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Title: Chapter 6: Jesus Christ: The Fullness of Divine Revelation


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Chapter 6 Jesus Christ The Fullness of Divine
Revelation

• FAITH AND REVELATION

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• BASIC QUESTIONS
• Who were the Pharisees, Sadducees and Essenes?
• Who was Herod the Great?
• How did Judeans view the Jews of Galilee and the
  Samaritans?
• What factors aided the spread of Christianity in
  the Roman world?
• KEY IDEAS
• The Pharisees were zealous and learned laymen who
  believed in separation from Gentiles and
  adherence to their interpretation of the Mosaic
  Law. The Sadducees were politically connected
  priests who believed in accommodating Gentile
  rulers. The Essenes withdrew to the desert to
  live a form of purified Judaism.
• Herod the Great was a crafty, murderous king who
  got the Romans to conquer Judea for him and
  brought prosperity to Israel, rebuilding the
  Second Temple.
• Galilee was a region of poor, backward farmers
  the Samaritans were a mixed population of Jews
  and Gentiles whom Judeans considered heretics and
  with whom they had no contact.
• The spread of Christianity was aided by the Pax
  Romana, the spread of Greek philosophy, the
  Jewish Diaspora, and the proselytes of the Gate.

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• Anticipatory Set
•  
• Examine the objectives (p. 181, In This Chapter
  We Will Discuss) and free write for two minutes
  on what you already know about one or more of
  them.

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• How was the time immediately preceding Christ
  similar to that of King Davids reign?
• Israel had regained her old borders, Jerusalem
  was the capital, the Temple was purified and
  reconsecrated to God, and the king was both the
  religious and political leader of the nation. 
• How did John Hyrcanus Judaize Israel?
• He required every man to be circumcised or leave.
  Being circumcised implied obeying the whole
  Mosaic Law with all its rituals and
  requirements. 
• How did John Hyrcanus earn the hatred of the
  Samaritans?
• He destroyed the Samaritan temple on Mt. Gerizim,
  the center of Samaritan religious life.

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• When the high priest Aristobulus proclaimed
  himself king, why did this not fulfill the
  promises of the covenant?
• Though Israel was again whole and there was a
  king in Jerusalem, Aristobulus was a Levite, not
  a descendant of David (Tribe of Judah). 
• Why was Israel doomed to be conquered again?
• Israel had splintered into numerous battling
  factions, and, as Christ said, Every kingdom
  divided against itself is laid to waste and no
  city or house divided against itself will
  stand. 
• How did Israel lose her independence?
• Herod entered into a plot with the Roman emperor
  to seize power.

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• THE PHARISEES
• What was the central power in the world at the
  time of Christ?
• The Roman Empire was dominant. 
• How did the Pharisees answer the question, How
  can Jews be faithful to God amid pagans?
• The best way was to build a cultural wall around
  themselves to keep out Gentile and pagan
  influences. Pharisee comes from the Aramaic word
  perushim, which means separated. 
• How was the practice of Judaism under the
  Pharisees?
• Besides refusing to associate with Gentiles, the
  Pharisees thought everyone should follow the
  complicated ritualistic regulations they had
  developed under their interpretation of the
  Mosaic Law. Extension The Pharisees, who were
  not priests, basically took the rules and
  regulations Moses gave to the Levitical priests
  to follow when they were serving in the Temple
  and applied them to all Jews in their everyday
  lives. 
• Why could the Pharisees justifiably claim they
  were right in separating themselves from the rest
  of the world?
• Whenever Israel had allowed herself to be
  influenced by outside cultures and religions, she
  had met with disastrous consequences.

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• Guided Exercise
• Read silently Matthew 23139, thinking about the
  following questions
• Why was a speech like this certain to earn the
  Pharisees hatred?
• Why might Christ have adopted such a harsh
  approach to them?

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• THE SADDUCEES
• Who were the Sadducees?
• They were priests who claimed to be the spiritual
  heirs of Zadok, King Solomons priest, whose
  heirs were supposed to be priests in Jerusalem
  forever. 
• How did the Sadducees answer the question, How
  can Jews be faithful to God amid pagans?
• They cooperated with Gentile rulers. 
• What were some of the Sadduceess central
  beliefs?
• They believed only the Pentateuch was canonical,
  denied life after death, and rejected the
  existence of angels. 
• Why did the Pharisees hate the Sadducees?
• The Sadducees cooperated with the Romans rather
  than separate themselves from them. As a
  consequence, the Sadducees had political power,
  which was denied to the Pharisees.

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• Guided Exercise
•  
• Read silently Luke 202740, and then free write
  for five minutes on what Christ revealed about
  Heaven in this passage.

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• How often are the Essenes mentioned in Sacred
  Scripture?
• They are never mentioned.
• What were the basic beliefs of the Essenes?
• They held the Law of Moses and Jewish customs in
  high esteem rejected the animal sacrifices of
  the Temple kept the Sabbath placed much value
  in ceremonial purity, washing frequently and
  practicing baptism and believed in the
  immortality of the soul.
• What were some of the laudable moral practices of
  the Essenes?
• They cared for the sick, practiced hospitality,
  treated all men equally, prohibited slavery, held
  goods in common, and practiced pacifism. Many
  also lived celibacy.

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• Guided Exercise
• Work with a partner to complete the following
  table about the various Jewish groups in Israel
  in the time of Christ.

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• Guided Exercise
• Work with a partner to compose a bullet-point
  list of at least three examples of Herods
  tyrannical behavior and three of his crafty
  behavior.

