Guest: St. Jessica
Quiz:
1) Matthew 18: Mention anything from Matthew 18 that proves you read it.
2) Fee and Stuart p. 96:
Old Testament stories/narratives are often allegories with hidden meanings. T__ F__'
3) Fee and Stuart p.96:
Old Testament stories/narratives are meant to teach moral lessons T__ F__
4)Kraybill ch 10--p. 203 in 2011 edition or p. 202 in 2018 edition
Samaritans, by definition, were "______"
2) Fee and Stuart p. 96:
Old Testament stories/narratives are often allegories with hidden meanings. T__ F__'
3) Fee and Stuart p.96:
Old Testament stories/narratives are meant to teach moral lessons T__ F__
4)Kraybill ch 10--p. 203 in 2011 edition or p. 202 in 2018 edition
Samaritans, by definition, were "______"
- a)good
- b)bad
- c) Gentile
- d) in the Dave Matthews Band
- e)respected and honored
5)Kraybill, ch 10. p, 211 in 2011 edition or p.210 2018 edition
Being a shepherd and herding sheep was a(n)__________ occupation in Jesus' historical world
Being a shepherd and herding sheep was a(n)__________ occupation in Jesus' historical world
- a) respected and revered
- b)Gentile and godly
- c)dirty and despised
- d)clean and clean-cut
- e)illegal and ill-named
6)The Serving Leader: In the final chapter, the author presents a
- a)résumé
- b)job description
- c)short story
- d)signature paper on Philemon
- e)bar of soap
based largely on what he learned from his
- a)mother
- b)mother-in-law
- c)professor
- d)father
- e)trip to Key West
7)Extra credit: In Matthew 18, there is a very famous verse about when two or three gather, Jesus is with them The situation of Jesus' promised presence, in context, is clearly:
- a) a church meeting
- b) a prayer meeting
- c) Christians meeting somewhere besides church
- d) a meeting to decide whether or not to judge someone and excommunicate them (kick ---them out of church
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- Temple Tantrum
- Forum 3.3a)What were you thinking feeling or saying when the temple tantrum happened in class?b)In a word, what would you say was the sin of the money changers, and thus the source of Jesus' anger? (What were they doing wrong?)c) Post your answers to these questions, and then (AFTER) watch the video,I linked in part d
- -Think if I offered you a drivers license, claiming i had authority to issue it
- -Think if someone destroyed all bank records and evidence of any debt you have owe
- -Think what would happen if you pointed at something, hoping your dog would look at it.
d)What word did Wright use in this this video for what it was NOT a protest against? Give one word (starting with R) for what the protest might have been against
Don't google or research this; just guess. We will talk about this next week.
RACISM
Here is the temple tantrum video I showed you..Jesus apologized for overturning tables on my birthday
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Live temple mount webcam here
==So we did something unique today..we had seven members of class (including me..the least important member of the class. ) draw and narrative their "timeline" on the whiteboard.
It was a great honor to be let in on your lives, stories and "timelines."
It reminded us that we never know what another person has been through.
And that though everyone's journey is unique, that in a way we all haev a version of the same story.
Note what happened today (it always happens when classes do this): similar patterns; ups and downs emerge>>>
Remember this one...Demise Demise Demise Demise...and this one lived:
f you are on Facebook, you can see a collection of timelines by dozens of classes, retreats, etc by clicking here or below
Thanks to Kristen for sending this meme:
But..since Aundrea asked....Maybe i WAS a hippie, NO ONE had cooler hair than me in the 70s:
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See page 17 of Kraybill.. Remember This re: Kingdom[
- Core message of Jesus? Kingdom
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:
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See 27:22 here to see my rabbi friend to pray for:
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- ONE GREAT PERSON SURVEYS
( My Dack Rambo story? Click here to read all about it, and for the sequel click:
" I Deny the Resurrection and I am not straight."
(uh, better click that title and get the context!)
we apply some "Three Worlds" theory to Matthew 18 and the topic of "Who is great?"
A video on that chapter featuring Keltic Ken:
Related outtakes:
Of LITERARY WORLD note:
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Of Historical World note:
- What did you learn about a millstone ? ( notes at
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this (click)
NOTE A RECURRENCE OF the phrase "little one."
Watch
this (click)
video, "Weight of the World," and be prepared to discuss what these two items are
- Review: Why did we say the missing was temporarily greater than the rest of us?
Page 19 of Syllabus,Matthew 18 Outline
(by Greg Camp/Laura Roberts):
1 Question #1: Who is Greatest?
2-17 Responses (each are counter proposals):
2-10 Response #1: Children
2-4 Counter Proposal: Accept children
5-9 Threat: If cause scandal
10 Show of force: Angels protect
12-14 Response #2: Sheep
(Who is temporarily greater?)
