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History of Salvation

references/resources

  • Bible - GN 1-3
  • CCC - The Prologue (para. 1-9)..., 355-361, and 374-412.

Readings:

Content

  • CCC 1 - Sums up everything beautifully
    • How did the fall actually happen? (see Genesis 3:1-20)
      • Evil as a twisting of the truth
        • Cultural application - Tolkein. The Silmarilion
        • The fall of the angels CCC 391-395
    • Protoevangelion GN 3:15
      • Evoked in RV 12
  • Dissolution and Reestablishment of 4 harmonies
    • CCC 355 ff - Made in the image of God, man is self-possessive and thus capable of making decisions for the right... sin would disrupt this (and all other) relationships.
    • CCC 376 - Harmonies outlined "Original Justice" He was created as righteous (i.e. in right relationship to God)
    • As a result of all of this, we are fundamentally weakened by Original Sin (CCC 388-412) -- WE NEED SAVING
  • History of the Covenants - God beginning to bring his people back
    • Protoevangelion
    • Noah
    • Abraham
    • Jacob's 12 Sons
    • Moses
    • David/Solomon
    • Jesus
  • The Book of Revelation - a look at the final victory
    • Cultural Application - G.F. Handel Messiah - the text encompasses the entire story Messiah Lyrics

Salvation History Section B

  • The Kingdom as a central concept in the Gospel (Ratzinger 46)
  • The very concrete sense that the faithful would've had of this in ancient times
    • Basilea of Caesar vs. the Basilea of God
      • Recall that following the fall, Man's dominion of the world is tainted and not = to the reign of God.
    • Evangelium as a matter of imperial vocabulary
      • Part of Rome's self-conception as saviors of the barbarous world
      • The idea was that what comes from the emperor is a saving message, that it is not just a piece of news, bua change of the world for the better... When the evangelists adopt this word, ...what they mean to tell us is this: what the emperors, who pretend to be gods illegitimately claim, really occurs here. (Ratzinger 47)
    • A contemporary debate (Ratzinger 48)
      • Kingdom and Church
      • Kingdom vs. Church
      • Kingdom = Church
      • -Christological autobasilea - the Kingdom is Christ... it is his reigning. He, by means of the Incarnation, makes the Kingdom fully present among men.
      • -Mystical Interpretation - The Kingdom exists in the hearts and souls of Christians, to become fully present at the end times.
        • Origen - those who pray for the coming of the Kingdom of God pray without any doubt for the Kingdom of God that they contain in themselves, and they pray that this Kingdom might bear fruit and attain its fullness.
      • Ecclesiastical Interpretation - The Church is where they Kingdom becomes present in history.
        • n.b. - the entire history of salvation identifies the People corporately... never have they been saved as individuals. (50-51)
    • Holes in the modernist argument (Ratzinger 53-54)
    • Perhaps today we do well to think "regnocentrically" focusing on bringing about the reign of God in and among each one of us - and so focusing on our prayer life.

Meeting 4a- Sin and the Need for a Savior

  • Sources
    • Mt. 19 (The Rich Young Man)
    • St. Augustine. The Confessions, Book II
    • William of St. Thierry. The Liturgy of the Hours, Advent, III Monday, Office of
  • Readings.
    • The Cloud of Unknowing, ch. 1-2 (handout as take home)

Content

"Teacher, what good must I do to gain eternal life?"... And Jesus replied, " 'You shall not kill; you shall not commit adultery; you shall not steal; you shall not bear false witness; honor your father and your mother'; and 'you shall love your neighbor as yourself.'" The young man said to him, "All of these I have observed. What do I still lack?" Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to (the) poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me." (Mt. 19: 16-21)

As the story relates, we can't do it on our own. Consider St. Anselm's meditation on the need for a divine recompense for sin.

It will help to have a good understanding of sin in order to understand why we need a savior...

The metaphysical consideration: sin is not a positive active force... sin as privatio bonis As opposed to Manichean dualism

  • Light = good Flesh = evil
  • Augustine came to realize this couldn't work since Christ himself assumed our flesh.
  • An anthropological consideration Sin is a willful misdirection of the love that is fundamental to the human soul.

insert reading from LOH, Advent III Monday, OOR

"created in the image of God" - man's ability to love is the way he most resembles God. 