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• JUDEA AND GALILEE
• Who were the Zealots?
• They were Jewish nationalists who sought to
  overthrow the Roman rulers and reestablish the
  Kingdom of Israel as a sovereign nation.
  Eventually, their efforts to throw off the Romans
  resulted in the complete destruction of Israel.
• How were the Galileans distinct from the
  inhabitants of Judea?
• Most of the Hebrews who had returned from the
  Babylonian Exile settled around Jerusalem. Those
  who settled in Galilee came into contact with
  Israelites who had not experienced the Babylonian
  Exile and could trace their heritage back to the
  tribes of Zebulun and Naphtali.
• Why were Galileans looked down upon by Judeans?
• They were poor peasants and farmers who had a
  distinct accent.

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• THE SAMARITANS
• Who were the Samaritans?
• These Israelites had intermarried with Gentiles
  during the time of the Assyrian occupation. They
  lived between Judea and Galilee. 
• Where did the Samaritans worship?
• They worshipped on Mt. Gerizim, a site of worship
  for the Israelites before the capture of
  Jerusalem.
• How did Judeans regard the Samaritans?
• They considered them unclean heretics and so had
  nothing to do with them. 
• Who are the Samaritans today?
• A few hundred survive today as a persecuted
  minority in Palestine. Extension They speak
  Aramaic, the language Christ spoke.

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• SETTING THE STAGE FOR CHRIST
•  
• What was the Pax Romana?
• It was a centuries-long relative peace the known
  world enjoyed under the Roman Empire.
• How did the Pax Romana and Roman rule facilitate
  the spread of Christianity?
• There was an extensive network of roads, one
  currency, one law, no borders to cross, and
  relative safety when traveling.
• What was the Roman attitude toward other
  religions?
• The Romans generally tolerated any religion as
  long as its adherents did not cause problems such
  as rebellion or refusal to pay taxes.
• Was Rome completely pagan?
• No. Under the influence of Greek philosophy, some
  had reasoned their way to a monotheism with God
  as the First Cause.

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• THE SPREAD OF THE JEWISH RELIGION
• What was the Jewish Diaspora?
• The Diaspora refers to communities of Jews who,
  after the Babylonian Exile, lived outside
  Palestine and throughout the Roman Empire. 
• How many Jews lived outside Palestine, and where
  could they have been found?
• It is estimated they comprised seven percent of
  the population of the Roman Empire, with Jewish
  communities in every major town. 
• How did Christianity spread through the Diaspora?
  
• It rooted itself in Jewish communities before
  spreading to the larger population.

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• What are the proselytes of the Gate?
• These Gentiles were attracted to Judaism and
  believed in the one true God. They worshiped in
  Jewish synagogues and studied the Scriptures yet
  refrained from converting, which required
  circumcision and following the dietary laws. They
  were eager converts to Christianity. 
• What two groups was St. Paul addressing when he
  began, Men of Israel, and you that fear God
  (Acts 1316)?
• He was referring to Jews and the proselytes of
  the Gate, respectfully.

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• Closure
•  
• Write a paragraph summarizing how the beginning
  of the first century AD was a propitious time
  for the coming of the Messiah.

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• Homework Assignment
•  
• Reading
• MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD through TEACHING THE
  TEACHERS.
• Study Questions
• Questions 18.
• Practical Exercise 5.
• Workbook
• Questions 112.

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• Alternative Assessment
• Free write for five minutes on the following
  question 
• If you had to choose only one, which would you
  choose to be, and why a Pharisee, a Sadducee, an
  Essene, a Galilean, or a proselyte at the Gate?

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• BASIC QUESTIONS
• What is the Annunciation?
• What is the Nativity?
• What is the Epiphany?
• What is the Finding in the Temple?
• KEY IDEAS
• The Annunciation refers to the announcement of
  the Archangel Gabriel to the Blessed Virgin Mary
  that she would be the mother of the Savior, the
  Son of the Most High, and that this would be
  accomplished by the power of the Holy Spirit.
• In accord with the prophet Micah, Christ was born
  in Bethlehem, the city of David. He was born in
  poverty, and angels announced to shepherds that
  he was a Savior Christ the Lord.
• Magi from the East were the first Gentiles to
  adore the Christ.
• Christs wisdom was revealed in the Finding in
  the Temple. During his hidden years, from his
  infancy until he began his public ministry,
  Christ lived an ordinary life, sharing the
  condition of the vast majority of human beings.

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• Anticipatory Set
•  
• Say a decade of one of the first three Joyful
  Mysteries of the Rosary, using the scriptural
  method of saying the Rosary.
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• The essence of the scriptural method is to read a
  relevant Bible passage before each Hail Mary is
  prayed and then to meditate on that passage while
  the Hail Mary is recited.

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• MARY, THE MOTHER OF GOD
• What was betrothal in the time of Christ?
• In Jewish custom, it was a contract similar to
  marriage. The couple did not yet live together,
  but their promise could not be broken.
• What is the significance of the word overshadow
  in the Archangel Gabriels greeting?
• The word is an unusual one in Greek and not used
  anywhere else in the New Testament. It is used in
  the Old Testament the cloud overshadowed the
  Tabernacle when the Ark of the Covenant had been
  placed in it. Thus, to overshadow implies the
  presence of God. 
• How is the Blessed Virgin Marys response to
  Gods call different from what might be expected
  from the Old Testament in light of other divine
  calls from the Old Testament?
• Most of the great people of Israelincluding
  Abraham, Moses, and Davidthough accepting of
  Gods plan for them, had nevertheless expressed
  surprise, doubt, and even resistance. Sarah, for
  example, laughed at Gods message to her. In
  contrast, the Blessed Virgin Marys response was
  immediate belief, obedience, and acceptance.

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• Guided Exercise
•  
• Work with a partner to choose one of the titles
  of the Blessed Virgin Mary from the Litany of
  Loreto and explain it, writing from the
  perspective of the Old Testament.

