Who Am I??

1.  One of the twelve diciples, Andrew, brother of Simon Peter

2.  Stephen

3.  One of the twelve, Simon Peter

4.  Apostle Paul

5.  Apostle John, brother of James

6.  Timothy

7.  Polycarp

8.  Marcus Aurelius

9.  Lawrence

10.   Alban

11.  Aurelius Valerius Constantius

12.  Constantine

13.  Bishop Basil

14.  Stanislus

15.  I can't seem to find it...

          Johann Sebastian Bach was born in March 21, 1685 in Eisenach, Thuringia (which is now in Germany). He was the youngest child of Johann Ambrosius Bach, an organist at St. George's Church, and Maria Elisabetha Lämmerhirt Bach. He grew up around music, since his family were all composers.

His mom died when he was only nine years old, his father followed eight months later. His eldest brother, Johann Christoph Bach took him in. He was the one who influenced Bach in music and composing of songs.

At age 14, him and a friend were given scholarships to St. Michael’s School in Luneburg. In 1703, he took up a post as court musician at the chapel of Duke Johann Ernest in Weimer. Not much is known of what went on there, but his keyboard skills rose to the public.

1706, Bach became an organist at St. Blasius in Muhlhausen. Four month later, he married his second cousin, Maria Barbara Bach. Together they had seven children; four whom survived to adulthood and two sons following his father’s footsteps.

The married couple moved to Weimer in 1708; he became court organist and concert master. He completed in 1714 English Suite No. 3 in harpsichord, and also Das Wohltemperierte Clavier.

1717, The Prince Leopold of Anhalt, Cothen hired Bach to be his Kapellmeister. He did not compse any worship music, for the prince was a Calvinist. He did mostly secular music, composing Orchestral Suites, containing six suites for solo cello, sonatas, and partitas for solo violin.

1720, Bach’s wife, Maria, died unexpectedly. Bach remarried a year later to a young, soprano performer of the courts of Cothen. Anna Magdalena Wilcke was seventeen years younger than Bach, but they had a good marriage with thirteen more kids; three became like their father and another three survived to adulthood.

1723, Bach became the canot of Thomasschule. There he wrote a couple songs. He also took the teaching job at Thomasschule for chior and also at two other churches, St. Thomas and St. Nicholas.

1729, Bach took over the directorship of an old friend of the Collegium Musicum. There he wrote more music. He also wrote a song in order to have favor for the Royal Court Composer, which he achieved. Bach gave the Collegium Musicum to a former pupil.

By the end of his years, Bach was going blind rather rapidly. He composed a last music piece, Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit (Before thy throne I now appear). He dedicated this to Johann Christoph Altnikol, his pupil and son-in-law.

Text Analysis:

1.  How does God reveal Himself?  At sundry times, in divers manners… in other words God reveals Himself when and how ever He wants to.

2.  How do we know that our Bible is the Word of God?  One, faith takes a big role, all in the heart. Also, the stories of biblical history is written to perfection, that God had to inspire the thought of it all (through the authors).

3.  Is there any issue or question that Scripture does not address? If so, how do we confront the issue?  If one has a question/issue, they must search some place else for a clearer answer.

4.  Is the Bible’s message clear? How do we interpret it? Do we need years of advanced education to understand it? You don’t have to be “educated” to read and know the Bible; it only takes a believing mind and spirit to understand Scripture.

5.  Why is it necessary that the true God have each attribute, and what consequences each attribute have for our daily lives and actions?  God deserves each one of them. After all He created us and put up with our sinful behaviour.

6. Does the Confession seem to emphasize the oneness or three-ness of God more?  Not much, just says none is necessarily higher than the other.

Cultural Analysis:

1. Where do secularists and people of other religions look for ultimate truth?  Evolution/science

2.  How does secular culture attack the Bible?  By presecuting Christians, physically and verbally. Also through the theories of science.

3.  What main god or gods does modern culture worship? What are their attributes?  Their main god is themselves, they are the “center of the universe”. They don’t believe in any god or higher power.

