• protestant idea
• means "dialogue" or talking
• protestant idea about intra religious dialogue instead of inter

(inter is when a Muslim talks to a Jew, Catholics & Protestants; sects and denominations talk to eachother about a religion -

intra - talking among your own sect or denomination)

Dialogue, internal to a tradition

Loving everyone and everything equally

-  Jesus denied the validity of his mother, brothers, etc. 

- He says the ethic of love, where EVERYONE is "chosen"

- "I must love EVERYONE, not just my family."

- "We must create fraternal love."

everyone and everything is equal

(i.e. capitalism is NOT equal

early communism IS egalitarianistic)

aboslutely, fundamentally, EVERYONE is equal

- the writings of Jesus and Marx were the same 

the archeological site where REAL Christian gospels were found, but they weren't in the Bible. 

- collection of "hieracy" gospels. 

- They suggest OTHER beliefs about Jesus, the location of the Kingdom of Heaven,  etc. 

- related to the find at Naq Hammadi

- a collection of "Jesus Sayings"

- even Amazon.com has it

- A look at what COULD Have Been

- Q is short for Quell, which means Source

- Matthew, Mark, and Luke borrowed from Q.

- Like the red letters in the Bible. 

- BUT, Q says different things than most of the Bible.

---- similar to the gospels of Mary and Thomas

general law in 313 C.E.

- created by Constantine 

- one small part: let's quit feeding the Christians to the lions at the colloseum

- it allowed Christians to meet in public 

---- the Jesus fish used to lead to secret Christian meetings 

JESUS 

- born in Bethlethem, Judea to a virgin mother 

- they flee to Egypt to escape King Herod's massacre, and then later settle in Nazareth 

- When he's 12 he takes off from his parents at the market and is found shaking his fist at the Pharasees

- his ministry begins w/ his baptism by John the Baptist when he is about 30

- Jesus then begins preaching in Galilee and gathers disciples

- After John the Baptist passes away, Jesus makes his way to Jerusalem where he predicted his own death

- He is betrayed, arrested, and tried

- Three days after he's buried after his crucifixion, he is resurrected and appears to his disciples over a 40-day period, and then ascends to Heaven 

we are interested in the Holy Spirit. 

Evangelical Orthodox: think the H.S. is all around us (1054 split from the Catholic Church because of this)

Catholic: Not interested in personal relationships w/ the H.S.  The Pope is the mediator because the H.S. is too strong to experience in person 

Protestant: H.S. is all around us, they say get invested in the H.S., get POSESSED by the H.S. (MAJOR problem for the Catholic Church) speaking in tongues, going all crazy 

Islam thinks this makes us POLYtheistic,

1) Father

2) Son

3) Holy Spirit 

literally: idea that there will be an end of time

specifically: 

- Can God be seen in space and time?  Judaism says NO; the idea that God is here, we can experience God's presence on Earth 

- When Jesus dies, can we STILL experience his presence on Earth?  Is it revealed all around us or only at the end of time? 

Jesus says to a disciple, "You are my foundation, my rock, upon which I will build my Church"

- Church will become the place and time in which the H.S. is revealed to you

1) did he mean it literally?  

2) what does that MEAN? 

Apostle Paul & His Message

STOP DOING AND HAVE FAITH

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- 30-40 years after Jesus' Death

- Paul writes letters to new communities of VERY few Jews (4 people here, 10 people there)

- They're interested in Jesus' story

- The books in the Bible Romans, Galations, Thesalonians, etc. are all letters from Paul - most of the New Testament actually

-"Stop Doing Rituals." --- Jesus has performed the ultimate act.  "It is accomplished" 

- ^ have faith in what Jesus has done

- FAITH v. WORKS

- Do I have faith in what Jesus has done or is there stuff I still need to do?  <---- the 7 sacraments, which according to Martin Luther we only do if Jesus failed 

The Seven Sacraments 

The things we need to do if Jesus has failed 

1 - Baptism 

2 - ...idk 

3 - Confession 

4 - Annointing at the head

5 - Confirmation 

6 - Ordination 

7 - Marriage 

Writings by Martin Luther

- writes them into the door w. a candle at St. Peter's Basillica 

- 95 arguments against the Catholic Church, works, & the sale of indulgences 

The Old Testament is the Torah

The New Testament is a combination of gospels and Paul's writings 

Only 4 of thousands made it into the Bible

Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John 

literally: similar

Matthew, Mark, & Luke

John is arguable 

ac act you could do

pay money saying "you aren't going to Hell" on paper 

- all Jews are suffering 

- Jesus ended that suffering process for Christians 

A radical call, drop EVERYTHING

takes a LOT of DISCIPLINE 

"The Romans are kicking our butts so let's work for them and make some money"

- businessmen

"The Romans are kicking our butts so let's kill 'em all"

- the militia

"The Romans are kicking our butts so let's leave" 

- Jews who left the cities, ate locusts, got naked, and waited for the Kingdom of Heaven

* most famous Essene:  John the Baptist 

Three Reasons for the Split:

1) Philosophic understanding of the Holy Spirit

2) Papel Authority 

3) Did Priests need to be celibate?

