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Assignment:
I need help answering these questions:
1. What is the significance of the resurrection for Christianity? (be sure to mention the central claim of the Christian gospel, reasons for belief in the resurrection of the dead, how the resurrected body is understood, the implications for living in the present life)
2. What are the main features of the Abrahamic, Mosaic (Sinai), and Davidic covenants? What is their main purpose (i.e., what is God working to establish through the covenants)? What does the Davidic covenant add to the Mosaic (Sinai) covenant? (do NOT refer to Jesus in your answers to this question)
3. What is the significance of prophecy in Israel? (do NOT refer to Jesus in your answer to this question; be sure to mention the reasons for the emergence and decline of prophecy in Israel, the issues that Amos calls out, the total vision that Isaiah unfolds)
4. What are features of the "new covenant" that the people of Israel were expecting? How did these features emerge in the prophets? How does Jesus Christ fulfill these expectations? What is the main purpose of the new covenant "in his blood" (i.e., what is God working to establish through Jesus)?
5. How do the gospels show Jesus' divine identity? In your answer, make sure to include a discussion of the terms Son of God, Son of Man, and Word.
6. What is the meaning of God coming to people? How does the historical development of Christology navigate the tension between God's visibility and invisibility? (be sure to mention the definitions of the councils of Nicaea and Chalcedon, and the reasons why they had to make these definitions)
7. What is the meaning of the parable of the Good Samaritan? How might it relate to tzedakah and misphat in the prophets? How might it relate to Lonergan's notion of the Law of the Cross, Copeland's discussion of solidarity and social suffering, and the speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.?
8. What is the purpose and aim of each of the four papal documents: Evangelii Gaudium, Laudato Si', Fratelli Tutti, and Gaudete et Exsultate? How would you sum up the teachings of Pope Francis that we looked at in this course? What is the main message of Christianity for our current world?