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Flashcards by E.M. Flood, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by E.M. Flood
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| Question | Answer |
| What function does the temptation story serve in terms of explaining Jesus’ ministry? | It reveals and explains what the KOG is not, and sets foundation for the tone of his ministry |
| Explain the connection and meaning the temptation story has to economics? | The devil is tempting Jesus to use his power for his own economic gain by turning stone into bread and selling it |
| Explain the connection and meaning the temptation story has to political power? How does it relate to some ideas from Lewis? | The devil is tempting Jesus to use his power for his own glory. This relates to C.S. Lewis' analogy about the human machine, and humans only being able to run off of God like an engine runs on oil |
| What is the Kingdom of God? | A future state in which the poor and oppressed were liberated |
| What is the greatest commandment? | Love our neighbor & God as we love ourselves |
| What kind of love did Jesus mean when he said to love your neighbor as yourself? | Unconditional love (Agape) |
| What’s the point of loving God with all your heart? | If you love God with all your heart, you are NOT at the center of your own universe. You are focused first on others, and then yourself |
| What is compassion? | Extending love to everyone and then acting upon it |
| What are parables? What are the components of a parable? | Stories that teach one a lesson; - Greater truths - Simple settings/plots - Use of hyperbole or juxtaposition/contrasts |
| Explain the use of hyperbole in the parable of the Lost Sheep. | One leaves the 99 |
| Explain the use of juxtaposition/contrast in the parable of the Good Samaritan. | Samaritans & Jews are rivals, but the Samaritan is the hero |
| Did Christ preach any new brand of morality? What is the real job of every moral teacher? | Christ did not teach any new brand of morality; To remind us again and again of the same, old principlesEvery |
| What will you find again and again about anything that is really Christian? | Every one likes bits of it, wants to pick out those bits, & leave the rest |
| How do some people see charity as unnecessary? | They insist that instead we ought to be producing a society in which there is no poor to give to |
| How much does Lewis recommend one should give to charity? | More than one can spare |
| What sort of chain reaction needs to happen for there to be a Christian society? | Want a Christian society, be Christian, love neighbor as yourself, put God in center of your life, obey God |
| How are stories more open ended than strict definitions? | Definitions are restrictive |
| What does Fr. Martin mean when he says that parables can be subversive? | Parables go against the expectations of the audience |
| What is a challenge for current day readers when reading parables? | Understanding the humor & relatability of the stories to those who first heard them |
| What profound desire does Jesus reveal to people in the parable of the lost sheep? | God's desire to find us |
| How do you love your enemy? | You love your enemy as a person, but you do not have to love what they did. |
| What’s “another important element of Jesus’ parables?” | Wit/humor |
| Opaque* | Difficult or impossible to understand *Good parables are often opaque enough to allow for mutiple interpretations |
| Relinquish* | To release or let go f *Jesus relinquished desires for material wealth & political power in the wilderness story |
| Tenet* | An important principle or belief *A tenet of Christianity: first love God, then secondly love your neighbor |
| Juxtapose* | The placement of 2 or more things *Parables often juxtapose unlikely things |
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