750 Word Reflection Fall 2014 Ethical imperatives for the Kingdom of God revealed in Luke 10: 25-37 By: Charmaine Warford From the perspective of the legal expert in Biblical law: Jesus confronted the “expert in the law” with God’s law and left him without a defense. For Paul‚ covenant right standing before God‚ is neither maintained nor advanced by obedience to the law‚ but is a gift of grace through Jesus Christ. 1. Faith incorporates the believer in Christ‚ in his faithfulness to us through
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Reflection Paper In terms of academic study‚ what did you learn about the Bible that was new to you? What turned out to be new to me was how and why the books of the Bible were grouped together. The understanding that I had before this class was that there are specific divisions within the Bible. I already knew that there is Old Testament‚ the New Testament‚ as well as the Pentateuch‚ the Gospels‚ and the Letters. Yet I honestly did not previously think to analyze the significance that exists
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Hellenization vs. Traditional Judaism Pharisees vs. Sadducees vs. Hellenization Platonism vs. Stoicism (Note how each influenced early Christians) Traditional Jewish Christians vs. Hellenized Jewish Christians Gentile Christianity vs. Jewish Christianity (know how the conflict was resolved) Characteristics of Eastern Christianity Ethiopian Orthodox Church (unique characteristics of) 3. Why Church History a. Build Community and Identity i. about the story of what makes the community
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a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law.” God is a God of Jews and all the nations of the world. Individual belief and faith in God is the route to redemption‚ not ethnicity or nationality. In the Roman times‚ the Pharisees and Sadducees had become so legalistic that those not adhering to “their” laws were automatically wrong. Romans 3:30 and Romans 4 speak specifically to the law of circumcision. Romans 4 describes the origin of circumcision with Abraham and Paul explains that faith
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836 BCEKing Solomon begins his rule 825 BCE 1stTemple completed by King Solomon 796 BCE Israel split into two kingdoms Northern: Samaria‚ Israel (Asy. + Jew=Samaritans; Johanide community) Samaritans opposed the building of another temple. Southern: Judah‚ Jerusalem Due to Rehoboam’s reign?? 722-21 BCEAssyrians overrun Northern Israel Northern (Israel) destroyed by Assyrians 10 lost tribes 587/6 BCE Babylonian Captivity Southern (Judah) destroyed First Temple destroyed Judah lasts
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convoluted stories and teachings allowed the listener to analyze‚ question and reflect deeply about the message of the parable. No doubt this was a favorite method of teaching for Jesus of Nazareth. Feeling the opposition from the Pharisees and Sadducees sects of Judaism‚ Jesus used the following parable to shake the established doctrines of cleanliness of kosher foods and how to maintain a clean soul. This parable is shared by both the Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of Matthew: Matthew 15:12-21
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Urim And Thummim In the Old Testament days‚ they had the Urim and Thummim which was the breast-plate of Aaron with 12 stones on it representing the 12 tribes of Israel (Exodus 28: 30‚ Numbers 27: 21‚ I Samuel 23: 9-12‚ I Samuel 28: 6). Sometimes there were people said to be prophets or men of God who prophesied or claimed to have a Word‚ a Vision or a Dream from the Lord. When there was a need to confirm that those prophecies‚ words‚ visions and dreams were from the
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that occurred. He probed into the social structure of the Second Temple period by analyzing the people of influence and the institutions that shaped the culture during those times. This includes priests‚ civil rulers‚ the Sanhedrin‚ Pharisees‚ Sadducees‚ Essenes‚ the temple‚ the
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John the Baptist (Preparing the Way of the Lord) Setting: Church Small Group Length of Delivery: One hour for each lesson Class: NBST 515 Instructor’s Name: Dr. René A. López Date Submitted: 12/8/2013 OUTLINE Lesson I: Birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:5-66) I. Introduction II. Zechariah is told about the birth of John (Luke 1:5-25) A. The parents of John‚ Zechariah and Elizabeth (Luke 1:5-7) 1. Zechariah is a priest in the Jewish temple (Luke 1:8-10)
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Old Testament Lecture Judaism History/Origins/Traditional view • Tanak: Law‚ Prophets‚ Writings • An account of the Israelites’ relationship with God from their earliest history until the building of the Second Temple (c. 350 BCE). • Israelites struggle with their faith in God and attraction to other gods. • Originally henotheists‚ each nation had its own god‚ but that their god was superior Torah: • Written Torah‚ given to Moses. Book of Moses‚ Pentateuch • Oral
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