REL 1350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cappadocian Fathers, Ousia, Original Sin
Document Summary
Why study history: understanding history helps us understand the present, it will help us to understand ourselves better, it will help us have a more accurate understanding of what. Main point: we need to be careful, thoughtful, and critical readers of texts and history. Who is jesus of nazareth: teacher, carpenter, messiah. What is a gospel: writers using artistic license to covey christ"s story. The apocalyptic christ comes alive in paul: paul was a roman, persecuted christians, overarching emphasis: self-giving love. The jerusalem council: decisions, gentile converts don"t have to be circumcised, gentile converts cant, eat food offered to idols, eat blood, eat strangled food, engage in illicit sexual activity unit 1 day 2. The didache: various christian teachings on ethics and lifestyle, the title literally means teaching, a text that came down from the 12 apostles, two ways theology, do be and don"t be.
