{"id":1999,"date":"2015-11-23T16:50:11","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T16:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/?p=1999"},"modified":"2015-11-16T17:06:04","modified_gmt":"2015-11-16T17:06:04","slug":"catechesis-pt-1-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2015\/11\/23\/catechesis-pt-1-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Catechesis Pt 1- Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As a Christian educator I\u2019m interested in methods and tools that can be utilized to help students learn the truths of Scripture, whether the students happen to be my children or even college students. One method for training persons in the Christian faith that I was exposed to over the past couple of years was the use of a <em>catechism<\/em>. After doing a bit more reading on the subject, I thought I would share some of what I have found through a series of blog posts. In this post I simply want to look at some of the terminology used with respect to <em>catechesis<\/em> and the derivation for this terminology.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>First of all, the term <em>catechesis<\/em> is derived from the Greek New Testament term <em>kat\u0113che\u014d<\/em>, which was used in the sense of reporting something to another or to instruct someone. The verb <em>kat\u0113che\u014d<\/em> occurs only a handful of times in the NT. Luke, the author of the Gospel according to Luke and the book of Acts uses the term four times, utilizing both senses of the verb (Luke 1:4; Acts 18:25; 21:21, 24). Paul uses <em>kat\u0113che\u014d<\/em> the remaining four times in the NT and uses it exclusively to refer to instructing someone in the Christian faith (1 Cor 14:19; Gal 6:6 [2x]; Rom 2:18) (Verbrugge, \u201c<em>kat\u0113che\u014d<\/em>,\u201d <em>NIDNTT<\/em>, 297). By the 2nd century AD the verb began to be used as a technical term for the process of preparing someone for Christian baptism, which included intense instruction in the basics of the faith.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Additional terms used with respect to <em>catechesis<\/em> include (adapted from Packer &amp; Parrett, <em>Grounded in the Gospel<\/em>, 27\u201328):<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Catechize: <\/em>This verb refers to the process of teaching with a catechism.<\/li>\n<li><em>Catechism:<\/em> This refers to the content of instruction, particularly used in a question-and-answer format.<\/li>\n<li><em>Catechist:<\/em> This is the person responsible for instructing others in the <em>catechism<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><em>Catechumen:<\/em> This is the person who is being <em>catechized<\/em>, the student.<\/li>\n<li><em>Catechumenate: <\/em>This usually pertains to a formal method of instructing new believers as they prepare for Christian baptism and full integration into the life of the local church (i.e., church membership).<\/li>\n<li><em>Catechetical:<\/em> This is an adjective that is sometimes used for schools of Christian higher education that developed during the second and third century AD.<\/li>\n<li><em>Catechetics:<\/em> This pertains to the study and art of <em>catechesis. <\/em>This is similar to how <em>homeletics<\/em> is the study and art of sermon preparation and delivery.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So there you have it, a brief and succinct introduction to <em>catechesis<\/em>. In future post we\u2019ll tackle the history and development of <em>catechesis<\/em> in the church.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/08\/Keith-Marriner-web.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-345 pinit-hover\" src=\"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/08\/Keith-Marriner-web.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Marriner web\" width=\"103\" height=\"94\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><em>Keith Marriner joined LifeSprings in 2009 and serves as executive editor of all IPHC Sunday school curriculum. Prior to that he served at Emmanuel College in a variety of roles, including admissions counselor and adjunct professor in the School of Christian Ministries. He received a B.A. in Christian ministries from Emmanuel College and an M.Div. and a Th.M. from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is currently pursuing an Ed.D. in Christian Education from Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Keith resides in Franklin Springs, GA with his wife Jennifer and their two daughters, Cora and Eleanor. <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"excerpt","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","slim_seo":{"title":"Catechesis Pt 1- Introduction - IPHC Discipleship Ministries","description":"As a Christian educator I\u2019m interested in methods and tools that can be utilized to help students learn the truths of Scripture, whether the students happen to"},"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"_slim_seo_primary_term_category":0,"_slim_seo_primary_term_post_tag":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[25,20,4,27,171,15,33,305,37,3],"tags":[383,381,182,384],"class_list":["post-1999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boys-ministries","category-childrens-ministries","category-discipleship-ministries","category-girls-ministries-childrens-ministries","category-leadership-2","category-mens-ministries","category-small-groups","category-student-ministires","category-womens-ministries","category-youth-ministries","tag-catechesis","tag-education","tag-keith-marriner","tag-spiritual-education","entry"],"title_es":"","content_es":"","author_name":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4T9u2-wf","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2036,"url":"https:\/\/iphc.org\/discipleship\/2015\/12\/13\/catechesis-iii\/","url_meta":{"origin":1999,"position":0},"title":"Catechesis III","author":"Kaleigh","date":"December 13, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Today I want to pick up where we left off with our look at the history of catechesis. 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