JESUS AND WISDOM
•JESUS WAS A TEACHER OF
WISDOM -- A SAGE
•WISDOM CONCERNS HOW TO LIVE
•IT SPEAKS OF THE NATURE OF
REALITY AND HOW TO LIVE ONE’S
LIFE ACCORDING TO REALITY.
•TWO WAYS: WISE WAY & FOOLISH
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Jesus as a Wisdom Teacher: Aphorisms, Parables, and the Narrow Way - Prof. Stephen C. Bics, Study notes of World Religions
Jesus as a wisdom teacher, focusing on his use of aphorisms and parables to invite listeners to see reality and live their lives in a new way. It contrasts conventional wisdom with the alternative wisdom of jesus, inviting a transformation from a life centered on cultural norms to a deeper relationship with the spirit of god.
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JESUS AND WISDOM
• JESUS WAS A TEACHER OF
WISDOM -- A SAGE
• WISDOM CONCERNS HOW TO LIVE
• IT SPEAKS OF THE NATURE OF
REALITY AND HOW TO LIVE ONE’S
LIFE ACCORDING TO REALITY.
• TWO WAYS: WISE WAY & FOOLISH
TYPES OF WISDOM
• MOST COMMON TYPE OF WISDOM
IS CONVENTIONAL WISDOM. THIS
IS TAUGHT BY CONVENTIONAL
SAGES.
• THIS WISDOM IS WHAT
EVERYBODY KNOWS. A CULTURE’S
UNDERSTANDING ABOUT WHAT IS
REAL AND HOW TO LIVE.
THE HOW OF JESUS’
WISDOM TEACHING
- (^) JESUS USED APHORISMS AND PARABLES.
- (^) APHORISMS ARE SHORT, MEMORIAL SAYINGS, GREAT ONE LINERS.LIKE “YOU CANNOT SERVE TWO MASTERS.” YOU CANNOT GET GRAPES FROM A THORN BUSH.”
- (^) PARABLES ARE SHORT STORIES.
THE HOW OF JESUS’
WISDOM TEACHING
- (^) LIKE THE PRODIGAL SON AND THE GOOD SAMARITAN
- (^) BOTH ARE INVITATIONAL FORMS OF SPEECH.
- (^) AS EVOCATIVE FORMS OF SPEECH, THEY TEASE THE IMAGINATION INTO ACTIVITY, SUGGEST MORE THAN THEY SAY, & INVITE A TRANFORMATION.
THE HOW OF JESUS’
WISDOM TEACHING
• AS A WISDOM TEACHER, JESUS
WAS NOT PRIMARILY A TEACHER
OF INFORMATION (WHAT TO
BELIEVE) OR MORALS (HOW TO
BEHAVE), BUT A TEACHER OF A
WAY OF TRANFORMATION. A
TRANSFORMATION FROM
CONVENTIONAL WISDOM TO GOD.
THE PROBLEM:
CONVENTIONAL WISDOM
- (^) CONVENTIONAL WISDOM IS THE DOMINANT CONSCIOUSNESS OF ANY CULTURE.
- (^) IT IS THE WAY THINGS ARE: ITS IMAGE OF REALITY.
- (^) IT IS THE WAY TO LIVE:ITS ETHOS, OR WAY OF LIFE.
- (^) IT IS WHAT EVERYBODY KNOWS
CONTINUED
- (^) THIS IS A DEEPING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SPIRIT OF GOD.
- (^) WHAT IS NEEDED IS A NEW HEART – AN INTERNAL TRANFORMATION BROUGHT ABOUT BY A DEEP CENTERING IN GOD. THIS IS THE LIFE OF THE SPIRIT.