MORE TEXTS:
By the way, if you missed Monday you better ask someone about the "Butt cheeks" story (;
Suffice to say that commas (and context) matters..
Like this one:
GODISNOWHERE: is it GOD IS NOWHERE or GOD IS NOW HERE?How you read the text changes as much as everything.
Spaces matter.
Professor Ernest Brennecke of Columbia is credited with inventing a sentence that can be made to have eight different meanings by placing ONE WORD in all possible positions in the sentence:
"I hit him in the eye yesterday."
The word is "ONLY".
The Message:
1.ONLY I hit him in the eye yesterday. (No one else did.)
2.I ONLY hit him in the eye yesterday. (Did not slap him.)
3.I hit ONLY him in the eye yesterday. (I did not hit others.)
4.I hit him ONLY in the eye yesterday. (I did not hit outside the eye.)
5.I hit him in ONLY the eye yesterday. (Not other organs.)
6.I hit him in the ONLY eye yesterday. (He doesn't have another eye..)
7.I hit him in the eye ONLY yesterday. (Not today.)
8.I hit him in the eye yesterday ONLY. (Did not wait for today.)-link
Like this 'text message' from Jesus:
I SAY TO YOU TODAY, "YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE.'
or is it,
I SAY TO YOU, " TODAY YOU WILL BE WITH ME IN PARADISE."
THEORIGINALMANUSCRIPTSOFTHEBIBLENOTONLYRUNALLLETTERSALLCAPSTOGETHERBUTINCLUDENOPUNCTUATION.
The original manuscripts of the Bible not only run all letters, all caps, together, but include no punctuation.
Punctuation matters.
Everything is context.
Context is everything.
Texts can be hard to decipher.. Try to read..or listen to "Ladle Rat Rotten Hut"
here ... or listen to it here
SETS
SET THEORY-become familiar with this, it will come up throughout the year:
Articles on set theory:
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To get this symbol,
subversion of empire:
we'll watch the video below..
to get the power of HISTORICAL WORLD..
We looked at Matt. 2:1a, and the historical world image of the Herodian fortress, in whose shadow was Jesus). YOU CAN WATCH our VanDer Laan "In the Shadow of Herod" video HERE in two parts:
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THE MASTER BUILDER There was another side to Herod. His visionary building programs, his ingenious development of trade with the rest of the world, and his advancement of the interests of his nation are legendary. Many of his building projects were designed to strengthen the loyalty of his subjects, a goal he never achieved. Most seem to have been built to strengthen his relationship with Rome and to establish himself as the greatest king the Jews had ever had. Herod built on a magnificent and grandiose scale. His building projects included:
The Herodion: This mountain fortress overlooked the town of Bethlehem. Standing on a high hill, the upper fortress was round and more than 200 feet in diameter. Originally, it was seven stories high, with an eastern tower that stood more than 40 feet higher. Packed dirt covered the first four stories, giving the upper fortress a cone shape. Inside were a peristyle garden, reception hall, Roman baths, and countless apartments. The lower palace included an enormous pool, a colonnaded garden, a 600-foot-long terrace, and a building more than 400 feet long. The Herodion was the third-largest palace in the ancient world....
....The visitor cannot help being impressed with Herod's vision and ingenuity. However, all that remain are spectacular ruins, because Herod lived for Herod. By contrast, another builder, a humble carpenter born in Bethlehem, used a different material than did Herod (Matt. 16:18; 1 Peter 2:4-8). Jesus' buildings continue to grow because He built for the glory of God. Like David (1 Sam. 17:46), Elijah (1 Kings 18:36), and Hezekiah (Isa. 37:20), He lived so that the world may know that Yahweh, the God of Israel, is truly God. His construction projects will last forever because He built for the glory of God the Father. -link
We looked at Matt. 2:1a, and the historical world image of the Herodian fortress, in whose shadow was Jesus). YOU CAN WATCH our VanDer Laan "In the Shadow of Herod" video HERE in two parts:
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....The visitor cannot help being impressed with Herod's vision and ingenuity. However, all that remain are spectacular ruins, because Herod lived for Herod. By contrast, another builder, a humble carpenter born in Bethlehem, used a different material than did Herod (Matt. 16:18; 1 Peter 2:4-8). Jesus' buildings continue to grow because He built for the glory of God. Like David (1 Sam. 17:46), Elijah (1 Kings 18:36), and Hezekiah (Isa. 37:20), He lived so that the world may know that Yahweh, the God of Israel, is truly God. His construction projects will last forever because He built for the glory of God the Father. -link
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HOMEWORK HELP:
Remember your "Impressions of Matthew"...due Fri (see syllabus/schedule tab at top) .
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HOMEWORK HELP:
Remember your "Impressions of Matthew"...due Fri (see syllabus/schedule tab at top) .
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