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the myth theory
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09/28/2010

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What did St. Pius X write?
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Lamentabili Sane
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When did St. Pius X write?
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1907
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1. Evangelists did not record what was true, but what they thought was more profitable to faith.
2. Until Canon was defined, there were many accretions & interpolations so that there is very little left of Jesus of history.
3. Jesus of History is inferior to Christ of Faith.
4. Resurrection is not historical fact but a fact of supernatural order (faith statement) that gradually developed in the Church.
5. In the beginning, belief in Resurrection was not in the historical fact but in what it symbolized, i.e., the immortal life of Christ with God.
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What does Lamentabili Sane condemn?
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What did Vatican II write?
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Dei Verbum
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When did Vatican II write?
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1963-1965
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What does Dei Verbum do?
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1. Asserts apostolic origin of Gospels
2. Asserts the historicity of the Gospel accounts of Jesus
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What does apocrypha mean?
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Hidden (in Greek)
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What is a myth?
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A symbolic story that expresses the beliefs of a society or culture about ultimate issues (meaning of life, afterlife, evil, etc.)
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What are some examples of myths?
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Pandora's box
Genesis account of Adam & Eve
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What are the 2 versions of the myth theory?
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The Apostles created the myth
The later Christian community creates the myth
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Who was the Jesus of History?
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The Jesus of History was a normal guy who was extremely charismatic and had a ton of followers.
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Who was the Christ of Faith?
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A miraculous man who worked miracles as a raw display of power. He rose people from the dead. The Christ of Faith is superior to the Jesus of History.
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What proves that the Catholic Church condemns the Myth Theory
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the writings of Pope Pius X- Lamentabili Sane
and the Vatican- Dei Verbum
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What does Lamentabili Sane condemn?
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condemns some Modernist thought:
- what the evangelists wrote wasn't true
- there's very little about the Jesus of History b/c almost all of it has been edited out
- Jesus of History is inferior to the Christ of Faith
- that the Resurrection was a historical fact (V. II of myth theory)
- the Resurrection was never real, but just a symbol of immortal life with God (V. I myth theory)
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