Unit 11 Salvation

TextIUnit11•Warm-up•BackgroundInformation•TextAppreciation•Writing&TranslationActivities•QuizContentsWarm-up1.Sththatpreventsorsavessborsth.fromdanger,lossorfailure.2.thestateofhavingone’ssoulsavedfromsinbythesavioranditsconsequencessalvation:Questions•Howmuchdoyouknowaboutreligion?Doyoubelieveinanyreligion?•Haveyoubeentoachurchorlistenedtoapreacher’spreaching?ThreeMajorReligions•Buddhism•AnAsianreligionbasedontheteachingofGautamaSiddhartha(orSakyamuni)•Islam•TheMuslimreligion,basedonbeliefinoneGodandrevealedthroughMohammedastheprophetofAllah•Christianity•ItisamonotheisticreligionbasedonthelifeandteachingsofJesusChristandthebeliefthathewasthesonofGod.ItscoreconceptisoriginalsinandcreedistheHolyBible.Christianity•foundedinPalestinebythefollowersofJesus.•Over2billionChristians•Contributiontotheworldcivilization,esp.thewesterncountries•Coreconcept:originalsin•Creed:theHolyBible•itssymbol:thecross(crucifix)•Subdivisions:RomanCatholicism;ProtestantChurches;EasternOrthodoxyChristianity•ItsGod:ChristiansworshipGod,whichistheTrinityofGod---theFather,theSonandtheHolySpirit.•InthebeginningwastheWord,andtheWordwaswithGod,andtheWordwasGod.----John(1:1)•ChristiansbelieveJesusisthesonofGodandGodhasbecomemanandthesaviorofhumanity.Christians,therefore,commonlyrefertoJesusasChristorMessiah---theSaviorsentbyGod.•ForGodsolovedtheworldthatHegaveHisonlybegottenSon,thatwhoeverbelievesinHimshouldnotperishbuthaveeverlastinglife.(John3:16)ItsholidaysKeywordsinChristianity•Creature•InthebeginningGodcreatedtheheavenandtheearth.(Genesis1:1)•sin:originalsin;sevendeadlysins:wrath,greed,sloth,pride,lust,envy,andgluttony•…forallhavesinnedandfallshortofthegloryofGod(Roman3:23)•Immortality•Heaven&hell•Amen:AmenissaidorsungbyJewsorChristiansattheendofaprayer,orsometimesareligioussongtoexpressagreementwithwhathasbeensaid.Thewordmeans:”Mayitbeso.”OurFatherinheaven,Hallowedbeyourname.Yourkingdomcome.YourwillbedoneOnearthasitisinheaven.Giveusthisdayourdailybread.Andforgiveusourdebts,Asweforgiveourdebtors.Anddonotleadusintotemptation,Butdeliverusfromtheevilone.ForYoursisthekingdomandthepowerAndthegloryforever.Amen.（Matthew6:6-13）•Pray我们在天上的父：愿人都尊你的名为圣。愿你的国降临。愿你的旨意行在地上，如同行在天上。我们日用的饮食，今日赐给我们。免我们的债，如同我们免了人的债。不叫我们遇见试探。救我们脱离凶恶。因为国度、权柄、荣耀，全是你的，直到永远。阿们”《马太福音》ItsCreedtheBible---theOldTestament＆theNewTestamentBible’sinfluencestoEnglish•Words:•Holiday•Restaurant•Goodbye•Breakfast•Adam：Adamite；preadmiticBible’sinfluencestoEnglish:•theappleofone’seye•Keepmeastheappletheeye,hidemeundertheshadowofthywings.(Psalms17:8)•YouaretheAppleofMyEye•One’skeeper•Itisthatfundamentalbelief—Iammybrother’skeeper,Iammysister’skeeper—thatmakesthiscountrywork.BarackObamaIdiomsBible’sinfluencestoEnglishAnswerafoolaccordingtohisfolly.Theloveofmoneyistherootofallevil.Doasyouwouldbedone.Manproposes,butGoddisposes.Asamansows,soheshallreap.Proverbs:BackgroundInfromaionLangstonHughes(1902–1967),U.S.poet,novelist,dramatistandanthologist.Hughes'sworksoftenspokeplainlyaboutthelivesofordinaryblackpeople.Thetext“Salvation”comesfromhisautobiography,whichwaspublishedintwoparts,TheBigSea(1940)andIWonderasIWander(1956).poetryvolumes:TheWearyBlues(1926)andShakespeareinHarlem(1942)novel:NotWithoutLaughter(1930)shortstorycollection:TheWaysofWhiteFolks(1934).autobiography:TheBigSea(1940)andIWonderasIWander(1956).HoldfasttodreamsForifdreamsdieLifeisabroken-wingedbirdThatcannotfly.HoldfasttodreamsForwhendreamsgoLifeisabarrenfieldFrozenwithsnow.Dreams----LangstonHughesGlobalreading•Whatisthestorynarratedinthetextabout?•Thestoryistheauthor’srecallofanexperienceinhischildhood.HehadheardfromoldfolksaboutthemythofJesussavingone’ssoul,andasachild,heldasincereandnaïvebeliefinit.Hisattendanceattherevivalresultedinhistotaldisillusionment.HewantstotellhisreadersthatthereisnoalmightySavior,andthatonlybyrelyingontheirownstrugglecanblackpeopledeliverthemselvesfrommiseryandsuffering.SalvationSavingofthesoulfromsin超度；救助Thewordsalvationhasastrongreligiousconnotation（内涵）.IntheChristianreligion,salvationofapersonorhisspiritisthestateofbeingsavedfromevilanditseffectsbythedeathofJesusChristonacross.findsalvation得救SalvationArmy救世军(半军事形式的基督教传教组织）Q:WhathadbeengoingonatAuntieReed’schurchatnightforweeks?Q:Whatisthepurposeofthewriter?BeforeReading_1.1Warm-upQuestions1.Lookupinthedictionarythefollowingwordsfromthetext.DetailedReadingBeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingsalvationthestateofhavingone’ssoulsavedfromsinsavesetfreefromtheeternalpunishmentforsinsinbreakingofGod’slaws;disobediencetoGod’swillrevivalapublicreligiouseventthatisintendedtomakepeoplemoreinterestedinChristianitylambyoungmembersofchurchflockorChristiancongregationfoldgroupofpeoplewiththesame(usu.religious)beliefsArticle1_W_revivalrevival:Thisreturntorealismhasproducedarevivalofinterestinanumberofartists.日本经济正处于复苏阶段。TheJapaneseeconomyisundergoingarevival.DetailedReadingBeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingn.(religious)seriesofpublicmeetingstopromoteareawakeningofChristianfaithn.theprocessofbecomingactive,successful,orpopularagainArticle1_W_membership