Five Facets Of Resurrection
Five Facets of Resurrection Saanich Peninsula Ecclesia Study Day 2017
Classes
Class 1: Five Facets of Resurrection
The class discusses the historical event of Jesus' resurrection, focusing on the Pharisees' actions that inadvertently secured reliable witnesses to the event. It emphasizes the importance of believing in the historical reality of the resurrection as the foundation of Christianity.
Class 2: Resurrection as a Worldview Statement
The class explores the concept of resurrection as a worldview statement, contrasting it with ancient Greek philosophies like Epicureanism and Stoicism. It emphasizes the integration of the divine and the physical world through Christ's resurrection, highlighting its uniqueness compared to contemporary beliefs.
Class 3: Resurrection as the Basis of Preaching and Teaching
The class discusses the resurrection of Jesus as a historical fact and its theological implications, emphasizing its centrality in early Christian preaching. It explores how the resurrection validates key doctrines and moral teachings, drawing on passages from Acts and other New Testament books.
Class 4: (Exhortation): Resurrection as Exhortation
The class explores the theme of resurrection as exhortation through parables in Luke 15 and the story of Lazarus in John 11, emphasizing God's power to bring life from death and encourage faith in the face of sin and despair.
Class 5: (Sunday School): Resurrection as a Metaphor of Moral Development
The class explores how Paul uses resurrection as a metaphor for moral development, emphasizing the concepts of gratuitous metaphor, identity transformation, and the necessity of grace. It highlights the importance of baptism as a symbolic death and resurrection, and the need to die to sin and the law to live as new creations in Christ.