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As discussed in the last class, there are two things that one may refer to when talking about “fulfillment” in the Bible.  The first, which makes up a very small fraction of Scripture, refers to the Old Testament essentially announcing what is to come in the future.  Usually, though, the concept of fulfillment involves discerningContinue reading “3.3 – Jesus, An Introduction”

I think that the wilderness generation is condemned for their lack of faith and trust in God.  Throughout the chapters in Numbers, we hear the wilderness generation complaining about the various things that they lack, such as the lack of meat.  The questioning thoughts continuously develop as the wilderness people begin to question whether orContinue reading “2.20 – Journeys, Judges, and Kings”

I interpreted the concepts of purity and impurity as ideas that help to maintain the holiness of God and the ways in which we worship him.  The reading that was assigned talked about the root of holiness, meaning to be “set apart”. As a transcendent and omniscient being, God is somewhat set apart from theContinue reading “2.18 – Sacrifice”

As discussed in Ratzinger, there seems to be two elements or components of God.  God is a very powerful, omniscient being. He is capable of so many things, as we learn about from Exodus.  He brings about the many plagues in Egypt through his elect, Moses. He knows and controls what is going to comeContinue reading “2.11 – Theophany”

I think that Joseph’s ultimate intent with the silver cup was to see how his brother’s have transformed since Joseph was given up for enslavement.  At the earlier chapters of Genesis, we learn that Joseph was the favored son, given that he was a child of Rachel, the wife whom Jacob really loved.  There wasContinue reading “2.6 – Election – Pit”

There are several speculations as to who Jacob is “wrestling” with in this description in the Bible.  As described in the article, it is most likely some higher, more spiritual being rather than a simple man.  Kass speculates that Jacob’s opponent may be someone fighting on behalf of Esau. It could be symbolic of theContinue reading “2.4 – Election – Ford”

The concept of religion is an extremely difficult topic to define.  There are such a wide variety of established religions that exist today, ranging from Christianity to Buddhism, and religion seems to play a unique role in everyones’ lives.  Some people are extremely devoted to a specific church, while some believe in a higher powerContinue reading “1.30 – Revelation and Reason”

According to Wilken, faith is unavoidable force that we encounter in our lives.  While reason can help us to come with certain answers and conclusions, it can often be difficult, like with the case of the Manichees, to answer the more difficult questions.  Faith is something that we really cannot avoid. When it comes toContinue reading “1.28 – Revelation and Reason”

I think that Abraham has agreed to the request made of him by God for a couple of reasons.  I think that one of them may have to do with the reason why God chose Abraham to form a covenant with in the first place.  Although we do not get a lot of details asContinue reading “1.23”

I feel as if there is a pretty distinct connection between the first sin in Genesis 3 and the narrative about Noah in the later chapters.  The first sin, in which Adam and Eve consumed fruit from the tree of knowledge, was an act of disobedience. Despite the fact that they are given explicit instructionsContinue reading “1.21 – Refiguration”