Answer the following questions about the differences and sameness between the religious ceremonies?
How did the leaders of each of the religious ceremonies communicate verbally and nonverbally?
What did the members of each of the religious ceremonies communicate verbally and nonverbally?
What were the nonverbal attributes of each of the places of worship?
Describe the differences in the music.
Did the people wear different clothing?
Was the language different?
What were the differences/sameness in the Comments section about the ceremony?
In other words, don't choose two churches that are both Christian, or both Hindu, etc. but, choose two religious ceremonies that have fundamental differences. For example, choose a Buddhist ceremony and a Hindu ceremony to describe the differences or the sameness.
Respond to 3 sections.
Citations: Either (author, page number) or actual sentence number as provided on pages.
There will be no separate "Works cited" or "Reference" page, so you much provide Full Bibliographical Information at the end of the response for each section.
a summary report of no more than three sentences. This should be in the voice of the discussion partner expressing his/her book contents related, however indirectly, to the topic of the class session. One sentence should be a question to provoke discussion. Students are also encouraged to raise those questions they believe will contribute to a rich theological conversation.
Only use 150 words per students is fine
REPLIES
After reading your classmates threads, you must reply to at least 2 threads. Each reply must be at least 200 words (100 words per question) and must follow current Turabian style as necessary. The reply posts must be supported by references to the Reading & Study materials, must evidence thoughtful reflection on the topics, and must advance the discussion.
Be sure to click Reply within the thread to which you intend to respond. Also, note that I like what you said, Thats a good comment, and I disagree with your comment do not count as complete replies in and of themselves. Rather, stating why you liked or disliked the comment, adding additional thoughts or ideas to the original comment, and/or providing alternative ideas or thoughts when you disagree will count as a reply. Courtesy in any disagreement is expected.
Third Lectio Divina
Lectio
1. Summary (3-5 sentences)
2. Important elements (2 sentences)
3. Keywords and Key concepts (2 sentences)
Meditation
1. What is the message and values expressed in this text? (3-5 sentences)
2. What does this mean to me in my life now? (3-5 sentences)
Contemplation
1. Two questions that could help to reflect on this text and what it means for my life now
You will compose a 3- to 4-page analysis of your intercultural experience and awareness vis--vis Christianity and other religions. This is a three-part personal reflection paper that does not require other sources, references, or citations. It does require a careful consideration of your experience and background. Please address the following:
Define and describe the personal, familial, and cultural values, influences, and experiences that shaped you, especially in how you make decisions and communicate with others (Approx. 1 pg.)
Explain how the culture in which you were raised, and your experiences therein, shaped your understanding of Christianity. If you had no exposure to Christianity when you were younger, how does your home culture influence how you understand Christianity today? (Approx. 1 pg.)
Discuss how the values, influences, and experiences defined above may influence the way you interact with people outside of your culture (e.g., how your backg
Please answer the following question in about 2-3 paragraphs. Write as precisely as possible.
What does it mean the Hebrew Testament was canonized? Canon is an important word and designation? What does it mean? Who got to say what did and did not belong? (Think in terms of council) What do we do with new findings from archeology like the Dead Sea Scrolls? Are those as valid as others? What about those left out of the canon? Should we still consider them?
After completing the assigned reading in Duvall and Hays and the assigned Bible reading, complete the following in one to two paragraphs each:
1. What is the book of Psalms? What practical contributions does it make to the life of a Christian?
2. Compare and contrast the calls (to be prophets) of Isaiah (in Isaiah 6) and of Jeremiah (in Jeremiah 1).
3. Summarize the books of Ezra and Nehemiah in one paragraph each. Looking at the outlines of these books in the ESV Study Bible will help.
After completing the assigned reading in Plummer, complete the following in one to two paragraphs each:
4. Identify and explain two principles for interpreting the book of Proverbs.
5. Identify and explain two principles for interpreting the book of Psalms.
Book Source
Duvall, J. S., & Hays, J. D. (2012). Living God's word: Discovering our place in the great
story of scripture. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN-13: 978-0310292104
1. God said to Samuel, it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king (1 Samuel 8:7). How was the adoption of a king by Israel rejection of God? How did God turn Israel's rejection of God onto a promise by God?
2. Prophets are chosen by God. Would you want to be one? Then and/or now? Why or why not?
3. Pick a message of hope from Isaiah, Jeremiah, or Ezekiel and summarize it. How might one of the two global writers relate to your text (Be sure to quote something specific from their work in support of your analysis.)? Discuss the broader applicability of the text to something you have experienced or observed in a situation of loss.
4. In the previous module I mentioned how at Moses' time the book of Genesis would have contained foundational history that up to that point had been oral history. After Moses was the time of the prophets, beginning with Joshua. For the prophets, not ju
QUESTION: Reflect on what you have learned about Hinduism. One approach is to talk about what Hindus see as the main problem that humans are trying to overcome and then to describe the solutions to the problem (the main paths, or yogas that are a part of this tradition). Another approach would be to write a response to someone who says that Hindus are polytheistic explaining why that isn't true. Feel free to take a different approach if there is something that has been particularly striking for you.
