Notes: Sept. 30, 2021

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5 short answer 15 multiple choice Matthew 1-20

Exegesis Chapter

Pick a chapter from Matthew, Mark

Must have at least 4 pericopes

Must talk about the whole chapter

Cite outside sources

Model found on Learning Suite

Due Monday Oct. 11

Spiritual Prompting Tracking

Don't forget to do it

Patches and Wineskin

Patches - 9:16
Wineskins - 9:17

Why aren't your disciples fasting? (Seems to be talking about a fasting of mourning)

His disciples don't need to fast because it's more like a celebratory wedding feast!

They use wineskins to create wine. Put wine in a wineskin, the wine ferments, the wineskin expands. Put more wine in, it ferments, the wineskin explodes.

You need to be open-minded. Get rid of the old traditions. If you're too rigid, it's going to cause "spiritual ruptures".

PROBABLY ON THE QUIZ

The Sign of Jonah

How long was Jonah in the whale? Three days. Same for the Son of Man in the tomb.

Matthew 12:38-41; 16:4

Jonah preached and converted Ninevah. Jesus is greater than Noah.

"They repented when a prophet came. The Son of Man comes to you, are you repenting? No."

Parables

Parables - place something besides something else (Greek)

"The kingdom of heaven is like..."

Parable ~ analogy

parable - an extended metaphor in narrative, fictional form

Parable vs. allegory

allegory - string of metaphors with individual meaning

parable - single metaphor with a single meaning

A parable can't be read in depth, it simply has a moral

Why parables? Those that aren't there to learn, won't. Those that aren't spiritually prepared won't receive the mysteries of heaven.

The Parable of the Sower

Better called the Parable of the four types of soil

What's your soil like?

Other Parables

Wheat and Tares + Net:

• Similar: good, bad together
• Different: separated now vs. later

Grain of Mustard Seed + Leaven:

• Similar: growth of the kingdom
• Different: outer vs. inner

Treasure in the Field + Pearl of Great Price:

• Similar: recognition of value
• Different: stumbling across vs. actively seeking

Walk on water

Jesus walks on water, Peter wants to walk on water, too!

Christ invites him to do so. He gets out of the boat and starts walking, then gets scared.

"I don't think I can do this. I shouldn't be able to do this.

Syrophenician Woman

She's a gentile. She asks to be healed. Jesus says no. "I am sent unto the House of Israel". "But I just want a crumb". "Okay, because of your faith."

Rock

Petra - small rock (Peter) Petros - bedrock (church foundation)