Transcript Week 14 – RA – Playing with Fire Ch1-2

RELIGIOUS ANTHROPOLOGY
PLAYING WITH FIRE – DECEMBER 2, 2013
SOCRATIVE – ROOM #: 682594
 Either download the Socrative Student App
 OR in your browser go to m.socrative.com
 Then type in the room number: 682594
HEBREWS 4:12
 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper
than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even
to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it
judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
_________ 4:12
 For the ____ of ___ is alive and _____. _______
than any ______-_____ sword, it _________
even to _______ soul and ______, _____
and marrow; it ______ the thoughts and ______
of the heart.
_________ _:__
 ___ the ____ of ___ is ___ and _____. _______
____ any ______-_____ _____, it _________
____ to _______ ____ and ______, _____
and ______; it ______ the _______ and ______
of the ______.
PLAYING WITH FIRE – PP17-18
 According to the author… what is “heartburn?”
 How does God typically give you “heartburn?”
 Does He?
PLAYING WITH FIRE – P19
 The Emmaus Road story – Luke 24
PLAYING WITH FIRE – P20-21
 “Like school”
 “A lot of work”
 “Little payoff for so much hard work”
PLAYING WITH FIRE – P20-21
 “Like school” “A lot of work” “Little payoff for hard work”
 What can we do about this trend?
 Is it a problem with the nature of the Bible, or is it our
problem?
 Is God’s word really that uninteresting and unexciting, or
have we taken some wrong turns to arrive at this
assessment?
HOMEWORK
 Read pp24-32
 Answer questions on Socrative quiz –
 Room # 682594
RELIGIOUS ANTHROPOLOGY
PLAYING WITH FIRE – DECEMBER 3, 2013
HEBREWS 4:12
 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper
than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even
to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it
judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
_________ 4:12
 For the ____ of ___ is alive and _____. _______
than any ______-_____ sword, it _________
even to _______ soul and ______, _____
and marrow; it ______ the thoughts and ______
of the heart.
_________ _:__
 ___ the ____ of ___ is ___ and _____. _______
____ any ______-_____ _____, it _________
____ to _______ ____ and ______, _____
and ______; it ______ the _______ and ______
of the ______.
MY EXISTENTIALIST DIAGRAM
CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW
 Biblical Metanarrative Refresher
 Locating ourselves in a story…
 How does it affect our decisions?
RELIGIOUS ANTHROPOLOGY
PLAYING WITH FIRE – DECEMBER 4, 2013
HEBREWS 4:12
 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper
than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even
to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it
judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
_________ 4:12
 For the ____ of ___ is alive and _____. _______
than any ______-_____ sword, it _________
even to _______ soul and ______, _____
and marrow; it ______ the thoughts and ______
of the heart.
_________ _:__
 ___ the ____ of ___ is ___ and _____. _______
____ any ______-_____ _____, it _________
____ to _______ ____ and ______, _____
and ______; it ______ the _______ and ______
of the ______.
PP32-34 – LOOKING THROUGH THE LENS AT OURSELVES
SILENT READING PP37-38
 In journals: Has Scripture ever comforted or worked on
you in a situation like that?
READING FOR SPIRITUAL FORMATION: PP38
 Can’t we read it however we choose and trust that God
will transform us according to His supernatural power?
 Do we really need that much information about a
passage we are reading?
 Read the formational approach on pp39-40
 Confusion between interpretation and application
4 STEPS IN BIBLICAL READING
1.
Exegesis – Extraction: what does it say?
2.
Interpretation – What did it mean to the original aud?
3.
Contemporization – What modern realities parallel?
4.
Application – How does this speak to my life?
STRUCTURALIST INTERPRETATION OF JOB
 One of the most emotive texts of the Bible… what does
it mean?
Fx(a) : Fy(b) = Fx(b) : Fa-1(y)5
BRIDGING THE GAP – P43
Me
• How do we do Formational reading
without falling into the trap of the
“ME” interpretive keyhole?
• Information  Formation
• Example with Luke 16:24-25 (pp44-46)
PRACTICE “BRIDGING THE GAP” IN PARTNERS
 Write out observations made because of your study and how it might
help in application. http://www.craigkeener.com/free-resources/
 Magi and Herod in Matthew 2:1-16
 The Kingdom Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13
 Demands of Discipleship in Luke 9:58-62
 Adultery and Murder in Mark 6:17-29
 The First Gentile Christian in Acts 8:26-27