David Mapugilo
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HEAVEN AND EARTH
MODULE 2: SESSION 9: Ancient Babylonian Cosmology
The common ground between ancient Babylonian cosmological accounts and the Hebrew Bible all is that ancient Babylonian cosmology do believe that in the beginning everything was in a chaotic water state before ordering of the universe and the Israelite cosmology entails that…
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INTRODUCTION TO THE HEBREW BIBLE
MODULE 2: SESSION 9: What The Prophets Say About the Bible’s Origin
The Hebrew Bible was written by what is considered to be the minority group trying to criticize the people, Governments and/or Kings who were against God’s directives. Practically the Torah and the prophets passed from one generation to another,…
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Great lesson learned, Pastor David!
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ADAM TO NOAH
MODULE 2: SESSION 8: The Structure of the Eden Narrative
Generally Genesis 1 sets a foundation of what ought to be done and/or created while Genesis 2 is the filling up of what was spoken in Genesis 1. Genesis 2 is like the act of layering over the already set truth. Further, the indication that there was no man to till the ground…
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HEAVEN AND EARTH
MODULE 2: SESSION 8: Ancient Egyptian Cosmology
Israel existed in the same cultural environment as its ancient neighbors. So the biblical authors speak from within their ancient Near Eastern perceptions of the world. They are making worldview claims about the God of Israel through their cultural constructs. Because of this, it…
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INTRODUCTION TO THE HEBREW BIBLE
MODULE 2: SESSION 8: What Torah Says About the Bible’s Origin
The Bible was written to explain the story of God who decided to rescue his people, entered into covenant with them of which they did not uphold. Finally, they rebelled against Him but He plans to raise a prophet who would rescue them. This is the…
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ADAM TO NOAH
MODULE 1: SESSION 7: Reflecting on the Macrostructure of Genesis 1-11
I have learnt a lot in this session where l have come to realize that, this is the foundation of all the Hebrew Bible because after this all themes keeps on repeating or layering up.
The Bible is meditation literature, which means some themes and connections…
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HEAVEN AND EARTH
MODULE 2: SESSION 7: The Purpose of Light in Day 1
In the beginning God created the light and called it day and God created the light apart from the darkness. The separation of light from darkness had a purpose of creating the pattern of time where he called the light day and darkness marked as night.
Finally we come to…
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INTRODUCTION TO THE HEBREW BIBLE
MODULE 2: SESSION 7: An Important Premise: The Inspiration of Scripture
It is very true that me and those in my context tend to view the spiritual and physical realms as very distinct. This affects my view of the inspiration of Scripture. The best way to allow to operate is by establishing a synergy or a…
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ADAM TO NOAH
MODULE 1: SESSION 6: The Genesis 1-11 Pattern Throughout the Scripture
I learnt something peculiar that the aim of analyzing the patterns in Genesis 1-11 is not simply to see the nice and pretty patterns but having a clear theological argument in connection to God’s purpose. The aim is to see God’s justice and mercy in tandem with…
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HEAVEN AND EARTH
MODULE 2: SESSION 6: Genesis 1 is an Ancient Israelite Cosmology
I have learnt something wonderful about Genesis 1. For a better understanding you need to ask yourself two important questions including what comes to your mind when you hear the word earth and secondly what did the author try to communicate in Hebrew…
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