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• Guided Exercise
• Complete a Think/Pair/Share using the following
  prompt
•  
• Based on the sidebar Mary as the Ark of the New
  Covenant (p. 189) and your own background
  knowledge, explain in one or two sentences how
  the Visitation?the Blessed Virgin Marys visit to
  her cousin St. Elizabeth?is deeply rooted in the
  Old Testament.

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• THE BIRTH OF JESUS
• Why did St. Joseph travel from Nazareth, where he
  lived, to Bethlehem?
• St. Joseph traveled to Bethlehem with his
  pregnant wife to register in the Roman census.
• What prophesy did this journey fulfill?
• The Messiah was to be born in Bethlehem as the
  prophet Micah predicted from Bethlehem shall
  come forth for me one who is to be ruler in
  Israel (Mi 52).
• What did the angels tell the shepherds about
  Jesus?
• This child was a Savior, the Anointed successor
  to David, and the Lord, the one who sits at Gods
  right hand. 
• Why is it surprising the first people to know
  about the birth of the Messiah were shepherds?
• Shepherds were poor outcasts in Jewish society,
  avoided by many Jews as unclean, yet David had
  been a shepherd who tended his flocks in those
  very same fields.

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• THE EPIPHANY
• Who were the Magi (or wise men)?
• They may have been Persian astrologers. 
• Why might Herod have been especially nervous
  about Balaams prophesy to Balak?
• Balaams prophesy spoke of a rising star, which
  represented a son of Jacob, who would dispossess
  an Edomite. The new king whom the Magi sought was
  born in Bethlehem and thus a son of Jacob. Herod
  himself was from Edom, so he could have been
  afraid the infant king the Magi came to visit
  would overthrow him or his descendants. 
• What was the significance of the gifts of gold,
  frankincense, and myrrh?
• Gold and frankincense are gifts Isaiah predicted
  would be brought by all the nations to the God of
  Israel. Gold indicates Christs royalty, and
  frankincense refers to his priesthood and
  spiritual divinity. Myrrh is an oil used both to
  anoint the priests of Israel and to anoint a dead
  body for burial, so it also suggested Christs
  Sacrifice on the Cross.

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• TEACHING THE TEACHERS
• What is unique about the Finding of Christ in the
  Temple?
• It is the only story about Christ recorded in the
  Gospels between his infancy and when he began his
  public ministry about age thirty.
• How does the Finding in the Temple reveal
  Christs divine and human natures?
• By age twelve, the Christ child displayed an
  amazing command of the Scriptures and was able to
  discuss and debate them with the most educated
  men in Jerusalem. At the same time, Christ was a
  boy, he grew up, he worried his parents, and he
  practiced his faith.

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• Closure
•  
• Free write for five minutes about an Old
  Testament prophecy cited in one of the infancy
  narratives (cf. Mt 13 Lk 12).

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• Homework Assignment
•  
• Reading
• JOHN THE BAPTIST MAKES STRAIGHT THE WAY through
  THE TWELVE.
• Study Questions
• Questions 911.
• Practical Exercise 7.
• Workbook
• Questions 1322.

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• Alternative Assessment
• In groups of three or four, read Marys
  Magnificat (Lk 14655) and try to relate this
  prayer to the Old Testament and the history of
  Israel.

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• BASIC QUESTIONS
• Who was St. John the Baptist?
• Why was Christ baptized, and why did he undergo
  temptation?
• Why did Christ perform miracles?
• Who are the Twelve Apostles?
• KEY IDEAS
• St. John the Baptist, the final prophet, was a
  New Elijah who preached a baptism of repentance
  to prepare people for the Messiah.
• Christ received St. Johns baptism and fasted in
  the wilderness for forty days, where he was
  tempted by the Devil.
• Christ performed miracles out of love and to show
  his divinity.
• Christ chose the Twelve Apostles to carry on his
  work.

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• Anticipatory Set
•  
• Read the Acts of the Apostles 103443, thinking
  about the following question 
• What is the basic outline of the story of Christ
  as described by St. Peter?

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• ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST MAKES STRAIGHT THE WAY
• Who was St. John the Baptist?
• St. John the Baptist was Christs cousin, a
  Levite who preached repentance and baptism for
  the forgiveness of sins to prepare the way for
  the Messiah.
• How were St. John the Baptist and the prophet
  Elijah similar in appearance?
• St. John was clothed with camels hair and had a
  leather belt around his waist, whereas Elijah
  wore a garment of haircloth with a girdle of
  leather about his loins. 
• How did St. John the Baptists ministry fulfill
  the last words of Malachi, the last prophet in
  the Old Testament?
• Malachi prophesied that God would send the
  Prophet Elijah to Israel to turn the hearts of
  fathers to their children and the hearts of
  children to their fathers thus they would not be
  punished by God. St. John the Baptist preached
  and baptized to encourage people from all walks
  of life to repent and amend their lives. 

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• How did Christ identify St. John the Baptist with
  the prophet Elijah?
• He said St. John the Baptist was the second
  coming of Elijah prophesied by Malachi. 
• Why did St. John the Baptist worry many Jewish
  priests and officials?
• He told them the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand,
  which meant that the Messiah was coming. To some
  priests and politicians, this meant St. John the
  Baptist was another false prophet who could spark
  a rebellion, which could only end badly for them
  and for Israel.

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• THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST
• How was Christs preparation like that of Elijah
  and Moses?
• He fasted in the wilderness for forty days, the
  same period for which Elijah and Moses had fasted
  in the wilderness of Sinai.
• What is significant about the number forty in the
  Old Testament?
• In addition to the fasting of Elijah and Moses in
  the previous answer, forty is the number of years
  the Israelites wandered in the wilderness before
  entering the Promised Land, and it was the number
  of days and nights it took to flood the world so
  it could be created anew through Noah. 
• What does it mean to say Christ was tempted by
  the Devil?
• The word tempted means tested. Though Christ
  did not sin, it was necessary for him to have
  overcome temptations that had cause people to
  sin.

