Assignment: Individual/Group Assignment/Exercise: Interpreting Stories in the Bible

[1211_LCENWRD_A63D] - ENCOUNTERING THE WORD IN THE WORLD
2021-10-14T13:04:53Z

Due: Nov 27, 2021 by 11:59pm

Scriptural Interpretation Exercise

(200-300 words max; only one submission per group with the names of all members; max. of 3 members in a group)

Choose one gospel story:

The Good Samaritan – Luke 10:25-37

World behind the text: How did the Jews look at Samaritans/priest/Levites? Why? (On priests and Levites, review lecture; on Samaritans, see glossary)

World of the Text: Who among the three (priest, Levite, Samaritan) understood what it means to be a “neighbor”?

World in front of the Text: What is the significance of this text for you/us today? Why do we say this is a destabilizing parable?

OR

Luke 19:1-10 Zaccheus the Tax Collector

World behind the text: How did the Jews look at tax collectors? Why? (On tax collectors, review lecture)

World of the text: How did the people react to Jesus going to Zaccheus’ house as guest? What did Zaccheus vow for Jesus to say that salvation has come to his house?

World in front of the text?: Who are the people who you would not want to sit beside in a dining table? Why? Who are the people of today that the church/society cast out? What is the message of this story for us today?

OR

Luke 8: 43-48-Hemorrhaging woman

World behind the text: Why is the woman considered impure? See Leviticus 15:19-30

World of the Text: What could have happened to Jesus when the woman touched him? Did he go to the priest to be cleansed? How would you describe the nameless woman in the text?

World in front of the text: Who are the people today who are ostracized? What can we/the church/society do for them?

Scriptural Interpretation Exercise

(200-300 words max; only one submission per group with the names of all members; max. of 3 members in a group)

Choose one gospel story:

The Good Samaritan – Luke 10:25-37

World behind the text: How did the Jews look at Samaritans/priest/Levites? Why? (On priests and Levites, review lecture; on Samaritans, see glossary)

World of the Text: Who among the three (priest, Levite, Samaritan) understood what it means to be a “neighbor”?

World in front of the Text: What is the significance of this text for you/us today? Why do we say this is a destabilizing parable?

OR

Luke 19:1-10 Zaccheus the Tax Collector

World behind the text: How did the Jews look at tax collectors? Why? (On tax collectors, review lecture)

World of the text: How did the people react to Jesus going to Zaccheus’ house as guest? What did Zaccheus vow for Jesus to say that salvation has come to his house?

World in front of the text?: Who are the people who you would not want to sit beside in a dining table? Why? Who are the people of today that the church/society cast out? What is the message of this story for us today?

OR

Luke 8: 43-48-Hemorrhaging woman

World behind the text: Why is the woman considered impure? See Leviticus 15:19-30

World of the Text: What could have happened to Jesus when the woman touched him? Did he go to the priest to be cleansed? How would you describe the nameless woman in the text?

World in front of the text: Who are the people today who are ostracized? What can we/the church/society do for them?