 | Aphrodite 11 First woman-Pandora 24 @Flood 31ff @--oracle 36 @--Hellenes 35 Athena 38 Bosporus Io 56.59 Europa 2 continents, dream 67 Niobe death of children, Lydia 77 Midas Sardis 209 |
| Readings about Polycarp, Melito of Sardes, Trajan and Pliny, Papias of Hierapolis, Eusebius of Caesarea etc. were taken from: Bettenson, Henry, ed. Documents of the Christian Church (New York, Oxford University Press: 1963; 2nd edition). | ||
| Readings about classical myths were taken from: Hendricks, Rhoda. Classical Gods: Myths as told by the ancient authors. Translated and introduced by.{New York, Morrow Quill: 1974}
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| Gospel of James: Robert J. Miller, ed., The Complete Gospels: Annotated Scholars Version (Sonoma, CA: Polebridge Press, 1992). | ||
| Acts of Paul and Thecla: Ante-Nicene Fathers, Vol. 8. Alexander Roberts and James Donaldson, editors. |
Bible 01 Antioch
A sound interpretation should always begin with the story.
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The city of Antioch is an important setting for the story of Paul in Acts
Read Acts 11:[19-26]
Read 19-20
? Where did missionaries come from? [Cyprus, Cyrene]
? Who do they speak to? [iuodaioi - helle-nistai]
? Who do the readers of Acts identify with? [Hellenists]
[? Are Hellenists necessarily pagans? [no. Maccabees]]
Read 21-22
? Where do they look for help? [Jerusalem]
? Are Jerusalem Hellenistai or Iuoudaioi? [Ioudaioi]
? Who do they send? [Barnabas]
Read 23-26
? Christians christianoi [Acts 26:28 Agrippa: do you want to make me a Christian?]
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Acts 13:1-4
? Where do they start the first missionary trip? [Cyprus -- where the first missionaries came from]
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Only other scripture that mentions Christians is 1Peter(4:16)
Read 1 Peter 1:1
Get map [Pontus, Galatia (Ankara), Cappadocia, Asia, Bithynia (Nicea) = modern Turkey]
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=>Begin with the story.
self-description of 2nd century Christianity:
! Christian Church born in Antioch, Asia Minor = Anatolia = western Turkey
! Paul commissioned by Antioch
! Peter writes to region
! Peter and Paul related to term "Christians"
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Bible 02 Tarsus
Conflicts Hellenism
(law- Sabbath, food, marriage, circumcision, mission)
but-Lords supper - baptism
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Tarsus in Acts
7:58 stoning of Stephen: Paul in Jerusalem
Acts 9:1-18 (11) conversion
26-30 sent to Tarsus
11:22-26 Paul moves to Antioch
(21:39 22:3)
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letters of Paul as source vs. Acts
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Bible 03 Cappadocia
RP (= repeat): points of conflict Hellenism vs. "Judeanism"
a. language of the Holy Scriptures
b. interpretation of the law (letter or spirit)
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Biography of Paul Gal 1:1-17
11-12 gospel 'according to men'. According to who? [Jerusalem]
Paul's revelation
2Cor 12:1-9
13-14 Judaism-what is he talking about (Ioudaioi)
15-17a Arabia. The term Gentiles-=ethnoi=hellenist
17b where does Paul come from [Damascus]
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Bible 04 Cappadocia
RP
How does Paul describe his revelation? [out of body experience]
When did it happen in 2Cor? [14 years ago]
Why do many scholars assume that Paul was from Damascus? [Gal more accurate, Paul 'returns' to Damascus, Acts can be explained on background of Gal]
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18-21 if you only had Paul, would you assume he lived in Jerusalem?
[Why in Acts? Cilicia = Tarsus, tarsinoike-s tent-maker]
22-24 used by Acts to motivate Paul's move to Tarsus - Paul feels supported
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2:1-3 What is the connotation?
Jerusalem [opposition]
revelation [not men]
'Gentiles' [ethnoi = Hellenists]
Titus circumcision Greek [Hellenism]
4-5 Connotation of 'bondage'? [literal interpretation of law]
6-7 Peter and Paul in the diaspora (ethnoi=akrobystia foreskin "Israel among the Greek")
8-10 What are the names on both sides? [James Peter John vs. Barnabas Paul]
What are the two points of the agreement? [mission field; collection]
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Bible 05 Konya
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RP
English translations often have "Gentiles". What is the literal translation of the Greek? [ethoi - nations]
Agreement in Jerusalem according to Gal. What are the names on both sides? [James Peter John vs. Paul Barnabas]
What are the two points of the agreement? [mission field; collection]
=> Begin of Paul's journey reflected in Gal 1.2Cor Rom 1Thess [Phil Phm because of money issues]
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Incident in Antioch in Gal 2:11-14
2:11Conflict between who? [Peter vs. Paul]
12-13 Why? [food]
When does the group meet for food? [Lord's supper]
14 Literal quote. What is the function? [embarrassing Peter before James; broke the agreement]
=>Rest of Galatians give theological background for dispute.
Role of Christ: 2:21 'if justified by law, Christ died for no purpose'
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Autographic subscription
6:11 large letters
=> published from autograph
? Where was the autograph found? [addressee -- who is it? - look at map]
=> form letter for many congregations. Master copy left with friendly congregation, probably Ephesus.
