World Religions: Buddhism III

Greetings All, Yet Again!

Could this BE any more exciting....
The Buddhism III presentation is posted below, along with the relevant notes pages. Print them out, and answer the questions using the presentation. Keep in mind that you'll be needing those handwritten notes in the future...

Once you finish this presentation, there are two readings posted in Google Classroom, with accompanying Reading Question sheets. Print out the questions, and answer them in your own words and in writing (not typed, not in Kami). I expect you to be caught up with the notes and reading questions by Monday, April 6.

There will be an additional presentation posted on Wednesday of this week, and I will send out a Remind when it is available.

Buddhism III: The Eightfold Path

Relevant Notes Pages:
pp 33-34

Theology 10: The Roman Period

Hello Again-

I still hope you are all safe and healthy, and you and your families are all still in my prayers. I'm holding out hope that we'll be back in room 117 before Easter Break, or maybe shortly thereafter...at least before the end of the year.

My plan is to post all presentations and assignments for Theology 10 on Tuesday of each week, and to expect all material to be covered and assignments completed by the following Tuesday. I will check in with each class via Zoom during the appointed time each week, and a link will be sent out via Remind for each meeting the night before. I will not be requiring you to meet with me for the full three hours, just long enough to make sure you're all doing okay and keeping up with your work, and you're aware of the procedure.

I will continue to use this blog to keep you informed, but links to each post will be provided in Google Classroom, on FinalSite, and through Remind, so whatever your chosen method of checking in, you'll be able to stay updated and keep up with the work for my class.

FOR THIS WEEK (Tuesday, March 24 to Tuesday, March 31):

• View the two presentations posted below, and complete the notes pages that accompany them. Make sure you are keeping up with your notes!
• The first part of a four part project you will be working on between now and Easter Break is posted in Google Classroom, entitled "Josephus and the Testimonium Project, Part I." Finish this part of the project by next Tuesday.

Below you will find my next two presentations, on The Roman Period I and II. The notes pages for each presentation are linked below, and you are picking up with question #656 on p.96.

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The Roman Period I

Relevant Notes Pages:
pp 95-96
pp 97-98

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The Roman Period II

Relevant Notes Pages:
pp 97-98

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World Religions: Buddhism II

Greetings All, Again!

And the fun continues....
The Buddhism II presentation is posted below. You should already have the notes pages for this one because you are picking up with question #224 on p.31 for this one, but if you don't they are linked below the title. Print them out, and answer the questions using the presentation. Keep in mind that you'll be needing those handwritten notes in the future...

Once you finish this presentation, it's time for you to take a look at the Buddhism Primary Source Readings. The routine is as it was in class- the reading is posted in Google Classroom, and the Reading Question sheets are posted along with it. Print out the questions, and answer them in your own words and in writing (not typed, not in Kami). As far as due dates go, I'll be expecting BOTH Primary Source Readings to be completed by Monday, March 30. How will you submit them? I'm working on that.

Buddhism II: The Life of the Buddha; The Four Noble Truths

Relevant Notes Pages:
pp 31-32

Once you've finished with the video, below I've embedded a little quiz, just to test your knowledge. Take it if you wish...it's not required, and I don't see your grade. It's just a way to see what you learned. There are also some question below the quiz which you might want to contemplate...they might eventually make their way onto a test in the future...

Buddhism II: Quiz

Buddhism II: Questions 

• What are some similarities between the story of the life of Siddhartha and the Gospel accounts of the ministry of Jesus? Why do you think the similarities exist? What purpose do they serve in their respective stories?
• What is the fundamental claim of the Buddha, and why did he believe it? With which Western Pre-Socratic philosopher is the Buddha compared, and why?
• What does Siddhartha's "Fourth Temptation" suggest about the nature of knowledge or wisdom? How does this suggestion conflict with or offend Western assumptions about knowledge and education?
• What are the Four Noble Truths? What are the three types of suffering the Buddha identified, and in what way did he consider each to be a form of suffering?