Mon.
Dec. 10 Final
Exam 12:45 - 2:45 (for 1:15 classes)
PART I
1)Share a highlight of class learnings.
2)What memories stand out about the class field trips around campus? Why did we take them?
3)What percent of the assigned Scripture and textbook readings did you complete?
4)Did you cheat, plagiarize, or act dishoenestly in this class or your studies related to it? If so, explain.
3)What percent of the assigned Scripture and textbook readings did you complete?
4)Did you cheat, plagiarize, or act dishoenestly in this class or your studies related to it? If so, explain.
5)What grade would you give yourself, and why?
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PART II
Your choice. Choose one from A-J
NOTE: to find answers on course blog: put key terms (Like "atonement" or "Christus Victor" or "temple tantrum" in the search bar on right side of blog)
NOTE: to find answers on course blog: put key terms (Like "atonement" or "Christus Victor" or "temple tantrum" in the search bar on right side of blog)
A. KINGDOM VISION (other JCC classes are doing this one)
What vision of God’s Kingdom
do we gain from Matthew’s story of Jesus’ life?
Extra credit: Draw in one of the following texts:Matthew 2:1; Matt 5-7, Matt 18. Matt. 21
Extra credit: Draw in one of the following texts:Matthew 2:1; Matt 5-7, Matt 18. Matt. 21
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B THE GODS AREN'T ANGRY
(see 11/26-28)
1)Summary, review,.or what hit you?
2)Say something about Abraham and altars
3)What is the "culmination of the ages" and the
"reconciliation of all ages"
4)What is the speaker's view of the atonement?
5)Talk about "shame" (listen for the word., or ideas that express it)
6)Talk about repentance
7)What does the speaker suggest is the role of a ritual?
8) Say something about Jesus and the temple
9)"Jesus saves the goats and the chickens". What's the reference for this line?
10))Which of the many stories he told about people (in the second half of the video, starting with the two girls who cut themselves) did you appreciate most or relate to, and why?
1)Summary, review,.or what hit you?
2)Say something about Abraham and altars
3)What is the "culmination of the ages" and the
"reconciliation of all ages"
4)What is the speaker's view of the atonement?
5)Talk about "shame" (listen for the word., or ideas that express it)
6)Talk about repentance
7)What does the speaker suggest is the role of a ritual?
8) Say something about Jesus and the temple
9)"Jesus saves the goats and the chickens". What's the reference for this line?
10))Which of the many stories he told about people (in the second half of the video, starting with the two girls who cut themselves) did you appreciate most or relate to, and why?
Extra credit:
A For the person you chose in #10 above, what would you say (from Matthew or other class learnings) to them that might encourage them?
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C)ATONEMENT THEORIES
1)Explain and summarize the CV and PS theories
2) Explain and summarize the theories assigned to your party
Extra credit: Do the same for two more theories
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D)MATTHEW 21
part a) LAMB OF GOD (see 11/7):
Part b)
1. Jesus' anger in the temple tantrum, at heart, was about:
a racismb commercialismc legalismd homosexualitye) arrogance of the Sadducees
2)The temple tantrum happened in the
a)Court of the Gentilesb)Court of the Womenc)Holy of Holiesd)Snack Bar
3)Jesus' words about speaking to 'this mountain' and casting it into the sea likely meant:
a)Sadducees will be drowned in AD 70b)the whole temple system is under judgementc)speak to your problems/circumstances and they will be goned)The Gentiles will be saved if they come to Jesus
4)The dog illustration in the NT Wright video means
a)Dogs weren't allowed in the temple unless circumcisedb)If you point at something, the dog will look at your finger and not what you point atc) Dogs ruled) If you point at a dog, they won't understand
5)Explain the point of the dog illustration.
Extra credit: Discuss the importance and historical world significance of the fig tree.
Extra credit: Discuss the importance and historical world significance of the fig tree.
