Overview of Course Themes

Five Course Themes for HRE 1O1

• Creation• Covenant• Salvation• Theology• Christology

What the I.S.U. is Requiring you to do

• Select 1 (one) course theme• Connect it to:– One Book in the Old Testament– One of the four Gospels– One Book in the New Testament that is NOT a Gospel

• Compare and contrast how the theme is depicted in each of the three books

• Thesis: Does the Bible deal with this theme consistently or inconsistently?

Creation

• Physical Creation in Genesis • God established chosen race in Old

Testament• In the New Testament, creation

continues with God establishing his Church

• Re-Creation in Jesus of perfect image of humanity (St. Paul, John, Revelations)

• New Creation in Revelation

Covenant

• Adam And Eve• Noah• Moses• David• Maccabees• Jesus • Ongoing or continuation?

Salvation (Soteriology)

• Refers to being saved• What is humanity being saved

from?• Saved from Sin? Death? Satan?

Being Cut off from God? Our own corrupt nature?

• How is Humanity saved?• Through Jesus? Covenants?

Sacrifice?

Theology

• Theo literally means “God”• Ology literally means “Study of”• What does the Bible reveal

about God• Who or what is God?• What is the nature of God?• What properties or attributes

are linked to God?

Christology

• Study of who Christ is?• Theologically who is he?• Historically who is he?• Messiah/Christ• Old Testament predictions

about his coming• New Testament, fulfillment

of God’s promise to send the Christ (Christos)