Posted: September 6th, 2022

BIBL 104 Studying the Old Testament Narratives, Studying of the Gospels

BIBL 104 NEW TESTAMENT GOSPELS BIBLE STUDY ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS

Common Directions:

For this task, you can be finding out a narrative from the Gospels. Extra particularly, you can be finding out Jesus encounter with Mary and Martha in Luke 10:38-42. You’ll use the template beneath to be able to full a examine of this passage. In your examine, you’ll use the expertise of Remark, Interpretation, Correlation, and Software that you’ve change into acquainted with by means of your studying in On a regular basis Bible Examine. Discuss with the “Course Insurance policies” in the course syllabus for the formatting expectations on this course.

Submit this New Testament Gospels Bible Examine task by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module/Week 6.

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Identify:
Date:
Part:
Studying the Gospels,
Passage: Luke 10:38-42
I. Remark
A. I’ve learn Luke 10:38-42 in each a proper translation (KJV, NKJV, NASB, ESV, or CSB)
and a purposeful translation (NIV, NLT, or NCV). Spotlight the appropriate reply. You will discover a duplicate of the NASB, ESV, CSB, and NLT in your myWSB Library.
o Sure
B. Determine the fundamental parts of the story you might be finding out
1. Essential characters: (Record them)
The primary characters of the story are;
1. Jesus
2. Mary
Three. Martha
2. Plot: (50-100 phrases)
The story includes Jesus and his disciples touring. Martha welcomes Jesus in her home. She had a sister known as Mary who sat at the toes of Jesus and heard his phrase. Martha is hospitable and anxious about serving the visitors and she or he is overwhelmed by the duties. Martha got here to Jesus and complained that Jesus ought to command Mary to Help her. Jesus had a unique perspective and defined to Martha that Mary chooses to hearken to God’s phrase, which was extra necessary than aiding her in her duties. Jesus explains that Mary has chosen the good half of listening to the phrase and discipleship that won’t be taken away from her.
Three. Story construction: (50-100 phrases)
Introduction
Jesus and the disciples are touring to Bethany when Martha invitations them to her home. Martha is busy doing a little duties whereas Mary is listening to Jesus’s teachings.
Inciting Incident
Martha is just not comfortable that she is doing all the work alone whereas Mary is seated at the toes of Jesus. Martha is distracted that Mary is just not prepared to Help her full the chores.
Rising Motion
Martha involves Jesus and complains that her sister is just not serving to her. Martha thinks her sister is just not anxious about the preparations whereas she believes she is being hospitable to her visitors. Martha requests Jesus to command Mary to Help her.
Climax
The climax is the place Martha says to Jesus, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Due to this fact inform her to Help me” (KJV Luke 10:40) Jesus responds by saying that Mary had made the greatest determination of listening to his teachings.
Falling Motion
Jesus tells Martha that she anxious about non-essential or many issues.
Decision
Jesus enlightens Martha that her sister selected the good portion. Jesus reveals that Mary was proper and nobody ought to accuse her.

C. Record fundamental observations about this passage utilizing the “Key Question Assignment” for remark.
Bear in mind to seek the advice of the checklist of objects from the remark part in finding out the Gospels in Chapter 36. It will make it easier to be extra detailed in your solutions to “who,” “what,” “the place,” “when,” “why,” and “how.”