1.  Who was John Foxe, and when did he live?  John Foxe (1516-1587) was a Protestant who wrote stories of the lives of martyrs who sacrificed their lives for Jesus' name, book Foxe's Book of Martyrs. He lived during the reign of Queen Mary, who persecuted many Christians.

2.  How did Foxe define the word martyr?  Those who sacrified their lives rather denouncing Christ and also those who were not persecuted. Martyr: one who "bears witness".

3.  Did Foxe believe that the Roman church had history on its side?  No, he believed they did not have history on their side.

4.  Why might Foxe be called a partisan historian?  Foxe is referred to a partisan historian for he writes as a Protestant Christian who embraces the views on Protestantism. Also as an Englishman who supports Queen Elizabeth's program on uprooting Romanism and replacing it with Protestanism

5.  What form did the battle between the Kingdom of Lightness and the Kingdom of Darkness take in Foxe's England?  The battle between the Protesting Catholics and Roman Catholics.

6.  Explain why Foxe should be identified as a Protesting Catholic?  One, the Roman Catholic system was a distortion of the Christian faith. Two, Protestantism was the historic faith of

7.  What is the doctrine of transubstantiation and why did Protesting Catholics have such a problem with it?  The elements of the Lord's Supper {bread and wine} mystically tranform themselves into the actual blood and body of Christ. The Pretesting Catholics did not like this for they 'worshipped' the elements along with Christ Himself, breaking the first of the ten lovenotes {commandments}

  Giovanni Pierluigi Da Palestrina was born in Palestrina, Italy in February 1525. In 1537, he move to Rome and became a chorister at St. Maria Maggiore basicila. He was a pupil of Robin Mallapert and Firmin Lebel. 1544, Palestrina advanced to an organist, this time at his hometown church of St. Agapito. He stayed there til 1551.

  In 1551, Palestrina was appointed maestro di cappella of Cappella Guilia. Pope Julius III favored his work and appointed him the musical director of his church, the Julian Chapel. Julius died in 1555; Pope Paul IV kicked Palestrina off the team for him being married and not being a member of the Holy Order.

  So, Palestrina went to St. Johnin for five years; then St. Maria Maggiore for another five years. Then attended Seminario Romano til 1571. Palestrina went back to Julian Chapel and stayed til his death.

  In 1547, Palestrina married a girl, Lucrezia Gori. They had three children. But, in 1580, the plague took her and two son’s lives. Palestrina was devastated. The plague had also took his brother, too. He thought of being a priest, but married instead. Virginia Dormoli was a wealthy widow, wife of a former fur merchant. Palestrina invested in the business and made a fortune. This helped out in his financial needs.

  Giovanni Palestrina died in 1594 in Rome of pleurisy. He accompished publishing books. His first book on Masses in 1552; he dedicated this to the Pope. In 1563, first book on motets was published. {According to Wikipedia}, Paslestrina wrote 104 masses, 68 offertories, 300 motets, 72 hymns, 35 magnificants, 11 litaries, 4-5 lamentations, 140 madrigals, and 9 organ ricercari.

What does it mean to really know what the Bible says? 

1.  What was happening in England when the Westminster Confession was being drafted?  Ebglish Civil War: Charles the first had been beheaded, Cromwell as a Lord Protector, and Charles the second taking the throne.

2. What were the parties or factions represented in the W. Assembly?  Anglicans {Episcopalians}, Presbyterians, independents, and Erastians

3. Why is the triune nature of God so important? 1 john 5:7 - "In the unity of the Godhead there be three persons, of one substance, power, and eternity: God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit"

4.  When Jesus became a man, who was becoming man?  God, in the image of man

5. What is the relationship of repentence and faith to salvation?  In order to get to salvation, one must repent and contuinue their faith of the one the

6. What are the two sacraments of the Church? Baptism and the Lord's Supper

7. What does it mean to receive the sacraments worthily?  By communion, or by taking the bread and wine of Christ and by doing this in faith, not by sight

8. What is meant by the "visible catholic church"?  The church to continue evangelizing and keep faith