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Assignment:
Your reflections should summarize the readings and deeply engage with the text, drawing connections to the themes and their relevance to Christian faith and practice. should include reflections on these specific ideas:
1. Explain the Significance and Role of Scripture: Discuss how the week's readings illustrate the role of Scripture within the Christian community. Reflect on how these readings contribute to developing Christian faith as you understand it.
2. Identify Major Scriptural Themes: Identify and elaborate on the major Scriptural themes in the readings (e.g., creation/fall, redemption/Israel, redemption/Jesus, church, new creation). Highlight any additional themes you find relevant.
3. Analyze Biblical Narrative and Salvific Work of Jesus Christ: Analyze how the identified themes interconnect and contribute to the overall biblical narrative. Discuss how these themes move towards understanding the salvific work of Jesus Christ.
4. Reflect on Scripture's Relevance: Share personal insights or experiences about your faith that relate to the readings.
5. Develop Spiritual Practices: Think about spiritual practices inspired by the week's readings that integrate Scriptural truths into Christian living. These practices could include prayer, meditation, community service, etc., and should aim to deepen your spiritual journey. You do not have to use sources outside scripture references or the assigned readings. Include specific references or quotes from "The Invitation" to support your points.
Read the introductions to the following books of the Bible from The Message:
- Babylonian Empire
- Daniel
- Ezekiel
- Jeremiah
- Obadiah
- Cyrus Empire (Persia)
- Haggai
- Zechariah
- Malachi
- Joel
Class is BIBL 1113 The Story of Scripture
Course reading
Peterson, Eugene H. The Message: The Bible in Contemporary Language. Tyndale House Publishers, NAVPRESS.