For session 10 (Tuesday 2 December)...

In our last session we'll be looking one last time at how the second temple period fills in the gap between the Old and New Testaments. For this session you will need to have read:

• Wilson, "Where the Church went wrong," pg. 166-192 of Our Father Abraham (handout)

Here are some things to consider when doing your reading - we'll be discussing these questions in class:

• How does Wilson think a Hebraic mindset might help us recover a holistic and unified worldview, over against a dualistic one (167-168)? Why does he think this is an important distinction?
  
• How does this feed into the issue of enjoying the world we live in (169-171)?
• What about the issue of marriage (171-173)?
• In terms of spirituality, what does Wilson mean by the distiction between 'otherworldliness' and 'this-worldliness' (174-177)?
• How does this affect our understanding of the concept of salvation (178-181)?
• What does Wilson say about the view of faith as thinking or acting (182-185)?
• How might a Hebraic mindset inform our ideas on individualism vs. community (185-186)?
• How does this fit in with the NT idea of the church as body/community (187-190)?
  

For the final hour we'll be doing an exam tutorial, so make sure to bring any questions you might have.