SOPHOMORE: Study Guide

** Please make sure you've read the readings up to yesterday, Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2006. Material will be on the test from all of the reading thus far. The questions at the end of each section will help you as well. **

- Theological Anthropology (Consitution on the Church)
- Moral Principles

- Big Mystery
- Oral Tradition --> Scripture / Revealed Text

- Importance of Oral Tradition for the first century Christians
- Notion of Jewish-Christians and Gentile-Christians. What is the major debate between Paul and Peter?
- Where does the Church begin? Where does it expand to?

- You do NOT need to know the historians.
- You do need to know about the different Jewish religious sects within Judaism. What are the prime characteristics, what do they do within Judaism?

- Know the different regions of Jesus' ministry. (See the map given in class. Know important cities mentioned on the map and from the reading from these areas).

- Identify the Jewish understanding of Messiah.

- Recognize the dates behind the publication of the New Testament (particularly the Gospels). Know the order they were written in.

- Know the introductions to each of the Gospels (as I asked you to read them for homework one night).

- Know the role of Herod the Great, the Maccabean Revolt, Pilate, the Sanhedrin.
- Know the role of Herod the Great in relation to Rome.

- Know information about the Temple. The parts within it. The significance. The three different constructions.

- Understand the idea of Jesus being different from the Messianic expectations of God.

- Know about Paul's preaching vs. teaching (kerygma vs. didache).

- MAKE SURE YOU'VE DONE THE READINGS! Questions will come directly from the reading as well as class notes.

TEST Info: Freshmen

Freshmen:

Addition: PLEASE KNOW THE HIMALAYAN MTNS. There is a question on the test that asks about this mountain range. Thanks.

YOU MAY DOWNLOAD THE STUDY GUIDE AT THE SITE BELOW:

http://stjoesreligion.wordpress.com

Thanks,

Mr. McGravey

FRESHMEN: Test: Intro. to Religion & Hinduism

** Make sure you've read all the reading for this test! Questions will be taken from the reading! The calendar is to the right of this post... Make sure you know the vocabulary.**

- The Theological Anthropology of a Human Being
- The Moral Principles of a Human Being
- Marxist view of Religion vs. Truth

- Sam Huntington (Political Theorist) -- Relation of religion in society, politics, etc. Separation of Church and State.
- Identify the different types of governments in relation to religion (Democracy/Republic, Communism/Dicator, & Theocracy)
- Religion in the United States.

- What is religion?
* People experience religion all around them
* People grow up in certain religions
* People wonder about religion b/c of how it influences certain aspects of life.
* People ask: "what is the meaning of life?"

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- What is the "big mystery"?
- Oral traditions & Myths --> Revealed Texts & Scripture

- The role of science in relation to religion.
- 14th - 15th Century disagreement with the Christian Church: Significance (eg: Galileo)

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Theology:
- St. Anselm's definition
- Mr. McGravey's definition

- Creed, Code, Cult (& definitions)

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12 "Elements of Prehistoric Religions"
- Be able to identify them and explain them.

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HINDUISM / INDIA:

- Be able to identify countries on the map.
- Be able to give background regarding India: language, 'caste system,' geography advantages/disadvantages (eg: Greek invaders & Chinese)
- Background info: British colony, dispute with Pakistan, Growing economy, spread of people through education

- Be able to describe Hinduism in relation to nature and its "internal application"
- Be able to explain how other religions act in the same way - as they all point to the same reality

- Brahman = Ultimate Reality
- Three gods:
* Brahma (creator)
* Vishnu (preserver)
* Shiva (destroyer)

- What is Hinduism a combination of?
- Define Pantheism, Monotheism, and Polytheism

- Can the ultimate reality be known by the human, "rational mind"?
- What about insight?

- Brahman = Unknowable
* Can be sought by other means (ie: Christianity, Judaism, Islam, etc.)

- Can we define Hinduism accurately?
- Insights? -- What are they? How do they define Hinduism?

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Know the map of India and the surrounding countries - be able to identify them on a test. Further, be able to explain the importance of the geography in the development of Hinduism.

- Ayran Conquerers
- Macedonian Conquerers (ie: Alexander the Great)
- Vasco de Gama 1498 [Know this date]
- British colonalism

First Test: Friday, Sept. 22, 2006

Freshmen:

The Study Guide is located for download at the following address:

http://stjoesreligion.wordpress.com

Thanks,

Mr. McG


Periods: 1, 2, 6: Test on Friday, September 22, 2006. (Review guide posted next week).

Period 8: Test on Monday, September 25, 2006.

**The test will cover the introduction to religion as well as the introduction to Hinduism. Please make sure you are up to date on the reading and questions assigned thus far.

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Sophomores:

Periods: 3 & 7: Test on Friday September 22, 2006. (Review guide posted next week)

**The test will cover the introduction to religion as well as the introduction to the New Testament and Paul. Please make sure you are up to date on the reading found posted on the calendar.

Additional Freshmen Textbooks

Gentlemen:

Below is the needed textbooks for the second and third part of this years course. If you could please order these through Varsitybooks, Amazon, or another distributer, it would be greatly appreciated.

1. The Old Testament, Our call to Faith and Justice / Ave Maria Press / ISBN#: 0-87793-721-4



2. The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth / St. Mary's Press / ISBN#: 0-88489-759-1

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The ISBN# can be used to identify additional distributers other than Varsitybooks.

Thank you.