RELIGIOUS ANTHROPOLOGY JANUARY 6, 2014 – DISPENSATIONALISM AND NARRATIVE

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DISPENSATIONALISM  Dispensationalism: belief in a system of historical progression, as revealed in the Bible, consisting of a series of stages in God's self-revelation and plan of salvation. -Google

DISPENSATIONAL SCHEMES

DISPENSATIONALIST ADVOCATES John Nelson DarbyScofield Reference BiblePlymouth Brethren Kirk Cameron

IMPLICATIONS?  Distinction between the Church and Israel  Political Beliefs about Israel  Grace vs. Law  Eschatology – Study of Last Things  Rapture  Literal Millennial Reign of Christ  Non-Preterist Interpretation  “7 Days” of Daniel

WHY ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THIS?  Turn to page 102 in your books:

P101 - OLD TESTAMENT NARRATIVES  Who is in control of History??  The Problem of Evil:  The Problem of Evil is rooted in an existentialist worldview.  The assumption: we (humans) are the center of history  Abraham: is God choosing a people or a making a Nation?

HOMEWORK:  Read PwF pp – take Socrative reading check quiz  Room:  Post Threaded Discussion by 9pm tonight for Extra Credit

RELIGIOUS ANTHROPOLOGY JANUARY 7, 2014 – HEBREW NARRATIVE WARMUP: CAREFULLY READ GENESIS 15

NEW SCRIPTURE QUIZ FORMAT RA: Semester 2 – Scripture Quizzes  January 15: Exodus 22:16-31  January 29: Psalm 91  February 12: Matthew 5:1-20  February 26: Revelation 17

PRACTICE QUIZ  Take out a sheet of paper 1. How did the word of the Lord come to Abram 2. What did God tell Abram to count as a comparison to his offspring? 3. Name 3 of the 5 animals God had Abram bring him. 4. At what time of day did a deep sleep fall upon Abram 5. For how many years did God predict Abram’s descendants would be enslaved and mistreated? 6. What passed between the pieces of the animals?

P105: SPIRITUALLY FORMED BY NARRATIVES  Three levels of Narratives and Histories:  Top Level = The eternal, universal plan of God  Middle Level = The story of God’s people  Lowest Level = The stories of individuals  God is the Hero  Mistake 1: we look at individuals as models  Mistake 2: we overpersonalize Old Testament narratives (example: Gideon)

HOMEWORK  Work on Threaded Discussion and Posts

RELIGIOUS ANTHROPOLOGY JANUARY 8, 2014 – HEBREW NARRATIVE WARMUP: CAREFULLY READ GENESIS 15

P105: SPIRITUALLY FORMED BY NARRATIVES  Three levels of Narratives and Histories:  Top Level = The eternal, universal plan of God  Middle Level = The story of God’s people  Lowest Level = The stories of individuals  God is the Hero  Mistake 1: we look at individuals as models  Mistake 2: we overpersonalize Old Testament narratives (example: Gideon)

P109: SPIRITUALLY FORMED BY NARRATIVES CONT.  Best to take Big Bites  We should emphasize the broader sweeps, the larger chunks of the narrative, rather than looking primarily at individual units: e.g. Judges (sin cycle)  Error 1: allegorizing  Error 2: moralizing or principlizing

2 MAIN QUESTIONS TO ASK WHEN READING OT NARRATIVE  Primary: What does this passage tell us about God, His plan, or the role that his people should be playing in his plan?  Secondary: What positive or negative model might this passage be setting before us to teach us about trusting God in the midst of His plan?

IN PARTNERS: PICK A PASSAGE AND ASK THE 2 MAIN QUESTIONS  Passage Selections  2 Kings 6:1-7 – A Floating Axehead  Numbers 21:4-9 – Bronze Snake  Judges 3:12-30 – Ehud the Judge  Joshua 10:1-15 – The Sun Stands Still  Genesis 29:16-30 – Jacob Marries Leah, and Rachel  Primary: What does this passage tell us about God, His plan, or the role that his people should be playing in his plan?  Secondary: What positive or negative model might this passage be setting before us to teach us about trusting God in the midst of His plan?

HOMEWORK  Study for Critical Reading Assessment on David and Goliath. Read pp  Finish Threaded Discussion posts and comments by Thursday at 9pm.