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BIL102: Workshop 2

Glenn Johnson

Welcome & IntrosNameWho are your people (family/work/,

etc)Spiritual UpbringingHopes/Apprehensions about this

class

Devotion & Prayer"For God so loved the world that

he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God did not send his Son into the world to condemn it, but to save it."There is no judgment awaiting those who trust him. But those who do not trust him have already been judged for not believing in the only Son of God.”

-John 3:16-18, NLT

Devotion & Prayer"But when the Holy Spirit has

come upon you, you will receive power and will tell people about me everywhere – in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth."

Acts 1:8, NLT

• Quick Tour of BIL 102 in Learning Studio (Workshops/Honesty Policy)

• Syllabus Review• Discussions: Done in Class (Read ahead to prep for them)• Indicated Assignment Times: Not Exact• QUIZZES: Almost entirely from JIL text and in-class lecture• LECTURES IN LMS: Supplemental• Biblestudytools.com• Review of Assignments• Project Teams: No Official Teams; in-class group activity

Two Questions:

a) What concerns are there with reliability/accuracy of New Testament?

b) Why is/isn’t it important?

NEW TESTAMENT BACKGROUND: How It All Came To Be

Ongoing STORY About:

-People of Faith-Jesus Christ & His Unique Place and Message In History-First Century Movement: Christianity-Things Yet To Come…

-400 Silent Years between OT & NT

-Gap In Biblical Record-Silence of Prophetic Voice



Alexander the Great-B.C. 334-Master of the Middle East-Died at 33 of Pneumonia-”When Alexander saw the breadth

of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer”

Spread of Hellenism-Gave Rise: Hellenist Jews-Greek: Common Language-Pharisees & Sadducees Born

NEW TESTAMENT BACKGROUND: How It All

Came To Be

Jews Return From Exile-Rebuilt Temple B.C. 450-B.C. 175: Syrians Beat Egypt

& Were Dominant-Pharisees & Sadducees Born


Antiochus-Syrian King: B.C. 168-Offered Greek Pig On

Jewish Altar, the “Abomination of Desolation”

Judaism?-Almost Died-Mattathias: Birthed

Maccabean Revolution-Vs. 300 Elephants & 20K

Syrians-Got Elephants Drunk on

Wine and Won Battle



-“Alas! Why was I born to see this, the ruin of my people, the ruin of the holy city, and to live there when it was given over to the enemy, the sanctuary given over to aliens? Her temple has become like a person without honor; her glorious vessels have been carried into exile. Her infants have been killed in her streets, her youths by the sword of the foe? What nation has not inherited her palaces and has not seized her spoils? All her adornment has been taken away; no longer free, she has become a slave. And see, our holy place, our beauty, and our glory have been laid waste; the Gentiles have profaned them. Why should we live any longer? Then Mattathias and his sons tore their clothes, put on sackloth, and mourned greatly.”

(1 Maccabees 2:7-14)


-ROME BATTLED AND

WON THE WORLD UNDER

CAESAR AUGUSTUS

(B.C. 27)

-Expansion By War to Expansion

By Peace


-Unity of Roman Empire=Spread of

Christianity

-ROADS


HEROD THE GREAT

-Rebuilt the Temple

-Jealous Guy: Killed 3 Wives and 2 Sons


-A.D. 70……Destruction of Temple

-No Jewish State Until 1948

Have you thought about all the views we all have about the Bible and how that impacts our expression

of God in the world?

HOW WE GOT THE NEW TESTAMENT

ROADBLOCKS: To Understanding The New

Testament

1.Never Put Anything On Top of A Bible

2.Saved A Life Miraculously

3.Never Write In A Bible or Throw It Away

4.Protection Against Sexual Sin


BIBLE: “Book”

HOLY: “set aside for a special purpose”

2 DIVISIONS: OT & NT

TESTAMENT: “covenant/agreement”

REVELATION: “God revealing Himself to us”

INSPIRATION: “God-given desire in the heart of man to record

revelation”

HOW WE GOT THE NEW TESTAMENTTOOK 27 YEARS TO ACQUIRE

BIBLE OF THE EARLY CHURCH?

