Chadwick, The Early Church
Chapter 1 from Jerusalem to Rome
Christians were first Jews so necessary to find continuity from Old Testament and old covenant
P9, 10 Jews 'a race apart' but 'ready to dedicate synagogues "to God in honour of the emperor"'
'A million Jews in Alexandria and Egypt' → influential. Often easier to let them have their own way in matters of religion
Admired for monotheism, morality and antiquity
Septuagint (work of 70 authors) dated from Alexandria in 3rd C BC under sponsorships of Ptolemy Philadelphus
Elements of Biblical Exegesis
Chapter 1: The Task
P10 exegisis may be defined as the careful historical literary and theological analysis of a text…​
P10 "close reading" …​. a word by word phrase by phrase reading
P11 exegesis is an investigation - what’s going on here?
Asking questions even if they’re not immediately resolved
P11 As Conversation - listening to others even those with whom we disagree
P12 The exigetical method is more art than science
Dancing with wisdom
Introduction: why discover wisdom?
Will [this book] bring the lasting happiness, fulfillment and contentment which we all long for?
A good question; I hope so says Raheja.
Develop wisdom:
What kind of person can I live with being?
how do I relate, appropriately and balancing seriousness with fun
doing what will give meaning to life?
what legacy do I want to leave
Simple questions requiring wisdom to answer. Security in your answers reflects wisdom in your life.