1. Who:
Mary, Martha, Jesus, and his disciples.

2. What:
Martha invitations Jesus and the disciples in her home. She is busy making ready a meal and her varied duties to finish. She is overwhelmed and realizes that Mary must be serving to her as an alternative of sitting at the toes of Jesus. Martha needs her sister Mary to return to Help her and cease listening to the phrases of Jesus. Conversely, Jesus explains that Mary has made the proper determination and signifies that Martha is disturbed by many issues.
Three. The place:
In the village of Bethany, particularly in Mary and Martha’s house.
four. When:
It was throughout the time of Jesus’s ministry on earth. It was throughout the time the disciples and Jesus have been heading to Jerusalem.
5. Why:
Why did Jesus go to the house and why did Martha complain.
Jesus and the disciples visited Mary after she welcomed them or opened her home for them. Martha felt that Mary ought to come to Help her as an alternative of sitting on Jesus’s toes. Jesus responds that Martha was distracted by many issues. Jesus needed to indicate that Mary had chosen the good portion thus implying Martha to affix in listening to the teachings.
6. How:
How did Jesus arrive in Martha and Mary’s house? Martha welcomed Jesus and his disciples of their house.
How did Martha react to her sister? She was sad that Martha was simply sitting at the toes of Jesus. She needed Jesus to command her to return and Help her.
How did Jesus reply to Martha’s request? Jesus advised Martha that she was busy with non-essential issues as an alternative of his teachings.
II. Interpretation
A. Decide the writer’s essential level. In 1-2 paragraphs (100-400 phrases) clarify what you
suppose the writer is attempting to speak on this passage. Bear in mind to consider that this passage features a dialog that Jesus has with Martha. Thus, this passage is each exhibiting and telling us one thing.
The important thing message that the writer is speaking to the readers is that Jesus doesn’t need his youngsters to be involved about much less necessary issues (John, Chris, Ben n.d.). The message reveals that Jesus needs his youngsters to hearken to his teachings. Jesus’s response reveals that he’s encouraging Martha to decide on what is going to make extra impression on her life as Mary did. The writer additionally reveals that listening to the phrase is crucial that getting busy with actions that may wait. The story additionally reveals the totally different ranges of loyalty between Martha and Mary. As an example, one is loyal listening to Jesus and spending time with him whereas the different is busy attempting to please Jesus by means of hospitality. Mary’s instance of sitting at the toes of Jesus reveals that believers ought to attempt to spend extra time with God.
The message additionally reveals that folks mustn’t accuse others who’re purposing to spend extra time studying or listening to the phrase of God. The instance of Mary reveals that she selected to hearken to Jesus and never making ready meals with Martha. Jesus concludes by saying, the determination that Mary has made is an efficient portion that won’t be taken away from her. It illustrates that folks ought to understand the gravity of listening to the phrase of God. It demonstrates that what Mary has chosen may have a long-lasting impression because it won’t be taken away from her (KJV, Luke 10:42). Nonetheless, what Martha had chosen would have a brief impression.
B. Based mostly in your reply above, write out one precept from this passage. You ought to be in a position
to precise this precept in 1-Three sentences.
The story demonstrates the precept that believers ought to attempt to spend extra time with God in comparison with looking for perfection. Mary’s instance reveals believers ought to prioritize listening to the phrase of God. Due to this fact, folks ought to halt actions that may wait and give attention to listening to God.
III. Correlation
A. How does this passage from Luke’s Gospel match inside the metanarrative of the Bible? State
what sort of story you imagine this to be (creation, fall, redemption, or new creation) and clarify why you imagine this to be so. Your rationalization must be 1 paragraph (100-200 phrases) in size.
Educating is a redemption story. It gives a comparability of two sisters who made totally different selections that may impression their lives eternally. Mary selected to take a seat at the toes of Jesus and hearken to his teachings, which have been the supply of everlasting life. On the opposite, when Martha interrupts Jesus, he explains to her that Mary had chosen the good portion (KJV, Luke 10:40). It reveals that folks ought to halt their actions and give attention to the teachings simply as we’re with out attempting to please him. It additionally paints the redemption by means of the grasp who got here that folks might have life in abundance. Whereas the Lord needed to feed Mary and Martha spiritually, Martha was anxious about feeding Jesus bodily. Redemption is about receiving the excellent news and teachings of the savior Lord Jesus Christ. It’s not attempting to earn his favor or pleasing him with our actions. Martha needed the visitors together with Jesus to really feel at house and maybe respect her hospitality (John, Chris, Ben n.d.). Nonetheless, the function of Jesus coming to earth was to not be served however to serve and convey salvation unto males. His focus was to convey redemption to males by means of the excellent news and teachings.
B. How does your precept from Luke 10:38-42 match with the relaxation of the Scripture? This
precept is the one you’ve written out in 1-Three sentences in the Interpretation part. In case your precept is a real Biblical precept it will likely be mirrored all through the Scriptures. The place is the precept found on this New Testament narrative discovered elsewhere in the Scriptures? Your rationalization must be 1 paragraph (100-200 phrases) in size.
The precept demonstrates that believers ought to attempt to spend extra time with God in comparison with looking for perfection. It demonstrates obedience and non secular loyalty. Individuals ought to thus be anxious and anxious about listening to the phrase of God. The precept is demonstrated in a number of components of the bible. For instance, in Mathew 6:25-34, Jesus explains that folks mustn’t fear about what is going to eat drink or put on. He states that life is greater than meals. Jesus additionally in Matthew 6:33 tells folks to hunt first his kingdom and righteousness and all different issues can be added to them. In Psalm 119:103 the Psalmist explains that the phrase of God is sweeter than honey. Due to this fact, it’s sweeter than something folks can discover. Individuals ought to thus discover time to learn the phrase and listen to the phrase of God in comparison with spending time on issues that would not have an everlasting impression on their lives. It’s also evident from the scriptures that looking for God is extra necessary than looking for materials wealth or possessions in the world. As an example, in Matthew 13:44, Jesus stated that “once more, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a area, which a person discovered and hid; and for pleasure, over it, he goes and sells all that he has and buys that area. So spending time with God or being near him is an expertise that ought to set off folks to forego all the pieces or promote their property to amass it.
C. How does this passage from Luke’s Gospel mirror the particular person and work of Jesus Christ?
State and clarify not less than a method that the precept of this passage identifies one thing of the particular person and work of Jesus Christ. Your rationalization must be 1 paragraph (100-200 phrases) in size.

