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CHAPTER 5 INTRODUCTION

HRE 4M1. CHAPTER 5 INTRODUCTION. Who is “You” in this poem?. You faced injustice, hate and strife. You fought for what should be. You risked and finally gave your life, So others could be free.

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CHAPTER 5 INTRODUCTION

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  1. HRE 4M1 CHAPTER 5 INTRODUCTION

  2. Who is “You” in this poem? • You faced injustice, hate and strife.You fought for what should be.You risked and finally gave your life,So others could be free. • You could have hated, but you choseTo love and understand,Rejecting violence to opposeAn evil in our land. • You'd not inflame, but still inspire,With hope that wouldn't yield.You called for boycotts, not for fire,With faith your only shield. • You marched in protest for the poorOf every shade and hue.So many hardships you'd endureFor those who needed you. • You stirred a nation's heart and mind;Your message still is clear:That color's not how we're defined.Your memory's always near.

  3. What if this was the hidden verse? Then who is the ‘you’? • Each year your birth's a holiday.The nation honours you,And wonders when we'll see the dayYour dream at last comes true.

  4. Exegesis • Analyzing texts in their ORIGINAL context (history, culture, linguistics, etc.) to discover the original intent of the author • Connections stay within the time period it was written • The discipline of exegesis has existed for over 2000 years

  5. Hermeneutics • Takes exegesis one step further • Way of interpreting texts & events to help us understand what they mean for us in the 21st century • Discover meaning in the Bible for our lives and era

  6. MATTHEW’S GOSPEL (80-90 CE) What was going on when Matthew was writing? • Temple in the City of Jerusalem is destroyed (70 CE) • Division deepened between Jews who followed Jesus and Jews who didn’t • Followers of Jesus became known as Christians (the Early church), and the non-followers formed Rabbinic Judaism • Apostles were getting old too; needed to preserve Jesus’ teachings

  7. MATTHEW’S GOSPEL (80-90 CE) • Interpreted Jesus’ words and actions to address the concerns of his (Matthew’s) community • Focused on: remaining united, refrain from judging one another, accept sinners, accept stable structure (church)

  8. Matthew’s Jesus – “I am with you always, to the end of age” • Jesus is the Church’s ultimate teacher • Matthew shows Jesus’ authority to teach through: • A powerful genealogy • An even more powerful origin (God) Why? To show that Jesus was a legitimate teacher who’s words were meant to be followed

  9. Jesus as the new Moses

  10. Jesus as the new Moses Jesus Moses • Infant life threatened by the Pharaoh • Commandments from Mt. Sinai • The Ten Commandments • Saviour of the Israelites • The five books of the Torah • Infant life threatened by King Herod • Sermon on the Mount • The Beatitudes • Saviour of Humanity • Five Teachings of the new Torah THE KEY DIFFERENCE: Jesus doesn’t only teach Israel, He teaches all nations with authority. Matthew attempts to pass on to us the truth of Jesus’ authority as a teacher. In doing so, we are expected to pass this truth on to future generations.

  11. Why compare Jesus to Moses? • Matthew was writing to a Jewish audience • Moses was a greatly respected figure in Jewish history • Moses taught the Torah to Israel; Jesus teaches the new Torah • In showing connections to Moses, it would have been easier for the Jews to see Jesus as a person sent for their salvation (much like Moses helped them out of slavery)

  12. APOCALYPSE • By definition, is a universal destruction causing the end of existence

  13. APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE Where Did It Come From? • Jewish society felt loss of identity and hopelessness • Ruled by Romans • High priests of the Temple were corrupt • Forced to adopt Greek Culture • Memory of ancestors being exiled • Jewish society wondered if God abandoned them or is simply testing them

  14. APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE • Came to the conclusion that the bad events will lead to the coming of God • God will arrive soon to overpower evil (Hope is in God) • Apoc. writers showed the end as a huge catastrophe (wars, earthquakes, disasters, etc.) • End = Good over Evil

  15. MATTHEW’S APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE How does Matthew differ? • God’s arrival is not a frightening sight • He arrives with goodness , “the blind receive sight, the lame walk” • God comes as a free gift of salvation (a way to be saved)

  16. FROM APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE TO ‘KINGDOM OF HEAVEN’ • Kingdom of heaven or Kingdom of God = symbol/metaphor for God • Kingdom of God has come to you = God is now among you • Jesus portrays God as being near • Through Jesus and His teachings, God has entered into history

  17. SO WHAT’S THE POINT? • God’s arrival is no longer filled with doom but filled with....LOVE • All people, esp. the sick, sinners, and outcasts experienced generosity • Jesus starts the Kingdom of God in human history (without earthquakes, wars, fires, disasters)

  18. The Church and the Kingdom of Heaven • The Church = people who follow Jesus; accept God’s offering of salvation • The Church = “first fruits” or “first result”; community where Kingdom of God is at work

  19. “I am with you always, to the end of age” • Through Jesus, God’s kingdom has come and is present in history • God’s Kingdom continues to break into history through the Holy Spirit in the lives of the just • God’s kingdom will come in fullness when Jesus returns at the end of time

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