© diocese of guildford 2011 encountering passover session 2 encountering passover

© Diocese of Guildford 2011Encountering Passover

Session 2Encountering Passover


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Roots of Faith

Looking at the main foundations of Christian Faith– The Bible– Tradition– Reason– Experience

Five sessions1. Encountering Jesus2. Encountering Passover3. Encountering God in the bible4. The Bible in Conflict5. The Bible – so what?


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Keys

• Key Point

– The Bible comes from different sources and can speak in different ways

• Key Skill

– Note taking


Today• Passover in the Old Testament

– Scripture and its sources

Coffee break!

• Passover in the Gospels

• Four ways to study the Bible

• Wrap up


Source Criticism

Using Passover in the Old Testament handout, match the passages with the context:

• The time around the Exodus

• The time around entering the Promised Land

• The time around building the Temple


Scripture and its Sources

Priestly

Probably after the period of Jewish exile in Babylonia.

Yahweh

Probably committed to writing at the time of Solomon but goes back longer as an oral tradition. God is called Yahweh, translated ‘the LORD’.

Deuteronomic

written down sometime after the reign of King Josiah (640 to 609 BC).

Elohim

Probably the earliest sourceGod is called Elohim, translated as ‘God’


Coffee Break

What bias do I hold that affects the way I read and understand the Bible?

How do I feel about the many voices within the Bible?


Passover in the Gospels

See Handout 21. How does this change my understanding

of Jesus’ passion?

2. What does this tell me about how to understand and study the New Testament?


Four ways to read the Bible

Using Handout 3 The Letter to the Galatians

• As history: – meanings and messages intended by the authors and

understood by the audiences of the time • As literature:

– detailed questions of origin, authorship, style, language and transmission

• In cultural context: – an expression of the culture from which it came

• As a devotional tool: – how the Bible speaks to individuals today


Response

• Thank God for his word to us in Galatians

• Ask for a deeper encounter with him as we learn more about the Bible


Wrap-Up

• Reflection Continued– How does this session influence my thoughts on the topic I have

chosen?• Reflection Topics

– ‘Criticise’ another Bible book– Re-write a parable– Bible and contemporary society– Bible reading, my approach– Encountering Jesus in the Bible

• Feedback • For Next Week:

– Think of a scene from a film, book or play which has brought the Bible to life for you.

• Close

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