Chapter 8 Called to Be Church
I. Overview of the Letters
A. Introduction
1. With what do the Letters provide us?
2. What is pseudonymity?
3. Why did authors do this?
B. Read the Chart on pg. 214
C. Paul’s Letters pg. 215
1. Where did Paul’s teachings and insight come from?
2. Read Women in Letters and Acts Chart pg. 216
D. List the Themes in Paul’s Letters pp. 216
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a. What does the Paradox of the Cross show?
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a. What did Paul recognize?
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a. For Paul, what is God’s grace?
b. What is grace?
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a. What does justification do for us?
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E. Catholic Letters pg 219
1. Why are these letters called “Catholic”?
2. Letter format
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3. Do we know the authors
II. The Pauline Letters pg. 220
A. The Importance of the Sacraments pg. 220
1. The Letter to the Romans
a. What is the entire section in Romans about?
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2. The Letter to the Corinthians pg. 222
a. What did Paul stress in these letters?
b. What image did Paul use to stress the importance of unity especially between
rich and poor?
c. How did Paul describe Church members?
B. Reconciliation pg. 222
1. Second Letter to the Corinthians
a. Why did Paul write 2 Corinthians?
2. The Letter to Galatians pg. 222
a. Why did Paul write Galatians?
3. The Letter to the Ephesians pg. 222
a. Describe the focus of Ephesians
C. Call to Faithfulness pg. 224
1. Letter to Philippians
a. Who were the first people to whom Paul preached at Philippi?
b. What was Paul’s tone?
c. Who did Paul rebuke?
2. The Letter to the Colossians pg. 224
a. Describe the setting and background of the audience of Colosians.
b. From where would true wisdom and knowledge come?
c. From where would further growth and perfection come.?
3. The First Letter to the Thessalonians pg. 224
a. What did Paul attempt to do in this letter?
4. The Second Letter to the Thessalonians
a. Why did Paul write this letter?
5. First Letter of Paul to Timothy
a. What did this letter stress?
b. What do we discover regarding the pastoral structure of the Christian
Community?
6 Second Letter of Paul to Timothy
a. What resources would help and encourage Timothy in his ministry?
D. Responsibilities of Christians pg. 225
1. The Letter of Paul to Titus pg. 224
a. What did Paul emphasize?
2. Letter to Philemon pg. 225
a. Why did Paul write this letter?
III. Messages for Everyone pg. 226
A. Introduction
1. What term is used for letters addressed to everyone?
B. Foundation of Church Practices pg. 226
1. Letter to the Hebrews pg. 226
a. What is “unique:\” about this letter?
b. Of what did the author speak?
2. Letter of James pg. 227
a. What did the author stress?
b. What did he indicate was the hardest of all human skills?
c. What Sacrament’s foundation is contained in James?
C. Perseverance and Endurance pg. 229
1. The First Letter of Peter pg. 229
a. What were the groups who received this letter experiencing?
b. What does 1 Peter emphasize?
c. What did the author encourage the people to do?
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2. Second Letter of Peter pg. 229
a. What did the author advise his audience to do?
D. Conflict From Within pg. 229
1. First Letter of John pg. 229
a. What theme is in this letter?
b. What do the imagery of light and darkness reflect?
2. The Second Letter of John pg. 230
a. What is a presbyter?
b. What does antichrist mean?
3. Third Letter of John pg.230
a. What were the two main purposes of this letter
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4. The Letter of Jude pg. 230
a. What did he encourage his listeners to do?
IV. Messages of Hope in the World
A. The Book of Revelation pg. 231
1. Define Apocalyptic writing
2. What does Apocalyptic writing reveal?
a. Themes and Perspectives pg. 231
1) What is Revelation about?
2) What were the people of the time experiencing?
3) What is the book about?
b. Authorship pg. 232
1) Who do many scholars think wrote Revelation?
2) What did the author encourage Christians to do in the face
of persecution?
B. Symbols and Images of the Church pg. 234
1. What image does the Book of Revelation use to describe the Church?
2. Read the images Scripture uses to describe the Church?
3. Read People of God pg. 243
a. What do all Baptized members take part in?
b. Read the chart on pg. 235
4. Read Body of Christ pg. 236
a. How is the Church compared to the body?
5. Read Bride of Christ pg. 237
a. Why did Jesus give his life?
6. Read the Temple of the Holy Spirit
A. How is the Holy Spirit the Church’s soul?
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