Plato's Allegory
What are the 6 key aspects of the Allegory?
the prisoners, the fire, the puppeteers, the shadows, the ascent, and the sun.
What are the 5 fundamental questions of man?
Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going? Why is there evil? What happens after we die?
What are 3 attributes of God?
Omnipresent, Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omnibenevolent.
What happens in Numbers 21: 4-9
The Israelites are in the desert and God sends fiery serpents that start biting them, and so Moses asks God to help them and God tells Moses to make a serpent out of bronze, and whoever is bitten, they just look at the bronze serpent and it heals them.
What are the 3 Abrahamic faiths?
Islam, Judaism, & Christianity
What are the 3 main elements of the Philosophers journey?
Life in the shadows, the ascent, seeing the sun.
Why are the 5 fundamental questions important?
Because they are in the heart of every person, regardless of their race, religion, or economic standing. They will be restless until answering these questions.
What happens in Ex 3:1-6?
God appears to Moses in the burning bush, and reveals His name as 'I AM'.
They can represent afflictions or the places in our hearts that are not conformed to God. so they can also represent our Sin which bites and poisons us.
How are the 3 Abrahamic faiths similar?
They all follow the same story and tradition of Abraham and worship the same God (God the Father).
What does the allegory of the cave mean?
The journey toward truth.
How does the Catholic church help answer these 5 questions?
Through the expression of faith and the person of Jesus Christ, who Himself becomes Man in order to experience and answer these questions.
What does the story of Numbers 21 teach us?
We MUST look at our 'problems' in order to heal from them, and or that courage is a better cure to fear than just getting rid of the problem.
What is the main difference between the Abrahamic faiths? (explain)
Who Jesus Christ is. Islam and Judaism say He is an important figure/prophet, while Christianity claims that he is Divine.
What does the Philosophers journey represent?
Coming to know the 'shadows' of truth we believe and making the uncomfortable journey toward truth.
Explain the significance of these 5 questions in the life of EVERY person.
These questions are significant because they drive the behavior of every person, whether that person is aware of their answer or not. therefore the best thing we can do is help ourselves and others answer these questions.
What does God's name "I AM" reveal to us about His nature or who He is?
He is existence itself! He is what it means to be alive and in existence! :D
How is Jesus like the Bronze Serpent?
Jesus is raised on the wooden 'staff' of the Cross just like the Bronze Serpent, looking at Jesus on the Cross and understanding what He has done for us also heals our wounds, just like the Bronze Serpent healed the wounds of those who had been bitten in the desert.
What does the Catholic Church teach about the Eucharist?
That it is the REAL presence of Christ. Body, blood, soul, & divinity. it is NOT a symbol.
What is a specific example from your life that you've experience the allegory of the cave?
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How do YOU answer these 5 questions?
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How do God's attributes show up in your life today?
God being Omnibenevolent helps me to maintain a relationship with Him, because I know that He really does care about ME. on a personal level.
How does Numbers 21 help you in your life today?
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Why is it reasonable to assert that the Catholic faith holds the fullness of the truth?
The Catholic church is the only Christian denomination that is founded by Jesus Christ Himself, and holds an unbroken line of authority from Jesus to Peter onward, furthermore the Christian faith only survived due to the traditions of the early church which was Catholic.