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• Guided Exercise
•  
• Complete a paragraph shrink on the first four
  paragraphs under THE BAPTISM OF CHRIST (through
  the quote from Matthew 31617). 

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• Guided Exercise
•  
• Work with a partner to complete the following
  table about the insights that Sts. Matthew, Mark,
  and Luke had about Christs temptations.

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• MIRACLES
• What did most Jews expect from the Messiah, and
  what did they get?
• Most Jews expected an anointed prophet-king who
  would bring the covenants with Israel to their
  fulfillment. They received God himself incarnate
  in the Person of Jesus Christ.
• Which actions of Christ most clearly demonstrated
  both his human and divine natures?
• His miracles showed his natures. 
• What was Christs first miracle?
• He turned water into wine at the Wedding Feast in
  Cana.

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• How does the miracle at Cana relate to the Last
  Supper?
• At Cana, Christ turned water into wine as a act
  of charity. At the Last Supper, he turned wine
  into his Blood to manifest the ultimate act of
  charity (love) his Death on the Cross. 
• How were Christs healings messianic?
• Under the promised Son of David, No inhabitant
  will say, I am sick the people who dwell there
  will be forgiven their iniquity (Is 3324).
  Christs healings and forgiveness demonstrated
  the arrival of the messianic age. 
• What did Christs exorcisms demonstrate?
• They showed his divinity and dominion over
  demons.
• Why did Christ heal the paralytic?
• Christ wanted to heal the mans infirmity and
  show he has authority to forgive sins.

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• Guided Exercise
•  
• Silently read the relevant scriptural passage(s)
  describing the miracle you are given, and draw an
  illustration of the miracle without labeling it.

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• Sidebar The Beatitudes
• What is paradoxical about the beatitudes?
• Those suffering misfortunes are actually blessed
  because of the rewards they will receive. For
  example, those who are poor in spirit will
  inherit the Kingdom of God, so they are blessed.

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• Guided Exercise
•  
• Work with a partner to compose a bullet-point
  list of ways Christ violated the Pharisees
  principle of strict separation of Jews from
  non-Jews and Gentiles or sinners.

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• THE TWELVE
• How did Christ intend his message to spread
  throughout the world?
• He instructed his Apostles to go to all nations,
  teaching and baptizing. 
• What is significant about the number twelve?
• It signifies perfection in governance and
  hearkens to the Twelve Tribes of Israel. On the
  foundation of the Twelve Apostles united under
  St. Peter, their head, Christ established the New
  Israel, his Church, which he promised would last
  until the end of time.
• Why did some of the Apostles have two names?
• Like many Jews, some of the Apostles had two
  names a Jewish name, by which they were known to
  family and friends, and a Greek or Roman name,
  which was useful in the Gentile world.

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• Sidebar Our Father 
• Guided Exercise
• Work with a partner to complete the following
  table paraphrasing the petitions of the Lords
  Prayer.

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• Closure
•  
• Write a paragraph discussing the ways Jesus
  showed he is the Messiah.

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• Homework Assignment
• Reading
• THE DEATH, BURIAL, AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS
  CHRIST through I AM.
• Study Questions
• Questions 1216.
• Practical Exercises 89.
• Workbook
• Questions 2332.

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• Alternative Assessment
•  
• Have each student choose one of the miracles
  listed in this lesson and write an account of the
  miracle told from the point of view of the person
  who was healed.

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Christ

• BASIC QUESTIONS
• What was the Last Supper?
• What is the Cup of Consummation?
• Why did the Sanhedrin condemn Christ to death?
• KEY IDEAS
• Christ used the Passover meals Cup of Blessing
  as the occasion to institute the Sacrament of the
  Eucharist, which he called the Blood of the
  Covenant.
• Christ refused to drink the Cup of Consummation
  during the Passover meal. In Gethsemane, he asked
  the Father to let him be spared the cup. He drank
  it to the full in his Passion and Death.
• The Sanhedrin tried to convict Christ of crimes
  against the Jewish religion using false
  testimony. When they asked if he is the Son of
  God, he said he is for this reason they
  convicted him of blasphemy.

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• Anticipatory Set
•  
• Read St. Matthews account of the Passion from
  the Last Supper until Jesus arrest (Mt
  261768).

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Christ

• THE DEATH, BURIAL, AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS
  CHRIST
• Was Christ surprised by his arrest, Passion,
  Death, and Resurrection?
• No moreover, he made frequent reference to these
  inevitable events. 
• When did Christs popularity reach its height?
• In the third year of his public ministry, upon
  his entering Jerusalem, the crowd proclaimed him
  the Messiah, the Son of David. 
• What were the religious authorities planning when
  Christ entered Jerusalem?
• They were deciding how to put him to death.

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• Why did Christ enter Jerusalem riding a donkey?
• This fulfilled Zechariahs prophesy, in which the
  people of Jerusalem would be filled with joy
  because their king is approaching, humble and
  riding on a donkey (cf. Zec 99). 
• What were the two stages in the establishment of
  the New Covenant?
• They were the celebration of the Last Supper and
  Christs Sacrifice on the Cross.

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• THE MISSING CUP
• What was the Passover meal?
• It was the commemoration of the passing of the
  Israelite people out of slavery, their reception
  of the Law, and the establishment of Israel as a
  nation set apart.
• At the first Passover what did the Jews to do
  with the blood of the slaughtered lamb?
• They took hyssop, dipped it in the blood, and
  touched the lintel and the two doorposts with the
  blood. 
• What did the blood of the Passover lamb
  accomplish?
• It saved the firstborn male of each Hebrew family
  from death.

