| Session | Topics (All text references from Jesus of Nazareth, Part One by Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI) |
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| 1 (01/20/2013) |
The Baptism of Jesus | • Promise of a "Prophet" • Meaning of "prophet" • Religious and political situation when John the Baptist appeared • Jesus' baptism and meanings |
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| 2 (02/03/2013) |
The Temptations of Jesus | • Temptations of Jesus - devil appeared as a theologian • Why did Jesus reject devil's offers during the temptations only to go on to do exactly the same things the devil requested? • Why didn't God make His presence more evident to us? • False expectations about Jesus |
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| 3 (02/24/2013) |
Kingdom of God Sermon on the Mount |
• Understanding of the Kingdom of God as "imminent" is wrong • What does "fullest of time" mean? • Story of Pharisee and tax collector praying • Jesus sits down on the cathedra of the mount • Once expressed as frightening to Moses, God's power was revealed in mildness to Elijah to signify that it would take on the form of the Cross, of the suffering God |
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| 4 (03/03/2013) |
Sermon on the Mount | • Paradoxes of Beatitudes as experienced by St. Paul • Solomon as pre-figuration of Christ who brings peace • The descent of love purifies our hearts. We ascend to God by following Jesus' descending path • Rabbi can't accept the Jesus-central New Israel replacing the geneaology, law-based "eternal Israel", which is why the Jews reject Christianity • Two kinds of law in Covenant Code: apodictic (principles) and casuistic (rules) |
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| 5 (03/24/2013) |
The Lord's Prayer | Download | |
| 6 (04/14/2013) |
TBA | Download | |
| 7 (04/21/2013) |
"Hallowed Be Thy Name" | Download | |
| 8 (05/12/2013) |
The Message of the Parables | Download | |
| 9 (05/26/2013) |
The Principal Images of John's Gospel | • The authorship, the historical credibility, and the spirituality of the Gospel of John (both historical and meditational); one Johannine image - water. |
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| 10 (06/23/2013) |
The Principal Images of John's Gospel (cont'd) | • Continued coverage of Johannine images: vine and wine |
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| 11 (06/30/2013) |
The Principal Images of John's Gospel (cont'd) | • Continued coverage of Johannine images: the shepherd |
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