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Filipino Christian Living 3 Lesson 1: Divine Revelation Divine Revelation Divine - Latin “divinare” means GODLIKE Revelation - Latine “revelare” which means to UNCOVER or to remove the veil - Process of revealing, or the state of being revealed. - Act of revealing or c...

Filipino Christian Living 3 Lesson 1: Divine Revelation Divine Revelation Divine - Latin “divinare” means GODLIKE Revelation - Latine “revelare” which means to UNCOVER or to remove the veil - Process of revealing, or the state of being revealed. - Act of revealing or communicating divine truth, especially by divine agency or supernatural means. The Three Revelations of God 1. Creation 2. Jesus Christ 3. Holy Spirit How God Reveals Himself to Us? 1. Scripture - The Bible - Inspired Word of God - Written by human beings with the guidance of the Holy Spirit to teach without error those truths necessary for our salvation 2. Tradition - Apostles, Bishops, Magisterium - Process of Handing on beliefs and practices over time. - Magisterium: The official, authoritative teaching voice of the Church Big Traditions - Authoritative beliefs and dogmas (Think Nicene and Apostles Creeds) - Will not change, but can develop over time Little Tradition - Customs and practices - Can change over time 3. Our Daily Lives - Prayer, nature, others, ideas, insights, emotions, experience, etc. 4. Others - The Saints are models of holiness, intercessors praying with and for us, and companions along with our faith journey - Family and Friends - Personal individuals - Creation. Types of Divine Revelation Immediate and Mediate Revelation Immediate - Directly from god Midiate - Passing of the revelation Natural and Supernatural Revelation Natural Revelation - Manifestation of God in nature and creation, the revelation of God in his works. Supernatural Revelation - Revelation above the natural, usually placed in history. Public and Private Revelation Public - Revelation to a group of people, or the church, the people of God. Private - Given to individuals or groups of individuals for special reasons. The purpose is to enlighten the faithful on the way they should behave. Lesson 2: Sacred Scriptures Scripture - Sacred Writing of Christianity contained in the Bible. Sacred Scripture - Collection of writing in the Bible - “Bible” came from the Greek word Biblia, meaning books. - Bible is an inspiring record of how God dealt with his people, and how they responded to, remembered, and interpreted that experience Nature and Characteristics of the Bible - The Bible is… A Library A Witness A Documentation A Literature A Diary An Emblem Stage in the Development of the Biblical Writings 1. Oral Tradition - Preserved through memorization: preaching, teaching, pastoral needs 2. Written Tradition - Oral traditions were written to preserve the accounts of Jesus’ life and teaching in a more permanent and widespread manner became evident 3. Canonization - Possess by which the books of the Bible were discovered as authoritative. Men did not canonize Scripture; men simply recognized the authority of the books and that God inspired..  4. Translation - Old Testament: Composed of Hebrew and translated into Greek around the 2nd and 3rd centuries BC. - New Testament: Composed in Greek during the 2nd half and 1st century AD. Two Main Parts of the Bible 1. Old Testament - Show how the world began and how the people of Israel came to be. - 1st Covenant - Condemnation - Protestant: 39 Books - Catholics: 46 Books 2. New Testament - Documents how the world is saved and what Jesus did for his people - 2nd Covenant - Reconciliation - Protestant - 27 Books - Catholics - 27 Books In the bible, the word “testament” most often refers to a covenant Covenant - A commitment between two parties or a dispensation Books of the Bible 1. Old Testament - Law ❖ Centered around God’s creation and the laws. He passed down, from the very beginning, to guide the faithful living. (Pentateuch or Tarah) - History ❖ History of Israelites, from their conquest of Canaan to their defeat and exile in Babylon - Poetry ❖ “Wisdom Books” deal, in various forms, with the question of good and evil in the world - Major Prophets - Minor Prophets ❖ Warning of the consequence of turning away from God. 2. New Testament - Gospels ❖ Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These books tell stories about Jesus' life, ministry, and death. - History ❖ Act of the Apostles, written by the author of the third Gospel “Luke”, describes the spread of the Christian church from Jesus' death to the death of the apostle Paul. - Letters - Prophecy - Epistles.  ❖ Address issues of Christian belief, practice, and ethics. Thirteen of these books claim to be written by Paul - Revelation ❖ A Christian apocalypse. The author of this book, John, describes the events leading up to the destruction of this world and the appearance of the world to come. Parts of a Bible Passage Genesis 1:1-31 The book of Genesis, chapter 1, verses 1 to 31 Author of the Bible = God How to interpret the Sacred Scripture 1. The human author 2. The text itself 3. The readers and hearers 4. The common horizon Lesson 3: Apostolic Traditon Apostolic Tradition - Known as Divine Revelation in the Writing of the Fathers of the Church - Ecclesiastical writers of Christian antiquity. - Orthodoxy of doctrine and holiness of life are approved by the church as witnesses of faith. - St. Paul and The Four Evangelists (Mark, Matthew, Luke, John) are examples of Christian Writers. - Traditions that are being handed by the Apostles of Christ to its successors from the first generation and until the present. Apostolic - Apostoles and their time or belief according to the doctrine or practice of the apostles Tradition - Transmission of customs and beliefs Oral Tradition - Handed on orally or by spoken word of their preaching. - Proverbs, songs, poems, celebrations, prayers, food Written Tradition - Handed by written documents - Bible, manuscript. The Apostolic Father of the Church 1. Pope Clement 1 - A bishop of Rome in the late first century AD. - Considered the first Apostolic Father of the church. - One of the three chiefs of ones together with Polycarp, and Ignatius of Antioch. 2. Ignatius of Antioch - Known as Theophorus - An early Christian writer and Patriarch of Antioch. - En route to Rome, where he met the martyrdom, Ignatius wrote a series of letters. 3. Polycarp (AD 69-155) - A Christian bishop of Smyma. - Died a martyr, bound and burned at the stake, then stabbed when the fire failed to consume his body. 4. St. Augustine - For him, the Trinity is the subject of Divine Revelation - Trinity is made known and must be believed as indivisible. - In the Economy of Revelation (plan to revelation), the time before Christ (OT), is known as the age of prophecy and signs (early kingdom), while the time of Chris (NT) is known as the age of reality and fullness of revelation (heavenly kingdom). 5. St. Thomas Aquinas - Revelation is a saving action of God. Because man lacks that intellectual power and has the laziness of the mind, therefore God must reveal himself. - The revelation is an intellectual gift. Nicene Creed - A profession of faith during Catholic Mass and is something we recite after the homily or in response to the proclamation of God’s word. Language and Arts Lesson 4: The Magisterium The Three Pillars 1. Scripture 2. Tradition 3. Magisterium Magisterium - Latin word “teacher” (magisters) - Refers to the teaching authority of the Church, formed of the bishops. Nature of Magisterium - Bishops or the Pope exercises the teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church. - The authority of the Church to teach dogma. - The task of interpretation has been entrusted to the bishops in communion with the successor of Peter, the Bishop of Rome..  - It is not a superior but a servant, it teaches only what has been handed to it. Role of Magisterium - Devotedly listens to the Word of God - Conscientiously guards the Word of God - Faithfully explains the word of God Types and Levels of Magisterium a. Ordinary Magisterium - Refers to the ordinary teaching of the popes and bishops as they conduct their ministry. - They teach in an especially solemn way that is referred to as an act of the extraordinary magisterium b. Conciliar Magisterium - Involves all the Bishops of the Church being called together to form a council to discuss Church teachings and issues. - The most recent council was held in the 1960’s when the Second Vatican Council took place. c. Pontifical Magisterium - This is when a papal infallible statement is made. - Only the Pope himself can make a papal infallible statement, he will have consulted with the Bishops of the Church by holding discussions beforehand. Is the Bishop and Archbishop the same? - Archbishop is the head of a diocese that is considered to be particularly important for some reason (an archdiocese). - An archbishop is the equivalent of a bishop, but Archbishop is considered to be a more prestigious title. Role and Responsibilities of Bishops Teach Govern Sanctify.