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• Why did the Jews celebrate the ritual meal each
  year?
• God had instructed them to celebrate it annually
  to remember what he had done for them.
• How did Christ change the Passover meal during
  the Last Supper?
• He transformed the Passover ritual into the
  celebration of the New Covenant, the Mass.
• What is the relationship between Christ and the
  Passover lamb?
• Christ became the spotless Passover Lamb, and,
  through his Blood shed on the Cross, all people
  were freed from the slavery to sin, and the
  People of God were transformed into the New
  Israel.

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• How many cups of wine were drunk during the
  Passover meal?
• Four. 
• How did Christ change the ritual at the time of
  the third cup?
• He identified the Cup of Blessing with his Blood
  of the New Covenant the bread and wine were his
  Body and Blood. 
• Where did the phrase blood of the covenant
  originate?
• It appears in Exodus 248. With these words God
  ratified the Mosaic Covenant with Israel at Mt.
  Sinai, making them his Chosen People. The people
  were sprinkled with the blood of the sacrifice.

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• What did Christ mean by Blood of the Covenant?
• He declared he was establishing a New Covenant,
  but, instead of the animal blood spilled at Mt.
  Sinai, it would be his own Body sacrificed and
  his own Blood to seal the promise between God and
  man. 
• How did Christ leave the Passover meal
  unfinished?
• He did not drink the fourth cup, the Cup of
  Consummation.

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• Guided Exercise
•  
• Work with a partner to identify the three
  Passovers referred to in the Catechism, no. 1340
  (cf. FROM THE CATECHISM at the end of the
  chapter).

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• Guided Exercise
•  
• Work with a partner to read silently Exodus 248.
  Write a paragraph explaining the blood of the
  covenant and what Christ likely meant when he
  said my blood of the covenant (Mt 2628).

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• THE CUP OF CONSUMMATION
•  
• What did Christ ask the Father in the garden?
• To take this cup from him, meaning his final
  sufferings. 
• Why should the use of the word cup capture our
  attention?
• This cup of suffering is identified with the Cup
  of Consummation that Christ had not drunk earlier
  that evening at the Last Supper he was to drink
  it in his Passion and Death. Extension When the
  mother of the sons of Zebedee asked they be given
  the chief places in Christs kingdom, he asked
  them if they could drink the cup he was going to
  drink. (cf. Mt 2022).

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• What was the sign of Judass betrayal?
• He gave Christ a kiss, which was the ordinary way
  a disciple would have greeted his master.
• What may have been Judas motivation to have
  betrayed Christ?
• Judas may have been a Zealot who hoped for a
  political messiah, a military leader who would
  defeat the Roman occupiers. Judas may have become
  frustrated with Christs teachings (cf. Jn 664)
  of love for neighbor, obedience to authority, and
  his willingness to suffer death.
• Why was Christ first brought to Annas?
• Although Annas was deposed by the Romans, most
  Jews still considered him the legitimate high
  priest. His son-in-law Caiaphas seemed to defer
  to him as well.

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• I AM
•  
• What did most of the Sanhedrin believe even
  before the trial?
• Christ was a false prophet and blasphemer.
• What kind of evidence was presented against
  Christ?
• Evidence was produced by false witnesses who
  contradicted each other.
• How did Caiaphas gain the final evidence to
  convict Christ?
• Caiaphas asked Jesus directly if he is the
  Messiah (Christ).

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• How did Christ respond to the Caiaphass direct
  question?
• I am and you will see the Son of man sitting at
  the right hand of Power, and coming with the
  clouds of heaven (Mk 1262).
• What legitimate point did Caiaphas have to
  condemn Christ?
• Christ identified himself with the Son of God,
  which would have been blasphemy were he not the
  Son of God.
• How did Caiaphas violate the Mosaic Law?
• At hearing such blasphemy, he tore his robes,
  which the high priest was not supposed to do.

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• Guided Exercise
•  
• Read Leviticus 241016, keeping in mind the
  Jewish attitude toward blasphemy.

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• Closure
•  
• Write a paragraph explaining how Christ changed
  the celebration of the Passover meal at the Last
  Supper.

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• Homework Assignment
• Reading
• PILATE EXAMINES JESUS through ST. PETER AND
  JUDAS.
• Study Questions
• Questions 2227.
• Practical Exercise 10.
• Workbook
• Questions 3341.

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• Alternative Assessment
•  
• Search the Internet to read about how modern-day
  Jews celebrate the Passover.

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• BASIC QUESTIONS
• How was Pilate unjust in his condemnation of
  Christ?
• How did Judass and St. Peters remorse differ?
• KEY IDEAS
• To prompt him to execute Christ, the Sanhedrin
  lied to Pilate about Christs crime. Pilate was
  convinced Christ was innocent but wanted to
  appease the Sanhedrin, so he tried to make the
  problem go away, including sending him to Herod
  Antipas for judgment, which met with no success.
  When the Sanhedrin accused him of not being a
  friend of Caesar, Pilate finally agreed to
  execute Christ and let an insurrectionist go
  free.
• Both Judas and St. Peter betrayed Christ, and
  both repented, but Judas despaired while St.
  Peter experienced true contrition.

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• Anticipatory Set
•  
• Read the account of Christs arrest and
  condemnation. (Mt 26692732).

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• PILATE EXAMINES JESUS
• Why did the Sanhedrin have to ask the Roman
  governor to put Christ to death?
• Under Roman law they were not allowed to carry
  out a death sentence, so they had to persuade the
  Roman authorities Christ was guilty of a secular
  crime deserving death.
• How did the Sanhedrin try to convince Pilate
  Christ should be put to death?
• They said Christ was a leader among the
  revolutionary Zealots, who sought to reestablish
  the Kingdom of Israel.
• What lie did the Sanhedrin tell Pilate?
• They said Christ forbade the Jews from paying
  taxes to Caesar.

