Biblical Studies
In biblical studies this quarter we focus more to the gospel of John. We learn more about the story of John that includes Baptism, Samaria, and Sabbath day. One of the assignment given is to make presentation that relating to Samaria in groups. So basically we analyse verses that have any relation to Samaria from both Old and New Testament. We should analyse if the story from certain verse is a negative aspects or positive aspect. Below is the presentation in word format.
Samaria
By: Andrew, Geral, Raghav, William
Introduction
•Samaria was the region in the middle of Israel, between Judea to the south and Galilee to the north.
•Judea is the country of which Jerusalem is the capital. It was the area inherited by Judah. Samaria is the country, between Judea to the south and Galilee to the north. The capital of Samaria is also named Samaria. (Acts)
•John 4:5
–Sychar was a city in Samaria about 30 miles north of Jerusalem.
Old Testament
•2 Kings 17: 24-41
Positive Aspect
•2 Kings 17:27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.
•2 Kings 17:28 Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
•2 Kings 17:36 But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.
Negative Aspect
•2 Kings 17:24 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
•2 Kings 17:25 And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.
•2 Kings 17:26 Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
New Testament
•Luke 10:25-37
•John 4:4
•John 4:5
•Acts 1:8
•Acts 8:1
•Acts 8:4
•Acts 8:5
•Acts 8:9
•Acts 8:14
•Acts 9:31
•Acts 15:13
Positive Aspect
•Luke 10:25-37
•The Parable of the Good Samaritan
•Acts 8
–Philip converts many in Samaria including a magician
–Philip now becomes a gospel preacher spreading Christianity(Acts 21:8). He goes to the city of Samaria.
– "There was one man, named Simon, who had been doing sorcery in the city. He'd amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one. All the people, from the least to the greatest, had listened to him. They'd said of Simon, “This man is that great power of God.” They listened to him because he'd long amazed them with his sorceries." (Acts 8:9-11).
•"But when the people of Samaria believed Philip preaching good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Simon himself also believed. After being baptized, he continued on with Philip, amazed by the signs and great miracles that he saw."(Acts 8:12-13).
•"The apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, so they sent Peter and John to them. When Peter and John came down to Samaria, they prayed that the people might receive the Holy Spirit. As yet the Spirit had fallen on none of them—they had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus. So Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit." (Acts 8:14-17:).
Introduction
•Samaria was the region in the middle of Israel, between Judea to the south and Galilee to the north.
•Judea is the country of which Jerusalem is the capital. It was the area inherited by Judah. Samaria is the country, between Judea to the south and Galilee to the north. The capital of Samaria is also named Samaria. (Acts)
•John 4:5
–Sychar was a city in Samaria about 30 miles north of Jerusalem.
Old Testament
•2 Kings 17: 24-41
Positive Aspect
•2 Kings 17:27 Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.
•2 Kings 17:28 Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
•2 Kings 17:36 But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.
Negative Aspect
•2 Kings 17:24 And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
•2 Kings 17:25 And so it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew some of them.
•2 Kings 17:26 Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.
New Testament
•Luke 10:25-37
•John 4:4
•John 4:5
•Acts 1:8
•Acts 8:1
•Acts 8:4
•Acts 8:5
•Acts 8:9
•Acts 8:14
•Acts 9:31
•Acts 15:13
Positive Aspect
•Luke 10:25-37
•The Parable of the Good Samaritan
•Acts 8
–Philip converts many in Samaria including a magician
–Philip now becomes a gospel preacher spreading Christianity(Acts 21:8). He goes to the city of Samaria.
– "There was one man, named Simon, who had been doing sorcery in the city. He'd amazed the people of Samaria, making himself out to be some great one. All the people, from the least to the greatest, had listened to him. They'd said of Simon, “This man is that great power of God.” They listened to him because he'd long amazed them with his sorceries." (Acts 8:9-11).
•"But when the people of Samaria believed Philip preaching good news concerning the Kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized, both men and women. Simon himself also believed. After being baptized, he continued on with Philip, amazed by the signs and great miracles that he saw."(Acts 8:12-13).
•"The apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, so they sent Peter and John to them. When Peter and John came down to Samaria, they prayed that the people might receive the Holy Spirit. As yet the Spirit had fallen on none of them—they had only been baptized in the name of Christ Jesus. So Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit." (Acts 8:14-17:).
Reflection
The teacher didn't show us the scores we got for this presentation, however I have a sample work which is a test where the score is provide (left). But this reflection would be about the presentation assessment from the above. So basically I did well enough, however as a group we didn't cooperate much. We divide the job, 2 people analyse old testament and the other 2 analyse new testament. This kind of formation didn't work well because we will have different knowledge, the other 2 member won't get information from either new or old testament. This cause us problem when we got various question and not all of us can answer. So to prevent such thing we should work together in every step of this assessment.
Intercultural Awareness
This related to intercultural awareness because we have our own opinion and some group(s) have different opinion of positive and negative aspects. In my class there are various of different religion, and this taught me that different religion have different opinion towards what the bible provide. This increase my awareness as we should respect other religion with different opinion from all around the world, but at the same time we should also strengthen our own religion.