Old Testament!

APOCRYPHA: 14 Extra Books NOT In Old Testament

No written record of Jesus until 20 years after his death

“Q”: name of earliest source we know, which Mark and

Luke copied from


1st Body: -Paul wrote 1st book in NT: 1 & 2 Thessalonians-AD50-65: all Paul’s letters circulating by now

2nd Body: -Synoptic Gospels-AD69-70: Gospel of Mark appeared-AD80:Matthew:used Mark; Q; or material he only had-AD90:Luke used Mark word for word-AD100:John appears; no parables; no exorcisms

3rd Body: -General Epistles-AD70: Hebrews-AD90:James-AD95:Revelation-AD120:2 Peter; last letter written

?


AD397: 27 Books Chosen For New Testament

?


WHY CLOSE THE NEW TESTAMENT?

?

Marcion


200AD

-Church Drew a List of Books By 3 Tests

1. Tradition

2. Reader’s Value

3. Apostle’s Name On Book


ORIGEN OF ALEXANDRIA

-First Listing of NT Books in AD300

-AD325: Eusebius Made NT Book List..First Time 7 General Epistles

Appear

-AD367: Athanasius…NT Finally Listed With 27 Books


-AD397 Carthage: Council Voted On Each Book

-AD400: Cyril Of Jerusalem Left Revelation Out


THERE ARE NO ORIGINAL COPIES OF THE NEW TESTAMENT….


TRANSLATIONS: Interpretations

Rating Translations

A.Group Translations (best for study)

B. Individual Translations

C.Church Translations

D.Paraphrased


TRANSLATIONS: Interpretations

Rating Translations

A.Group Translations (best for study)

B. Individual Translations

C.Church Translations

D.Paraphrased

Rating Translations

A.KJV, NRSV, RSV, NIV, NLT, NASB

B.Phillips, Montgomery

C.Book of Mormon, Catholic Bible

D.Living Bible, Message

CHRIST IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS

CHRIST IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS MATTHEW

-Tax Collector-Very Jewish Picture of Jesus-First Birth Stories-First Typical Sermon-5 Women In Lineage-Skillfully Organized-Only Writer W/3 Wise Guys

CHRIST IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELSSermon on the Mount

Matthew 5-7

-Heart of the Kingdom of God (KOG)-Very Strong Words-Strive For Perfection-Views: Absolutist-Views: Modification

-Demands of the KOG: very radical; cause of unease

-New “Law” Given To Jesus’ Disciples

CHRIST IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELSSermon on the Mount

Matthew 5-7

-Poetic Literary Style: Uses Parallelism (One Line is Related

To Another)

-7:2- Synonymous: Same Idea Repeated for Emphasis

-6:14-15- Antithetic: Contrast Between 2 Lines

5:17- Step: Point Stated, Then Builds

7:3- Synthetic: Correspondence In Rhythmic Form; 2nd Extends

Meaning

CHRIST IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS MARK

-Most Unique Gospel

-Often Ignored

-”Maverick” Gospel

-No Beginning/Ending

-No Xmas Story

-”Tells it like it is”

-First Gospel

-Gospel of Action; “Immediately”

-Respected Disciples: Appear Dull/Dense

-”Epitimao”=Physically Censor, Rebuke, Rap On Knuckles..Appears 9x to Demoniacs, Oceans,

Seas, Disciples, Even Jesus

CHRIST IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS MARK

-Markan “Sandwich”: Unique Literary Device Where One Story is Split Apart & Another Inserted As “Meat”…Outer Stories Interpret Inner Stories…

Always Have “Toothpick” To Connect Them

-6 Mini Gospels

-Is Only Place Where Jesus Calls Someone “Satan”

-Insiders Are Outsiders & Vice-Versa

-”Messianic Secret”

-Role of the Sea: Place of Wilderness, Separation, Evil

-No Sermons In Mark

-Author John Mark from Acts 15:36-41


LUKE

-Only Gentile (Non Jewish) Writer in NT

-Purpose: “Orderly Account” (1:1-4)

-Same Author As Acts

-Longest Gospel

-Was M.D.