The scripture reveals who Jesus was and his function on earth. His function was to convey life in abundance to all. He demonstrates that girls are additionally necessary in the kingdom. He additionally reveals that believers ought to attempt to hearken to his phrase. The reason being that his function of coming to earth was to convey salvation by means of his phrase. Jesus additionally tells Martha that she must be much less involved with non-essential issues. He’s asking Martha to permit Mary to proceed listening to his phrases that had an everlasting impression. This reveals that Jesus got here to serve and never be served as illustrated in Mark 10:45.

IV. Software
What factors of utility may be made utilizing the 4 Questions for Software? State and clarify 1 level of utility for every of these 4 questions. Your rationalization for every of these factors must be 1 paragraph (100-200 phrases) in size.
A. The Question Assignment of responsibility
Martha thought of her responsibility was to organize and serve meals to Jesus and his disciples. Nonetheless, her sister selected a greater responsibility of listening to the teachings of Jesus. The story reveals that Mary selected the higher responsibility of listening to the teachings. It additionally reveals that we should always give attention to God in comparison with the much less necessary actions in life. Martha’s hospitality barred her from listening to Jesus, not like her sister. Equally, the duties of life can bar folks from discovering time to learn the phrase or hearken to God. Distractions can thus distance folks from the phrase and love of God.
B. The Question Assignment of character
Martha’s character is just not the greatest because it focuses on private efforts to win the favor of God. Nonetheless, Mary’s character is the greatest since focuses on God’s intentions. Residence preparations are much less vital than listening to the phrase of God. Individuals ought to want to hunt the counsel of God by means of studying his phrase and listening to his voice. Jesus is an efficient instance since he targeted on serving the will of God. Equally, small duties mustn’t bar folks from accessing or listening to the phrase of God. Due to this fact, the greatest character is to seek out time to hearken to God.
C. The Question Assignment of targets
Martha had misplaced targets of serving meals in comparison with listening to the phrase of God. Her targets have been unsuitable throughout Jesus’ go to. Jesus affirmed the determination of Mary to hearken to the phrase. The targets of the two sisters present an image of the method folks give attention to targets that can mislead them. Mary’s targets present that she most well-liked to listen to the phrase which brings life and religion. Romans 10:17 demonstrates that religion comes by listening to and listening to the phrase of God. Due to this fact, the targets of Mary may be adopted by individuals who need to develop spiritually in comparison with Martha who needed to please Jesus.
D. The Question Assignment of discernment
The story calls us to discern what’s necessary in contrast to what’s much less necessary. Mary discerned that listening to the phrase was necessary than making ready meals. The Lord needs folks to hearken to the teachings, obey, and implement. The story reveals that regardless of the fashionable life of enterprise, folks ought to dedicate time to listening to the phrase. Isaiah 28:23 reveals that listening to and taking note of the phrase are important. Due to this fact, folks ought to suppose they’ve a busy life till they overlook the important issues. They need to discern the everlasting selections that can convey them life and salvation in the current and life to return.