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• What was Pilates initial reaction to the
  Sanhedrins charge?
• He wanted nothing to do with the case.
• What reason did Christ give Pilate he would not
  let his followers fight for him?
• His kingdom is not of this world. 
• What reason did Christ give Pilate for his having
  come into the world?
• He bears witness to the truth.

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• CONDEMNED TO DEATH
• How did Pilate see Christ at this point?
• Pilate saw Christ as innocent of any crime
  against Rome. 
• Why did Pilate send Christ to Herod Antipas?
• Herod Antipas ruled Galilee, Jesus home
  district. Pilate hoped Herod would make a ruling
  so he would not have to.
• What was unjust about Pilates decision to flog
  and release Christ?
• Though Pilate acknowledged Christ was innocent,
  he still had him flogged, a terrible,
  life-threatening punishment, perhaps to appease
  the Sanhedrin.

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• What custom did Pilate invoke to persuade the
  Sanhedrin to change their mind about Christ?
• He invoked his custom of pardoning one criminal
  at Passover. He gave them the choice between
  Barabbas and Christ. 
• Why did Pilate finally give in to the Sanhedrins
  demands?
• If he would have released Christ, they would have
  said he was no friend of Caesar. Pilate knew if
  he were to allow a rebel to live, he would have
  been in trouble with Caesar.

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• Guided Exercise
• Work with a partner to answer the following
  questions about Barabbas.

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• Guided Exercise
• Work with a partner to read the Catechism, no.
  598 (below), and then review the paragraph in the
  student text beginning, The role that Judas,
  and answer the following question in writing 
• Some have blamed the Jews for killing Christ and
  have used this as a basis for anti-Semitism.
  According to the Church, who is responsible for
  having killed Christ?

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• ST. PETER AND JUDAS
•  
• How did Judas betray Christ?
• He revealed where the chief priests could arrest
  Christ safely. 
• How did St. Peter betray Christ?
• After Christs arrest, St. Peter denied he even
  knew him. 
• What was lacking in Judass repentance?
• When he tried to return the money the Sanhedrin
  had paid him, they refused his offer. He
  despaired of forgiveness and killed himself. 
• What was right about St. Peters repentance?
• Christ prophesied that St. Peter would deny him
  three times before the cock crowed. At the third
  crow, St. Peter wept bitterly out of a sorrow
  fueled by love.

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• Closure
•  
• Write a paragraph summarizing how Pilate acted as
  an unjust judge against Christ.

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• Homework Assignment
•  
• Reading
• JESUS CRUCIFIED through THE WOMEN WHO MET THE
  RISEN LORD.
• Study Questions
• Questions 2831.
• Practical Exercise 2.
• Workbook
• Questions 4249.

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• Alternative Assessment
•  
• Free write for five minutes about how Pilate
  could have resisted the demand for Christs death
  were he truly a just governor.

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Christ (conclusion)

• BASIC QUESTIONS
• How was Christs Crucifixion?
• How did Christ complete his Passover?
• How is Psalm 22 related to the Crucifixion?
• How did Christs disciples first learn of his
  Resurrection?
•  
• KEY IDEAS
• Christ was crucified as King of the Jews.
• Christ died, draining the Cup of Consummation.
• Psalm 22 provided a prophetic description of
  Christs Passion.
• An angel announced Christs Resurrection to the
  three women who went to anoint Christs Body.
  Christ then appeared to St. Mary Magdalene.

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• Anticipatory Set
•  
• Read the account of Christ being led away to
  Crucifixion through his entombment (Mt 273266).

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• JESUS CRUCIFIED
• Why did Christ need help carrying his Cross?
• He was weak from having been scourged. 
• Legally, how did the soldiers press St. Simon of
  Cyrene to carry Christs Cross?
• Soldiers could press a person into service to
  carry baggage for one Roman mile.
• When Christ said, If any one forces you to go
  one mile, go with him two miles (Mt 541), to
  what was he referring?
• He referred to the same Roman law in the previous
  question.

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• Why did someone offer Christ wine mixed with
  myrrh?
• It was a painkiller he refused it. 
• Why did the Jewish authorities object to the sign
  Pilate had placed above Christ?
• The sign identified Christ as the King of the
  Jews. They said it should read, This man said,
  I am King of the Jews (Jn 1921). 
• What kind of mockery did Christ experience on the
  Cross?
• He was mocked both by passersby and by one of the
  thieves crucified with him.

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• Sidebar CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, ROMAN STYLE
• In the Roman Empire, for whom was crucifixion
  reserved?
• Crucifixion was reserved for the most heinous
  criminalsfor example, rebels and runaway
  slavesto deter others from imitating them. 
• Why was crucifixion a terrible punishment?
• It is both very painful and deeply humiliating. 
• Why does breaking the legs of a crucified man
  hasten death?
• The crucified has to use his legs to push himself
  up to breathe. If the legs are broken, he dies
  more quickly of asphyxiation.

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• THE LAST CUP
• Why is this not a cry of despair Eloi, Eloi,
  lama sabachthani?
• This lamentation begins Psalm 22, which ends in a
  triumphant delivery by God. 
• What is the connection between the sponge soaked
  in sour wine on a branch of hyssop and the
  Passover?
• During the Passover, a bunch of hyssop was used
  to sprinkle the blood of the Passover lamb.
  Christs last drink of wine was administered by a
  sponge attached to a branch of hyssop. 
• What is the meaning of Christs last sip of wine
  and his declaration, It is finished?
• It meant he was drinking the Cup of Consummation,
  completing his own Passover. He was the New Lamb
  sacrificed for all people.
• What is the connection between the Eucharist and
  Calvary?
• The offering of Christs Blood on Calvary will be
  offered until the end of time in the Eucharist.
  Each time the followers of Christ gather to share
  in the meal of their salvation, they share in the
  Blood of the New Covenant established by Christ.