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E) UPSIDE DOWN
Chapter 7: Name, and briefly describe Detours #4 and #9
-Chapter
8: Name, and briefly describe, the 3rd and 4th "provocative acts" of
Jesus, and comment on why they ticked off Pharisees and Sadducees (pp,
140-153)
-Chapter 10:
a)Discuss any ways this chapter reminded you of bounded and centered sets, giving specific examples
b)What does Kraybill mean by "unboxing"?
c)What is the significance of TWO feedings of the multitudes?
Extra credit:
Extra credit:
What is the significance of Jesus' temple tantrum, according to Kraybill?
F)Choose a case study below, and interact with it from course material.
Develop an analysis of how Jesus would respond to the situation.
Conclude the essay by reflecting briefly on their own resonance or dissonance (agree/disagree) with
the Jesus-style response they have presented. This Be sure to utilize Matthew texts and UDK ideas.
1. How
to Serve?
There is a JCC service project that involves making and
distributing food to the homeless in downtown Fresno. Would Jesus choose this
avenue of service? Explore especially in relation to kingdom values. Include discussion
of the benefits and limitations of the project.
2.
Where to Work?
Discuss how the Gospel of Matthew and your other 2 sources
contribute to your thinking about possible future occupations that you choose
to pursue. Where would Jesus work?!
3.
Whether to Move?
Your church has the opportunity to relocate to a larger piece of
land in a growing part of the city. The relocation will put them in the middle
of a region where new homes are being built with new schools and shopping
areas. The older part of town where the church is now located is decaying. Few
people from the church choose to live there anymore. Would Jesus counsel the
church to move or stay? What issues would Jesus raise concerning this decision?
One of your parents/ family members/ friends has been caught
cheating with another person. S/he asks for forgiveness and desires to work
through the problem. How would Jesus respond? Discuss what “working through the
problem” would look like in a cross section of the relationships involved.
5. Where
to Live?
You live in an older neighborhood where you were able to afford
your first home and it is close to work, but the house is not as large as you
would like. Home prices are rising, but not nearly as quickly as other parts of
town. The area is increasingly diverse in racial, economic and social
categories. Neighbors voice some concerns about schools and safety, but you
also have some close friends in the neighborhood. Would Jesus stay or move?
What issues would Jesus raise concerning this decision?
6. How to Spend?
Your favorite band is coming to town on a farewell tour. Tickets
are $100-$150 and you want to take someone special to dinner and to the
concert. Other financial obligations that you are facing include a credit card
bill, a tuition payment, Christmas, books for next term, a cell phone bill, etc.
How do values presented by Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel and your other 2 sources
shape this decision? What would Jesus do?
7. Which School?
You have been attending a school near home
where most of your friends also attend. The school has an excellent reputation,
but is suffering budgetary constraints and is downsizing certain academic and
athletic departments. You, however, have been given the option of transferring
to a lesser known school with good programs. The school is in a distant town,
the costs are higher, and you know no one there. Which school would Jesus
choose? How do values presented by Jesus in Matthew’s Gospel and your 2 other
sources shape this decision?
8. How to Respond?
A note has just come from close friends stating that they are
expecting a baby. One friend is still in high school and the other is in
college. They are not married and no one knew they were pregnant. The lack of
proper pre-natal care has contributed to the baby’s serious medical condition;
the degree of possible birth defects is not fully known. The couple is from
different denominational and ethnic backgrounds. They are asking for support
because this has caused serious stress with their families. What issues would
Jesus raise concerning this situation? How would Jesus respond?
9.
How to React?
You
are exiting the 99 highway and a woman is standing at the end of the exit ramp,
in old, dirty clothing with a somber look on her face. You notice she has a
small bottle of vodka and is smoking a cigarette. She holds a sign that reads,
“Homeless Widow. No family. No money. Anything helps, God Bless.” What issues would Jesus raise concerning this situation?
How would Jesus respond?
10. How to Manage?
You
are an entrepreneur who owns a restaurant employing 50-100 people. Your wait
staff is all part time, but the majority work 39 hours and are sent home prior
to broaching 40 hours; for you know you can’t afford to offer benefits or your
business would quickly become insolvent. During flu season you notice that
Denise, a single mother of three has been ill for over two weeks, but continues
to work; for Suzanne knows she must work or her three children will not eat. What issues would Jesus raise concerning this situation? If
he were General Manager, how would Jesus respond?
