Syllabus for EXPLORING CHRISTIAN ROOTS - Part III Fall '08

Jesus Actions - as symbols of the Kingdom

  Healings and exorcisms

Jesus’ Final Actions -

  Entry into Jerusalem  

   Temple Action

       Jesus and the Temple - prophetic background - Symbolism

  Last Supper  

     its Jewishness - body and blood 

Arrest and ‘Trial’  

     Crucifixion - Why did Jesus die? - Why crucified?  

Meaning of Jesus death                   

     Suffering Servant  

Jesus' view of himself in God's plan for Israel    

  Self-awareness of Jesus as Messiah - What was Jesus up to?

  Jesus’ Messiah in early Christian Tradition

Summarizing "Jesus The Jew" 

From Jesus to Christ-History of Christology

A. Jewishness of Early Christianity

  aspects of Jewishness - divisive Judaism cause divisive Early Christianity - samples; Peter, Paul, gnosticism

B. Signs of Hellenistic influence on Early Christianity

  openness to Greek Gentiles

C. Estrangement from Judaism

  Early Christianity being pushed out (sext, minim)

D. Early Christianity becoming its own

E. Hellenistic influence on Judaism and Early Christianity

  Philo, Clement, Origin

F. Roman Empire - Constantine

G. The Councils

Summary of the development of Christology

Apostasy and Persecutions

Isms and Heresy


Paul, Jesus and Christianity


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Syllabus  Exploring Christian Roots - PART II

THEME - Message Jesus the Jew

                Kingdom of God

Introduction

Jewishness of Kingdom of God

   in Hebrew Bible - in 2nd Temple literature -

   in Rabbinic writings

Kingdom of God as Jesus saw it

  Jewish wisdom

   What Jesus had in mind

   How was Jesus' idea original?

Theme: Kingdom of God

  What did Jesus expect to happen

   Nature of the Kingdom

   What Jesus talked about

Message not only by Jesus, also for Jesus

Entering the Kingdom

   Change of values

   KoG taking place - Kingdom of Heaven note

   Kingdom here and now

Kingdom in Parables

Jesus' following' - disciples

What Jesus had in mind for:

  Israel - Gentiles - Individuals

Jesus and Torah - Meaning of the Law

   Different views on Torah

   General: Jesus and the Law

   Purity

Details about Jesus and the Law

   divorce - losing our lives - neighbor - enemy

   golden rule - letter/spirt - legalism

Reversal of Values

   Sabbath - Meals

Jesus’ Message in

  'Sayings'

     aphorisms

       Beatitudes - Kingdom invitations

       parables - Kingdom stories

'Healings'

  Spontaneous prayer 

   Exorcisms

Concept Satan

   First meeting with the Evil One 

   Where Jesus saw the Evil One at work 

       They are asking for a sign

       Cleansing of the House

       Divided House

The Evil One still around Jesus      



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SYLLABUS for “Exploring Christian Roots” - Part I

Introduction - For whom is this course 

  The 'why' for this course  

History of Christianity unknown to many 

  Tradition and Belief 

  A personal application 

JESUS THE JEW - placing Jesus in his historical context

  2nd Temple Jewish history 

Judaism Its beliefs/expectations -

  Its diversities  

  Different parties 

  Jewish values                                       

Judaism - Hellenism - Roman Empire  

Sources for Jesus the Jew 

  Early Christian testimonies  

  Inventory of Christian writings  

Meaning of 'gospel' 

Composition of the gospels - "Q" 

  Sources for the Gospel writers 

  Oral tradition - Stages

   Other sources for the gospel writers  

Q its importance                                     

  Scholars and Q - Origin of Q 

  Remarkable about Q 

Nature of the Gospels - stage 3 

  Authors of the gospels 

  Four gospels' view of Jesus 

Apogryphal gospels 

  Gospel of Thomas - Other 'gospels' 

Non-Christian statements about Jesus 

Jesus the Jew - Birth-myth

  Some data - Galilean Jew

In the midst of 2nd Temple history

The Quest of the Historical Jesus

  Summary of the Quest

  Different views of Scholars on Jesus

Jesus the Jew - formed by Hebrew Scriptures

Jesus and John the Baptist

  Jesus’ Baptism



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