Study Guide for Thursday's Test

Concepts and terms:

Ethical Monotheism

God as immanent vs. God as transcendent

Covenant/election: Exodus story

Revelation

Abram/Abraham, Moses

Meaning of the 10 commandments

Prophets' role in Israel's history: two stages or genre's of prophecy

Nathan, Elijah; Amos, Isaiah

"Wisdom" literature: Proverbs, Ecclesiastes

Kosher, Kabbalah; Orthodox, Reform, Conservative Judaism

Talmud

Judaism of Jesus' day: Pharisees, Sadducees, Scribes, Essenes, Zealots

Jesus' ethics and apocalyptic ideas

Paul - travels, ideas (theo-anthropology), life

Early church - split between Jewish and Gentile Christians

Luther and the Reformation: lasting significance, key ideas

Indulgences and 95 theses

Luther's life story

Sola fide, Sola Scriptura, "Protestant spirit"

Apostles' Creed: know the theological ideas of each part

Texts:

Old Testament texts in Genesis, Exodus, 2 Samuel, Amos, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes

Recognize and comment on a Talmud text

New Testament texts: Matthew (Jesus' ethics), 1 Corinthians

Homework for Wednesday, April 20th

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Look tomorrow (Tuesday) for a study guide for Thursday's test. Remember the format: 3 relationships, you choose 2. 2 Texts, you choose 1.

Remember also that this will cover both Christianity and Judaism.

Incidentally, the wikipedia page on the Apostles' Creed has some interesting stuff on it.

Study guide for Hillerbrand on the protestant reformation

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Study Questions for Hillerbrand, The Protestant Reformation, sections II-VI

Use this as a guide for your reading of the annotated article on the Reformation. Expect a quiz on Monday, based on these questions and terms.

II. The religious tenor of Europe at the time of the Reformation.

Peoples’ interests?

State of the church?

Abuses?

III. Luther and other reformers

95 Theses, indulgences

Early developments of Luther’s thought:

Church’s response?

Problem of break from the church?

Zwingli:


Anabaptists:


England:


Calvin:


V: Religion and politics

European phenomenon?


Religious phenomenon?


Political role?


VI: Protestant ideals and lasting significance

What doctrines of catholicism were kept?

What was the reformers’ real change?

Sola fide?

Sola scriptura?

“Protestant spirit” - protestant ideas about religion in general?

Max Weber- his theory, pros and cons

Homework for Tuesday, 4.5.11

First, read Burke, pages 234-241. Write about a half a page of notes. Then read the info at this link and take about another half a page of notes. I will check your notes to begin class. Remember to include not only information but also questions in your notes- what do you want to know more about or spend time discussing?