Bible Alive Jesus Christ Six: The Holy Family & the Hidden Years

Bible Alive Jesus Christ 006: "The Holy Family & the Hidden Years"

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Here are questions from the sixth class of Bible Alive: Jesus Christ, meeting Tuesday nights. To follow you will need to read the book Jesus Christ: Fundamentals in Christology, by Roch Kereszty, o. cist.
ISBN-10: 081890917X
ISBN-13: 978-0818909177
It can be ordered here NOTE: YOU NEED to read the book.

Assignment: Answer Questions for class two and read Jesus Christ: Fundamentals of Christology Chapter Three pp. 93-106.

1. How does the mystery of the Holy Family shed light on the mystery of religious communities, ecclesial communities, and Christian marriage?

2. According to the New Testament, Jesus is the “Son of David.” What historical evidence do we have for the Davidic descendance of Jesus? What is the theological meaning of this title?

3. Compare the story of the twelve-year-old Jesus in the Temple with the call of Samuel (1 Sam 2:19-3:19). What are the similarities and what are the differences?

4. Comment on the theological meaning of Jesus’ “private life” before his public ministry.

Bible Alive Jesus Christ Five: The Beginning of the Gospel

Bible Alive Jesus Christ 005: “The Beginning of the Gospel”

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Here are questions from the fifth class of Bible Alive: Jesus Christ, meeting Tuesday nights. To follow you will need to read the book Jesus Christ: Fundamentals in Christology, by Roch Kereszty, o. cist.
ISBN-10: 081890917X
ISBN-13: 978-0818909177
It can be ordered here NOTE: YOU NEED to read the book.

The following questions cover pp. 72-81, which you NEED to read.
Class Five Questions:

1. Explain the analogy between the mystery of Jesus’ virginal conception and the mystery of his resurrection.

2. How can you show that the tradition of the virginal conception of Jesus does not derive from the Hellenistic religions?

3. How is the mystery of the virginal conception prepared for in the Old Testament?

4. What is the theological meaning behind Jesus’ virginal conception? What is common to both Matthew and Luke? What is special to Matthew and what is special to Luke?

5. What can be shown historically about the fact of the virginal conception?

6. How is faith related to what is historically demonstrable? (Show the analogy between the fact of the empty tomb and the early pregnancy of Mary.)

7. What can and cannot be proved from the New Testament concerning “the brothers and sisters of Jesus”?

8. What arguments does Bauckham present in favor of the Epiphanian view regarding “the brothers and sisters of Jesus”?

9. How did Church tradition develop regarding the perpetual virginity of Mary?

10. How is the perpetual virginity of Mary connected with the mystery of her universal motherhood?

11. How is the mystery of Mary’s perpetual virginity related to the mystery of the Church?

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Bible Alive Jesus Christ Four: Historical Facts & Resurrection Faith

Bible Alive Jesus Christ 004: "Historical Facts & Resurrection Faith"

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Here are questions from the fourth class of Bible Alive: Jesus Christ, meeting Tuesday nights. To follow you will need to read the book Jesus Christ: Fundamentals in Christology, by Roch Kereszty, o. cist.
ISBN-10: 081890917X
ISBN-13: 978-0818909177
It can be ordered here NOTE: YOU NEED to read the book.

The following questions cover pp. 48-71, which you NEED to read.
Class Four Questions:

1. What facts connected with the origin of resurrection faith can be established by the historian? In particular, how do you prove the historicity of the empty tomb?

2. Explain the theories that deny any form of resurrection.

3. Explain the various interpretations of the resurrection of Christ.

4. Interpret the epistemological status of the appearances of Jesus:

a. What extreme interpretations should be excluded?

b. What does it mean that the appearances were revelatory signs of the Risen Christ?

c. In order to recognize an appearance of the risen Christ, what else did the disciples need beside sense perception? Why was sense perception not sufficient to recognize the identity of the Risen Lord?

d. Were the appearances historical events? Explain.

e. How are the appearances related to the sacraments?

f. How does the fact of the empty tomb contribute to our understanding of the reality of the Risen Christ?

5. How can history, philosophy, and theology contribute to the credibility of the resurrection of Jesus?

Bible Alive Jesus Christ Three: The Starting Point for Christology

Bible Alive Jesus Christ 003: "The Starting Point for Christology"

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Here are questions from the third class of Bible Alive: Jesus Christ, meeting Tuesday nights. To follow you will need to read the book Jesus Christ: Fundamentals in Christology, by Roch Kereszty, o. cist.
ISBN-10: 081890917X
ISBN-13: 978-0818909177
It can be ordered here NOTE: YOU NEED to read the book.

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The following questions cover pp. 32-47.
Class Three Questions:

1. What two facts are the “rock bottom” foundation for a theological history of Jesus?
2. Could some kind of “Jesus Religion” have begun without “Easter Faith”?
3. What are the advantages of starting biblical Christology with an analysis of the proclamation of Jesus’ saving death and resurrection by his disciples?
4. What is the most widely accepted fact about Jesus?
5. How can you prove the historicity of Jesus’ death on the cross?
6. Give an overview of the logical steps of the book’s argument that concludes that it is reasonable to believe in the bodily resurrection of Jesus.
7. Give a detailed exegesis of 1 Cor 15:3-8. In particular, why is this text so important for our purpose? How old is the tradition embodied in 3b-5? Does Paul view the appearance of Jesus to himself as a historical event? If so, what special kind?
8. Interpret the appearance narratives of both the Gospels and Acts, as well as the empty tomb narratives.
9. What facts connected to the origin of resurrection faith can be established by the historian? In particular, how do you prove the historicity of the empty tomb?

Bible Alive Jesus Christ Two: Criteria & Historical Foundations

Bible Alive Jesus Christ 002: "Criteria & Historical Foundations“”

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Here are questions from the second class of Bible Alive: Jesus Christ, meeting Tuesday nights. To follow you will need to read the book Jesus Christ: Fundamentals in Christology, by Roch Kereszty, o. cist.
ISBN-10: 081890917X
ISBN-13: 978-0818909177
It can be ordered here NOTE: YOU NEED to read the book.

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The following questions (modified and added to those on pp. 489-492) cover pp. 22-31.
Class Two Questions:
1. How is the historical uncertainty about some events and sayings of Jesus consistent with the reality of the incarnation?
2. How can you prove the general historicity of the New Testament records about Jesus?
3. Explain each criterion for an authentic Jesus tradition. Give examples of each?
4. From what you have learned so far, what is the value of the construct, “historical Jesus,” for apologetics?

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