Works Cited
BBE, Primary English Translation. “King James Model (KJV).” (2011).
John, Cartwright, Chris Hulshof, Ben Gutierrez. On a regular basis Bible Examine. Lifeway Church Sources, 2016.
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Identify:
Date:
Part:

Studying the Old Testament Narratives,
Passage: 2 Kings four:1-7

Directions:
For this task, you can be finding out the Old Testament story of Elisha and the Widow’s Oil present in 2 Kings four:1-7. You’ll use the template beneath to be able to full a examine of this passage. In your examine, you’ll use the expertise of Remark, Interpretation, Correlation, and Software that you’ve change into acquainted with by means of your studying in On a regular basis Bible Examine.
I. Remark
A. I’ve learn 2 Kings four:1-7 in each a proper translation (KJV, NKJV, NASB, ESV, or CSB)
and a purposeful translation (NIV, NLT, or NCV). Spotlight the appropriate reply. You will discover a duplicate of the NASB, ESV, CSB, and NLT in your myWSB Library.
o Sure
B. Determine the fundamental parts of the story you might be finding out
1. Essential characters: (Record them)
Prophet Elisha
The widow
The 2 widow’s sons
The widow’s neighbors
2. Plot: (50-100 phrases)
The widow of one of Prophet Elisha’s disciples went to hunt the Help of the prophet over a debt. After the loss of the husband who was an obedient servant of God, a creditor got here to her with the intention of enslaving the two sons of the debtor (KJV, 2nd Kings four:1). After listening to her plight, Elisha suggested her to borrow many empty vessels from the neighbors, lock herself up with the sons and fill the vessels with oil (JKV, 2nd Kings four:four). Elisha advised her to promote the oil to offset the debt (KJV 2ND Kings four:7).
Three. Narrative construction: (50-100 phrases)
Introduction: The widow of Elisha’s follower approaches Elisha along with her debt plight after the husband’s loss of life.
Inciting Incident: Elisha sends the widow to borrow a number of empty vessels from her neighborhood.
Rising Motion: The widow does as she has been instructed and locks herself up along with her two sons to fill the vessels.
Climax: The widowed household manages to replenish all the vessels it has borrowed.
Falling Motion: God has been variety to supply the oil in surplus.
Decision: The widow can elevate cash to settle the debt.
C. Record fundamental observations about this passage utilizing the “Key Question Assignment” for remark.
1. Who:
Elisha
The widow of Elisha’s follower
The widow’s two sons
The widow’s neighbors
2. What:
The entire drawback begins when Elisha’s follower dies with out settling his debt. The loss of life leaves the widow with the activity of settling the debt however she can not attributable to poverty. The creditor insist on getting paid or enslaving the widow’s solely remaining household, the two sons. The widow thinks of Elisha and narrates her plight to the prophet. Elisha is set to Help; subsequently he sends the widow to borrow vessels from the neighbors. Subsequently, with the Help of the two sons, the widow fills all the vessels with oil and experiences again to Elisha. Elisha additional advises her to promote the oil to lift cash that she’s going to use to settle the loss of life. Additionally, being that the oil is in surplus, the widow and the two sons will get their maintenance from the gross sales.
Three. The place:
Zarephath City
four. When:
452-841 BC
5. Why:
The widow cried to Elisha as a result of she couldn’t pay the debt that her deceased husband left pending, prompting the creditor to promote her two sons for slavery. She knew that Elisha being a person of God had solutions or would not less than advise her on what to do.
On the different hand, Elisha suggested her to borrow jars from her neighborhood for the miracle forward. Elisha knew that the oil could be in abundance, sufficient for elevating the cash to settle the money owed and to maintain the household eternally.
The oil was in surplus to cater for each the debt and the maintenance of the widow and her two sons.

