Genesis 1
"So God created humans in his image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them."
Genesis 1:27 - what is this called Theologically?
the Imagio Dei Declaration
Whom did the Romans name as "King of the Jews"?
Herod the Great
According to both Jesus and Saint Paul, this is the very essence of the Law of God. If you don't have this, you cannot keep God's law. What is it?
Love
Not taking responsiblity for your freedom, or being anything but your genuine and authentic self means you're only lying to yourself.
What is this Existential concept called?
Bad Faith
According to Micah 6:8, what are the three things God requires from us?
1) to do justice
2) to love mercy
3) to walk humbly with God
God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.”
Genesis 1:28 - what is this called Theologically?
The Creation Mandate
In 1st century Judea, these were the bandits, or insurrectionists and revolutionaries. What were they called?
Lesthai
Instead of seeing himself apart from the poor, Jesus identified himself with them. So too, we must identify ourselves with the vulnerable, poor, and those struggling in our society. What is this concept called?
Solidarity
In Existentialism, this means owning one’s existence, standing behind one’s choices, thinking for yourself, and deciding you alone will decide. The Herd Mentality, or “I was only following orders” – they’re all Bad Faith.
What is this concept called?
Authenticity
According to Simone de Beauvoir: if I deny the freedom of others, whom else will this effect ultimately?
Ourselves
According to Genesis 1, where does Justice come from?
from human beings spreading through the earth, building society. All are created in God's image, so we are to create justice/equality/fairness with one another.
These were those Jewish folk that co-operated with the Romans, and made themselves rich because of it. Who were they? (HINT: two groups)
Jewish Aristocrats: Priests, Priestly Families, those keepers of the Temple
Jewish/Roman Agents: like tax-collectors
In Luke 18, why did the Rich Young Ruler turn away and refuse to follow Jesus?
He did not want to sell all his goods.
I am my own self-project where I establish the goals I pursue, the meaning I create, and the way I define myself.
What is concept called?
Existential Transcendence
A Jewish hope developed: promising someone who would kill all the Romans and re-establish a Kingdom of Israel that will never end. What was this figure called by the Jews?
Messiah
Briefly explain the Royal Function Vocation regarding the concept of the "image of God".
The idea that the king in the Ancient Near East was the image of god and ruled the region on their god's behalf.
This was an independence movement; a group dedicated to freeing Israel from all foreign rule. They had an unshakable insistence that they would serve none but Yahweh. Their army became formed from the Lesthai.
Zealots
In Jesus' parable of the Rich Fool in Luke 12, why was the man said to be a fool?
The man in the story expressed a false hope that his money would form a security for himself into the future.
To the Existentialist, since meaning can only be created, how do Existentialists create ethics and morality?
through interpersonal relationships with one another
This was the name of the city that the messiah, Judas of Galilee, took over for 10-years until the Romans destroyed his rebellion, and killed him.
What was the name of the city?
Sepphoris
How does the Imagio Dei democratize the Royal Function Vocation?
Genesis 1 says all humans, not just kings, are made in God's image.
What actions of Jesus undermined the authority of the Temple? (name two ways we mentioned)
Overturning the Money-changers
Threat to destroy the temple
Miracles
How did Zacchaeus find salvation in Luke 19?
He not just repents of his actions, but he renews justice by giving back to those he wronged.
For existentialists, why is oppression of the other injust?
It denies human transcendence; the result is people who are forced, stuck, and constrained into certain roles. It turns people into objects, erasing their freedom, agency, or decision making ability.
This was the name of the rabbi that joined Judas of Galilee and established the Fourth Philosophy (or the Zealots).
Zaddok