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Evil in the Bible
Topics for this evening
Genesis Job Inter testament period Gospels Revelation
Genesis
Adam and Eve (Genesis 2.4b3:24) In this passage, a snake convinces Eve to eat of the fruit of tree of knowledge of good and evil God finds out ( O NO!) The snake is frequently seen as Satan This is commonly called The Fall
BUT!!!!!!!!!
The text DOES NOT identify the snake as Satan The text does not say that evil came into the world this way Brueggemann± The Old Testament is not interested in these issues Reflection on how to live in God¶s world Reflection on obedience Does knowledge come at a high cost? Is temptation necessarily the same thing as evil?
Job
Job is really a treatise on suffering What is the meaning of suffering? Evil is not a concern in Job
BUT???????
1:6 Heavenly beings came before God and presented themselves HUH????? One theory««.. Actually a divine council of heavenly beings ruled by God One of these beings is Satan Satan is the eyes and ears of God as he walks on the earth seeing what is going on God is posing a question to Satan which is does Job worship God because of what God gave him or because of who God is? Another theory²Self questioning by God
Inter Testament Period
Period between the writing of the Old Testament and New Testament 430 BC to 50 AD Jewish Apocalypse Hellenistic Religion
Jewish Apocalypse
Apocalypse²literature focusing on the end times Victory of God¶s people over evil Bizarre images Conflict between good and evil on both a cosmic level and earthly level. OT²Daniel Other writings 1 Enoch 4 Ezra Qumran community Influence on NT
Hellenistic Religion
Hellenistic religion brought an emphasis on miracles such as healings and exorcisms Mystery cults Gnosis Pessimistic worldview Worldly existence captive to antiGod forces Mythology Evil is a topic of discussion as well as literal demons and evils
Gospels
Evil is characterized the following ways: Tendency within us Personal being outside of ourselves Powerful angel gone astray Cosmic power Organized force vs. God Focus on Luke
Luke
Temptations Devil=slanderer or adversary Temptation is the main focus of this story about evil Devil will be back Jesus and Beelzebul (Luke 11) Beelzebul=Baal the Prince Jesus recognizes Satan as well as the power of Satan But He also sees Satan as overthrown by a stronger power (aka Jesus) Jesus=the beginning of the end of evil See Satan fall like lightening
Paul
Ephesians (6) Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand up to the wiles of the Devil. Struggle is against rulers, authorities, and against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in heavenly places
Revelation
Where does one begin????
Cosmic Battle
Angels vs. beasts and Satan Satan being thrown into a pool of fire Revelation 12:1-9
Question
Revelation 6 4 Horsemen of the apocalypse Seems pretty evil to me But it comes from heaven ?????
Next week« week«
Theologians respond to the theodicy triangle
Questions?
Evil in the Bible
Topics for this evening
Genesis Job Inter testament period Gospels Revelation
Genesis
Adam and Eve (Genesis 2.4b3:24) In this passage, a snake convinces Eve to eat of the fruit of tree of knowledge of good and evil God finds out ( O NO!) The snake is frequently seen as Satan This is commonly called The Fall
BUT!!!!!!!!!
The text DOES NOT identify the snake as Satan The text does not say that evil came into the world this way Brueggemann± The Old Testament is not interested in these issues Reflection on how to live in God¶s world Reflection on obedience Does knowledge come at a high cost? Is temptation necessarily the same thing as evil?
Job
Job is really a treatise on suffering What is the meaning of suffering? Evil is not a concern in Job
BUT???????
1:6 Heavenly beings came before God and presented themselves HUH????? One theory««.. Actually a divine council of heavenly beings ruled by God One of these beings is Satan Satan is the eyes and ears of God as he walks on the earth seeing what is going on God is posing a question to Satan which is does Job worship God because of what God gave him or because of who God is? Another theory²Self questioning by God
Inter Testament Period
Period between the writing of the Old Testament and New Testament 430 BC to 50 AD Jewish Apocalypse Hellenistic Religion
Jewish Apocalypse
Apocalypse²literature focusing on the end times Victory of God¶s people over evil Bizarre images Conflict between good and evil on both a cosmic level and earthly level. OT²Daniel Other writings 1 Enoch 4 Ezra Qumran community Influence on NT
Hellenistic Religion
Hellenistic religion brought an emphasis on miracles such as healings and exorcisms Mystery cults Gnosis Pessimistic worldview Worldly existence captive to antiGod forces Mythology Evil is a topic of discussion as well as literal demons and evils
Gospels
Evil is characterized the following ways: Tendency within us Personal being outside of ourselves Powerful angel gone astray Cosmic power Organized force vs. God Focus on Luke
Luke
Temptations Devil=slanderer or adversary Temptation is the main focus of this story about evil Devil will be back Jesus and Beelzebul (Luke 11) Beelzebul=Baal the Prince Jesus recognizes Satan as well as the power of Satan But He also sees Satan as overthrown by a stronger power (aka Jesus) Jesus=the beginning of the end of evil See Satan fall like lightening
Paul
Ephesians (6) Put on the whole armor of God so that you may be able to stand up to the wiles of the Devil. Struggle is against rulers, authorities, and against the cosmic powers of this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in heavenly places
Revelation
Where does one begin????
Cosmic Battle
Angels vs. beasts and Satan Satan being thrown into a pool of fire Revelation 12:1-9
Question
Revelation 6 4 Horsemen of the apocalypse Seems pretty evil to me But it comes from heaven ?????
Next week« week«
Theologians respond to the theodicy triangle
Questions?
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