1. Briefly summarize the “biblical vision” of the purpose and meaning of human life as Sachs describes it. Try to confi
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1. Briefly summarize the “biblical vision” of the purpose
and meaning of human life as Sachs describes it. Try to confine
yourself to no more than two paragraphs. This will require you to
choose the most important points in Sach’s discussion (I’m not
looking for perfection. I just want to know that you read, thought
about and understood the material.). It may be helpful to you to
look up the passages from the Bible to which Sachs refers. (If you
don’t have a Bible of your own, I recommend the Oremus Bible
Browser (https://bible.oremus.org/ preferably the New Revised
Standard Version).
2. According to Sachs, how should the biblical claim that humans
have been given dominion over the earth be interpreted?
Explain.
3. What does it mean to say that the Church is the sacrament of
communion and community?
4. Sachs says that the scriptures “cannot be approached … as a
source of timeless and objective truths. The composition,
interpretation and use of Scripture depends on the particular
historical context.” What does he mean by this and what are some
ways in which he illustrates it?
5. What, according to Sachs, do the
Scriptures “tell us about the human person and its make-up”? (Don’t
try to be exhaustive in your response to this question. Simply give
a brief summary and a few examples.)
and meaning of human life as Sachs describes it. Try to confine
yourself to no more than two paragraphs. This will require you to
choose the most important points in Sach’s discussion (I’m not
looking for perfection. I just want to know that you read, thought
about and understood the material.). It may be helpful to you to
look up the passages from the Bible to which Sachs refers. (If you
don’t have a Bible of your own, I recommend the Oremus Bible
Browser (https://bible.oremus.org/ preferably the New Revised
Standard Version).
2. According to Sachs, how should the biblical claim that humans
have been given dominion over the earth be interpreted?
Explain.
3. What does it mean to say that the Church is the sacrament of
communion and community?
4. Sachs says that the scriptures “cannot be approached … as a
source of timeless and objective truths. The composition,
interpretation and use of Scripture depends on the particular
historical context.” What does he mean by this and what are some
ways in which he illustrates it?
5. What, according to Sachs, do the
Scriptures “tell us about the human person and its make-up”? (Don’t
try to be exhaustive in your response to this question. Simply give
a brief summary and a few examples.)