Name that Justice
Justice is defined as a harmony of the soul: reason, emotions, appetites.
These are the first five books of the Bible. What do the Jewish people call them?
The Torah
Whom did the Romans name as "King of the Jews"?
Herod the Great
This was a favorite slogan of Jean-Paul Sartre, and teaches that the universe does not provide us with any “plan” or “rulebook” for living. There is no essential nature or divine plan for your life, because there is no creator and there is no ultimate meaning in the universe.
What is the slogan?
Existence Preceeds Essence
Not patriarchy, not hierarchy, and not even sacrifice and perfect ritual form; but the law of God brings liberty, and mercy, and love.
Who taught this?
the Prophets and Jesus
Justice is defined as doing what is right (correct) not just what is legally required; it is situational and tied to relationships.
Confucianism
According to both Jesus and Saint Paul, this is the very essence of the Law of God. What is it?
Love
What was the name of the Messiah who took over Sepphoris in northern Galilee for ten years?
Judas the Galilean
To the Existentialist, since meaning can only be created, how do Existentialists create ethics and morality?
through interpersonal relationships with one another
What are the two greatest commandments according to Jesus?
Love God
Love Neighbor as yourself
Justice must be created. We are charged by God with building society and community, which means justice is up to us to create.
Genesis 1
We said the Creation Mandate in Genesis 1:28 is more than biological. What does it also speak of creating then?
It means we create society and community.
It means we create justice
Define the term: Lesthai
And who are the Lesthai?
bandit, or insurrectionist/revolutionary
They are the dispossessed poor of Judea, who cannot keep up with heavy taxes and the economic situation the Romans built with the wealthy elites.
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 three things does God require of you?
to do justice
to love mercy
to walk humbly with your God
Justice means understanding God's eternal law, as it is reflected upon natural law, so that it can eventually be codified into human law, then daily action.
Saint Thomas Aquinas
In what way does the Royal-Function Vocation democritize the Image of God?
In the ANE, only the king was the image of God. But Genesis 1 says all humans are made in God's image.
What is the Fourth Philosophy?
AND
Who made up the members of the Fourth Philosophy?
They are the Zealots - an independence movement; a group dedicated to freeing Israel from all foreign rule.
The Zealots were made of the Lesthai
The universe owes us nothing. We may value and desire something or someone, but the universe may/may not give it to you. There is no meaning, order, or set blue-print for the cosmos.
What is this Existential concept called?
the Absurd, or the Void
Christ teaches, in John's Gospel, there is only one characteristic that defines the Christian. According to Jesus, how will people know you're a follower of Christ?
if you love one another
Justice is defined as expanding the concrete possiblities of human freedom and transcendence.
John tells us Christ is a person of Zeal. What example does John's Gospel provide to show us the Zeal of Jesus for justice?
Jesus overturns the money-changers in the Temple
He was the Messiah that was eventually beheaded by Herod the Great. What was his name?
Hezekiah
According to Existentialism, when I deny someone their human rights, I deny them their Existential Transcendence and mine, since freedom only allows what we are willing to give one another.
What is Existential Transcendence?
It is the freedom to decide and choose what/who I am and want to be - my own human project that is built on values.
What are the four categories for understanding and interpreting the Torah and applying it to the church, according to Roman Catholics?
Civil Law
Religious Law
Moral Law
the New Law