Long Essay

Write a long essay (three paragraphs or more) in response to one of the following questions.
Be sure to indicate which essay you are answering (e.g. “Long Essay B”).

1. Explain how Christianity understands the death and resurrection of Jesus to be at the heart
of the Gospel message. Identify and explain important elements from the Gospels about
these events. Identify and explain important elements of the Old Testament which are
related to these events.

2. Explain the importance of the Exodus event in Jewish history. Explain how Christianity
views the Exodus as symbolic for the liberation which Jesus can bring to all human
beings.

3. Explain how the teachings and miracles of Jesus together give clarity about the nature of
His ministry. Explain why the Church’s understanding that Jesus is both fully God and
fully man makes His life, death, and resurrection unique.

4. Explain how Christianity sees continuity in God’s act of creation, covenant with the
Jewish people, Incarnation, and establishment of the Church.

Below is material used in class and attached PDFs.

Verbum Domini
https://www.vatican.va/content/benedict-xvi/en/apost_exhortations/documents/hf_ben-xvi_exh_20100930_verbum-domini.html#The_God_Who_Speaks

Dei Verbum
https://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_const_19651118_dei-verbum_en.html

Book of the Bible read in class

Old Testament
Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy, Judges, 1 Kings, and Jonah

New Testament
Matthew, John, Acts, Galatians, and Romans, Hebrews, 1 John