Session | Topics (All text references from Jesus of Nazareth, Part Two by Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI) |
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1 | Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem | • Enter from Mt. Olive • Claim of kingship based on OT and Hebrew traditions • "Hosanna" - hope that the hour of Messiah had arrived • Crowd greeting Jesus not the crowd that demanded his crucifixion • Psalm Sunday - meaning |
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2 | Jesus' eschatological discourse | • "O Jerusalem, O Jerusalem" • OT origins of "under God's wing" • Abandonment of Temple |
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3 | Death and resurrection of Jesus means the end of the Temple era | • To be continued in the new era of the Church • Church and the conversion of Jews |
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4 | Man ascent to God as seen by Greek philosophy and Christianity | Download | |
5 | Jesus' new commandment | • "For I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you" - Does this suggest a purely moral conception of Christianity? |
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6 | Day of atonement and Jesus' priesthood | • Day of atonement: man must be reconciled to God • Jesus' priestly prayer follows the same pattern because he is the reconciliation • Book of Hebrews discussion of Jesus' priesthood |
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7 | Jesus' High-Priestly Prayer | • Eternal life isn't "charged up battery"; it's relational • Apostles were consecrated to be holy and to share his priesthood and sacrifice • The apostolic quality of "being sent" • It's the founding of the Church |
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