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Powerpoint 10B 10C
Powerpoint 10B and 10C
Question | Answer |
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What are the basics of the Resurrection? | The resurrection is central to Christian faith, There are no eyewitness accounts of the event itself and the resurrection remains a point of faith and a "mystery" |
What is the Resurrection? | About the physical body (for Christ and for us). It's more than "spiritual" or return to mortality, or "life as we known it". A transition from mortal life, through physical death, to a new different, spiritual form of bodily life. |
What misunderstandings of the Resurrection to the Christian teaching? | That it's a resuscitation, reanimation or a reincarnation? |
Define resuscitation | Restoration of person from unconsciousness or apparent death to the same earthly life/body |
Define reanimation | Rejoining of an earthly body with the same soul (or new soul?) after a temporary separation |
Define Reincarnation | The rebirth or migration of a soul into new and different but still physical and mortal body (common idea in some Eastern religions) |
What is the Ascension? | 1. The necessary consequence of resurrection 2. The heavenly transformation of his existence 3. A life beyond the mortal and sinful limits we experience 4. Makes possible a deeper faith and the work of the Holy Spirit within us |
What does Jesus direct the disciples to do during His "forty days" of appearance? | He directs them to wait in Jerusalem for the "promise of the Father"-baptism in the Holy Spirit |
How do we known when to celebrate the Ascension? | This event will be on the Pentecost (Ascension is ten days prior to that; 40 days after Easter) |
What does Jesus say will happen after his departure? | Jesus speaks of a baptism with the Holy Spirit that will happen, and the "promise of the Father" |
What are some misunderstandings of the Ascension? | Jesus'; body floating in space, Jesus' spirit leaving His body, Jesus living, Jesus living up above the clouds and not a "myth": based in "fact" |
What are some other ascensions in religious history? | 1. Enoch, the seventh Patriarch does not die, but is "taken" by God 2. Elijiah, the story of "assumption" of the prophet Elijah, taken to heaven on a fiery chariot 3. Mohammed: for Muslims, he ascended from Jerusalem |
What are the Glorious Mysteries? | 1. The Resurrection- Jesus rises from the dead 2. The Ascension- Jesus ascends to the Father 3. The Pentecost- the spirit descends on the disciples 4. The Assumption of M- Mary taken up to heaven 5. The Coronation of M- Mary becomes queen of creation |
What was the Pentecost originally? | A Jewish religious holiday, 50 days from Passover feast and celebrates giving of law to Moses |
How did the Holy Spirit become manifest on the Pentecost? | There was a gust of wind. "Tongues of fire" were on each disciple. They were speaking in other tongues- ability to communicate (applied to Jews only here) |
Tell about the story of Babel of how it compares to the Pentecost? | They are self-empowered in speaking one language. Humans desire to make themselves God (pride) God descends to humble them, and they cannot understand eachother |
Pentecost | They are God-empowered in speaking in many languages. God makes Himself present to humans. (grace) God descends to empower them, and they can understand each other. |