RELIGIOUS ANTHROPOLOGYPLAYING WITH FIRE – DECEMBER 2, 2013

SOCRATIVE – ROOM #: 682594

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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 ANTHROPOLOGYPLAYING 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 RefresherLocating ourselves in a story…

How does it affect our decisions?

RELIGIOUS ANTHROPOLOGYPLAYING 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 pp39-40Confusion 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 2:1-16The Kingdom Prayer in Matthew 6:9-13Demands of Discipleship in Luke 9:58-62Adultery and Murder in Mark 6:17-29The First Gentile Christian in Acts 8:26-27