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• Why was Christ pierced?
• He appeared to be dead. The soldier wanted to
  ensure it. 
• How do two Old Testament prophecies come together
  in Christs piercing?
• First, the Mosaic Law forbade the breaking of any
  of the bones of the Passover lamb by not
  breaking Christs legs, the Gospels confirm that
  Christ is the New Passover Lamb. Second, at the
  time of Christ, wine was drunk after mixing in
  water. The Blood and water spilling from the side
  of Christ refers to the Eucharist, and the Church
  continues to mix water and wine to prepare the
  chalice in the celebration of the Eucharist. 
• What does the rending of the curtain of the
  Temple signify?
• The separation between God and his people was
  ended.

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• Guided Exercise
•  
• Work with a partner to read Psalm 22 (cf.
  Supplemental Reading 2) and identify two
  prophecies fulfilled in Christs Crucifixion.

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• THE BURIAL OF CHRIST
• Why was Christs body placed in a tomb rather
  than a common grave like most crucified
  criminals?
• Two secret followers of Christ were St. Joseph of
  Arimathea, a member of the Sanhedrin, and St.
  Nicodemus, a Pharisee. They received permission
  from Pilate to take Christs Body and place it in
  a new tomb. 
• Why did the chief priests ask Pilate to have
  Christs tomb guarded?
• They feared Christs followers would steal the
  body and claim he had risen from the dead.

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Christ (conclusion)

• Guided Exercise
•  
• Read the Catechism, no. 1851, and then free write
  about which of the sufferings experienced by
  Christ you think is the worst and why.

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• THE WOMEN WHO MET THE RISEN LORD
• Why did a group of women go to Christs tomb
  early Sunday morning?
• They went to anoint the body of Christ properly,
  as it was done in haste Friday afternoon due to
  the approach of the Sabbath. Extension The
  Jewish day was calculated from sunset it lasted
  from sunset Friday evening to sunset Saturday
  evening. The women, then, went to Christs tomb
  at the break of daylight the following (Sunday)
  morning. 
• To whom was the Resurrection first announced?
• An angel, dressed in white, announced the
  Resurrection to St. Mary Magdalene, Mary the
  mother of James, and Salome. 
• Why was St. Mary Magdalene weeping at Christs
  tomb?
• She thought somebody had moved or stolen the body
  of Christ.

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• How did St. Mary Magdalene finally recognize
  Christ?
• He called her by name, Mary. 
• What did the disciples think of St. Mary
  Magdalenes announcement she had seen the Lord?
• It seemed an idle tale, that is, untrue
  gossip. 
• What does it mean to be a messenger of Christs
  Resurrection?
• It means to tell others Christ has indeed risen
  from the dead.

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• Closure
•  
• Free write for five minutes on the relationship
  among the Last Supper, Christs Death on the
  Cross, and the Eucharist.

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Christ (conclusion)

• Homework Assignment
•  
• Reading
• FULFILLING THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS through
  Jesus Fulfills the Covenant with David.
• Study Questions
• Questions 3233.
• Practical Exercises 34.
• Workbook
• Questions 5057.

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Christ (conclusion)

• Alternative Assessment
•  
• Read silently 1 Corinthians 15311 and then make
  a list of all the messengers of the
  Resurrection listed by St. Paul.

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• BASIC QUESTIONS
• How is Christ the New Adam?
• How is Christ the New Noah?
• How is Christ the New Abraham?
• How is Christ the New Moses?
• How is Christ the New David?
• KEY IDEAS
• Through his perfect obedience to the Father, the
  New Adam restored mans place in Paradise lost by
  the first Adam.
• Christ made water an instrument of salvation and
  founded a Church not only to fill the earth with
  people but also to make disciples of all nations.
• Christ became the Savior of the World through
  whom all the families of the earth are blessed.
• Christ is the prophet that Moses prophesied would
  arise in Israel who gave the perfect Law and was
  the saving Lamb of God.
• Christ is the Only-Begotten Son of God whose
  universal rule is through the Church.

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• Anticipatory Set
•  
• Work with a partner to complete part of Practical
  Exercise 6
• Choose an Old Testament prophecy and show how it
  points to fulfillment in Jesus Christ.

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• FULFILLING THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS
• What did Christs disciples still not understand
  about him even to the time of his death?
• They did not understand how God was to bring
  about the salvation of all people. 
• What did Christs followers likely think he meant
  when he said he had come to fulfill the Law and
  the prophets?
• They probably thought he meant he would
  reestablish the temporal, Davidic Kingdom. 
• What did Christ really mean to fulfill the Law
  and the prophets?
• He meant he would fulfill the Scriptures by
  suffering and dying as Isaiah had foretold.

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• Guided Exercise
•  
• Complete a Think/Pair/Share using the paragraph
  beginning, When Moses came down, and the
  following question 
• What is the meaning of the veil in this passage?

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• 1. Jesus Fulfills the Covenant with Adam
• What covenant did God make with Adam?
• Adam was made a son of God who would have
  everlasting life if he would obey God. 
• What was the result of Adam having broken the
  covenant?
• It resulted in spiritual and physical death for
  all people. 
• How did Christ fulfill the covenant with Adam?
• He was the Son who obeyed God perfectly and so
  restored life to fallen humanity.

