Chapter 6: The Faith of our Fathers and Rebecca (Isaacs wife) -for Roman Occupations John (last witness)

Mothers Esau and Jacob (their sons) St. Luke Steward (disseminate, study,
Abraham Isaac (laughter) -Jesus as a compassionate teacher and understand)
Isaac and Jacob Isaac prefigures Jesus prophet (High priest) Dogmas (teaching that binds)
Jacobs family migrated to Egypt -for gentiles Antioch (First called Christians)
Moses (brought Jacobs descendants 3. Jacob/Israel St. John Domus (House)
out of Egypt) Has special encounters with God -Jesus is God Ecclesiae (Church)
Sinai, Israel (Establishment of the His name is changed to Israel -to the new followers of New Way (to Domus Ecclesiae (Household
covenant) Israel (meaning, man who has all believers) patriarch)
struggled life) Elijah Mary (Co-savior of Christ, savior of
A. Genesis 12-50: The Patriarchs of Israel, Father of 12 sons Decalogue (10 commandments) Christ as well)
Our Ancestors in Faith 1. Reuben Sabbath (rest day) Christ (100% human, 100% divine)
Cycle (stories involving central 2. Simeon Zealot (Rebels, ex. Simon & Mark) Manana Habit (we know our
characters) 3. Levi Messianic Controversy skills/habits)
1. Abraham-cycle 4. Judah Gentiles (Dont believe in the God of Pentecost (birth of church)
2. Minor Isaac-cycle 5. Issachar Jews) Gospels (story/humanity of Christ)
3. Jacob-Israel-cycle 6. Zebulum Holocaust (burnt of animals) Hagar (servant of Ishmael)
4. Joseph-cycle 7. Dan Human person (composite of body Passover (sacrifice)
8. Naphtali and soul)
1. Abraham Moses (Hebrew by birth, turned
9. Gad Aristotle (To perfects, is to perfect
Abraham (Hebrew name, root for 10. Asher Egyptian)
rationality Stewardship (pointing towards our
word for father) 11. Joseph Languages of New Testament
Father of Israelites 12. Benjamin being)
1. Greek Eden (representation of our being)
The threefold promise 2. Hebrew
Covenant (agreement, pact binding Joseph (replaced by Ephraim and I am who I am (Gods name when
3. Aramaic
man to God) Manasseh Moses asked him)
Kosmos
Circumcision (External sign of Levi (is set apart) Death (Separation from God)
Cain (Farmer)
Abrahams new union with God) Levites (descendants of Levi, have Law (should lead us to freedom)
Abel (Sheperd)
3 elements of divine activity become ministers of the Altars) Original sin (already present in us)
Nihil (nothing)
1. Election Confession (for us to change our
Nihilism
-Abraham (First choice) 4. Joseph ways)
Creatio ex Nihil (how God created Eve (birth to sin)
-Isaac is chosen over Ishmael Joseph (shining light int the Family of
the world) Mary (birth to salvation)
-Jacob over Esau Jacob)
Bara (hebrew, to create)
-Joseph over his brothers Sold into Egypt Elohist tradition (consider as priestly
2. Promise North Israel (10 tribes)
Joseph (the perfect wise man of the tribe)
3. Covenant (divinely initiated union South Israel (2 Israel) Transcendent God (mysterious)
world)
between God and Man, usually celebrated A. Judah David (made Judah center of politics
involving the shredding of blood) B. Benjamin
and economy)
Faith (response that Abraham makes Sacred Heart of Jesus (St. Mary Ehpraim & Manasseh (Son of Moses)
to God) Margaret Alacoque) Dinah (only girl) Elohist Tradition (E-Source)
Sarah (Wife) Divine Mecy (Sister Faustina) Aaron (responsible for Holy of El/Elohim (Gods)
Isaac (Son of Abraham) Kenosis Holies) Transcendent God
Abraham (model of Christian St. Matthew Holy of Holies (where Ark of the Concerns about the northern kingdom
believers, model of faith) -Presents Jesus as the New Law Giver Covenant can be found) Favors Israel ove Judah
Abraham (Father in faith) (New Moses) Dominus (Lord)
Speaks ill against Aaron (Golden calf)
-for the Jews Soul (divine feature)
Special roles of angels
2. Isaac, the promise of God St. Mark Freedom (ought to do)
Isaac (beginning of the great nation -Presents Jesus as possessing great Law (responsibility) Jahwist (Yahwist) tradition (J-Source)
that God promised to Abraham) authority (Messiah and King) License (whatever you want to do)
 Anthropomorphic (human
characteristics)
YHWH (tetragrammaton)
This Fod made covenants to people
Mischievous, powerful and
puniishing God
Separation of human and divine
Relationship of man and earth
Concerns with Judan more than Israel

Priestly Tradition (P-Source)

Ritual, liturgies, shrines/temples,
genealogies
Very formal and repetitive style (first
creation story)
role of prests in worship
El Shaddai
Important of Priests of Aaron descentt
Holliness

Deuteronomist Tradition (D-source)

Law Codes
-Joshua
-Judges
-1 and 2 King
-1 and 2 Samuel

Election - God chooses as he wishes

Promise - Gods fidelity to His promises
assures their fulfilment
Covenant - divinely initiated union
between God and man.