sea monsters
tanniyn
1) dragon, serpent, sea monster
a) dragon or dinosaur
b) sea or river monster
c) serpent, venomous snake
J – Yahwist – talk about God being relational (Father)
P- Priest -worship and always say be fruitful and multiply
E- Elawist – Creator
D – Deutormist – Law
Christology related to “Person of Christ”
- Man
- God
- Savior/Salvation
- God+Man at the same time
==> Book of John
Providence: literally means foresight, but is generally used to denote God’s preserving and governing all things by means of second causes
==> Read Genesis-Joesph Story
Darkness(ISBE-International Standard Bible Encyclopedia): In the Bible the main use of darkness is in contrast to light. Light is the symbol of God’s purity, wisdom and glory. Darkness is the opposite.
SABBATH (ISBE-”to rest from labour”)
In Ex 20:8-11 (ascribed to JE) the reason assigned for keeping the 7th day as a holy Sabbath is the fact that Yahweh rested after the six days of creative activity.
Sabbath Rest:
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- Doctrine of Election
- Exegesis
- Who made darkness?
Darkness = Evil.
Who made evil?
==> Book of James
Thoughts: become more important than God (?)
Evil is a mind which does not follow God. (Free will make it possible)
An exegete is a practitioner of this art, and the adjectival form is exegetic. The plural of the word exegesis is exegeses.
The word exegesis can mean explanation, but as a technical term it means “to draw the meaning out of” a given text. Exegesis may be contrasted with eisegesis, which means to read one’s own interpretation into a given text. In general, exegesis presumes an attempt to view the text objectively, while eisegesis implies more subjectivity.
Traditional exegesis requires the following: analysis of significant words in the text in regard to translation; examination of the general historical and cultural context, confirmation of the limits of the passage, and lastly, examination of the context within the text. [1]
Although the most widely-known exegeses concern themselves with Christian, Jewish and Islamic books, analyses also exist of books of other religions.
From Wikipedia.
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What is the evil (sin?) ?
James: 1:13No one, when tempted, should say, ‘I am being tempted by God’; for God cannot be tempted by evil and he himself tempts no one. 14But one is tempted by one’s own desire, being lured and enticed by it; 15then, when that desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin, and that sin, when it is fully grown, gives birth to death. 16Do not be deceived, my beloved.
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Election (from Easton’s bible dictionary: Election of grace)
The Scripture speaks ( 1) of the election of individuals to office or to honour and privilege, e.g., Abraham, Jacob, Saul, David, Solomon, were all chosen by God for the positions they held; so also were the apostles. ( 2) There is also an election of nations to special privileges, e.g., the Hebrews ( Deu 7:6; Rom 9:4). ( 3) But in addition there is an election of individuals to eternal life ( 2Th 2:13; Eph 1:4; 1Pe 1:2; Jhn 13:18).
The ground of this election to salvation is the good pleasure of God ( Eph 1:5,11; Mat 11:25,26; Jhn 15:16,19). God claims the right so to do ( Rom 9:16,21).
It is not conditioned on faith or repentance, but is of soverign grace ( Rom 11:4-6; Eph 1:3-6). All that pertain to salvation, the means ( Eph 2:8; 2Th 2:13) as well as the end, are of God ( Act 5:31; 2Ti 2:25; 1Cr 1:30; Eph 2:5,10). Faith and repentance and all other graces are the exercises of a regenerated soul; and regeneration is God’s work, a “new creature.”
Men are elected “to salvation,” “to the adoption of sons,” “to be holy and without blame before him in love” ( 2Th 2:13; Gal 4:4,5; Eph 1:4). The ultimate end of election is the praise of God’s grace ( Eph 1:6,12). ( See PREDESTINATION T0002999.)
Comment by bstudy — December 14, 2007 @ 12:07 pm