Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Luke II

Please read Chapter 13-24 of the Gospel of Luke. Look at the list of passages "special" to Luke (Section VI of the outline I passed out in class). Choose one or two of these passages and speculate on why Luke chose to include this material while Matthew did not. If others have commented on this passage before you, say whether you agree with their suggestions or not.

If you do not have the outline I passed out, see the online version here.

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Luke I

Please read through Chapters 1-12 or the Gospel of Luke. This book has been called "the most beautiful book ever written," and it is, for many people, their favorite gospel. Pick out a verse or passage that you think particularly well shows why people find this gospel attractive, and explain why you think this verse/passage helps explain the extension of the gospel message to the gentiles.

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

The Gospel of Matthew II

Please read the remaining chapters of the Gospel of Matthew (Ch. 15-28). Pay special attention to Chapters 21-23, chapters that particularly well show Jesus' challenge to the religion of the scribes and Pharisees. Choose a verse or summarize a passage that seems particularly important to you and do one of the following:

1. Explain why you think this verse/passage is the best/most memorable in the assigned reading.

2. Explain how this verse/passage ties to the theme that Mattthew is a "gospel for those who think they don't need the gospel."

Thursday, January 18, 2007

The Gospel of Matthew I

Please read Chapters 1-14 of the Gospel of Matthew. Concentrate especially on Chapters 5-7, the Sermon on the Mount. Please pick a key verse from the assigned chapters and do one of the following:

1. Explain why you think this verse the key to understanding what the selection is about.

2. Explain why you think this verse is the best/most memorable in the assigned reading.

3. Explain why you think this verse is the most difficult/hard to understand in the assigned chapters.

Friday, January 5, 2007

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Welcome to Early Church Keyline Blog, the official blog of History 424, Early Church history. I look forward to your questions and comments on some of the most interesting, most important, most studied--and most often misunderstood--books ever written, the books of the New Testament.