section #2 meets in room #206 ----- block #2 on A days
block #1 on C day
10-26 class review of sections #1 & #2 of chapter #2
section #1 = stories of the origins
The first 11 chapters of Genesis portray the
one God bringing forth goodness out of chaos
and creating humankind in God's own image.
Catholics believe the Creation story does not
contradict the theory of evolution.
Genesis also describes how sin entered the
world thru Adam and Eve's attempt to be equal
to God. The stories of Cain and Abel,Noah and
the Flood, and the Tower of Babel illustrate
how sin continued to spread. God extended the
first covenant to Noah because he obeyed God's
Word.
section #2 = Abraham: the Father of biblical faith
God calls Abraham to leave everytrhing behind
and go to an unknown land, where his many des-
cendants would become a great nation.Responding
obediently, Abraham becomes the father of
biblical faith for Jews, Christians, & Muslims.
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homework = completion of crossword & study for test
next class
10-28 ----- ch. 2 test ---- Genesis
homework: read pages 57-64 (ch. 3)
do 5 questions p. 64 on looseleaf
10-30 ----- begin chapter #3 ---- Freedom: the Exodus & Covenant of Sinai
Review
SECTION I ---- the Exodus: Freed from slavery
God calls Moses to lead the Israelites out of slavery
in Egypt. After the last of 10 plagues strikes down
Egypt's firstborn but spares the Israelites' children
(the Passover), Pharaoh commands Moses and his people
to leave. The Israelites safely cross the
Sea Reeds, and the pursuing Egyptians drown.
Sustained by
God in their wilderness wanderings, the Israelites
repeatedly learn to trust in God's care for them.
