LABI Course: Paul's Letters

Fivefold Leadership

2008-07-24T14:53:00.000-07:00

Wonderful article:

Fivefold Leadership Roles for Ministry

found here;
will also help you with your second term paper.

Final Exam Prep

2008-07-16T19:39:00.000-07:00

FINAL EXAM, PAULINE EPISTLES Name:_______________________
LABI SANGER SUMMER 2008

1.) On the map, which letter (A,B, C, D, E) corresponds to:

• Thessalonica ______
• Phillip _____
• Rome _____
• Ephesus _____
• Corinth _____

2) Paul seemed to be dealing with early, undeveloped forms of Gnosticism in several
of the churches. Circle the two statements below that were NOT a characteristic of Gnosticism:

a)knowing secrets and mysteries to earn salvation
b)matter is evil
c)The Messiah would carry a sword
d)exemption from moral standards
e)healing could be received from touching King Tut’s body

3) According to the Hiebert chart, “The Four Groups of the Epistles” (p.23),
circle the two that are NOT true:

a)1 Thessalonians is an “eschatological” (“Coming of Christ”) epistle
b)Philippians was written from prison
c)1 and 2 Timothy may have been written by John instead of Paul
d)Romans was sent from prison via a messenger named Alexander the metalworker

4)Circle the two qualifications for leadership that are wrong/NOT in 2 Timothy:

a)Elders who work well should be paid well
b)A new Christian can be an elder if they seem mature
c) An elder must be able to teach
d)No Gentiles can serve as leaders

5)Discuss Paul’s model of the “fivefold ministry” in Ephesians 4: Name and briefly describe each of the five. What stands out about Paul’s theology of/role for the pastor?
How many times does Paul mention the word “pastor” (total, in all of his writings)?

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6)Discuss one possible meaning of the “dividing wall” Paul mentions in Ephesians 2, in light of Jesus’ Mark 11 cleansing of the temple with the words “My house shall be a house of prayer for all nations.” Discuss the Isaiah text that Jesus is quoting.

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7) According to Hiebert, the majority of the Thessalonian church was Jewish
T __ F__

8)According to Hiebert, the majority of the Colossian church was Jewish
T __ F__

9)According to Hiebert, the majority of the Corinthian church was Jewish
T __ F__

10)According to Hiebert, the majority of the Ephesian church was Jewish
T __ F__

11)Paul uses the term “apostle” as a title T __ F__

12) How does Brian Dodd suggest we apply today Paul’s command that women wear their hair tied? What possible contemporary church situation would he equate it to?

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13)Fill in the suggested correct answer, and discuss its importance for church and cultural issues:
a)“In England, they drive on the ________ side of the road.”

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b) You can sure tell ______ is at work in the secular world; all you have to do is look around.”

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c) “Become what you already_________.”

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14) Who does Paul say (Ephesians 2:20) is the foundation of the church?
_________________. Discuss the importance of this in a sentence or two.

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15) Hiebert (267-268) suggests that this book is often viewed as “the deepest” and “most difficult” book. Name the book, and some of the reasons Hiebert makes this case.

16) Name, explain and draw a brief diagram of the three possible “sets” of “set theory”
and suggest an examples from Paul’s letters that “set theory
helps you understand.

17.) Alexander the Great wanted society organized by this basic group:_______.
What kind of a “set” would this group be? ______ What three categories of people were denied citizenship in such a group?
___________________, _______________, _____________________.

18)The Bible should be read prayerfully, carefully, structurally and _____________.

19) Hiebert would outline Galatians under these general headings (one word each is fine):

Chapters 1-2:________________
Chapters 3-4:________________
Chapters 5-6: ________________

20)Give an example of a Scripture from Paul that is traditionally understood as addressed to and applying to the individual believer; but is actually intended to be addressed to and applying to a group/body/community/church. (written in the Greek as a “singular plural,” or a corporate “you”)

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EXTRA CREDIT) Share anything you have learned in this course; or areas you are being stretched:

Temple Tantrums and Hamburgers

2008-07-14T13:08:00.001-07:00

Several in class wanted to hear more
about the racism connection to
Jesus' temple tantrum; especially as it relates to the "dividing wall" of Ephesians 2. Try this:

temple tantrum

For more on Bounded Sets and Centered sets, browse:

here

And folks were fascinated by my "eating a hamburger overlooking the temple mount" story. It is found here:

Holy Hamburgers

Little Llamaherders and Large Apostles

2008-06-30T11:35:00.000-07:00

Well, tonight is mid-tern exam...already!

Is it cheating to pray that you will do well? (:

It's not, and you will.

And what an amazing class it has been.

Thanks for your passion to learn together.

Several were asking about the video I took in Peru of the young shepherdess...actually "llamaherder".. which illustrated the New Testament definition of "pastor"/"shepherd."

