Grade 12 Lesson 12

Grade 12 Lesson 12: Fulfillment in Christ

Learning Outcomes

Circumcision/Naming of our Lord (Gazurthe)

• G12.LO44 - Interpret the connection between Old Testament typology and Christ.
• G12.LO45 - Discover how circumcision was a symbol of the covenant between God and Abraham.
• G12.LO46 - Elaborate on how the Covenant was fulfilled in Christ.

Textbook Lesson

• Lesson 12 Textbook PDF

Expanding Thoughts on Lesson

• Synopsis
  • Old Testament characters, events and narratives pointing to the New Testament and Jesus Christ. The birth of the Church marked a transition from Circumcision to Baptism. This Circumcision of the heart (Romans 2:29) in the Spirit became the symbol of the New Covenant. The Old Testament prefigures, anticipates, and announces beforehand God's redemption through the person and work of his incarnate Son, Jesus Christ.
• The New Testament and the New Covenant
  • The quote is incorrectly attributed to Ezekiel but should be Jeremiah, i.e., - Jeremiah and Ezekiel describe this as a New Covenant (Jeremiah 31:31-34 and Ezekiel 36:22-28). Jeremiah 31:34 probably captures this transformation best – “… For I will be merciful to their wrongdoings and I will no longer remember their sins.”

Lesson Resources

• Vocabulary
  • Personification: person, animal or object regarded as representing or embodying a quality, concept or thing
  • Covenant: an agreement between two parties, where either one party is God if not, God is witness to agreement between two parties
  • Emblazon: conspicuously inscribe or display
• Bibliography
  • de Young, S. (2020b, March 18). Psalm 51 and Justification. The Whole Counsel Blog. Retrieved June 9, 2022, from https://blogs.ancientfaith.com/wholecounsel/2020/03/18/psalm-51-and-justification/
  • Shenouda, T. L. T. B. P., III. (2020, February 11). A Covenant Between God And Man. Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Midlands, U.K. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://ukmidcopts.org/resources/spiritual-articles/a-covenant-between-god-and-man/
  • Akrotirianakis, S. N. (n.d.). The New Covenant - The Sundays of Great Lent. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.goarch.org/-/the-new-covenant
  • de Young, S. (2019, April 19). The Sacrifice to End All Sacrifices | A Russian Orthodox Church Website. Https://Www.Pravmir.Com/. Retrieved June 30, 2022, from https://www.pravmir.com/the-sacrifice-to-end-all-sacrifices/
  • Griffith, D. (n.d.). The Feast of the Circumcision of the Lord | Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese. Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Retrieved July 26, 2022, from http://ww1.antiochian.org/node/22776
  • Report of the WCC Inter-Orthodox Consultation, Sofia, Bulgaria, October 1987 (Extracts). (2000, August 21). Orthodox Perspectives on Creation - Society Articles. Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America. Retrieved July 27, 2022, from https://www.goarch.org/-/orthodox-perspectives-on-creation

Connecting Materials

• Different Orders of Priesthood in Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church, MAANA