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Prayer: Seek good and not evil so that you may live. Am. 5

Prayer: Seek good and not evil so that you may live. Am. 5 Heavenly Father, you teach us that love always involves sacrifice. You sacrificed your own son for love of us. Help our families to sacrifice this Lent, so that we too may seek what is good and follow after it. Amen. The Reliability

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Prayer: Seek good and not evil so that you may live. Am. 5

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  1. Prayer: Seek good and not evil so that you may live. Am. 5 Heavenly Father, you teach us that love always involves sacrifice. You sacrificed your own son for love of us. Help our families to sacrifice this Lent, so that we too may seek what is good and follow after it. Amen.

  2. The Reliability of the Gospels Scripture scholars have developed various ways of investigating the Gospels so that we may have a better understanding of the Biblical texts.

  3. Biblical “criticism” refers to the analysis, judgment, and investigation of the written texts. Historical Criticism uses our knowledge of ancient history, language, archaeology, etc. to determine the historical accuracy of the Biblical texts. Redaction Criticism studies how the author edited his material for a particular audience. Textual Criticism analyzes the Gospels by comparing various early texts of the same passages. Form Criticism looks at the different literary forms used in the Gospels. Source Criticism tries to determine what sources the Gospel writers used to compose their works.

  4. Through these various types of criticism of the Gospel texts, we can conclude that certain important concepts are original to Jesus. By “original,” scholars mean that Jesus was the first to convey these ideas—that he did not borrow them from earlier thinkers or teachers.

  5. Abba Jesus was the first to invite us to refer to God with this Hebrew term that means “Daddy.” By this invitation, he dramatically changed the way human beings viewed God.

  6. Amen Rather than using the word “Amen” at the end of a phrase to indicate assent with the previous statement, Jesus used it as an introduction—indicating that he spoke with unusual authority without quoting some other teacher.

  7. Parables Jesus told stories that were unlike anything heard before or since. They were memorable, unique, and contained important insights into the Kingdom of God. Their existence proves that there was a remarkable person who created them.

  8. Consistency Love There are no contradictions in the words, stories, or actions of Jesus. Everything Jesus said and did is also consistent with the larger picture that arises from the Gospels. Forgiveness of Sin Sacrifice

  9. Linguistic Analysis Through studying the language Jesus used, scholars have found a unique and poetic quality to his words. Jesus was clearly more than just another teacher.

  10. The Church and Martyrs People who deny the historical existence of Jesus have a difficult time explaining how the Catholic Church came to be.

  11. The earliest disciples of Jesus were so convinced about his being the Son of God that they gave up their lives to proclaim him and his message. Most of the apostles died as martyrs. People who do not truly believe what they are saying will not die to defend a lie. The martyrs of the early Church provide us a strong witness to the truth of the Gospel.

  12. Witness of the Martyrs The martyrs of the Church had nothing to gain when they proclaimed Jesus as the Savior of the world. Nothing but eternal life.

  13. Open the Peter Kreeft and NT Wright articles Answer the following questions: 1. What happens to the value of the Church’s teachings on Christ if we can prove he was not divine? 2. Why is it impossible to assume the Jesus we have learned about was simply a good man, while not being God? 3. What are the three possibilities for a man making the claims Jesus made (What could he be?) 4. What was the central claim Christ Jesus made about himself? If it wasn’t true, what does that say about the kind of man he really was? 5. If the early Church leaders and writers of the gospel story are unreliable or mere inventions, who is it that makes the most sense as the fabricator of the lie? Why? 6. Kreeft says the Apostles were rewarded for their efforts if they were just spreading a hoax. Give four examples of things the Apostles got for their hoax? 7. What does it mean to say some people will “Orientalize” Jesus in order to avoid thinking of him as God? 8. How should we view the person who hears the word of God, listens and contemplates what he is told, but is not ready to make accept the word through an act of faith?

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