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Extra credit: draw significantly from "Amish Grace" insights
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G)SHORT ANSWER:
Part 1 Mix and match, term and definition
Part 1 Mix and match, term and definition
- baptism
- Capernaum
- Christ
- Christus Victor
- Essenes
- Galilee
- Gelassenheit
- genealogy
- genre
- gentile
- gospel
- hellenistic
- Herod
- Holy of Holies
- Israel
- Jerusalem
- Kingdom of God/Heaven
- Messiah
- Nazareth
- parables
- pastor
- penal substitution
- Pharisees
- prophet
- Qumran
- Rabbi
- repentance
- resurrection
- righteousness
- Sabbath
- Sadducees
- Samaria
- Samaritans
- Sanhedrin
- Satan
- Second temple
- Son of God
- Son of Man
- soreq
- synoptic
- temple
- Torah
- TTP
- Zealots
- Sadducees
- Kingdom
- Herod
- Pharisees
- Restorative
Extra credt: do the same for these signs-
See 9/7
and bottom of 9/10-12
- Three Worlds
- Bounded Set
- Centered Set
- Fuzzy Set
- Chiasm
- Inclusio(n)
- Recurrence
- Subversion of Empire
- Intertextuality/Hyperlinking
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H. PARTY
1.Say as much as you can about your party. Use UDK, H and Y and class material
Sadducees _______ culture.
Zealots _____ culture
Essenes ________culture
a)blended into
b)separated from
c)ruled over
d) ignored
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The ________ were syncretists, compromising their beliefs in order to blend into the culture.
The _________ were sectarian, developing an unending number of laws to separate themselves from the common people. .
The ______misused culture as they attempted to usher in God’s kingdom through the use of force.
The ________ ignored culture altogether, retreating from society where they could seek mystical encounters with God in monkish privacy...
a Pharisees .
b Sadducees .
c Zealots
d Essenes
And so we see that sectarians
love God but fail to love their _________,
while syncretists love their ___________________,
but fail to love God." 9/10-12
That last sentence was structured in a literary world device called ____________.
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Extra credit:
How would you, as a member of your party, respond to one of the case studies in EXAM F.?
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Extra credit:
How would you, as a member of your party, respond to one of the case studies in EXAM F.?
I. THREE WORLDS WORK
a)Summarize your interpretation of the text or project assigned to your party on 12/1
b)Interpret the following passage from Matthew using Three Worlds. (Text will appear on exam)
Extra credit:
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J . PARABLES and MATT'S MIDSECTION
1)"the parables __________ into the minds of the religious heavyweights:
your attitude is the _________ of God's" p. 158, UDK
-2) the one primary point
of a parable is that a parable has____________
3)"lOUD FART"- Give the whole quote and explain
3)Summarize discussion on the Canaanite woman and chutzpah 10/12.
4)Talk about the book-wide inclusio in Mark.
Extra credit: Summarize learnings from your parable paper.
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K VAN DER LAAN FIELS TRIPS :
Short answer and fill in the blank questions on the content of:
"City of the Great King"
Extra credit:
Short answer and fill in the blank questions on the content of: "Southern Stairs"
(both shown 12/3)
Extra credit:
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J . PARABLES and MATT'S MIDSECTION
1)"the parables __________ into the minds of the religious heavyweights:
your attitude is the _________ of God's" p. 158, UDK
-2) the one primary point
of a parable is that a parable has____________
3)"lOUD FART"- Give the whole quote and explain
3)Summarize discussion on the Canaanite woman and chutzpah 10/12.
4)Talk about the book-wide inclusio in Mark.
Extra credit: Summarize learnings from your parable paper.
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K VAN DER LAAN FIELS TRIPS :
Short answer and fill in the blank questions on the content of:
"City of the Great King"
Extra credit:
Short answer and fill in the blank questions on the content of: "Southern Stairs"
(both shown 12/3)
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