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19 Cards in this Set
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What are the main themes/ key ideas of 'God - a brief history' by J Bowker?
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Jesus as the New Covenant, The Holy Trinity, Jesus as God - Christology and Arius/ Athanasius.
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The lines of argument of in paragraph one of 'God-a brief history'? (A covenant with all peoples).
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Bowker begins by looking at the concept of Jesus as the new covenant which has its roots in Judaism but now all people are included in God's special blessings - all people can be justified (made one with God) through their faith.
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The line of argument in paragraph two and three of 'God - a brief history'?
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Bowker next asseses the relationship between Jesus and God, something that the writer of the 4th Gos. was intent on doing when Jesus uttered the "I am" sayings. He also looks at the nature of the Holy Spirit and relates it back to Old Testament ideas as well as Jesus and the Holy Spirit and the importance of the Holy Spirit in the early church.
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In paragraph four of 'God - a brief history' what does Bowker do?
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Bowker continues by stating that the human nature of Jesus is what makes him so accessible to believers.
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In 'The Person of Christ; How is Jesus related to God' what does Bowker speak of?
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Throughout Christian history there has been a debate about whether or how Jesus could have been fully God and fully man. Bowker takes us back to 318 CE when Arius disagreed with Alexander's claim. This disagreement sparked the doctrine of Arianism.
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What does Bowker speak of in 'Jesus and God; One Being With the Father'?
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Earlier Trajen had questioned why Christians were willing to die rather than worship the emperor. In essence the difference between Jesus being of "like nature" and "being" God is one Greek letter (i). Bowker discusses how it was vital/necessary for God to become human in order to save the human race. Athanasius disagreed with Arius, seeing Jesus as fully God and fully man, which Jesus needed to be if he was to bring salvation. This concept is clearly stated in the Christian creeds.
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A conclusion to an analysis of Bowker's anthology (one)?
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In conclusion, there has been difficulty over the centuries for the Christian understanding of the Trinity, which in itself is impossible to prove but remains a key concept in Christian Christology.
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What are the main themes/ key ideas of anthology number three, 'Why did Jesus have to die?'
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2 main reasons;
Historical - civil unrest (Romans). Blasphemy (Jews). Religious + Theological - defeat of evil/an example/a sacrifice/a ransom/taking the place of humanity. |
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Two general points can be made about the content of anthology three? (Reid G and Tyler S).
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The writer/s is using evidence from the New Testament and the early church to explain both historical and theological reasons for Jesus' death.
From both these perspectives, the writer believes that Jesus' death was both inevitable and desirable. |
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What points can be made regarding to Gordon Reid and Sarah Tylers' section on 'The historical viewpoint'? (Anthology three).
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In John's Gospel Jesus' conflict with the Jewish leaders (referred to as "Jews" by the author of John) begins from the very start of Jesus' public ministry, when Jesus overturns the temple tables.
The Romans had no real interest in the religion of the Jews provided the Jewish leaders kept their people under control. Pilate is hesitant about sending Jesus to his death but feels under pressure in case Jesus and his followers cause civil unrest. |
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What points can be made relating to Reid and Tyler's section on 'The religious viewpoint?'
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From a theological perspective the writer uses 5 religious reasons and in these reasons we clearly see the importance of Jesus' death for Christians.
- The defeat of evil. - An example of self-sacrifice. - The last/perfect sacrifice; in John Jesus is the Passover lamb. - Ransom; pays the price of human sin. - Taking the place of humanity; God understands what human suffering is like. These are ideas that are clearly seen in John's Gospel and are maybe less obvious in tthe Synoptics. Love is the key - God's love (Grace) to unlocking the meaning of Jesus' death. People are saved through God's love and God and the human race are reunited (Atonement). "His death was believed to bring forgiveness and was a perfect offering of obedience to the Father" - O Donnell. *Jesus is seen as anxious about his destiny but then he seems to be reassured that it is the right thing. |
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What are the key ideas/main themes of anthology four, "Why I am not a Christian...Defects in Christ's teaching" by the philosopher Betrand Russell?
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A questioning of the historical accuracy of the Gospels.
Parousia (second coming of Christ). Future Eschatology/Realised Eschatology. Kingdom of God - God's kingship would be made real on earth and evil would be overcome. |
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What key points can be made about Betrand Russell's paragraphic piece?
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Russell begins by casting doubt on Jesus' wisdom and goodness as shown in the Gospels. He then goes on to question whether Jesus actually existed. Next he focuses on the concept of the Parousia and how it would appear from New Testament quotes that Jesus taught that this would occur within the lifetime of his contempories. This belief of course influenced Jesus' moral teaching and the teaching of the early church. Indeed, Paul had to admonish the residents of Corinth that they shouold be "in the world but not of the world", ready for the time of Jesus' second coming.
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What is the main theme of anthology five, "Jesus and the Law" by Keith Ward?
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The question; 'Did Jesus abolish the Jewish Law?'
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What is the main line of argument of paragraph one of anthology five, "Jesus and the Law" by Keith Ward?
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Ward uses evidence from the Gospels to both support why people may think that Jesus wanted to abolish the Jewish Law and also to reject the idea.
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What are the key points which are related to the second paragraph of Keith Ward's "Jesus and the Law"?
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He uses examples from the book of Acts to show how in early Christianity, there was still in evidence an adherance to the Law, which represented for the Apostles important moral and food guidelines that were important at a time when the church was welcoming Gentiles in large numbers. There Gentiles had had no such law background and their morals were found to be somewhat dubious. It was decided at the council of Jerusalem in Acts 15 that it was important to ask new converts to follow the Jewish Law, especially in relation to food laws and common decency. The influence of the Jewish law did deplete later when the early church moved into mainly Gentile areas, but still Paul stresses the importance of not upsetting fellow believers by poor behaviour (I Corinthians).
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Summarise the third paragraph of anthology five, 'Jesus and the Law' by Keith Ward.
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Having established that Jesus did not abolish the law, Ward then questions why people think he did and concludes that it must be some sort of anti-Jewish prejudice or stereotype, seeing Jews as legalists and Christians as more humanitarian. However, he points out that both religions have both aspects within their traditions.
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Summarise the fourth paragraph of 'Jesus and the Law' by Keith Ward.
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Ward next talks about what has come to be known as the "Golden Rule" of Christianity, which encapsulates in its essence the Ten commandments with its emphasis on loving God and each other.
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Summarise paragraph five of 'Jesus and the Law' by Keith Ward.
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Paul developed the idea of "Justification by Faith" in his Epistles. Faith is important, but it is also important to live life in the right sort of way. Paul was eager to stress that his followers should be "in the world but not of the world", i.e. their behaviour needed to reflect their role as Christians, but whilst they are "in the world" they need to make the most of their life.
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