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The bible was written…

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In community for community

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The Bible is not primarily for information

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But for transformation

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Sabbath is an invitation to connect to

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God, creation, self, and others. To trade production for presence and to trade distraction for attention

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The creation narrative are in conversation with

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Other creation narratives and help form our identity and purpose and practices

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God made everything and said

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It was very good

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It’s not our sin that keeps God from us

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But our shame and self righteousness

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The number 40 in the bible

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Often indicates major transformation

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The first covenant in the bible is made between

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God and Noah, every living creature, and subsequent generations

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Covenant involves an explicit promise

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And invites a reciprocal response

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The abrahamic covenant establishes the blessing of abram and

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Is meant to bless not just abram and his family but the whole world. This subverts any idea of us vs. them

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Hear o israel, the lord is our God, the Lord is one

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You must love the Lord your God with your whole mind, your whole being, and all your strength

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10 commandments

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No other gods besides me
Dont make idols
Dont use the name of the Lord your God for worthless purposes
Honor the sabbath
Honor your parents
Dont murder
Dont commit adultery
Dont steal
Dont lie
Dont covet

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Corporate lament fights against

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The feeling of being alone and opens the possibility of shalom

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Haves emphasize a theology of celebration

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Have nots emphasise a theology of lament

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Truth does not exist

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If pain cannot speak

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How many of the psalms are lament

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40%

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What is lament in the bible

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Lament is a liturgical response to the reality of suffering and engages God in the context of pain and trouble. the hope of lament is that God would respond to human suffering that wholeheartedly communicated through lament

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Jerusalem falls to Nebuchadnezzar II and is taken to

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Babylon in 586 BCE

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Isaiah is often called the 5th gospel because it’s the second most quoted book in the New Testament and

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Because many New Testament writers understood it’s prophecies could be applied to Jesus

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Prophets in the Old Testament were primarily concerned with

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The immediate future and giving people clarity and hope while responding to times of crisis

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The return of the people of Israel led into exile was facilitated by

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King Cyrus of Persia

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The books of Maccabees cover part of the story of Israel during the Intertestamental period

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During this period of roughly 400 years, many of the groups we encounter in the New Testament, such as the pharisees and sadducees emerge

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Alexander the great conquers Palestine and starts the process of Hellenization

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Which dramatically influences the culture of the area and its people. This continues even after the romans take over

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Death is the key reality on which

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Ecclesiastes insists -goldingay

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Psalm 22 is an essential contextual key for

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Understanding the meaning if crucifixion

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Psalms 120-134 are the psalms of ascent and

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Were sung by pilgrims on their way up to Jerusalem for various festivals

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Ecclesiastes insists that the goodness of God and

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The inscrutability of life can co-exist

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The main concern of the Book of proverbs is the cultivation of

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Wisdom, which is often personified as feminine

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There are 7 feasts ordained by God in

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Leviticus 23

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The purpose of the feasts was to

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Orient time, to remember, and set the people apart

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Sabbath is the weekly festival

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Ordained by God

Old Testament (2 decks)

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