6. How:
Elisha’s Help was important for the widow as a result of she managed to maintain her two sons from the imminent slavery that the creditor needed to topic them to.
The widow might settle the debt from the sale of the oil that she had crammed with the Help of her two sons.
The widow and the two sons managed to stay higher as a result of the oil that was in surplus might maintain them after the settlement of the debt.
II. Interpretation
A. Decide the writer’s essential level. In 1-2 paragraphs (100-400 phrases) clarify what you
suppose the writer is attempting to speak on this passage. Bear in mind, the Old Testament narratives ceaselessly talk fact by exhibiting it to us in story type as an alternative of telling it to us by method of educating or sermon.
The educating revolves round religion and God’s mercy on human beings, notably those that search him diligently. Religion manifests itself when the Elisha advises the widow to go and ask for vessels from the neighbors. She doesn’t present any doubt by being inquisitive. She does precisely as Elisha tells her with out attempting to even know what the vessels could be used for. She obeys the recommendation of Elisha with none doubts. One other method that religion manifests itself is by the alternative of the widow to pursue Elisha. She selected to method Elisha along with her plight as a result of she in all probability had religion that Elisha would supply concrete Help. Simply as she anticipated, Elisha didn’t in any method disappoint too. She supplied an answer to each the drawback and a brand new drawback that the widow had not share with him. Elisha is a real manifestation of religion. He believed in the energy of God and had religion that God would intervene for the widow. He simply despatched the lady with the directions whereas holding his religion that God would offer an prompt answer to the drawback.
Additionally, these verses teaches about God’s mercy. God intervened for the widow when she most needed such an intervention. The widow knew that in case the creditor offered her sons to slavery, she wouldn’t solely be lonely but in addition, she may not see the sons once more. The widow had no energy to cease the creditor from taking away the sons. Due to this fact, that is the God’s intervention was vital at the moment. God was merciful sufficient to permit the widow to proceed residing along with her sons after the loss of her husband who was additionally a devoted servant of God. Additionally, God is beneficiant. God not solely supplied the means to repay the debt but in addition the means for sustainability of the widow’s household so long as they lived. God multiplied the oil to satisfy the wants of the household too after guaranteeing that the household could be in the place to settle the debt from the gross sales of the oil.
B. Based mostly in your reply above, write out one precept from this passage. You ought to be in a position
to precise this precept in 1-Three sentences.
This passage talks about the precept of God’s miraculous deeds and ample blessing (KJV, Ephesians Three:20). This precept identifies that God performs supernatural miracles at the proper time.
III. Correlation
A. How does this Old Testament narrative match inside the metanarrative of the Bible? State what
sort of story you imagine this to be (creation, fall, redemption, or new creation) and clarify why you imagine this to be so. Your rationalization must be 1 paragraph (100-200 phrases) in size.
The narrative matches the “redemption” metanarrative of the Bible. The Christian theology view redemption as a deliverance course of the place a person is forgiven their sins. The sin on this narrative is the lack of fee of the debt. When the creditor involves have the debt settled or to remove the two sons, the widow can not Help the scenario. Sadly for her, she not too long ago misplaced her husband. Due to this fact, shedding her sons to the creditor may add ache to her life. Nonetheless, God turns into the redeemer by providing to take over the scenario and provides an eternal answer. In flip, God redeems her from the bondage of the debt and takes away the distress of shedding the two sons too.
B. How does your precept match with the relaxation of the Scripture? This precept is the one you’ve
written out in 1-Three sentences in the Interpretation part. In case your precept is a real Biblical precept it will likely be mirrored all through the Scriptures. The place is the precept found on this Old Testament narrative discovered elsewhere in the Scriptures? Your rationalization must be 1 paragraph (100-200 phrases) in size.
Elisha blessed the kind-hearted lady that had no baby in Shunem by promising her a son in a 12 months (KJV, 2nd Kings four:16). The promise got here to go regardless of the previous age of the Shunem lady’s husband. As soon as once more, God miraculously redeemed the lady from barrenness. The boy that the lady begot died. Nonetheless, Elisha raised the boy from the useless (KJV,2nd Kings four: 36). One other time, Elisha instructed his servants to feed a gaggle of 100 prophets with twenty loaves of bread that a man from Baal Shalishah had introduced (KJV, 2nd Kings four: 42). When the servants have been uncertain about whether or not the loaves can be sufficient, Elisha instructed them simply to serve as a result of the Lord would make it sufficient for them (KJV, 2nd Kings four: 43).
