emember the "Orthodox Triangle" of Three Villages vs. "Decapolis"/Ten Cities?
We'll take a field trip all the way to the dreaded "other side" of the lake today..
RECURRENCE OF THE PHRASE "the other side" IN CHAPTERS 8-10:
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It's called THE OTHER SIDE....The circle is the Sea of Gallilee. On the NW corner, you see the "Orthodox Triangle" of Three Jewish Villages (Capernaum, Korazim, Bethsaidad)
vs. the SE side (OR "THE OTHER SIDE"...the pagan side of the "Decapolis"/Ten Cities.
We'll take a field trip all the way to the dreaded "other side" of the lake today..
We watched two Van Der Laan videos:
"When Storms Come"
and
"Piercing the Darkness"
The second video these are not online..but here and here are some notes.
The first "Other Side" video ("When Storms Come") is complete here:
And here's the slideshow of the first "field trip" we'll take today:
>>"When Storms Come (Sea of Galilee)"
From that slideshow, pay special attention to a)why bodies of water had negative "historical world" symbolism and b)"The Orthodox Triangle" vs. "the other side": the Decapolis,
More: here is a significant VanDer Laan article on the Sea of Galilee which touches on its symbolism.
Here also are notes on water:
>How does the Kingdom "come" from the "future"?:
Many Jews of Jesus' day (and actually, the Greeks) thought of the Kingdom of God as largely a future identity/reality/location.
So when Jesus, in Matthew 4:17 announces that he, as King, is ALREADY bringing in the Kingdom,
this not only subverted expectations, but sounded crazy....and like he was claiming to bring the future into the present.
The Jews talked often about "this age" (earth/now) and "the age to come." (heaven/future).
"Age to come" was used in a way that it was virtually synonymous with "The Kingdom."
Scripture suggests that:
The "age to come" (the Kingdom)
has in large part already come (from the future/heaven)
into "this age"
(in the present/on the earth
by means of the earthy ministry of Jesus: King of the Kingdom.
Thus, Hebrews 6:4-8 offers that disciples ("tamidim") of Jesus have
"already (in this age) tasted the powers of the age to come."
In Jesus, in large part, the age to come has come.
The Future has visited the present,
Here are some articles that may help:
==
--"The Gods Aren't Angry" video If you take notes on these questions. it should help:
1)Summary, review,.or what hit you?
2)Say something about Abraham and altars
3)What is the "culmination of the ages" and the
"reconciliation of all ages"
4)What is the speaker's view of the atonement?
5)Talk about "shame" (listen for the word., or ideas that express it)
6)Talk about repentance
7)What does the speaker suggest is the role of a ritual?
8) Say something about Jesus and the temple
9)"Jesus saves the goats and the chickens"
10))Which of the many stories he told about people (in the second half of the video, starting with the two girls who cut themselves) did you appreciate most or relate to, and why?
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PLANTS
Design an ad for a new church. The ad should include:
-Name of church
-Vision or mission or purpose statement
-When and where it will meet
-A logo, illustration, picture, or symbol
-Anything else important to include
The catch: Don't just design the church however you think one should look like; but use only the information in the following scriptures to guide you:
Homework Help:
sample case study Caution: If you are doing the same case study, be sure to use your own ideas. If your paper looks anywhere close to being inpsired by this paper's content, it may be plagiariasm.
This sample is presented primarily for mechanics/typos to give an example of a paper that coud've been an A, but would flunk due to mechanics/errors alone. Review the syllabus and rubric carefully . Paper is here
And here's the slideshow of the first "field trip" we'll take today:
>>"When Storms Come (Sea of Galilee)"
From that slideshow, pay special attention to a)why bodies of water had negative "historical world" symbolism and b)"The Orthodox Triangle" vs. "the other side": the Decapolis,
More: here is a significant VanDer Laan article on the Sea of Galilee which touches on its symbolism.
Here also are notes on water:
>>"Piercing The Darkness (Decapolis on the Other Side of the Lake" (CLICK)
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- Note the cross-cultural implications of Jesus' two feedings of the multitude:
see:
(diagram below by John Stevenson, see 2nd link above)
Feeding of the 5,000Feeding of the 4,000Mark 6:34-44Mark 8:1-9Took place after the multitude had been with Jesus for one day. Took place after the multitude had been with Jesus for three days. The multitude was mostly Jewish. The multitude would have been mostly Gentile. Took place near Bethsaida on the northwestern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Took place in the Decapolis on the southeastern shore of the Sea of Galilee. Jesus used 5 loaves and 2 fish. Jesus used 7 loaves and a few small fish. There were 12 small baskets of leftovers. There were 7 large baskets of leftovers.
Q>Who is Jesus in Matthew?
A>The one who is not afraid to go to "THE OTHER SIDE"
>How does the Kingdom "come" from the "future"?:
Many Jews of Jesus' day (and actually, the Greeks) thought of the Kingdom of God as largely a future identity/reality/location.
So when Jesus, in Matthew 4:17 announces that he, as King, is ALREADY bringing in the Kingdom,
The Jews talked often about "this age" (earth/now) and "the age to come." (heaven/future).
"Age to come" was used in a way that it was virtually synonymous with "The Kingdom."
Scripture suggests that:
The "age to come" (the Kingdom)
has in large part already come (from the future/heaven)
into "this age"
(in the present/on the earth
by means of the earthy ministry of Jesus: King of the Kingdom.
Thus, Hebrews 6:4-8 offers that disciples ("tamidim") of Jesus have
"already (in this age) tasted the powers of the age to come."
In Jesus, in large part, the age to come has come.
The Future has visited the present,
Here are some articles that may help:
==
--"The Gods Aren't Angry" video If you take notes on these questions. it should help:
1)Summary, review,.or what hit you?
2)Say something about Abraham and altars
3)What is the "culmination of the ages" and the
"reconciliation of all ages"
4)What is the speaker's view of the atonement?
5)Talk about "shame" (listen for the word., or ideas that express it)
6)Talk about repentance
7)What does the speaker suggest is the role of a ritual?
8) Say something about Jesus and the temple
9)"Jesus saves the goats and the chickens"
10))Which of the many stories he told about people (in the second half of the video, starting with the two girls who cut themselves) did you appreciate most or relate to, and why?
--
----
PLANTS
Design an ad for a new church. The ad should include:
-Name of church
-Vision or mission or purpose statement
-When and where it will meet
-A logo, illustration, picture, or symbol
-Anything else important to include
The catch: Don't just design the church however you think one should look like; but use only the information in the following scriptures to guide you:
- Matthew 16:13-20
- Acts 2: 42-47
- Acts 4:32-37
- Romans 12:1-11
- 1 Corinthians 12:27-31; 1 Corinthians 14:26-32
- Ephesians 4:1-13
- Philemon
- any texts from Matthew or Ephesians you remember from class that relate
Here's what you came up with:
Homework Help:
sample case study Caution: If you are doing the same case study, be sure to use your own ideas. If your paper looks anywhere close to being inpsired by this paper's content, it may be plagiariasm.
This sample is presented primarily for mechanics/typos to give an example of a paper that coud've been an A, but would flunk due to mechanics/errors alone. Review the syllabus and rubric carefully . Paper is here
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