CHURCHAND

SCHOOLCOMPANEROS IN GROWING

PEOPLE OF GOD

Confessional Center

Yahweh is King Jesus is Lord

Biblical Narrative

Creation Rebellion Redeemed Covenant People Exile Jesus Church Consummation

Vantage Point #1

God Creator Sovereign

Creation Good Ordered “Teeming”

Humanity Genesis 1: image of God – rule the earth Genesis 2: formed by God – guard and serve

earth

Biblical Wisdom

Creation connection (Proverbs 8, Job 28) “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of

wisdom” Creation order : Worship order Ethical order : Choose life, not death Catechism

Story Family life Covenant challenge

Vantage Point #2

Human rebellion distorts created shalom. Violence Enslaving systems Whose mishpat?

Pharaoh Saul (1 Samuel 8:10-18) David Ahab

School of the prophets Nathan Elijah Elisha Writing prophets

Solomon:Israel’s Ironic Icon

Power via wisdom sustained critical reflection on lived

experience in order to discern the hidden shape of reality in daily life

family/tribal wisdom wisdom of the school and court to manage and master others

international reputation and competition; “success”

Wealth via wisdom

international commercial trade in arms and luxury items

taxation cheap labor royal military bureaucracy

Wisdom vis a vis Torah obedience

the uncompromising “if” of covenant 1 Kings 3:14 1 Kings 6:12-13 1 Kings 9:6

indictment and sentence royal compromise violates Torah land loss

choosing death

Vantage Point #3

New community of the new covenant redemption from the alienation of sin by

the cross new covenant community “in Christ” Jesus brings abundant life

NT re-uses OT metaphors

community of aliens and exiles chosen race royal priesthood holy nation God’s own people

Jesus – Author and Pioneer

Christ gives new life to those who were dead in disobedience, strangers, without hope, without God

Christ reconciles enemies into a new community which he equips to make known the mystery of God

Christ teaches his followers to make disciples, teaching everything that he commanded

Christ offers abundant life, peace, a new Jerusalem of light and life