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www.cicconline.org. Purpose. To enable Christians in 21 st century Wales to communicate with credibility, confidence and competence the message of the Bible in the local church and in every work place, including in politics, the media, the arts, the health service, education and business.

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  1. www.cicconline.org

  2. Purpose To enable Christians in 21st century Wales to communicate with credibility, confidence and competence the message of the Bible in the local church and in every work place, including in politics, the media, the arts, the health service, education and business

  3. CICC Cafe: Biblefresh InsightsThe Aims • To discover the way God writes – the biblical (Hebrew) worldview, culture, literature • To develop skills in enjoying and meditating on the inspired text of scripture • To appreciate the benefits that come from studying Torah in fellowship with others

  4. CICC Cafe: Biblefresh InsightsThe Session Outline • Gathering • Focusing • Engaging • Meaning-making • Closing

  5. CICC Cafe: Biblefresh InsightsThe Sessions • Glory to God – Speaking with tongues of angels! (Luke 2.14) • The Lord is my Shepherd – Poetic analysis of Psalm 23 • Behold my Servant – Poetic analysis of Isaiah 53 • How does God write? – The Concept of Woven Text • In the Beginning – An example of woven text • Our Father in heaven – Woven text in the New Testament

  6. CICC Cafe: Biblefresh InsightsFocusingGlory to God – Speaking with Angels’ Tongues! • Lots of ways to study the Bible • This series is about Biblefresh Insights • The usual way we see the text – as prose (read Item 2) • To discover the basic insight, focus on v14 (Item 3) • Need to study the text as given (see Item 4) • Translations versus the literal translation • Arrange the text in the order of the literal translation • How many sub-sentences? Arrange in parallel

  7. CICC Cafe: Biblefresh InsightsMeaning-makingGlory to God – Speaking with Angels’ Tongues! • Parallelism • Key insight in Hebrew-Biblical literature • Usually in pairs, sometimes 3s or 4s (two pairs) • In sentences, in paragraphs, in units, in books! • Inverted Parallelism • As in Lk 2.14 • Also called Chiasma(ta)

  8. CICC Cafe: Biblefresh InsightsMeaning-makingGlory to God – Speaking with Angels’ Tongues! • Truth at two dimensions • Linear or 2D – the linear reading of the text • Parallel or 3D – the parallel reading of the text • Notice the three parallels in Luke 2.14 • Two eulogies, two realities, two beneficiaries • Like the difference between 2D vision & 3D vision! • 2D is seeing on one plane, 3D is seeing in depth

  9. CICC Coming Up • Events such as this, around Wales • The Tentmaker – 11 Feb, 7.30pm, Thornhill Church • Story Wars with Gerard Kelly, 24 March, St Anne’s, Penparcau • Can I believe the Bible? Tyndale House, 6/7 May, St Paul’s Centre • CICC Cafes • Biblefresh Insights • Relating Faith • Culture – do your own! • Website • Courses

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