(leading from behind/among...see also Isaiah 30:21).

Here she is in this clip at 1:30ff:

The first clip (the literal prayer avalanche at the top of the Andes) and the story behind it are at this clink:

Peruvian Witches and Little Llamaherders

Several wanted to follow-up on the Ray Van Der Laan video we watched last week.

Vander Lann's site is here (and linked on the right hand side of this page under "helpful websites), and the episode we watched was #2 of "Walk Where Jesus Walked" from this DVD.

Van Der Laan also has a good slideshow here that complements our class discussion about Greek and Hebrew thinking and "fuzzy sets".

Not much Van DerLann on YouTube, but click here for a classic ..and here below is a short clip of his to encourage you for the mid-term. I think this might even encorage our resident poet (Joseph J.) to write something for us:

Blessings!

Syllabus

2008-05-19T22:18:00.000-07:00

COURSE SYLLABUS: PAULINE EPISTLES (3 units)
SPRING 2008 LATIN AMERICAN BIBLE INSTITUTE/SANGER SITE

INSTRUCTOR:
Dave Wainscott paulsproblems@sbcglobal.net H:(559)436-1794 C: (559) 974-2508

COURSE WEBSITE: www.paulsproblems.blogspot.com

COURSE DESCRIPTION: A study of the thought and works of Paul The Apostle within his historical and cultural context. Focus is the New Testament letters generally assumed to be written by Paul; special emphasis on the New Testament church.

COURSE TEXTS:

1)BIBLE, in a standard translation (King James not recommended for this course)
2)An Introduction to the New Testament, Volume Two: The Pauline Epistles by D. Edmond Hiebert

HELPFUL RESOURCES (Not required but very helpful, and both free online at course website):

1)An exhaustive concordance, such as The Strongest NIV Exhaustive Concordance or Zondervan NIV Exhaustive Concordance

2.) An expository dictionary of NT Words, such as VINE’S

3.) ”The Problem of Paul,” Brian J. Dodd, Intervarsity Press

SESSIONS: (Assigned readings to be read ahead of class)

1.) Course Introduction
2.) BIBLE: 1 and 2 Thessalonians/Hiebert: Preface and Chapters 3-5 (pp1-66)
3.) BIBLE: Galatians and 1 Corinthians/Hiebert Chapters 6-8 (pp 69-134)
4.) BIBLE 2 Corinthians and Romans/Hiebert: Chapters 9-10 (pp. 135-201)
5.) BIBLE: Colossians and Philemon/Hiebert: Chapters 11-13 (205-251)
6.) MID TERM
7.) BIBLE :Ephesians and Philippians/Hiebert Chapters 14-15 (pp. 253-302)
8.) BIBLE:1 Timothy, Titus, 2 Timothy/Hiebert Chapters 16-19 (pp. 307-363)
9.) FINAL EXAM/PARTY

TERM PAPERS: Four pages, typed preferred. Besides the Bible, use at least three sources from the website bibliography in each paper.

A) What cross-cultural ministry happens in Paul’s letters? What cultural and cross-cultural issues arise? Apply principles for cross-cultural theology and ministry today.

B) Based on your reading of Paul, talk about the Pauline model for church leadership. What is Paul’s concept of “pastor”? Is Paul’s model relevant for today? How might it be adapted for our culture today?

GRADE: EXAMS 40% , TERM PAPERS 40%, CLASS PARTICIPATION/QUIZZES 20%

Welcome!

2008-05-19T10:13:00.000-07:00

Welcome class! (and any stalkers spying on our cool website):

It is Monday morning BEFORE our first class; so I am speaking on faith to say "Thank you for being such a great class!"

Here's a picture of me..taken in Israel visiting Paul's country before I met any of you...but I think you will recognize me..uh, I am NOT the one wearing a saddle (That's Kojak). If you are bored, you can learn more about me at the very bottom of the page

This blog is designed for all of us in the class to participate and post questions and thoughts. Just give me your email if you haven't yet; and you will be sent instructions about how to make posts. Even if you have not registered to post, anyone can post comments underneath a post.

(Look right beneath this post, and note you can add a comment).

If you are not familiar with how a blog operates, just look around, and click some links...or the word "HELP" at top. The basic idea is to provide summaries of class sessions/class news and announcements in the blog posts (left-hand column), lots of links to helpful articles, free online commentaries of the books of Paul we are studying and various resources (all on right-hand column). Notice that you have a complete concordance to search the Bible at upper right.

The most recent posts will appear at the top of the page, older posts get pushed to the bottom...and all posts are accessible in the archives list at right.

Finally, since we are family,

feel free to post prayer requests and personal updates as well.

I will be praying for all us we let God bless and stretch us through these ten weeks together.

Oh yeah...take the survey at upper right(:

You rock,

dave