Biblical foundations of social justice

What is required for one to enter the New Covenant? (5 things)

1. Be compassionate towards others 2. Live justly 3. Respect the life and dignity of every person 4. Share out material goods to help others in need 5. Build just societies that protect the essential rights of all people

7 corporal works of mercy

1. Feed the hungry 2. Give drink to the thirsty 3. Shelter the homeless 4. Clothe the naked 5. Visit the sick 6. Visit the imprisoned 7. Bury the dead

What are the 3 principles of social justice found in the creation accounts?

1. God has created us in His Divine Image 2. God has created us to be in communion with Him 3. God has created us to be in communion with others

What are the 2 great commandments?

1. Love God above all 2. love your neighbor as yourself

What are the prophets calling the Israelites to do? (5 things)

1. Put their total trust in God 2. To turn away from false gods and goddesses 3. To be authentic in their worship 4. To repent of their sins and turn back to God 5. To practice justice in their relationships with one another

What are the 5 principles of social justice in the Pentateuch?

1. Respect for human life 2. Respect for property 3. Honesty in business 4. Just distribution of wealth 5. Special concern for the vulnerable

How many people in the world have been killed by genocides?

20 million

The good that is collectively shared by a number of people and that is beneficial for all members of a given community. Social conditions that allow for all citizens of the earth, individuals and families, to meet basic needs and achieve fulfillment promote the common good.

Common good

A solemn agreement between human beings or between God and a human being in which mutual commitments are made.

Covenant

God's self-communication through which he makes known the mystery of his divine plan; it is a gift accomplished by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit through the words and deeds of salvation history; it is most fully realized in the Paschal mystery of Jesus Christ

Divine revelation

The free and undeserved gift of God's loving and active presence in the universe and in our lives, empowering us to respond to his call and to live as his adopted sons and daughters. It restores our living communion with the Holy Trinity, lost through sin

Grace

Two creation stories (summary)

In the first story, Creation takes six days and man (and woman) are created last after all the plants and animals are created. In the second story, Creation takes one day, man is created first, then all the plants and animals are created, and finally woman is created.

Who are the major prophets?

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel

Divine Law revealed in the New Testament through the life and teaching of Jesus Christ and through the witness and teaching of the Apostles. The New Law perfects the Old Law and brings it to fulfillment. Also called the Law of Love.

New law

Read over the 2 creation

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Divine Law revealed in the Old Testament, summarized in the Ten Commandments. Also called the Law of Moses. It contrasts with the New Law of the Gospels.

Old law

What are the Prophets the guardians of?

Old law

The original state of human beings in their relationship with God, sharing in the divine life in full communion with him.

Original holiness

The state of complete harmony of our first parents with themselves, with each other, and with all of creation.

Original justice

The sin by which the first humans disobeyed God and thereby lost their original holiness and became subject to death. Original Sin is transmitted to every person born into the world, except Mary and Jesus.

Original sin

The work of salvation accomplished by Jesus Christ mainly through his Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension.

Paschal mystery

What are the 2 dimensions of salvation?

Personal and communal

The pattern of specific events in human history in which God clearly reveals his presence and saving actions; it was accomplished once and for all through Jesus, a truth foreshadowed and revealed throughout the Old Testament

Salvation history

Generally, the term for any sacred writing. For Christians, the Old and New Testaments that make up the Bible and are recognized as the Word of God.

Scripture

the defense of human dignity by ensuring that essential human needs are met and that essential human rights are protected for all people

Social justice

("Seeing the whole together") the name given to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke because they are similar in style and content

Synoptic gospels

("To hand on") the process of passing on the Gospel message. It began with the oral communication of the Gospel by the Apostles, and it was written down in the Scriptures and handed down and loved. Out in the life of the Church; it is interpreted by the bishops of the Church in union with the Pope under the guidance of the Holy Spirit

Tradition