-FOCUS: Social Outcasts

-Smelly Shepherds: First to Know of

Jesus Birth


LUKE

-No Room At The Inn?

-”Proper Place”

-Born In Cave Outside of Inn

-350+ Poems Written Attacking Innkeeper


LUKE

-Only One To Record Good Samaritan

-Stresses Women Throughout

-Stresses Role Of Children: Mentioned 3x In Connection

w/Jesus

-Luke 19:1-10: Lost People Matter To God


JOHN

-Written by Apostle John, “the disciple whom Jesus loved”

-From Galilee

-Simple Approach: Light and Darkness Theme

-”Problem Child of the NT”

-Beautiful Literary Style: Moves Like a Symphony


JOHN

-Only Gospel Introduced With a Hymn

-No Birth Stories, Parables, Exorcisms

-Jesus Given Name “Logos”

-More Sayings of Jesus From Cross & Graphic Depiction of

Resurrection Story


JOHN

-Jesus said, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.” (John 6:35)

-KOG: Is NOW, but Not Yet a Reality

Distinctive Features In Acts

-Acts is the only book in the New Testament that tells us specifically of the

beginning of the church

-Physical Israel gives way to new spiritual Israel

-Church becomes the instrument through which the promise given to Abraham

would reach the world

Proclamation

Apologetic

Conciliatory

Historical


EUROPE


Revolves Around 2 Main People

Peter: In Jerusalem (Ch. 1-12)

Paul: From Syria To Rome (Ch. 13-28)


Historical Background For Paul’s 10 Letters

….NOT TO MENTION PHILEMON


11 Major Speeches In Acts

1. Peter on Pentecost (2:14-40)

2. Peter to Jews In Jerusalem (3:12-26)

3. Stephen Before the Sanhedrin (7:2-53)

4. Peter to Cornelius (10:34-43)

5. Paul To Jews Among Gentiles (13:16-41)

6. Paul to Greeks In Athens (17:22-31)

7. Paul to Ephesian Elders (20:18-35)

8. Paul To Jews At Jerusalem (22:1-21)

9. Paul to Felix, Gov. of Judea (24:10-21)

10.Paul to King Agrippa (26:2-23)

11.Paul to Unbelieving Jews (28:25-28)


GIVES US A UNIQUE LOOK AT HOW EARLY CHURCH PRESENTED GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST ACROSS

CULTURAL SETTINGS


PRAYER HAS A SIGNIFICANT PLACE IN ACTS


ATTENTION GIVEN TO CONVERSION PROCESS AND

HOW PEOPLE CAME TO CHRIST IN NEW TESTAMENT

CHURCH


ONE OF MOST SIGNIFICANT FEATURES IS COMING AND ACTIVITY OF HOLY SPIRIT

Handout: Use as a guide to understanding

Sermon on the Plain in Luke 6:17-49

Review of Dropbox Assignment

DISCUSSION ZONE: LEADERSHIP IN ACTS

LEADERSHIP: Core Construct at IWU…..Noah: One person can make a difference.Esther: God has a place for you.Joseph: Don’t give up your dreams.Moses: Live in the faith zone, not the safe zone.Rebekah: Give generously to others.Abraham: God always does the right thing.Nehemiah: No problem is too big when you have the right help.David: You can overcome the limitations others place on you.Jonathan: Strengthen a leader and save a nation.Paul: Persevere and you will receive a great reward.Peter: Speak up, you may be wrong but what a way to grow.Moses: Be prepared to take a walk in the wilderness.Rahab: Even a prostitute can be honored by God.

http://www.truthortradition.com/articles/biblical-leadership-is-servant-leadership

DISCUSSION ZONE: LEADERSHIP IN ACTS

Read ArticleConvene in groups of 3-4Identify 1 leadership quality outlined and speak to how it could impact your job, home and school

Reconvene as a class to discuss findings (each will contribute)

Summary

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