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  • Bible Study – Turning Over a New Fig Leaf

    We had a good bible study last night at the LGBT group here at St Mary’s. I thought I’d post the basic questions here and see whether people wanted to have a go at answering them here too.

    First of all we read most of Genesis Chapter 2. (You can find the text at the Oremus Bible Browser)

    Then we had a go at these questions

    • What strikes you about the text?
    • Does the text tell us more about how people think about God or about how God thinks about us? Why?
    • What different patters of partnership can you think of from the Bible?

    And then we had a look at this picture (Willem Vrelant, 1460s illuminator Flemish, died 1481—Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open Content Program.)

    Adam and Eve

    And tried to answer these questions:

    • What strikes you about the picture?
    • What influence does this story have on you today?

    I’d be interested to hear any responses on here. (Why can’t we do bible study on a blog post?)

    And here is an extra question for those answering today:

    • What difference do you think it might make studying the story of Adam and Eve in an LGBT group to any other group?

    Don’t be shy…

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5 responses to “What theologian are you?”

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    Kelvin

    Re: What theologian are you?

    “The Courage to Be”

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    Anonymous

    Re: What theologian are you?
    Indeed so.

    “Anger is a noble infirmity; the generous failing of the just; the one degree that riseth above zeal, asserting the prerogative of virtue.” – Tillich

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    Kelvin

    Re: What theologian are you?
    Well I was Moltmann first and then Tillich. But I didnt really understand all the questions, so who knows?!
    (Ruth)

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    Anonymous

    Re: What theologian are you?
    Well, of course, (being Tillich) I had a greater understanding of the assertions that I particularly disagreed with.

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    Kelvin

    Re: What theologian are you?
    I got 93% Karl Barth….and from 1971-3 I was taught dogmatic theology at New College by Thomas Torrance. Old habits die hard….

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