HRE4M unit one: HOw does God reveal himself to us

Bible

• collection of books that explore life’s questions

• tells the story of how God teaches people to live

Inspirtation in the BIble

• God is the author

• He inspired humans who wrote it

Historical/nattative account

stories about ppl, historical events

law

rules/morals to guide one’s relationship with God/others

prophecy

accounts/words of Gods messengers

wisdom

statements of instruction or guidance

What are the 5 stages of reading hte bible? (SIGST)

• Story stage

• Inspiration stage

• Guidance stage

• Skeptic stage

• Truth stage

Story stage

childrens stories that were read to us

inspiration stage

finding quotes for meaning

guidance stage

looking for answers, may not always find them

skeptic stage

question the truth

truth stage

realise the Bible is true

biblical literalism

reading everything literally, problematic

biblical contextualism

reading with historical and social context

what are the 4 senses of scripture? (SAMA)

• spiritual

• allegorical

• moral

• anagogical

spiritual sense

realities/events in the text

allegorical sense

how events connect to Jesus

moral sense

events should cause us to act justly

anagogical sense

how events point to eternal life/heaven

points of the first creation story (3)

• world first, humans second

• repetition

• God only speaks

second creation story (3)

• humans first

• specific location

• creator, walks+speaks

fall of man

• understanding human nature

• how this choice affected the rest of time

covenant

agreement between God and humanity

4 implicaitons of Gods name

• consequenses for Moses (mission, change life)

• has power (changes relationship w God)

• new way of living (commandments)

• judgement (entered covenant)

justice

establishing relaitonships so life can flourish as God intended

injustice

when people put obstacles that stop others from flourishing

true prophet

• listens to God

• tells people the truth

• message consistent with scripture

• offers hope

• lives what they preach

false prophet

• listens to own opinions

• says what people want to hear

• message consistent with human desires

• does not offer hope

• talks, does not take action

Jesus

son of God, Messiah, more than a prophet

typology

greek word “typos”, meaning impression/pattern

typology moses/Jesus #40

moses: 40 years in wilderness

Jesus: 40 days in desert

typology moses/Jesus speaking to God

both heard/spoke to God

typology moses/Jesus passover

moses: passover as part of 10 plagues

Jesus: crucified during passover

parts of sermon on the mount

Beatitudes, Lord’s prayer, dealing w anger, oaths, prayer, almsgiving

how to respond to sermon on the mount

• God reveals how to live with each other

• live according to messages

• help those in need

• find faithful role models