The Biblical Metanarrative Essay

Epiphany celebrates the arrival of the Magi (the Three Kings, named Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar) at the site of Jesus' birth, so it is also called El Día de los Reyes Magos ("Three Kings' Day") in Spanish-speaking countries such as Panama. The day also commemorates his divinity as manifested to the Magi, who brought him gifts. On this day Panamanian families awake to open the gifts left by the Three Kings, and families and friends gather for the celebrations. While the children play with…

Throughout history the Bible, one of the oldest and longest lasting books in history (Akin et al., 2014), has undergone extreme scrutiny and diligent study. The efforts are usually to determine the validity of the claim that the Bible is inspired God. Scholars are seeking to determine the historicity of the stories, miracles and people interactions with the goal of asserting or denying the self-witnessing nature of the Scriptures. First and foremost, Christians believe and trust in the Bible as…

Shalom is also a Biblical concept, meaning completeness, fulfillment, and harmony, that sweeps throughout the Biblical metanarrative. In Genesis 1, God created the universe and everything in it with simply the word of His mouth. Creation was whole and complete without sin and its decay and corruption. Creation existed in shalom…

The Biblical Metanarrative A metanarrative is a story about stories of historical meaning, experience, or knowledge, which offers a society legitimation through the anticipated completion of a master idea. Though people may categorize the metanarrative of the Bible differently, there are four major parts that stand out as someone reads through the Bible. There will be some repetition of concepts as each one is discussed because each part is so closely related. The first concept will build the…

Rowland dissects the theology and apocalyptic hermeneutics of famous theologians, Thomas Muentzer and Gerrard Winstanley, so that political discourse does not make facile Biblical interpretation. The apocalyptic language of Daniel is of significant scholarly interest, especially in regards to the biblical metanarrative, but Rowland advocate for a rebalance in Danielic exegesis. Rowland poignantly comments that the scriptures are not for appropriation, political or otherwise; of this he critiques…

Metanarrative Summary Act 1 God and Creation: God created us in his image to spread the love and message of Jesus Christ, this topic relates to christian worldview because we have grown up knowing that we were created by God loved by God and chosen by God to be his hands and feet in a dying world. God created Adam in eve in the Garden of Eden as Act 2 sin enters the world: Sin enters the world when Adam and Eve disobey God by listening to Satan in the form of a snake and eat from the tree of…

Review of ACARA Documents After the review of ACARA documents in particular History Year 10 () this paper will conclude that a Humanistic worldview taints the overall direction of the prescriptive curriculum allowing for a personalized model of learning in flexible classrooms. Underpinning this view are the key proponents of Maslow, Roger and Knowles whom research in terms of self actualization, teacher as facilitator have moved away from the pre enlightenment era of teacher directed,…

behind a façade, with alternate modified lives. We must be cautious of churches becoming a social venue for self-presentation, with Christians using biblical rules as authority over other Christians as well as preaching the Gospel of peace and prosperity as the result of faith. It is time for us to refocus on the message of the Gospel, not to take biblical text written in a different context and apply it “as is” to our context today, but rather adapt it into our context while preserving the…

their poetry. In The Weary Blues, Hughes uses the metanarrative of the song within the poem, which adds depth to the narrative and places a great importance on self-worth and finding your ‘place’ in the world. The entirety of the song describes, in a metaphorical and symbolic sense, the plight of the African-American people living in the U.S in the 1920s. Additionally, Eliot’s religious allegory The Journey of the Magi, is brimming with biblical references. Judas’ betrayal and the thirty pieces…

Introduction Defining the Gospel is a challenging task when considering every aspect involved. On the surface, it appears that the Gospel is the story of Jesus: His birth, death, and resurrection. When looking deeper at the story of the Gospel, though, it is so much more. The story of the Gospel is not solely contained within the books Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Rather, the Gospel is everything from Genesis to Revelation, because ultimately, everything points to Christ. God has been telling…