Bible 10March 10: Parables

Outline Help Schedule Sign-up• Tuesday and Wednesday at lunch or after school.

Discussing the intangible…• What is love?• Why are there so many songs, stories, and

poems about love?• Can love be fully understood or communicated

without song/story/poetry?• What is a metaphor?• What is a simile?• Why are metaphors and similes so important in

understanding the Divine?

Love?

Two Reasons for Parables:1. To discuss the Divine or the intangible.2. To disarm know-it-alls• Think about Messianic Expectation and what most Jews thought.• What would people think if Jesus said, “I am the Messiah, the Kingdom of

God is here.”• “The Kingdom of God is like a mustard seed” would throw them all off.

The Kingdom is like that…

Matthew 13:31-3231 He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. 32 Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in its branches.”

1. What historical/agricultural background ought we know?2. What does the parable mean?3. What does that mean about the Kingdom of God?

Homework:• Work on outlines• Read Mark 4:1-20

1. What historical/agricultural background ought we know?2. What does the parable mean?3. What does that mean about the Kingdom of God?

• Study Luke 15 for Block Day Scripture Quiz

Bible 10Parables of the

KingdomMarch 11, 2014

Take out homework• In Small Groups (3-4 people), re-read Mark 4:1-20 and discuss

answers from last night’s homework.

Agricultural background• The path• The rocky soil• The weeds• The good soil

Who are the characters in the story?

Mark 4:9-139 Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”10 When he was alone, the Twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. 11 He told them, “The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables 12 so that,“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding;otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’[a]”13 Then Jesus said to them, “Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand any parable?

Isaiah 6: Isaiah’s commission

Hear = Heed = Listen = Pay Attention

Matthew 13:44-4644 “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.45 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant looking for fine pearls. 46 When he found one of great value, he went away and sold everything he had and bought it.

In your table groups: What does this tell us about the Kingdom of God?What does this parable mean?

Homework:• Finish Exegesis Outlines by Friday• Study Luke 15 for Scripture Quiz• Don’t forget Lunch Appointments • Today: Lunch 12:55-1:05 – Matthew 8:18-27• Today: Lunch 1:05-1:15 – Luke 18:18-30• Today: After School 3:05-3:30 – Mark 8:27-38• Wednesday: Lunch 12:55-1:05 – Matthew 4:1-11• Wednesday: Lunch 1:05-1:15 - ______ • Wednesday: Lunch 1:15-1:25 - ______• Wednesday: After School 3:05-3:30 - ______

Bible 10Parables of the 

KingdomMarch 12-13, 

2014

Scripture Quiz: Luke 151. In Jesus’ first illustration, how many sheep do you have in your possession before one is

lost?2. In Jesus’ second illustration, how many silver coins do you have in your possession before

one is lost?3. In both the Parable of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin, why is there rejoicing in heaven?4. What did the younger son request from his father?5. What did he do with what he received from his father?6. What type of animal did the lost son feed for work?7. When the lost son reflected on home, who in his Father’s house has food to spare?8. What did the father do when he first saw his son?9. What did the older brother hear when he approached the house from the field?10. What was the older brother’s emotional response to the festivities?

The Parable of the Two Sons28 “What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’29 “‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.30 “Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go.31 “Which of the two did what his father wanted?”“The first,” they answered.Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.

What does this tell us about the Kingdom of God?What does the parable mean?

Parable of the Wheat and Tares: Mt 13:24-30

• What is a tare?• What does this

teach us about the Kingdom?• Who will sort out

the wheat and the tares?• This is a crossover

Kingdom/Grace/ Judgment Parable

Retell the Parable• Good and Bad Fish: Mat 13:47-50• Parable of the yeast and growing Seed: Mat 13:33, Mark 4:26-29• Parable of the workers: Mat 20:1-16• [Parable of the Sower]: Mark 4:1-201. Research the background and potential meaning of the text.2. Rewrite your parable into modern language/parallels and creatively

retell it to the class (skit, poem, mime, etc.)

Bible 10How To Write An Exegetical Paper 

& QuestionsMarch 14, 2014

Pass in your outlines

Exegesis: Textual Background• Skim the entire book (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)• Read the headings, skim Jesus’ words, read occasional topic sentences• This will help you get a general feel for the book

• Look up a structural outline of your Gospel• For example: http://www.biblestudytools.com/mark/• Figure out where your text fits into the structure

• Carefully read immediate context• AT LEAST 2 chapters before and after your text• Read chapters in the same section of your text• Write notes of what happens in each section

Exegesis: Cultural/Historical Background

• Read your passage carefully and highlight, underline, or write down words, phrases, sayings, quotes, or anything that you think might be significant or difficult to understand. • Look those terms or phrases up in a Bible Dictionary• For example: http://www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/

• Look up your passage in my Green Book• IVP Bible Background Commentary by Craig Keener• Take note of background information you missed

Extraction Section• In the extraction section, you will be:1. Retelling everything that happens in your text to the smallest detail. 2. Incorporating the information that you gleaned from Background research.• For a guide to formatting check out the paper on my blog:http://exegesissaves.wordpress.com/2014/03/14/exegesis-paper-example-of-formatting/