Konya
Read Acts 14:1-7
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Bible 06 Hierapolis
RP:
Read Eph 6:21 // Col 4:7-9 Who is letter carrier? [Tychicus]
What is the role of the letter carrier? [interpreter, additional information]
Who is travel companion? [Onesimus- slave of Philemon- bishop of Ephesus]
How many letters did Tychicus transport? [Eph, Col, Phm]
Where is Gal written to? [form letter, autograph, Eph master copy, to Jerusalem]
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Laodicea -- Ephesians
Eph 1:15
Read Eph 3:1-3 -- Do they know Paul well? Which letter does he quote? [Gal? written for Jerusalem]
3:4-6 Gentiles and Jews are one
1:1 Adress? See footnote. To the Laodiceans? (with other letters?)
Marcion: Paul is right / Jerusalem authorities are wrong.
-Chronological order Gal -- Rom.
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Bible 07 Ephesus
RP: Why do some scholars think that Eph is not written to Ephesus? [they do not know Paul well; address not in the text of 1:1]
What does Marcion's Bible look like? [10 letters of Paul, one gospel]
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Romans 16 important source about Ephesus
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read in bus: Acts
18:19-28. Apollo discusses with "Jews".
19:1-10 Paul's ministry in Ephesus
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Bible 08 Izmir
Rp:
Why Rom 16 to Ephesus? [names in Asia]
What do we see? [small house churches]
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Introduction to Revelation -- a new source
Rev 1:1 Whose revelation? [Jesus Christ's]
2-3: Who is speaking [editor]
4-6 Who is speaking [John]
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Laodiceans picks up: eye ointment, black wool, luke warm. Literature vs. history.
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2:8-10 Smyrna
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22:18-21 end
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Bible 09 Pergamon
RP:
Rev 1:1 Whose revelation? [Jesus Christ's]
2-3: Who is speaking [editor]
--.
Is Paul an apostle?
Paul's gospel (Gal 2:14 'truth of the gospel') conflicts with Jesus
((14 Literal quote. What is the function? [embarrassing Peter before James; broke the agreement]
=>Rest of Galatians give theological background for dispute.
Role of Christ: 2:21 'if justified by law, Christ died for no purpose'))
Paul conflicts with Jesus traditions:
a. Interpretation of law (Hellenistic)
b. Jesus tradition
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1Cor 15 vs. canonical gospels
1-2 What is the "gospel" -- intro
3-4 Scriptures as oracles
-Did Paul receive this through revelation? [no, passing on tradition; early creed]
5 How many disciples in gospels? [11 not 12]
6-7 Where in Gospels? [Peter not first]
8 James -- would explain leadership, not in NT elsewhere
9-11 What are Paul's credentials? [Hard work, grace of God]
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[12-14 Resurrection as fact]
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=> Paul as the victim of a genuine spiritual experience
=> The experience of Jesus is replaced by the experience of Christ.
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Bible 10 Cannakale
RP
1Cor 15 // gospels
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Jesus and Hellenism in Mt
Hellenism:
- language
- interpretation of law
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Mt and Paul
language of bible --
Mt 5:17-20 every Iota
Interpretation of law in Hebrew
Mt 10 only to Judeans / Paul
Mt 28 How does Mt bridge the gap?
[After resurrection Jesus re-appears and sends Matthew & apostles to the nations (ethne-)]
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=> For Matthew Christ is a Judean Jew in diaspora
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Bible 11 Istanbul
Something new that you learned.
A question that you want to take home.
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Repeat what we did:
Acts 11 Antioch
1Peter 1:1
Tarsus in Acts
Paul's life according to Gal 1-2
Paul's conversion 2Cor 12
Incident in Antioch
Rom 16 and source for Ephesus
Rev 1:1-3
Letters to the seven churches
1Cor 15 Paul's story of Jesus resurrection
Matth 5 (law), 10 (sending), 28: Jesus a Judean Jew in the diaspora
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Autographic subscrptions
Role of letter carriers
Hellenistic and Judean Jews
What are "Gentiles"?
Gal as form letter
Eph as form letter to the Laodiceans (?)
Comparison of genre: Arrian, Chariton, Luke
Persecutions in Asia Minor (Pliny, MartPolyk, 1Peter)
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Father, bless us as we leave today for our journey, teach us, accompany us on our way,
Open our ears that we may hear
Open our eyes that we may see
Open our hearts that we may understand.
AMEN
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Bible in the bus
Acts
11-18 miracles of Paul--they are paralleled
19-20 books -- library built at the time
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1Cor 15:32; 16:8; 1Tim; 2Tim 1:18, 4:12
Rev 2:1-7 Nicolaitians-brothel?
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Papias of Hierapolis: on the gospels
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Arrian Anabasis introduction
Chariton introduction
What is the difference? [Arrian gives sources, Lk is not specified]
Lk 1:1ff introduction
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Pliny to Trajan
1. Pliny to Trajan, letter 96: When did Christians assemble? [dawn; evening]
2. Which elements of the morning service does Pliny mention? [hymns to Christ as to god; oaths = confession of sins]
3. Which elements of the evening service does Pliny mention? [common meal, open to the public]
4. How does Pliny call such religious gatherings for meals? [heteriae]
5. Is the Christian movement described as a movement in the cities or in villages? [both]
6. Which geographical region is reflected? [Asia Minor] When was the letter written? [110-112, Bithynia]