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This sense reveals what God is teaching us through a particular passage of scripture
The moral sense
The word Gospel means
Good News
The Audience of Matthew's Gospel
The Jews
What are 2 events in the infancy narratives which are unique to Luke?
- Annunciation -Visitation -Presentation -Finding in the Temple
What are 2 meanings of the word logos?
word, reason, understanding, statement, the principle that orders the universe.
The 4 senses of Scripture are...
Literal, allegorical, moral, anagogical
What is the New Law?
"This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." Jn 15:12
Which other Israelite leader had pagan rulers come to visit him?
Solomon
How does the Emmaus road story relate to the institution of the Eucharist?
In Emmaus., Jesus is made known to the 2 disciples in the breaking of the bread- Celebrating the Eucharist again.
What are 2 themes from the Prologue of the Gospel of John that repeat later in the Gospel?
light/Darkness
Baptism
New life and an abundance of Life
God dwelling with man.
The sense that allows us to read Scripture in light of eternity
What is the Anagogical sense
What are five main points you would use to explain what the Gospel is?
Mercy- Forgiveness- Grace- Salvation from death, restoring man to relationship with God- the Establishment of the Church, the Kingdom of God is open to all.
How does the institution of the Eucharist relate to the feeding of the 5000?
In both Jesus takes bread, blessed, breaks it and distributes it to satisfy many.
What are 2 things that make Luke's institution of the Eucharist narrative unique?
Jesus says:
"This chalice which is poured out for you is the New Covenant in my blood"
"Do this in memory of me"
What 3 things in the bread of life discourse (John 6) indicate that Jesus is talking about truly eating him in the Eucharist?
1. The people think Jesus is talking about cannibalism.
2. He does not apologize for their misunderstanding, but becomes more intense.
3. Many of his followers leave him after this.
Which principle for interpreting Scripture considers how the meaning of a passages is illuminated by the verses and paragraphs surrounding it, chapters, and in fact the whole Bible?
Content and Unity
What is identity?
What is Jesus proclaiming about our identity?
What is 1 way freedom relates to our identity?
A person's knowledge about who they are and how you desire to be seen.
Jesus is proclaiming that he is setting us free to live as Children of God.
Jesus is setting us free to love, to be like our Father rather than being a slave to sin.
What are the 3 models of discipleship Jesus gives that all possesses the evangelical virtues? What are the evangelical virtues?
Slaves, children, and Eunuchs.
All live poverty, chastity, and obedience to another.
What are 3 similarities between the Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth and the bringing of the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem by David?
- both arise and go to the Hill country. - Elizabeth and David were both struck with awe. -Both Elizabeth and David exult before Mary. -both David and John the Baptist dance. -the ark/Mary stays for 3 months where they are before leaving.
What are the two types of life that are distinguished in the Good Shepherd Discourse? What does Jesus teach about both of them? What Greek words are they?
Spiritual life- zoe
Biological life- Psyche
He has come to lay down his Psyche to bestow upon his sheep abundant Zoe
Exodus 14:21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and made the sea dry land, and the waters were divided. 22 And the people of Israel went into the midst of the sea on dry ground, the waters being a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.
What are 2 senses of Scripture and how can they be used to interpret this passage?
Literal- God is splitting the red Sea and the israelites are passing through it.
Allegorically- the red Sea prefigures baptism where we are freed from our slavery to sin
Morally- God is teaching the Israelites the lengths he will go to free them to show his love. God is showing the israelites that they must leave behind their former lives in Egypt to belong to him and be his people
Anagogically- In eternity God desires perfect union with us, which demands a complete separation from sin.
What is Matthew 5:17?
What is the New Law?
How does it relate to the New Law?
"Do not think I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to abolish them but to fulfill them."
The new law- the command to love is the fulfillment of what all of the prophets and other OT figures were prophesying and preparing.
Who are 3 important females in Jesus's genealogy not including Mary?
What is significant about these women?
Tamar, Ruth, Rahab Baathsheba.
All of these women are gentiles, and have some sort of impurity in their lives but Jesus the Messiah is still descended from them.
What does it mean to be a disciple? What are 3 things Jesus teaches about being a disciple in the Gospel of Luke?
A disciple is a follower/student.
-You must be a disciple before being an Apostle
-The contemplative life-being with Jesus is prioritized over doing things.
-To be a disciple you must be willing to give up everything to follow Jesus
Where are 3 places in John Jesus is spoken of as the bridegroom either explicitly or implicitly?
-Wedding at Cana- Jesus provides the win
-Woman at the Well- Jesus meets her at the well, He loves her and proposes himself as a 5th husband.
-John the Baptist- Refers to Jesus as "the one with the bride"
-Bread of Life discourse- Jesus gives himself entirely to his bride