C. How does this Old Testament narrative mirror the particular person and work of Jesus Christ? State
and clarify not less than a method that the precept of this narrative may be recognized in the particular person and work of Jesus Christ. Your rationalization must be 1 paragraph (100-200 phrases) in size.
The narrative displays the particular person and work of Jesus Christ in the Testament. Jesus fed a crowd of 5000 folks with two fish and 5 loaves of bread (KJV, Matthew 14: 13-21). The disciples of Jesus recommended to Jesus that he ought to ship the crowd away in order that they may go and eat some place else (KJV, Matthew 14: 15). Jesus refused and as an alternative requested the crowd to take a seat down for a meal. Consequently, Jesus took the two fish and 5 loaves and blessed them and gave them to the disciples to share amongst the crowd (KJV, Matthew 14: 19). Miraculously, the crowd ate, received glad and left twelve full baskets of leftovers.
IV. Software
What factors of utility may be made utilizing the 4 Questions for Software? State and clarify 1 level of utility for every of these 4 questions. Your rationalization for every of these factors must be 1 paragraph (100-200 phrases) in size.
A. The Question Assignment of responsibility
Elisha served as God’s prophet. Due to this fact, he had the accountability of educating and proclaiming the phrase of God to the folks round him. Elisha manifested the energy and supernatural nature of God by multiplying the oil. It was the responsibility of Elisha to Help the folks with varied issues by making them place confidence in the energy of the Almighty God. The responsibility of such folks as Elisha can be in the New Testament. KJV Matthew 28:19 directs all the believers to broaden the territory of God by making disciples by means of baptism in the title of the Holy Trinity. Due to this fact, it’s the responsibility of each believer to at all times search Help others acknowledge God in all the pieces as a method of increasing the territory of believers.
B. The Question Assignment of character
The narrative expresses a personality that had sturdy religion in God. Elisha felt for the widow and selected to have religion that the plight of the widow can be addressed. As a proclaimer of God’s message he was a job mannequin to the widow. He ensured that the widow had hope in the Help that God would offer. Elisha proclaimed boldly that the widow ought to acquire as many vessels as she might. This trait reveals the extent of hope and religion that Elisha inculcated in the widow. From the incidence, each believer ought to study the character of being hopeful always.it’s the trait of being hopeful that makes everybody that is determined by them to have nice sense of hope too.
C. The Question Assignment of targets
It’s the purpose of everybody in misery to get Help from no matter supply they method. The widow had the similar purpose of getting any little Help from Prophet Elisha. The prophet understood this purpose and didn’t need to discourage the widow. Due to this fact, he stored this purpose alive in the widow by exhibiting that all the pieces could be okay. Everybody in an issue can change into daring to face their challenges when people who they run to for Help are encouraging them to stay steadfast and hopeful. Due to this fact, this narrative is a educating that the first line of motion throughout any troublesome scenario is having a purpose. Secondly, the one in that troublesome scenario subsequent purpose is to hunt Help from promising sources.

D. The Question Assignment of discernment
Discernment is all about how effectively a person can choose a scenario. The narrative outlines the discernment by each Elisha and the widow. The widow made a great judgment by looking for Help from the man of God, Prophet Elisha. Additionally, she made a great judgment by listening to the directions that Elisha gave to her. On the different hand, Elisha made a great judgment by sending the widow to gather as many vessels as she might discover. Each of these judgments present that the higher the judgment, the higher the consequence. The narrative is a crucial lesson to all the Christians. Each Christian ought to be capable to discern the voice of God in order that they make the proper determination always.

Works Cited

BBE, Primary English Translation. “King James Model (KJV).” (2011).
Bible, Holy. “New worldwide model.” Grand Rapids: Zondervan (1984).

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Tags: BIBL 104, Passage: 2 Kings 4:1-7, Passage: Luke 10:38-42, Studying the Gospels, Studying the Old Testament Narratives