***General questions to keep in mind while reading:
1. What did this passage mean for those for whom it was first written?
2. How does this passage apply to my life today?
Nine members of Christ Episcopal Church gathered tonight to continue The Bible Challenge (http://thecenterforbiblicalstudies.org/what-is-the-bible-challenge/). If you are joining us, here are the readings for this week. Remember, you can choose Track 1 (All The Readings), Track 2 (Just the New Testament), Track 3 (The Psalms), or any combination thereof:
Monday, February 25th: Day 50 – Numbers 4-5, Psalm 41, Mark 15
Tuesday, Febraury 26th: Day 51 – Numbers 6-8, Psalm 42, Mark 16
Wednesday, February 27th: Day 52 – Numbers 9-11, Psalm 43, Luke 1
Thursday, Feburary, 28th: Day 53 – Numbers 12-14, Psalm 44, Luke 2
Friday, March 1st: Day 54 – Numbers 15-17, Psalm 45, Luke 3
Saturday, March 2nd: Day 55 – Numbers 18-20, Psalm 46, Luke 4
Sunday, March 3rd: Day 56 – Enjoy hearing the Scriptures read aloud in church
On Monday, March 4th, the group will meet in the Sunday School building at 7:30 p.m. to discuss what we've read this week. In the mean time, or if you cannot join us this week, feel free to comment on this post with questions, thoughts, or whatever strikes you from this week's readings. If you comment, please remember to include your name in your comment.
Peace,
Nick Szobota +
From Cel:
ReplyDeleteSome points that interested me made by Prof Bart Ehrman, UNC, Chapel Hill in The Great Courses lecture on Luke:
-Author doesn’t tell us his name, Luke was probably a Gentile physician & traveling companion of Paul
-Luke written in Greek about 80-85 AD
-Probably had access to Gospel of Mark; Bk of Acts also written by Luke
–Begins with preface like historians of his time and earlier; he quotes his sources—documents he’s seen that were based on eye-witnesses
-Doesn’t think his predecessors did a good job writing abt Jesus—particularly interesting if, in fact, Mark was one of them
--Dedicates to Theophilus,typical of historians to dedicate to their patron –we don’t really know who Theophilus is--he might have been a Roman administrator because he calls him “most excellent—a term used in Acts for Roman Administrators--pagans, others think that unlikely. Theophilus means “beloved of god” or “lover of god,” so it might be simply to the Christians in his own community
--He didn’t use Matthew as a source, & their are striking difference, Matthew & Luke's geneologies are different–chap 3 23-38. Matthew traces Jesus back to David and from there back to Abraham—the King of the Jews—stressing his Jewishness
--Comparisons aren’t to try to conflate the gospels to pretend they are all saying the same thing--but to show where Luke’s emphasis is placed
--Luke traces geneology back to Adam and Eve rather than back to Abraham Why? Matthew shows the Jewishness of Christ and Luke shows Jesus’ humanity—his relationship to all of the human race, savior of all humankind
--Compare several episodes with Mark: one of his sources, --
Mark 6: 1-6 in Nazareth preaching in synagogue and is rejected
Luke 4:16-30 --The rejection of Jesus is the very first thing that occurs in Jesus ministry—sets the stage for everything to come. It is also a much longer account, Jesus reads from Isiah—“the spirit of the law is upon me…” Jesus sits down and says “truly I tell you today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing” Saying he is the prophet Isiah predicted, he likens himself to Elijah and Elisha (1 Kings)—going out to help people who weren’t Jews even while Jews were suffering. (drought during which Elijiah helps a pagan widow, Elisha goes to heal a pagan Leper). Jesus likens himself to them, he’s saying he’s going to minister to Gentiles because he has been rejected by the Jews.
Sorry to miss Monday the 4th, have a 1st Mon. of month Board meeting.
From Cel. Here's the background I've found on the Gospel of Luke
ReplyDeleteThe author doesn’t tell us his name, Luke a Gentile, a physician who possibly traveled with of Paul
Like the others written in Greek about 80-85 AD
Probably had access to Gospel of Mark
Acts also written by Luke
–Begins with preface like historians of his time and earlier. He quotes his sources—documents he’s seen that were based on eye-witnesses
Doesn’t think his predecessors did a good job—particularly interesting if in fact Mark was one of them
Dedicates to Theophilus, --typical of historians to dedicate to their patron –we don’t really know who Theopolis is--he might have been a roman administrator because he calls him “most excellent—a term used in Acts for Roman Administrators--pagans, others think unlikely . Theophilus means “beloved of god” or “lover of god,” so it might be simply to the Christians in his own community
from Cel--can't be there Monday, have a monthly mtg
ReplyDeleteBeen listening to a UNC lecturer talk about Luke--this was, to me, the most interesting point he made: Luke traces geneology back to Adam and Eve rather than back to Abraham
• Why? Perhaps Matthew shows the Jewishness of Christ
• Luke shows Jesus’ humanity—his relationship to all of the human race, savior of all humankind
Compare several episodes with Mark, one of Luke's sources, --
• Mark 6: 1-6 in Nazareth preaching in synagogue and is rejected
• Luke 4:16-30 The rejection of Jesus is the very first thing that occurs in Jesus ministry—sets the stage for everything to come. It is also a much longer account: Jesus reads from Isaiah—“the spirit of the law is upon me…” Jesus sits down and says “truly I tell you today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing” Saying he is the prophet Isaiah predicted, he likens himself to Elijah and Elisha (1 Kings)—going out to help people who weren’t Jews even while Jews were suffering. (drought during which Elijiah helps a pagan widow; Elisha goes to heal a pagan Leper). Jesus likens himself to them is a way of he’s saying he’s going to minister to Gentiles, others besides the chosen