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• 2. Jesus Fulfills the Covenant with Noah
• With which Sacrament did the early Church connect
  the Flood?
• They saw Baptism in the Flood. 
• What covenant did God make with Noah?
• Noah would be the father of a new human race,
  purified by water, and God would never again
  destroy the whole human race by flood. 
• How does Baptism fulfill the covenant with Noah?
• As forty days of rain prepared the world for a
  new creation, forty days of fasting and penance
  (the season of Lent) prepares a person to become
  a new creation in the waters of Baptism. People
  are to be fruitful and multiply the number of
  Christians on the earth.

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• 3. Jesus Fulfills the Covenant with Abraham
• How was Gods covenant with Abraham fulfilled
  partially?
• Hundreds of thousands of people could call
  themselves descendants of Abraham. Abrahams
  descendants had dwelt and even built an empire in
  the promised land of Canaan.
• What part of the Abrahamic Covenant remained
  unfulfilled?
• The promise of universal blessing was
  unfulfilled.
• How did Christ fulfill the Abrahamic Covenant?
• Abrahams descendant, Christ, brought a universal
  promise of salvation available to all people.

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• 4. Jesus Fulfills the Covenant with Moses
• What did Moses foresee at the end of Deuteronomy?
  
• He prophesied new prophet like himself. 
• When did that prophet come?
• He came about 1500 years later in the Person of
  Jesus Christ. 
• How did Christ fulfill the covenant with Moses?
• Christ is the New Moses, who gave a perfected Law
  and personified the Passover as the Lamb of God. 
• When did the rabbinic tradition expect the
  Messiah to come?
• It expected the Messiah to come on Passover night.

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• Guided Exercise
•  
• Review the table Jesus, the New Moses (p. 216),
  and then free write for two minutes about the
  following question 
• Which similarity between Moses and Christ do you
  find most striking, and why?

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• 5. Jesus Fulfills the Covenant with David
•  
• What about Christ dissatisfied some Israelites
  during his time?
• Jesus did not proclaim himself a Messiah (Christ)
  who would inaugurate the political restoration of
  the Kingdom of Israel to establish a temporal
  power protected by God.
• What kingdom did Christ come to establish?
• Christ established the Church, the New Israel.
  This Kingdom of God is not restricted by temporal
  domain it includes the communion of faithful
  everywhere, living and dead, and so is not of
  this world.

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• Guided Exercise
• Work with a partner to complete the following
  table on Christs fulfillment of the promises God
  made to David.

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• Closure
•  
• Free write for five minutes on the following
  question 
• Of the five covenants fulfilled by Christ, which
  one do you think is the most important, and why?

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• Homework Assignment
• Reading
• THE NEW KINGDOM through CONCLUSION.
• Study Questions
• Questions 1721 34.
• Practical Exercise 6.
• Workbook
• Questions 5860.

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• Alternative Assessment
• Christ fulfilled the four titles associated with
  the Davidic Covenant. Work with a partner to
  review this chapter and invent as many new titles
  as you can for Christ based on these five
  covenants.

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• BASIC QUESTION
• How does Christ fulfill the Davidic Covenant?
• KEY IDEA
• Christ and his Church fulfill both the primary
  and secondary features of the Davidic Covenant.

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• Anticipatory Set
•  
• Free write for a few minutes on something
  surprising about the meditation on Christ in the
  tomb from Supplementary Reading 5.

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• THE NEW KINGDOM
• How does the promise of a universal ruler in the
  line of Abraham predate David, Solomon, and even
  Moses?
• Jacob told his sons that a descendent of Judah
  would be obeyed by the peoples. 
• In Jacobs prophecy, to what does he comes
  refer?
• This refers to the man who is to come to whom the
  rulers staff, or scepter, belongs. He will rule
  not only Israel but all nations. 

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• What is the difference between the scope of
  Davids and Christs rule?
• David ruled a small empire in the Middle East
  Christs reign is unlimited. 
• What is the relationship between Samuels
  prophecy to David and the Archangel Gabriels
  prophesy to the Blessed Virgin Mary?
• Samuel said God will give Davids offspring an
  eternal rule, and Gabriel said God will give the
  Blessed Virgin Marys Son, a descendent of David,
  an everlasting kingdom. Gabriel summarized the
  Davidic Covenant, applying its fulfillment to
  Christ. 
• What is the key difference between the kind of
  kingdom that came and the one many expected?
• Many people expected an earthly king who would
  rule Israel and to whom all the nations of the
  world would show homage and obey. Instead, Christ
  established a heavenly kingdom with the Church as
  its earthly component.

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• Guided Exercise
•  
• Write a paraphrase of Luke 13233.

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• THE DAVIDIC COVENANT THREE SECONDARY FEATURES
•  
• In the Church, who is the queen mother?
• She is the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of
  God. 
• In what sense is St. Peter the prime minister in
  the New Covenant?
• According to Isaiah, the prime minister (chief
  steward) of the royal government received the
  keys of the House of David to open and shut
  exclusively. Christ gave St. Peter the keys of
  the Kingdom of Heaven with the power to bind and
  loose. As in the Davidic Kingdom, the office
  continues with his successors, the Popes. 
• What is the thank offering in the Church?
• It is the Eucharist.

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• THE DAVIDIC COVENANT SEVEN PRIMARY FEATURES 
• Guided Exercise 
• Work with a partner to complete the following
  table on the seven primary features of the
  Davidic Covenant and their fulfillment in the
  Church.

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• Closure
•  
• Free write for five minutes about how Christ and
  the Church fulfill the Davidic Covenant.

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• Homework Assignment
• Study Questions
• Practical Exercise 1.
• Workbook
• Questions 6166.

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• Alternative Assessment
•  
• Free write for five minutes about some aspect of
  this lesson or chapter that you did not
  understand well.

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