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NSS Learning and Teaching Strategies for the Ethics and Religious Studies Curriculum Series:

NSS Learning and Teaching Strategies for the Ethics and Religious Studies Curriculum Series:. Elective Part - Christianity (The Parables about the Kingdom of God). The learning and teaching of the Parables about the Kingdom of God. 天國比喻的學與教. Contents. Parables about the Kingdom of God:

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  1. NSS Learning and Teaching Strategies for the Ethics and Religious Studies Curriculum Series: Elective Part - Christianity (The Parables about the Kingdom of God)

  2. The learning and teaching of the Parables about the Kingdom ofGod 天國比喻的學與教

  3. Contents • Parables about the Kingdom of God: • The Sower: Mc 4:11-20 / Lc 8:4-15 • The Tenants in the Vineyard: Mc 12: 1-12 / Lc 20:9-19 • The coming of the Kingdom of God • The Lamp under the Bowl: Mc 4:21-25 / Lc 8:16-18 • The Growing Seed: Mc 4:26-29 / % • The Mustard Seed: Mc 4:30-34 / Lc 13:18-19

  4. You

  5. Introduction • Parables, not fables • Kingdom? Reign? Kingship?

  6. Parables, not fables

  7. Good parables, foolish advice • Finding the lost coin: foolish use of time • Lilies of the Fields: foolish career advice • Good Shepherd: foolish employee • The Sower: Foolish sower • Wicked tenants: Foolish vineyard owner…

  8. Parables, not fables • audience: humans who have their own minds fixed, stuck at a certain age • we see but we don’t see

  9. Parables, not fables • Fables vs. parables • fables (and stories): right-brain, giving answers • parables: opposite: telling us what we thought was true actually is not, and we have to figure out what really is true (parables do not supply answers) • Jesus used parables to liberate, rather than to control

  10. Examples • Good Samaritan: Jesus wasn’t trying to convince the lawyer about the definitions • but to let him see the other side • but to challenge him

  11. Mc 4:10 VS Mc 4:11-12 • 當耶穌獨自一人的時候，那些跟從他的人[those who were around himNRSV] • 和十二門徒便問他這些比喻的意義。SBV • 耶穌說：「上帝國的奧祕已經給了你們；至於外界的人，他們所聽到的一切都是藉著比喻。 正像聖經所說：他們看了又看，卻看不見，聽了又聽，卻不明白；不然，他們回心轉意，上帝就饒恕他們。」TCV

  12. Mc 4:10 VS Mc 4:11-12 • concealed to the outsiders? • 「給了你們」：Further instructions for the disciples • 奧祕 / 奧義 [secret NRSV] mystery [mss] • of the Kingdom

  13. Mc 4:10 VS Mc 4:11-12 • common theme: understood / misunderstood  • Cf. v. 13 耶穌對他們說：「你們不明白這個比喻，又怎能明白其他的一切比喻呢？ SBV • Cf. vv. 20-24 要留心你們所聽的！TCV

  14. Kingdom? Reign? Kingship? • 天主教教理 CCC2816: • 在新約中，Basileia一詞可譯為「王權」(抽象名詞)、「王國」(具體名詞)、「統治」(行動名詞)。 • In the New Testament, the word basileia can be translated by "kingship" (abstract noun), "kingdom" (concrete noun) or "reign" (action noun).

  15. Kingdom? Reign? Kingship? • 天主的國在我們以前已存在，在降生成人的聖言內接近我們，藉福音而傳布，在基督的死和復活中已來到。 • The Kingdom of God lies ahead of us. It is brought near in the Word incarnate, it is proclaimed throughout the whole Gospel, and it has come in Christ's death and Resurrection.

  16. Kingdom? Reign? Kingship? • 天主的國從最後晚餐就已來臨，並在感恩祭裡臨於我們中間。 • The Kingdom of God has been coming since the Last Supper and, in the Eucharist, it is in our midst. • 最後，天國將在光榮中來臨，那時基督要將它歸還聖父：  • The kingdom will come in glory when Christ hands it over to his Father:

  17. Kingdom? Reign? Kingship? • It may even be … that the Kingdom of God means Christ himself, whom we daily desire to come, and whose coming we wish to be manifested quickly to us. • 『甚至天主的國可指基督本身。我們天天呼求祂，仰望祂的來臨，急切期待希望的實現（《論主禱文》）』。

  18. Kingdom? Reign? Kingship? • For as he is our resurrection, since in him we rise, so he can also be understood as the Kingdom of God, for in him we shall reign. • 基督是我們的復活，因為我們在祂內復活；祂也能是天主的國，因為我們將在祂身上實行統治。