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1) Jesus gets crucified. He goes up, H.S. comes down

Liberal: The H.S. is in all things

Pentecostal: 50 days after Jesus dies, we get the Pentecost 

*a select righteous few, the H.S. will dance like flames on their tongues

* H.S. only communicates through the Pope (1054)

2)They did not think the Pope had sole authority

3) Sex is a holy act, priests can have families, according to the H.S., they do not have to be celibate.

- 1517 

- (The 2nd Schism)

- Happend for the same reason as the first schism (the split from the catholic church I think)

- Martin Luther said: 

* the 7 sacraments were a waste of time 

* Sale of Indulgences

- John Calvin said:

* Predestination

* Heaven or Hell

* There's nothing you can do, the plan was made infinite time ago 

-- goes against human rights ^

-- God designed

-- All you can do is have faith

-- FAITH v. WORKS

Liberation Theology 

Newest form of Christian Theology 

- mostly Latin America 

* 7-9 of them 

* Book of Matthew

* The Meek shall inherit the Earth

* Tell Christians not to revolt in this life.  You'll be rewarded in Heaven

* If you do not have socioeconomic status here, you will one day, in Heaven

* The Vatican needed to come to their aide 

* 600 - 800 young Theologians disappeared

* Joseph Ratsinger - now known as Benedict Pope

-- 40-45 years before being Pope

-- Head of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, or the Naiseen Council, or the Inquisition; went by all three names at one point or another 

-- ^ The inquisition, grand inquisition

* 2 years, liberation theology inappropriately emphasizes liberation 

* You should work on liberation from sin 

- Protestants

- being in agreement w/ the Christian gospel especially as it is presented in the 4 Gospels

- emphasizing salvation by faith in the atoning death of Jesus Christ through personal conversion, the authority of Scripture, and the importance of preaching as contrasted w/ ritual 

- they are also nicknamed "spirit-filled Christians" or "Renewalists" 

- emphasizes the work of the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts, and modern day miracles 

- they share a spirituality characterized by a world view where miracles, signs & wonders, and other super natural occurences are expected to be present in the lives of believers 

- spiritual gifts include prophecy and healing 

- places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through baptism w/ the Holy Spirit (H.S.)

- Adheres to the scripture and the necessity of accepting Christ as personal lord and savior

- It is believed that Baptism w the H.S. enables a Christian to live a H.S. filled & empowered life.  This empowerment includes the use of spiritual gifts, such as speaking in tongues and divine healing. 

leader of the reformation in Switzerland

- against the custom of fasting during Lent

- said the ecclesiastical heirarchy was corrupted

- promoted clerical marriages

- attacked the use of images in a place of worship

- his legacy lives on in confessions, lithurgy, and Reformed Churches of today 

translates to: one who baptizes over again

- protestant christians of the Radical Reformation 

- 16th Century Europe

* Amish

* Hutterites

* Mennonites

- eventually they rejected the baptism of infants 

^ they can't confess their own faith 

- major religious figure who is described in the Gospel of Luke as being a relative of Jesus who led a baptism movement at the Jordan River 

- regarded as a prophet

- believed to have baptized Jesus 

Also known as Theodosius the Great 

- Roman Emperor from 379-395

- last emperor to rule over both the eastern and western halves of the Roman Empire

- he issued decrees that effectively made Nicene Christianity the offical state church of the Roman Empire

- fostered the destruction of some Pagan temples 

- the world wide community of Christians

- Christian majority countries 

- originally a medevil concept steadily to have evolved since the fall of the Western Roman Empire 

Constantine defeated Licinus in battle and became sole ruler of the Roman Empire.  He was ruler and also spiritual leader of the church.  He wanted a Church of Peace;

the Bishops had written complaints about other Bishops, and the emperor burned them at the alter during the council w/out having read any of the complaints.  He said he wanted all grievances to be settled at the council.