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| officaial list of books regarded as inspired by God |
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| HEBREW CANON AND PROTESTANT CANON |
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key event of Old Testament- Yahweh liberates the Israelites from Egypt
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| where Moses recieved the Law (10 Commandments) |
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| covenant relationship with God |
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| God's ongoing discloser of God's self |
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| 3 MAJOR DIVISIONS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT |
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1. law (pentateuch)
2.Prophets
3. writings |
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| first 5 books of the Bible |
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| FIRST 5 BOOKS OF THE BIBLE |
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1. genesis
2. exodus
3.levititus
4. numbers
5. dueteronomy |
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isaiah
jeremiah
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(3 major prophets) |
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| wisdom books such as Psalms, Proverbs, Book of Job |
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| STORIES OF KINGS OF ISRAEL |
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| KEY THEMES IN THE OLD TESTAMENT |
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1. god is personal being, involved in the lives of his people
2. god is creator, awesome in power, transcendent
3. god is faithful to the covenant which he made with his people |
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| basis of faith for Christians for 2000 years |
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| HOW MANY BOOKS IN NEW TESTAMENT? |
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| 13 written by Paul; book of revelation |
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| a special kind of literature, written by believers in Jesus of Nazareth. motivated by a desire to share the new life they found in him. |
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mark
matthew
luke
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| the earliest Gospel written (64 a.d.) |
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| the central theme of Jesus' preaching |
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| titles that mean the 'anointed one' |
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| a brief, succinct story that illustrates a religious truth |
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| MAIN FEATURES OF JESUS' LIFE AND MINISTRY |
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| jesus lives his life with God and for God; jesus lives his life in the service of others |
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| JESUS' DEATH AND RESURRECTION |
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| jesus' death cannot be seperated from his life. The things Jesus said and did turned the authorities against him and gnerated the determination to destroy him. But God vindicated Jesus, raising him from death. Jesus' resurrection is the beginning of the Christian community called, Church. |
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1. "faith is the state of being ultimately concerned." (Paul Tillich)
2. Whatever absorbs the energies of our hearts is our ulitmate concern
3.faith is a living relationship which must continue to grow
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psycologist of religion
6 stages of faith |
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| THE MYSTERY OF SUFFERING AND EVIL |
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1. the book of Job; the book of Genesis
2. God stands in compassionate solidarity with suffering people
3. Isaiah the Prophet/The book of Judges/Book of Exodus
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| IN JESUS- GOD ENTERS INTO OUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND SHOWS US WHAT TO DO |
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1. he forgives sins
2. Jesus Heals
3. jesus conquers death in his resurrection
4. asks us to carry on his struggle against sin and evil |
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