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LAY MINISTRY SCHOOL. fall semester. Deuteronomistic History. Theological literature. To persuade hearers what it means to live in community of God’s people in a particular context. Goal = . Motivate to action, NOT give chronology of events. Ways to do theology. Hebrew Bible.
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LAY MINISTRY SCHOOL fall semester
Deuteronomistic History Theological literature To persuade hearers what it means to live in community of God’s people in a particular context Goal = Motivate to action, NOT give chronology of events
Ways to do theology Hebrew Bible Tell a story and preach on it Later Christian Build on scaffolding of abstract principles
BASIC HISTORICAL DATA • 1000 BCE United Monarchy • 922 BCE Secession of North Israel • 722 BCE Assyria defeats N. Israel • 587 BCE Babylon defeats Judah
JOSHUA—THEOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION (DH) literary key “Thisbook of the law(h r w t h r ps)shall not depart from your mouth…” (1:8) Hrwth rps “ Therefore, be steadfast to observe…all that is written in thebookof the law(h r w t h r p s)of Moses….”(23:6)
Myths: Batto, pg 14 • universal foundational stories • allow us to enter dynamics of individual, communal, cosmic relationships • constitutive for human existence
LANGUAGE OF STORY A MEDIUM OF REVELATION OF TRUTHS OF DEPTH DIMENSIONS OF HUMAN EXPERIENCE
Babylonian COMBAT MYTH Marduk Tiamat Canaanite control chaos Baal Yamm bring order/stability
Moses vs 1 Waters stand in heap vs 8 Crossing/conquest connected Josh/Moses vs 7 Waters of Jordan stand in heap vs 13 Crossing/con quest connected vs 10 EX 15— RECAST —JOSH 3
Three stories become……. one story exodus Jordan crossing present experience Enlightening community—shaping attitudes/behavior
RISK In entering the biblical story I will be CHANGED TRANSFORMED FOR MISSION
Literary Technique: Word Play house descendant T y b UNCONDITIONAL PROMISE Temple/Zion indestructible DAVIDIC COVENANT Davidic rule forever
Conflicting views on monarchy yes no Invite us into conversation In which grappling with questions is more important than giving neat answers
RISK In entering the biblical story I will be CHANGED TRANSFORMED FOR MISSION
DYNAMICS OF PROPHECY Divine prophet community
RE-CASTING EXODUS TRADS MICAH
SINAI COVENANT • Premised on God’s grace in electing Israel • Obedience to Law = response to God’s grace, not a condition for it • Jews obey Law because they are saved, not in order to be saved
Re-casting Language of Myth Divine Warrior Coming to fight against faithless N. Israel & Judah
Divine Warrior JUSTICE Integral to the Sinai Covenant
JEREMIAH • How do you respond to what Jeremiah was called to do and how he was called to do it? What are implications for your calling as disciple? • What do you make of Jeremiah’s laments? Is it right to get mad at God or not? Why? What are implications for your calling?