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Unit 6 -- CreationUnit 6 -- Creation– Two stories

• Make a chart to help keep them straight.

– Characterizations for God• Three big ones in Gn 2

– Role of man and woman in both stories

– Adam and Eve/Cain and Abel/Noah

• What stories comes after the Noah business?

Unit 7 -- Prophets

What are they? When are they? Historical context Basic message

Isaiah, Ezekiel; focuses Jeremiah as a model of the calling of a prophet

Expectation of the messiah If you write anything about the messiah

and only say, “Jesus,” I will nunchuck you.

For our (Christian) purposes: allegories are big here

Unit 8 – Gospels; Mark

Gospel/NT basics– Evangelion– Divine inspiration

Mark basics– Focus of Gospel: Suffering

Comparison of Synoptics– 4SH– Same stories told different ways

Roman history basics– Geography; social classes

Unit 9 - Matthew

• Matthew basics

• Focus: Jesus fulfilling Jewish expectations

• Kingdom of God

• Invitational nature

• Parables

• Go back to the blog for the list.

Test essay note

• Baptism; Temptations; Calling of disciples; Sermon on the Mount; Beatitudes

• Jesus and Prayer

• Temple and synagogue

Social tensions Dichotomies

Luke basics Focus: Universality Luke-Acts

Miracles discussion Types Sickness generally

Miracle stories Go back to the blog.

Overberg and HIV/AIDS Table fellowship Opposition to Jesus Jesus and Women Political Jesus

Unit 10 - Luke

Unit 11 - John

John 1 John basics

Focus: Jesus IS God.

Differences between John and Synoptics

Miracles Wedding at Cana Lazarus Man born blind

Cleansing the Temple Symbolism

Nicodemus; Samaritan woman; stoning of adulterous woman

“I am” statements

Unit 12- Death and ResurrectionFive images to help explain what happened to Jesus

The two Last Supper scenesJn 13’s special focus?

The two trial/crucifixion/death scenes

Resurrection appearancesEmmaus, Thomas, seashore, Mt 28, Acts 1

BRING YOUR BIBLE TOMORROW!

Sacraments What are they? Where do they come from? Categories?

Baptism basics Eucharist basics

Four-fold presence

Pentecost Growth of community and

challenges Acts 6 and 15

Paul’s importance

Unit 13 – Sacraments and Acts

A couple more thoughts… Be mindful of the bigger differences between

the gospels. When you re-read the stories, where do you see hints of their focuses?

Remember both what Jesus taught AND how he acts (especially toward others).

When answering questions, the answer to everything is not “The Kingdom of God is open to everyone”.Tell me WHY that’s the story demonstrates

whatever you’re saying.

The Apocalypse of John(Revelation)

Rev 1:1-3:The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John, 2 who testifies to everything he saw—that is, the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ. 3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near.

What is an apocalypse? The genre of apocalypses

Daniel

Some Revelation BasicsAuthor

John of Patmos (?) Connections to evangelist

Date 100 CE? 60 CE?

Four groups of seven1.Seven churches2.Seven seals3.Seven trumpets4.Seven bowls

What’s the point? Is it a historical look back? A historical look forward?

A fantastical look forward?

Things we get from Revelation

1:17: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.” In Greek?

7:4: 144,00012:1: “A great sign appeared in heaven: a woman

clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet and a crown of twelve stars on her head.”

13:8: The beast and 66620:4-6: 1,000 years

Millennialism 21:1: “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth…”

Revelation