1. RELIGIOUS ANTHROPOLOGY JANUARY 6, 2014 – DISPENSATIONALISM AND NARRATIVE

2. WARM UP - WHAT’S THIS CHART ALL ABOUT? http://www.pr eservedwords.com/charts.h tm

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4. 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

5. DISPENSATIONAL SCHEMES

6. DISPENSATIONALIST ADVOCATES John Nelson DarbyScofield Reference BiblePlymouth Brethren Kirk Cameron

7. 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

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

9. 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?

10. HOMEWORK:  Read PwF pp101-105 – take Socrative reading check quiz  Room: 682594  Post Threaded Discussion by 9pm tonight for Extra Credit

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

12. 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

13. 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?

14. 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)

15. HOMEWORK  Work on Threaded Discussion and Posts

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

17. 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)

18. 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

19. 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?

20. 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?

21. HOMEWORK  Study for Critical Reading Assessment on David and Goliath. Read pp113-116.  Finish Threaded Discussion posts and comments by Thursday at 9pm.