© Diocese of Guildford 2011 Encountering Passover Session 2 Encountering Passover

© Diocese of Guildford 2011 Encountering Passover Session 2 Encountering Passover

© Diocese of Guildford 2011 Encountering Passover © Roots of Faith Looking at the main foundations of Christian Faith –The Bible –Tradition –Reason –Experience Five sessions 1.Encountering Jesus 2.Encountering Passover 3.Encountering God in the bible 4.The Bible in Conflict 5.The Bible – so what?

© Diocese of Guildford 2011 Encountering Passover © Keys Key Point –The Bible comes from different sources and can speak in different ways Key Skill –Note taking

© Diocese of Guildford 2011 Encountering Passover Today Passover in the Old Testament –Scripture and its sources Coffee break! Passover in the Gospels Four ways to study the Bible Wrap up

© Diocese of Guildford 2011 Encountering Passover 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

© Diocese of Guildford 2011 Encountering Passover 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 source God is called Elohim, translated as ‘God’

© Diocese of Guildford 2011 Encountering Passover 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?

© Diocese of Guildford 2011 Encountering Passover Passover in the Gospels See Handout 2 1.How does this change my understanding of Jesus’ passion? 2.What does this tell me about how to understand and study the New Testament?

© Diocese of Guildford 2011 Encountering Passover 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

© Diocese of Guildford 2011 Encountering Passover Response Thank God for his word to us in Galatians Ask for a deeper encounter with him as we learn more about the Bible

© Diocese of Guildford 2011 Encountering Passover 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