SET TEXTS

Question 1

Matthew 25:31-46

Answer 1

The Parable of the Sheep and the Goats

• death and afterlife
• Liberation theology
• Person of Jesus
• “All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats”
• ” for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.”
• “just as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.”

Question 2

Mark 6:47-52

Answer 2

Jesus walks on water

- Person of Jesus

Question 3

John 9:1-41

Answer 3

The healing of the blind man

- Person of Jesus

Question 4

Matthew 5:17-48

Answer 4

Sermon on the Mount

- Person of Jesus

Question 5

Luke 15:11-32

Answer 5

The Parable of the Lost Son

- Person of Jesus

Question 6

Mark 5 v 24-34

Answer 6

Healing the woman who had been bleeding for 12 years

• Liberation theology
• gender
• Person of Jesus

Question 7

Luke 10 v 25-37

Answer 7

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

- Liberation Theology

Question 8

Redemptoris Missio 55-57

Answer 8

• Pluralism

Question 9

Church of England: Sharing the Gospel of Salvation

Answer 9

• Pluralism

Question 10

Ephesians 5 v 22-33

Answer 10

• Gender

Question 11

Mullieris Dignitatum 18-19

Answer 11

• Gender and Motherhood
• Written by Pope John Paul II in 1988 clarify the Catholic position on the dignity and rights of women.
• It supports the view that men and women have different but complimentary gender characteristics which should be respected and the importance of motherhood for women within the setting of marriage and family.
• Mary, mother of Jesus, has a special role as the mother of God or theotokos (Greek for ‘God-bearer’) - she demonstrates the virtues of obedience and dignity.
• Women have a special openness to their child and have a natural disposition to motherhood, both psychologically and physically, although both parents should be involved in the upbringing of children.