     	Love (c.f. Pieper) - an act of the will by which we affirm 
     the life of the beloved.

Whenever we love some lesser good, then we are being in some 

     way inhuman

St. Augustine - Confessions: Book II, encounters with women and the stealing of the pears. Augustine came to realize it was not the object of the sin (sex, stolen goods) that really motivated him, but rather the praise of his fellow sinners. Thus, we realize that insofar as sin is driven by our desire for the praise of other human beings... we (by our sins) make ourselves into gods... and thus offend the Trinity.


Meeting 4b- Who is this Savior?

Analysis of titles in Messianic prophecy Is. 9:1-6 

     Upon is shoulder dominion rests

Lord and creator 

     	Cosmic judge

Wonder-counselor, God-hero Man of miracles (semeia) pointing to the resurrection Father Forever Christ is the revelation of the Father, his glory (claritas Dei) Prodigal Son Lk 23:34 - Father forgive them... Lk 23:43 - This day you will be with me in paradise Jn 15:15 - I have called your friends...because... Jn 19:26 - woman look on your son (we are adopted heirs) Sustaining and confirming by judgment and justice His mercy is his judgment

Christological Titles in the Synoptics

Messiah/Christ = most common Found in OT and NT Applied to the long-awaited king of the Jews Translated from Hebrew "Meshiah" to Greek "cristos" or "criw" Anointed one In Latin "unctus" OT also referred to kings and high priests or prophets this way (trip. Munera) NT: title focuses on Jesus' special authority Jesus never gives himself this title Forms main title for Jesus in Pt and Pl's preaching Shows connection and continuity with OT and Covenant Son of God "uioutheou" Applied to Jesus about 100x (30 in Synoptics) OT usage denotes divine being Dn 3:92, Wis 18:13 Refers to Jesus as well as others who are to rise again The entire Bible accepts that whoever is the Messiah, will also be Son of God Heb 1:4 - he will be higher than the angels Mk uses this as his favorite title for Jesus both at the very beginning and at the 

     very end.  
     	"The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God." (1:1)
     	"Truly this man was the Son of God" (15:39)


Frames of Reference for "Son of God" in Mark God the Father says it at the Baptism This may have caused confusion in the early Church as to the 

     eternity of Jesus' sonship

Transfiguration B/f the high priest Demons and pagans recognize him as Son of God 

     	Title suggests Jesus' obedience and love for the Father "abba" 14:36
     Frames of Reference in Luke
     	Heir of David		direct link to OT suggests recognition of sonship
     	Annunciation		from birth vs. ambiguity in Mk
     	Son of the Most High
     	Transfiguration
     	As with Mk, filial connections are made
     		Finding in the temple
     		Addressing the Father from the Cross
     	Adam also ref. to as "son of God"
     Frames of Reference in Matthew
     	7:21, 10:32, Jesus specifically recognizes God as Father
     	Disciples described as Sons of God
     	Peter's confession (16:16)
     	High priest
     	Centurion at the cross

None of the Synoptics use Son of God to denote eternity of Christ, but more 

     primarily his messianic identity (interchangeable with "Messiah")

Son of Man OT, an apocalyptic figure (Enoch and Daniel) Daniel uses the title to id an unknown character 

     	Enoch uses it to predict the coming of an elect Son of Man

Only title used by Jesus to refer to himself Ez. Uses this title as God's way of referring to prophets A human title that foresees future glory NT only used twice outside the Gospels Stephen's vision at martyrdom Book of Revelation 70x in synoptics, 12x in Jn Paul never has cause to use this title since Jesus never speaks No one is exactly sure how the title would've been used in Semitic culture of the 

     time 
     
     Title is used five ways in Gospels
     	To indicate Jesus' human condition
     		And so his ability to experience suffering
     	To indicate his superhuman abilities 
     (i.e. forgiving sins, Lordship over Sabbath)

Messianic mission of Jesus (Peter's Confession) Predictions by Jesus of the PD&R Predictions of parousia

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