  19. Parables about the Kingdom of God • The Sower: Mc 4:11-20 / Mt 13:3-8 / Lc 8:4-15 • The Tenants in the Vineyard: Mc 12: 1-12 / Mt 21:33-44 / Lc 20:9-19

  20. The coming of the Kingdom of God • The Lamp under the Bowl: Mc 4:21-25 / Mt 5:15 / Lc 8:16-18 • The Growing Seed: Mc 4:26-29 • The Mustard Seed: Mc 4:30-34 / Mt 13:31ff / Lc 13:18-19

  21. Learning and Teaching • Learning from religion • Learning about religion • Text • Context • Jesus • Ethics: Human Significance Religion: God and humanS

  22. The SowerMc 4:11-20

  23. Text • 你們聽：有個撒種的出去撒種。他撒種的時候， • 有的落在路旁，飛鳥來把它吃了； • 有的落在石頭地裏，那裏沒有多少土壤，即刻發了芽，因為所有的土壤不深，太陽一出來，被晒焦了；又因為沒有根，就乾枯了； • 有的落在荊棘中，荊棘長起來，把它窒息了，就沒有結實； • 有的落在好地裏，就長大成熟，結了果實， • 有的結三十倍，有的六十倍，有的一百倍。」

  24. Basic structure • 你們聽：有個撒種的出去撒種。他撒種的時候， • 有的落在路旁，飛鳥來把它吃了； • 有的落在石頭地裏，那裏沒有多少土壤，即刻發了芽，因為所有的土壤不深，太陽一出來，被晒焦了；又因為沒有根，就乾枯了； • 有的落在荊棘中，荊棘長起來，把它窒息了，就沒有結實； • 有的落在好地裏，就長大成熟，結了果實， • 有的結三十倍，有的六十倍，有的一百倍。」

  25. Context • Jewish context:撒種傳統4 Ezra 厄斯德拉/以斯拉四書： • For as the husbandman sows much seed upon the ground, and plants many trees, and yet the thing that is sown good in his season comes not up, neither does all that is planted take root: even so is it of them that are sown in the world they shall not all be saved…. • contrast of effort and harvest (un-proportional)

  26. Context • Jewish context:撒種傳統依55:10,13: • 雨和雪從天降下，不再返回原處，只有灌溉田地，使之生長萌芽，償還播種者種子，…松柏要長起來代替荊棘，桃金娘要生出來代替苧麻 • contrast of effort and harvest (proportional)

  27. Which focus? • Focus: Seed or (the foolish) soweror soil? • 30x, 60x, 100x = normal harvest or exceptional harvest? • normal loss

  28. Context • 智慧傳統 • 我兒，從你幼年時起，就應接受教訓；如此，直到老年，必能尋得智慧。你要親近她，就如耕田和播種的人，等待她的美果；因為，你用智慧去工作，用功不久，很快就可吃她的出產。智慧為不肯受教的人，是酸苦的；愚昧的人，不會與智慧常久相處…德訓篇6:18-21 • Focus: soil

  29. Jesus • Typical: natural process • Kingdom of God can deal with any losses • Jesus is optimistic after all Cf. 4 Ezra and 6 Sirach

  30. Learning from religion • Tendency • to look for success in immediate results and statistics • to be despaired easily with failure (esp. dealing with people!) • Taking risks • Jesus’ own example (being betrayed)

  31. Learning about religion • Confidence in the God vs. human success • Types of soils: as a warning for converts against first enthusiasm, against dampening of faith by cares of the world / persecutions • Hear and accept [understand in Mt] • Kingdom of God: • decision of the hearer

  32. The Tenants in the Vineyard Mc 12: 1-12

  33. Text 惡園戶的比喻 • 「有一個人開墾了一個葡萄園，周圍用籬笆圍著，在園裏挖了一個榨酒池，蓋了一座守望臺，然後把葡萄園租給佃戶，自己出外旅行去了。 到了收葡萄的季節，他打發一個奴僕去向佃戶收他應得的分額。 佃戶揪著那奴僕，毆打他，叫他空手回去。 園主又打發另一個奴僕去；他們打破了他的頭，並且侮辱他。 園主再打發一個奴僕去，他們把他殺了。他們又同樣地對付了許多人，有的打，有的殺。園主只剩他最疼愛的兒子。最後他打發他去見佃戶，心想：『他們一定會尊敬我的兒子。』可是那些佃戶彼此商議說：『這個人是園主的繼承人，來吧，把他殺了，他的產業就歸我們了！』他們就抓住那兒子，殺了他，把屍體拋出葡萄園外。」於是耶穌問：「這樣，葡萄園主要怎麼辦呢？他一定來殺滅這些佃戶，把葡萄園轉租給別人。  TCV • Intro • Wrongdoing: • Suspense: why same method? Why son? Why not violence? • Son • Decision • Violence: shock • Question

