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READING 1; GENESIS 1-1 – 2:2

READING 1; GENESIS 1-1 – 2:2. Priestly Tradition God is the main actor 1. Announcement: “And God said … ” 2. Command: “Let there be … ” 3. Report: “And it was so … ” 4. Evaluation: “And God saw that it was good … ” 5. Temporal framework: “It was evening, it was morning .

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READING 1; GENESIS 1-1 – 2:2

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  1. READING 1; GENESIS 1-1 – 2:2 • Priestly Tradition • God is the main actor • 1. Announcement: “And God said … ” • 2. Command: “Let there be … ” • 3. Report: “And it was so … ” • 4. Evaluation: “And God saw that it was good … ” • 5. Temporal framework: “It was evening, it was morning

  2. Ancient Middle East Time begins with Sunset • Sun & Moon were deities • “Adam” = Hebrew plural word for humanity

  3. One of many creation accounts • God is creator • Order out of chaos • High point: last “animal is man • Unlike others, made in God’s image • Man & woman together • 7th day “dynamic” day of YHWH

  4. Reading 2: Genesis 22:1-18 • Elohist Tradition • Abraham’s great faith • Human sacrifice in other cultures

  5. Abraham & Sarah • Pattern: • God chooses • Prone to failure • God remains faithful • Abraham “transformed”

  6. READING 3: EXODUS 14:15-15:1 • God as “Divine Warrior” • Yahwist Tradition: • God as angel • God as column of cloud • Priestly Tradition: Moses stretches out his hand

  7. Common story: good over evil • Israel fear: fickle nature of trust • God prevails • God is revealed • Order of nature • Water brings forth life • Water is destructive • Hebrew people are witness • Similar to resurrection witness

  8. READING 4: ISAIAH 54:5-14 • 2nd Isaiah: people in exile • 1st theme: Zion is the wife of Yahweh • “abandoned” wife (Hosea) welcomed back • 2nd theme: the waters of the Noah flood • Covenant promise

  9. Imagery of sentinels that see the Lord • Message of pre-exile prophets continued • God confronts Israel over disobedience • Invites back to right relationship • Proper order of things • Result: glorious future

  10. READING 5: ISAIAH 55:1-11 • 3rd Isaiah: Invitation to the feast (Wisdom) • Restored people to assume witness role of David • New Messiah = King Cyrus of Persia

  11. Holy festival: everything is free • All are invited • New role as witness (not dominate) • Old Testament theology maintained • God is just & righteous • God is also merciful

  12. READING 6: BARUCH 3:9-15; 32-4:4 • Setting = poem • Wisdom = Fear of the Lord • Obedience to the will of Yahweh • Praise of Wisdom = Praise of Yahweh • Wisdom is presonified (as in other passages) • Wisdom = Law of the Pentateuch

  13. Baruch scribe of Jeremiah • Written much later (post exile) • Not part of Jewish Canon (or protestant Bible) • Message: learn what knowledge is • Understand the course of life • Experience • Wisdom will come to show you the way • Following the Law

  14. READING 7: EXEKIEL 36:16-17A, 18-29 • Cause of exile = defilement of a women • Need for preservation of holiness will end exile • God will accomplish this by: • Cleansing the people of their sins & idols • Give them a new heart & spirit • Animate that heart with the divine spirit

  15. New life vision of new temple • Common belief in societies: • Act leads to consequence • Theme of Ezekiel: • Israel has been continually unfaithful • God responds by bringing Israel back • God is creator & ruler of all

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