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Bible Studies
Undergraduate 2
10/06/2017

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What is the Nature of reality? God? 

 

 

Who is God? 

Definition
God is pure, holy and without corruption. He cannot be approached by .........
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What is the nature of reality: The physical world?
Definition
The world and humans and society are all fallen and corrupted by sin
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How do Humans know this reality? (epistemology)
Definition

Authority.... based on knowledge 

 

 

Intuitive....through silence, speak intimately 

-God speaks to me in my quiet community 

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How should We Act in response to this reality? 

 

Definition

-we are too easily infatuated w/ sin and the corrupting influences of the world 

 

 

-easily desire what the fallen culture offers; pleasures of food, drink, things and sex 

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How should we act in response to this reality?
Definition
-we must flee the corrupting influence of the world and seek an ascetic life consciously separating ourselves from worldly people, things, and communities
Term
How should we act in response to this reality?
Definition
We follow God, the community rules and the mandates of our abbot.
Term

Introduction: Tuning out the world: a clash of values 

 

 

Modern community: NOISE 

 

 

 

Definition

 

-pervasive media 

-portable electronic media 

-the noise of  perpetual activity 

Term
Monasteries
Definition
are so foreign to our way of thinking
Term
first 300 years
Definition
300 years of persecution
Term
303 to about 311
Definition

diocletian persecution 

 

-christians flee to the desert to avoid persecution 

Term
Edict of Milan 313
Definition
                 Religious tolerations mandated by Constantine 
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Church under Constantine:

 

 

Definition

-first emperor to favor Christianity 

 

 

-Stops persecution 

 

 

-over decades faith gets sucked down by sectional oppression 

Term

Consequences of Growth: 

 

 

 

Definition

1. decline in the standards 

 

 

2. casual faith 

 

 

3. more clergy: lower quality 

 

 

4. "religious" vs. personal because deep personal faith turns into "religion" appearances of faith, a personal commitment 

Term

Secularized Christianity is too easy. 

 

 

Conservative response is to ......

Definition

-flee to the desert. 

 

 

 

-initial group fled to save their lives 

 

 

 

-under Constantine, purify the faith 

Term
Why the desert?
Definition

-battle against Satan and seeking God 

 

 

-practiced the "discipline" 

 

 

-body/soul dualism 

Term

The discipline

 

 

Dualism 

Definition

-rise of Asceticism 

 

 

-by punishing body you purify your soul 

Term
Anchorite
Definition
a person who lives alone and apart from society for religious meditation
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Eremitic
Definition
monks who live in isolation but occasionally come together for worship, teaching, service, or various other reasons
Term
Anthony's influence
Definition
obvious presence of God in his life
Term
cenobitical communities
Definition
cenobitical communities are communities made up of cenobites, monks, nuns, persons who are members of a religious order usually attached to a monastery or convent
Term
What did pachomis develope?
Definition
a list of standards or rules for the community
Term
St. Jerome
Definition

-born in 340 

 

-preaching monk in Italy preached against the local bishop and his lax ways 

Term
St. Jerome
Definition

-called to Rome to be advisor to Pope; monastic community in Bethlehem 

 

 

-critic of the church again 

 

-Pope died, Jerome moved to Bethlehem where he started a monastery 

Term
St. Jerome
Definition
-Lived there he lived for 32 years and wrote the latin translation of the bible, the Vulgate Bible 
Term

480-543 

Roman Empire under siege from Barbarians 

 

 

 

What did Benedict become? 

Definition

-became an anchorite

 

-became famous and gathered disciples

monte casino was his first monastery and it lasted for 1500/1600 years from then til now; Monte cassino was in Italy and was damaged by WWII 

 

 

Term
Did Benedict write the RULE OF ST. BENEDICT ?
Definition
TRUE
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What were the Moderate rules of St. Benedict ?
Definition

1. could eat twice a day 

 

2. would have vegetables 

 

3. get a blanket & pillow

Term
Characteristics of a monastic community
Definition

1. permanence 

 

2. obedience 

 

3.discipline 

 

4.work 

 

5. divine office 

Term

divine office: 

 

 

 

rhythm included 

Definition

1. Matins during the NIGHT

 

2.lauds or DAWN

 

3. prime or early morning 6AM 

 

4. terce or mid 9AM 

 

5. sext or midday NOON 

 

6. none or mid 9th hour, 3PM 

 

7.vespers EVENING (LIGHTING OF THE LAMPS)

 

8. compline NIGHT PRAYER, BEFORE RETIRING 

Term
Monastic Virtues top 3:
Definition

1. obedience 

 

2. humility 

 

3.silence 

Term

Influence of Monasteries

 

 

 

Definition

- carriers of culture 

 

 

-economic impact 

 

 

-Missions:

st. patrick of Ireland 390-460 

Boniface of Germany 680-754 

Term
What kind of services did Monasteries perform?
Definition

1. became the libraries of the middle ages. Copied Books (including and especially scriptures) as a main vocation 

 

2. schooling for people was another service 

 

3. became hospitals and pharmacies 

 

4. they were the hostels, the hotels of the middle ages 

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