thursday 10/18 Day 3
1. Prayer
2. read text, p 23-24 "Development of Scripture"
-inspiration
-revelation
Friday 10/19 Day 4
1. Prayer, p 29
2. Read Text Section"Interpreting Scripture", p 25-26
-steps of exegesis
3. Copy Box, p 26 "Literary Forms in the Bible"
Monday 10/22 Day 5
1. Prayer, p 59
2. Chapter 2, Introduction "Called To follow Jesus"
-Copy Chapter Goals
-Copy Timeline p 32-33
-Key Words
Pentecost Miracles apostolic succession
Baptism Parables Gospels
sacrament Evangelists
Holy Trinity
Tuesday 10/23 Day 6
1. Prayer, p 59
2. Read p 34-35 "What Does It mean To follow Jesus?"
3. Notes-Pentecost
messianic hopes of Jews
baptism of repentence of John
Wednesday 10/24 Day 1
1. Prayer, p 59
2. Read p 36 "The Mystey of the Trinity"
3. Notes - on the Trinity, 3 Persons in One God
Creator Redeemer Sanctifier
Father Son Holy Spirit
Thought Word Activity
Thursday 10/25 Day 2
1. Prayer, p 59
2. Read p 37 "Christian Baptism"
3. Notes - Three Sacraments of Initiation
1. Baptism
2. Confirmation
3. Eucharist
- Sacaraments are ritualistic signs
-rituals or rites are patterns of actions that use owrd formulas and material symbols
-symbols are material images that represent spiritual realities
-symbols are polyvalent, i.e., they have many layers of meaning
-Trinitarian Rite-persons are baptized in the name of the Father, Son & Holy Spirit
-material symbols are
1. water-washes, renews
2. candle-gives light
3. oil-heals & anoints (priest, prophet, king)
4. white robe-clothes with new man
we become adopted children of God the Father, we are washed clean of original sin, anointed as priests, prophets & kings, clothed with Christ, and given his light.
-Two Forms of Baptism
1. total immersion in a pool-usually for
adults only
2. pouring cup of water over head only-
usually for infants
Friday 10/26 Day 3
1. Prayer, p 59
2. Scripture Study Book
Monday 10/29 Day 4
1. Prayer, p 59
2. Read Book of Acts of the Apostles 1-2
3. Read p 40 "Beginnings of the Church"
Tuesday 10/30 Day 5
1. Prayer, p 59
2. Read "Life of Early Christians" p 41
3. Notes-House Churches
-synagogues-Jewish Scripture study groups
-Israelite 4-Room house structure
-church-people, assembly, community of God
-early groups met for Sabbath worship at
Jewish synagogues, later in private homes
to share Scripture, stories of Jesus
and "breaking of the bread" remembrance of
the Lord's last supper
-early groups expected Jesus to return any day, and gathered freqquently to wait for him, sold all their stuff and distributed the proceeds to feed and take care of everyuone's material needs
-apostles would stop by and share stories of Jesus teachings
-no one wrote anything down for a whole gebneration because they all expected Jesus to come and end the world.
-only Paul wrote anything at first, because he wrote letters to the foreign churches for guidance
Wednesday 10/31 Day 6
1. Prayer p 59
2. Read p 43 "continuing the Mission of the Apostles"
3. Read p 44 An Accepted Religion
Thursday 11/01 Day 1 (C schedule)
1. Prayer p 59
2. Test on chapter 2 to p 44
Friday 11/02 Day 2
1. Prayer p 59
2. Read p 45, "The Shift from Oral To Written
Tradition"
3. Notes- Three Stages of New testament
1. Life & Teachings of Jesus
2. oral Proclamation
3. Written proclamation
4. 1. the Life and Teachings of Jesus
Monday 11/5 Day 3
1. Prayer, p 59
2. the Oral Proclamation, p 48-49
Tuesday 11/6 Day 4
1. prayer, p 59
2. Read text, p 46-47 "Parables"
3. Notes- Define parable
Levels of Interpretation:
1. literal level
2. spiritual level
4. Copy chart of Parables, p 47 into notes
Wednesday 11/7 Day 5
1. Prayer, p 59
2. Text, p 49-50 "Miracle stories"
Notes-Define miracle stories
-signs of God's kingdom
-Jesus' power over evil
-reveals the mercy and compassion of God
4 Types of Miracles
-healing
-exorcism (casting out demons)
-power over nature
-power over death
Miracles of healing - require faith on part of person being healed. Usually had to be requested.
Types of healing:
1, physical
2. spiritual
3. emotional
4. psychological
3. Copy chart of Miracle Stories, p 50
Thursday 11/8 Day 6
Test on Parables & miracle stories
Friday 11/9 No School (TACHS)
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