  34. Context • 猶太背景： 我所愛的他挖泥土，清除石頭；他種植了品種優良的葡萄。他造了一座高塔做瞭望臺；他挖了一個踩踏葡萄的池子。他期待葡萄的成熟，不料，一顆顆葡萄又酸又澀。猶大人民就是[上主]細心栽培的葡萄樹。賽/依5:2, 7代表以色列 • Expectation of the audience

  35. Context • Cf. Gospel of Thomas: only two servant missions • 另一個奴僕去；他們打破了他的頭: John the Baptist? • 屍體拋出葡萄園外: Crucifixion

  36. Context • Historical research shows: both tenants and owners are responsible in something (preparation of land, sending agent to collect rent), intimidation by force not uncommon, seizure of property in the owner’s absence (if no protection or not local): realities of the day: legal right ≠ prevention of violence, authorities not helpful (attitude of the owner)

  37. Jesus • Shifted focus: man and vineyard  owner and tenants • Rhetorical question: 於是耶穌問：「這樣，葡萄園主要怎麼辦呢？他一定來殺滅這些佃戶，把葡萄園轉租給別人… • When should God step in? • Sending son instead of servants is to reinforce legal rights.

  38. Jesus • It’s up to the tenants to stop the violence cycle. • Example of overcoming evil with good: policy of non-violence • continue to appeal to the “what it should be” • disobedience and rejection do not affect God’s relationship with people.

  39. Learning from religion • Social and legal structures too weak • People do suffer, can only hope for an end • How violence can breeds and escalates in such a weak environment • Never ignore the warning signals

  40. Learning about religion • God identifies with the poor and the weaker members • Kingdom of God contrast with humans: • violence and vengeance • God would go to the intolerable limits to love • Humans do have a choice: can choose otherwise. Tenants could have turned around.

  41. The Lamp under the Bowl Mc 4:21-25

  42. Text • 耶穌又對他們說：「人拿燈來，豈是要放在斗底下，床底下，不放在燈臺上嗎？因為掩藏的事，沒有不顯出來的；隱瞞的事，沒有不露出來的。有耳可聽的，就應當聽！」又說：「你們所聽的要留心。你們用甚麼量器量給人，也必用甚麼量器量給你們，並且要多給你們。因為有的，還要給他；沒有的，連他所有的也要奪去。」TCV

  43. Text • Mc: 有誰點了燈，拿來放在斗底或床下？他豈不是要把它放在燈臺上嗎？任何隱藏的事總會被張揚出來；任何掩蓋的事也會被揭露出來。有耳朵的，都聽吧！TCV • Mt : 沒有人點亮了燈去放在斗底下，一定是放在燈臺上，好照亮全家的人。同樣，你們的光也該照在人面前…TCV • 只一句

  44. bushel斗 • A bushel is a US unit of dry volume, equivalent in each of these systems to 8 gallons. It is used for volumes of dry commodities (not liquids), most often in agriculture. ] • 中國市制容量單位（十升為一斗。量糧食的器具。 • bushel (7) > basket (5) > bowl (1) (NIV)

  45. Context • 猶太色彩：「你已經受法律的薰陶，知道上帝的旨意，也能夠辨別是非。你自以為是瞎子的嚮導，是在黑暗中之人的亮光…」羅2:18-19

  46. Learning from religion • Mc: 有誰點了燈，拿來放在斗底或床下？他豈不是要把它放在燈臺上嗎？任何隱藏的事總會被張揚出來；任何掩蓋的事也會被揭露出來。有耳朵的，都聽吧！TCV • not esoteric wisdom • calls for judgement

  47. Learning about religion • Cf. Gnostic Gospel of Thomas (!): There is a light within a man of light and it illumines the whole world.

  48. The Growing Seed Mc 4:26-29

  49. Text • Human nature  human • Scattering seed  daily business  sprouting and growing  harvest quickly

  50. Context • Sirach imagery of sowing (德訓篇： 親近智慧，就如耕田和播種的人，等待她的美果）

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