Date: October 7 Wed
Venue: Arnoldus Hall
Time: 2:00 pm 4:00 pm
Part I: Short Answer = 35 points
Part II: Theological Essay. = 15 points
Master ONE of the following thesis questions:
Thesis 1: Explain on the basis of the NT how Jesus Christ Son of God inaugurated the Reign of God, revealed the Father and himself, and through his death, resurrection, ascension and the sending of the Holy Spirit completed his work.
Thesis 2: The salvific event of the incarnation and of the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ Son of God the Savior; the essential elements of the Christological mystery in the dogmatic formulations of the ancient councils
TIP: A standard theological essay usually follows this procedure:
1. Bible
2. Tradition (e.g. Patristic, Magisterium)
3. Theology (e.g. Rahner)
4. Contextual Theology (e.g. Filipino theology)
5. Synthesis
List of questions for Part I (Short Answer): = 35 points
Explain and elaborate:
1. Easter Christologies
2. Son of God Christologies
3. Wisdom Christologies
4. Preexistence Christologies
5. Christos Angelos
6. Shem Christology
7. Katabasis/Anabasis
8. Popular Christology in the Sibylline Oracles
9. Popular Christology of the Mysteries of the Life of Jesus (give at least 3 examples)
10. Meaning of Human Nature, Divine Nature, and One Person (Elizabeth Johnson)
11. Soteriology in the Bible
12. Soteriology of the Eastern Fathers
13. Soteriology of the Western Fathers
14. Sixteenth Century Soteriology
15. The language of "substitution," "sacrifice," and "atonement": How can we it meaningful and relevant today? (cf. Lohfink's article).
+ the 8 questions asked in the quizzes
Total: 23 questions.
Instructions:
Duration: 2 hours
CLOSE EVERYTHING. ALL answers should be written in the blue book (s). Use your I.D. number only.WRITE LEGIBLY AND IN BLOCK LETTERS.
Part 1: Short Answer. Explain and elaborate: 35 points.
Part 2: Theological Essay. Explain and/or elaborate one of these questions in a comprehensive way.
15 points.
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About Me
- Fr. Randolf C. Flores, SVD
- Fr. Randy is the current Parish Priest and Rector of the Sacred Heart Parish Shrine in Quezon City, Philippines. He is also the Director of the Biblical Apostolate of the Diocese of Cubao and the coordinator for the Biblical Apostolate of the SVD Philippine Central Province. He teaches Biblical courses at the Divine Word Seminary, Tagaytay City. He holds a doctorate from the Ateneo de Manila University (PhD, 2015) and from the Loyola School of Theology (STD, 2014); Licentiate in Sacred Scripture (SSL, 1999) from the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome); an M.A. in Pastoral Ministry from the Divine Word Seminary (1995). He served as president of the Catholic Biblical Association of the Philippines (CBAP), chairperson of the Tagaytay Religious Association (TRA), Dean of Studies (Divine Word Seminary), and editor of the academic journal Diwa: Studies in Philosophy and Theology. He founded the Certificate in Theological Studies (CTS) at the Divine Word Seminary and the SVD Tagaytay Alternative Learning System (SVD-ALS), an educational program for the out-of-school youth. Visit also his YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/biblicalapostolateph
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