HRE2o Course Study Notes

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 The best way to study for the exam is to spend extra time studying the major concepts. These are outlined at the beginning of every chapter in your textbook.  Most board/overhead notes were also key study topics.  Lastly, your chapter tests should be reviewed as they usually keyed on the major concepts and teachers regularly rework this test material on exams.  In general, exams test the major concepts, recently studied material and cumulative information.

Word Bank Terms

Abba, Abraham, Acts of the Apostles, Babylonian Exile, Book of Revelations, canon, catholic, catholic, Catholic epistles, character, Christ, epistle, contextual, Covenant, David, Day of Atonement, despair, destiny, diaspora, disciple, Essenes, evangelion, evil, exodus, Gentile, Gospels, Great Sanhedrin, habit, Hebrews, Herod, High priest, hope, infancy narratives, inspired texts, intention, Isaac, Israel, Jacob, Jerusalem, Jesse, John, Joseph, Judea, Judges, legalism, Letter to the Hebrews, literal, Mark, matriarchs, moral object, Moses, nationalism, New Testament, Oral tradition, Passover, patriarchs, parables, Pauline epistles, Pentecost, Pharisees, Pharaoh, plagues, priestly caste, priests, religious truth, Sadducees, Samaria, Sanhedrin, Saul, Scribes, sin, Solomon, synagogue, Synoptic, tax collectors, theologian, Tradition, vice, virtue, Yahweh, Zealots

 Overview Area to Study

T         Various Truths in the Bible - religious/moral/symbolic/proverbial/historical/scientific

T         Literary Forms in the Bible

Chapter 1

T         Principle theme of New Testament

T         explain Jesus of History vs Christ of Faith

T         Literal vs Contextual

T         sources of information about Jesus

T         Christian Canon

Chapter 2

T         development of NT/OT/Gospels

T         Gospels- development/approximate dates/author/purpose/primary audience/central themes

T         4 portraits of Jesus

Chapter 3

T         stages of Faith Development - childhood (cultural faith), adolescence (transitional faith), adulthood (convictional faith)

T         define faith

T         personal exodus changes- physically/intellectually/religiously/emotionally/socially

T         compare 10 Commandments to the Beatitudes

T         history of Jewish people: AbrahamþIsaacþJacobþJosephþMoses

T         Kingdom of Israel: SaulþDavidþSolomonþdivided kingdom

T         political world of Jesus: Syrian Greek Domination, Jewish reaction, hatred of Samaritians

Chapter 4

T         daily life in Jesus’ time

T         Palestine size/geography

T         food practices/Jewish feasts

T         view of property/wife/children/slaves

Chapter 5

T         Infancy Narratives - 2 views/gospels/message

T         messiah expectations

Chapter 6

T         Discipleship, morals, character, decision making

T         the character cycle - habit/virtue/vice/character/destiny

T         moral decision making - object/intention/circumstances

T         Precepts of the church

T         creation/ancient view of the world

T         4 truths of the creation story

T         literal vs contextual

T         define sin/evil, personal/social sin, commission/omission

T         decreation/recreation

Celebrating Sacraments

T         The Seven Holy Sacraments

T         Sacramental Awareness

T         Grace

T         Symbols/Signs

T         Rituals/Routines

T         Cultural/Universal Symbols

T         Transubstantiation