Chapter Nine

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Chapter Nine
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Main theme of the letter to the Hebrews

• Hebrews develops the theme of Christ as high
  priest.
• The model of our faith.

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Seven Catholic Epistles

• James
• I and II Peter
• I, II, III John
• Jude

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JamesFoundation for Social Teaching

• Key themes Gods preferential love for the poor.
• The need for the rich to
  care for the poor

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I Peter The role of suffering in the life of a
Christian.

• Teaches
• Do not return evil for evil
• Return abuse with a blessing
• Keep doing good despite the attacks of
  others.
• Your good example will eventually help
  people recognize the truth.
• Look on your suffering as a test of your faith
  and see them as a share in Christ's own suffering.

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Docetism

• To seem
• Teaching that speaks of a special knowledge of
  Jesus and Christian life.
• They claim they received this information from a
  special mystical experiences with Christ

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Apocalyptic Writing

• Apocalyptic writing contains visions, symbolic
  words, images, numbers etc.
• It was written in times of crisis to bolster the
  faith of the believer.
• It speaks of a time when God will establish his
  heavenly kingdom. There will be no more pain and
  suffering.

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Church Fathers

• Honorary title given to outstanding early church
  theologians whose teachings had lasting
  significance and whose writings have greatly
  contributed to church doctrine and practices.
• St Justin Martyr
• St Irenaeus
• Terullian
• Origen

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Arianism

• Denied Christs divinity

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Nestorianism

• Taught that there were 2 persons in Jesus
• One divine and one human

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Monophysitism

• Denied the true humanity of Jesus

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Chalcedon formula

• Jesus is one divine person with two natures, one
  divine and one human

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Vocabulary

• Apologist a defender of Christianity and the
  church who tries to show the reasonableness of
  the Christian church
• Parousia The 2nd coming of Christ which will
  usher in the full establishment of Gods kingdom
• Theotokes Title bestowed on Mary at the Council
  of Ephesus meaning God-bearer. This title says
  that Jesus is the one divine person and Mary is
  truly the Mother of God.
• Vulgate St Jeromes 5th century AD Latin
  translation of the Bible into the common language
  of the people of his day.