B. Interpreting Apocalyptic Literature Core Seminars—How to Study the Bible Class 7: Gospels, Epistles, Prophetic Understand background & Apocalyptic Literature Looking and longing Understand genre Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with “When Multiple genres (Col. 3.4) him in glory.” “Unveil” Symbolic language Understand purpose The Gospels (and Acts) To help churches face persecution Genre Understand structure Severn visions Chronology Hearing turns to seeing 5 And one of the elders said to me, no more; behold, the Lion of the “Weep Harmony tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” 6 And between the throne and the four living Distinctives creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. Matthew There is some debate Central Concerns How To the Bible Remaining Schedule How Jesus fulfills the Messianic prophecies given Genre III: Gospels/Epistles & Prophetic/Apocalyptic to Israel Literature Israel’s rejection of Jesus as the Messiah Section III: Interpretive Tools Purpose and Context Structure and Parallels Mark Linking Words Repetition Action and authority Using Commentaries & Other Resource Studying Difficult Passages and Familiar Passages Luke spraul@gmail.com the sovereignty of God (God’s will)
B. Interpreting Apocalyptic Literature Understand background Looking and longing Understand genre Multiple genres “Unveil” Symbolic language Understand purpose To help churches face persecution Understand structure Severn visions Hearing turns to seeing 5 And one of the elders said to me, “Weep no more; behold, the Lion of the tribe of Judah, the Root of David, has conquered, so that he can open the scroll and its seven seals.” 6 And between the throne and the four living creatures and among the elders I saw a Lamb standing, as though it had been slain, with seven horns and with seven eyes, which are the seven spirits of God sent out into all the earth. There is some debate How To the Bible Remaining Schedule Genre III: Gospels/Epistles & Prophetic/Apocalyptic Literature Section III: Interpretive Tools Purpose and Context Structure and Parallels Linking Words Repetition Using Commentaries & Other Resource Studying Difficult Passages and Familiar Passages spraul@gmail.com Core Seminars—How to Study the Bible Class 7: Gospels, Epistles, Prophetic & Apocalyptic Literature “When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.” (Col. 3.4) The Gospels (and Acts) Genre Chronology Harmony Distinctives Matthew Central Concerns How Jesus fulfills the Messianic prophecies given to Israel Israel’s rejection of Jesus as the Messiah Mark Action and authority Luke the sovereignty of God (God’s will)
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