12-14 Counter Proposal: Search for the 1 of 100 who is lost
15-17 Response #3: Brother who sins (counter proposal)
15a Hypothetical situation: If sin
15-17 Answer: Attempt to get brother to be reconciled
17b If fail: Put him out and start over
18-20 Statement: What you bind or loose
21-22 Question #2: How far do we go in forgiveness?
23-35 Response #1: Parable of the forgiving king/unforgiving servant
----------------Read verses 15-17 and then ask yourself:
"What did it mean in their historical world to treat people like
"tax collectors and sinners?"
"What did it mean in their historical world to treat people like
Two answers
1)Don't allow them in your bounded set.
2)How did Jesus treat tax collectors and sinners? In a centered set way. Tony Jones writes:
but because anyone, including Trucker Frank, can speak freely in this church, my seminary-trained eyes were opened to find a truth in the Bible that had previously eluded me.”...That truth emerged in a discussion of Matthew 18's "treat the unrepentant brother like a tax collector or sinner.":"And how did Jesus treat tax collectors and pagans?" Frank asked aloud, pausing, "as of for a punchline he'd been waiting all his life to deliver,"....., "He welcomed them!""
--RECURERENCE: REPEATED WORDS> WHAT DO YOU THINK IS UP WITH THIS ONE REPEATED WORD?
True Greatness
18 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 He called a child, whom he put among them, 3 and said, “Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.
Temptations to Sin
6 “If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were fastened around your neck and you were drowned in the depth of the sea. 7 Woe to the world because of stumbling blocks! Occasions for stumbling are bound to come, but woe to the one by whom the stumbling block comes!
8 “If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away; it is better for you to enter life maimed or lame than
to have two hands or two feet and to be thrown into the eternal fire. 9 And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to enter life with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into the hell[a] of fire.
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
10 “Take care that you do not despise one of these little ones; for, I tell you, in heaven their angels continually see the face of my Father in heaven.[b] 12 What do you think? If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? 13 And if he finds it, truly I tell you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. 14 So it is not the will of your[c] Father in heaven that one of these little ones should be lost.
Reproving Another Who Sins
15 “If another member of the church[d] sins against you,[e] go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one.[f] 16 But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17 If the member refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18 Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 19 Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”
Forgiveness
21 Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church[g] sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven[h] times.
The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
23 “For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. 24 When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents[i] was brought to him; 25 and, as he could not pay, his lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, and payment to be made. 26 So the slave fell on his knees before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ 27 And out of pity for him, the lord of that slave released him and forgave him the debt. 28 But that same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii;[j] and seizing him by the throat, he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’ 29 Then his fellow slave fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ 30 But he refused; then he went and threw him into prison until he would pay the debt. 31 When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their lord all that had taken place. 32 Then his lord summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. 33 Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’ 34 And in anger his lord handed him over to be tortured until he would pay his entire debt. 35 So my heavenly Father will also do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother or sister[k] from your heart.”
Remember..watch for the tambourine in your homework this week.
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Remember..watch for the tambourine in your homework this week.
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Dave described the Temple mount as shown in the picture above as being the most contested property in the world. The Muslim mosque that was built hundreds of years after the temple was destroyed is pictured in the background.
ReplyDeleteKraybill describes how important the temple was in the Hebrew religion. It was the place that God dwelt on earth. Thousands of animals were sacrificed each year for atonement of sins. Over 1200 lambs were sacrificed each year for the continual burnt offering of an unblemished lamb on behalf of the community. Kraybill also described the religious festivals that were celebrated each year at the temple, when thousands of Jews would traveled to Jerusalem and the temple. Passover and Pentecost in the spring, and the Feast of Tabernacles and Day of Atonement in the fall.
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ReplyDeleteI remember Dave talking about the gold temple building in the back and it being constructed on sacred ground.
A temple is simply a place where people gather to pray and give thanks to God. It’s mentioned what we think of a contemporary church. The plaza was divided into two areas for Gentiles and Jewish. The temple is described in detail including a diagram showing the passages to the city, commercial area, altar, court of Gentiles, court of women, temple sanctuary, holy of holies, court of Israelites, stone dividing barrier, fortress Antonia, and Kidron valley. There was lots of gold after the destruction in 70 C.E. The amount of labor needed during construction was mentioned and how many people were left with no work afterward. The number of priests and Levites that filled the plaza was discussed. The temple was the centerpiece for Jewish faith and symbolized God’s living presence. Many sacrifices were offered here.
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