The Church’s Foundation

Jesus Christ Establishes His Church

First Things

What is History? History of persons, events, movements

History of ideas, thoughts, teachings

What is the Church? (Read page 11-13) Human: Institution

Divine: Person

Human & Divine: Mystical Body

Marks: (read page 13)

When Does the Church Begin?

Adam Communion / Relationship

Abraham Chosen / Covenant

Moses First official act of worship begins with Aaron

David United

KEY: “The principal purpose to which the plan of the old covenant was directed was to prepare for the coming of Christ.” (Dei Verbum)

Beginnings

Jesus Christ-ian

Pentecost (read p. 8) Schism

Peter & Paul Growth

See p. 10 map

70 AD Separation

History of Jesus When He was born

See Map p. 5

Shepherds & Magi set theme Jews & Gentiles

Key Teaching Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5-7)

Last Supper Discourse (Jn 13-17)

Key Event: Paschal Mystery Passion, Death, Resurrection

Record of Life: Gospels (next slide) Use p. 7

Complete Chart

Matthew Mark Luke John

Who is he?

Audience

Symbol

Picture of Jesus

Other Sources

Other sources for Jesus’ Life Historical records (crucifixion record)

Josephus

Protoevangelium

Apocryphal accounts

Review

Let’s hope this works:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TG55ErfdaeY&list=PLKBh4lJG5Bwnm2KwuWI6Iv0pV9b2Rm4nU&index=6

After the video: The importance of the history (for the church) Abraham

Jesus

Paul

Constantine

The ApostlesPart One

The Twelve

What is the background of these men? Disciples (120+) – See Acts 1

Ethnicity & Religion

Profession

Education

How do they become Apostles Apostle means… (see John 20)

Qualifications (see Acts 1)

Job Description (see Mt 28, Lk 24, Acts 1)

Peter & Paul

Peter: The Inside Man Historical Details

Pentecost

Key Event = Read Acts 10.10-16

Paul: The Converted Enemy Prayers of St Stephen

Damascus Road

Paul & Gentiles

Paul’s Travels Four journeys

Map pp. 20-21

What areas does Paul cover? Where is his home base?

Where does his last trip end?

Dissention about Paul Council of Jerusalem (Acts 15)

Three Mosaic

Dietary = idols

Commandments (sixth commandments)

Circumcision = baptism

Issues

Resolution

The ApostlesPart Two

After Pentecost

The life of each apostle

Their land

Their death

Persecution Why by Jews?

Why by Romans?

Beliefs & Practices

Worship

Influence of Judaism Mass

Daily Prayer (Morning, 3rd, 6th, 9th, Evening)

Importance of 70 AD

What Replaced Sacrifices? In Judaism

In Christianity

Reception into the Church

Catechumenate KEY: Most converts are adults

Role of Sponsors/Godparents

Vouch for candidate

Mentor candidate (Focus: Morality)

Make sure they understand potential persecution

Text: Our Father, Creed (Commandments)

Rite of Initiation Easter Vigil

Three sacraments at once

Practices: The Didache

Two Ways (1.1)

Way of Life = Be Jesus (1.2-1.6) Keep the Commandments (2.1-2.2)

Flee from evil (3.1-3.5)

Live like the saints (4.2; 4.7-4.11)

Way of Death (5.1-5.2)

Practices: The Didache

Sacraments & Sacramentals Baptism (7.1-7.4)

Fasting & Prayer (8.1-8.3)

Eucharist (9.4-9.5; 10.2)

Hospitality (11.1-11.2; 12.1-12.5)

Lord’s Day (14.1-2)

Episcopacy / Hierarchy (15.1)

Eschatology – Watch! (16.1-16.8)

Mass

Where Catacombs/Cemeteries

Homes

What is Agape?

What is Eucharist?

Belief about bread and wine Transubstantiation

Words consecrate

Scriptures

Old Testament Changed by Jews after 70 AD

New Testament Canon How it was developed

The List (382 AD)

Early Christian Writers

Martyrs

Define “Martyr” About

To

For

Earliest Holy Innocents

St Stephen

St James

Apostles

Apologists

Define Apologist

St Justin Martyr Investigate the charges against us with an open mind

Tertullian Lawyer; wrote in Latin

Explain faith to Romans and Europeans

“See how they love each other”

St Hippolytus Record of the Mass

Transforming Culture

Used philosophy; not anti-intellectual (Justin Martyr)

Trans-cultural; trans-ethnic; trans-economic (Diogenese) “[T]he Christians are distinguished from other men neither

by country, nor language, nor the customs which they observe…following the customs of the natives in respect to clothing, food, and the rest of their ordinary conduct”

“They have a common table, but not a common bed. They are in the flesh, but they do not live after the flesh. They pass their days on earth, but they are citizens of heaven. They obey the prescribed laws, and at the same time surpass the laws by their lives. They love all men and are persecuted by all.”

“[W]hat the soul is to the body, that are Christians in the world”

Transforming Culture

Willing to die for their faith

Focused on needs of others, especially the poor Mercenary doctors

“See how they love one another.” (Tertullian)

“On the monthly day, if he likes, each puts in a small donation; but only if it be his pleasure, and only if he be able: for there is no compulsion; all is voluntary. These gifts are . . . not spent on feasts, and drinking-bouts, and eating-houses, but to support and bury poor people, to supply the wants of boys and girls destitute of means and parents, and of old persons confined now to the house; such, too, as have suffered shipwreck; and if there happen to be any in the mines or banished to the islands or shut up in the prisons, for nothing but their fidelity to the cause of God's Church, they become the nurslings of their confession” (Tertullian)

Transforming Culture Respected government while opposing governmental

policies “We pray, too, for the emperors, for their ministers and for

all in authority, for the welfare of the world, for the prevalence of peace, for the delay of the final consummation.” (Tertullian)

“by inculcations of God’s precepts we confirm good habits” (Tertullian)

". . . Christianity served as a revitalization movement that arose in response to the misery, chaos, fear, and brutality of life in the urban Greco-Roman world. . . . Christianity revitalized life in Greco-Roman cities by providing new norms and new kinds of social relationships able to cope with many urgent problems.” (Stark)