1.Q: What kind of God is "God" in the Old Testament ? A: The God in the Old Testament is just, kind and merciful. He knows who is righteous and who is evil or with wrongness. He will bless the righteous and punish the evil. However, he will give those who with wrongness an opportunity to turn over a new leaf. C: It will be better to give examples. e.g. from the story of the first murder or the story of Joseph...etc. Moreover, this God, in comparison with the one in the New Testament, might be more awe-inspiring. 2.Q1: Why was God partial to Abel ? Q2: What symbolic meaning is there for the story of the first murder ? A1: It is because Abel's offerings had breathed and lived just like human beings, and animals are more sacred than grains. A2: It shows human's evilness, and seems to be foretell of the flood. (Because God used the flood to punish hum an's evilness) C1: I mentioned in class that the animal Abel offers is a firstling. This shows Abel's respect since the first born is precious. (sacred too) 3.Q: What is the relationship between God and his people ? A: People in ancient time are afraid of God's power, and this has something to do with human's fear of natural disasters. Although they try to resist the disasters, all thir effort is in vain. On the other hand, for fear that human may conquer God, God also limits human's abilities. To conclude, God try to lead people to the way it plans. C: Yes, people respect God but they also fear God because their God is a punishing God. We can tell it from the story of the Flood. But from the stroy of Exodus you may find people also have a hard heart for they also disobey God. Many times, they receive punishments from God for they wonder away from God's path. 4.Q: Why did God want to destroy the wicked human beings ? A: It was because God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts was only evil (The first murder) continually. The Lord was sorry that he had made man on earth and he decided to destroy the human being he had created. 5.Q1: Why does Jacob trick his father ? Q2: What significance is there for such blessings from his father ? A1: He wanted to get his father's blessing. A2: Isaac blessed him that God may grant him from the dew of the heavens and the fat of the earth, people serve him and nations bow before him, he can also overlord his brothers and those who curse him would be curse. It means that Jacob can dominate a lot of things. In other words, from his father's blessing he can own the power to control the world. C2: Another point is that a father's blessings can really bring one boundless rewards. They equal blessings from God. 6.Q1: What is special about Joseph's story ? Q2: How does dream influence his life ? A1: God conveys his message through Joseph's dreams without informing him his identity and makes Joseph act as a prophet. The most special feature of Joseph's story is God's absence which other stories do not show, through this God reveals his power and his surpassing of merel human expectation. A2: First, Joseph dreams a dream that all his brothers will bow to him. It guides the way he should follow, though it is harsh. Second, Joseph solves the dream of Pharaoh, that makes him more powerful and wealthy. Those dreams even make it better the relationship between Joseph and his brothers. C: These dreams foretell future and later Joseph serves as a dream interpreter. In other words, he seems to be the mediator between God and his people. 7.Q1: Why does Job receive so many afflictions ? Q2: Is his suffering justified ? Q3: Why does the author write this work ? A1: A2: A3: 8.Q1: Why does God plant the tree of good and evil in the garden of Eden ? Q2: Why does the lord God forbid the man to eat the fruit from the tree ? A1: God's initial purpose to plant the tree of good and evil is to give Adam Eve a holy symbol that life is not only related to God but also relies on God. Also, we can think of it as a trial to test their will to resist temptation. A2: Because God's order is the highest principle, human should obey it. Only when obeying the order can human complete body and soul. 9.Q: Why does God allow a serpent to tempt Eve and Adam, which consequently caueses their fall ? A: God create Eve and Adam, so he trusted them to obey Him. He didn't think that the serpent would succeed in seducing them. Although God believed in Eve abd Adam to listen to Him, He still wanted to make sure. However, despite God's faith in them what happened wasn't completely unexpected to God. C: A bit contradictory. 10.Q1: What can (eating) the fruit bring to us ? Q2: What's symbolic of this fruit ? A1: The fruit brings awareness, the ability to determine the moral values of human beings. A2: The symbol of the fruit is wisdom, for in the Bible it did document what the fruit represent. Also, the deep meaning of the fruit is referring to the temptation given by the serpent, indicating that fruit can be sweet as well as life, but also may be harsh as the serpent. C: What wisdom do human beings need (or not need) ? 至於第七题，第七组的同学还在修改 然後有几题的答案也还要再修过 请第九组和第十组的同学回文修正喔 (第十组请修正不清楚的地方) 然後如果有其他问题 就也推文告知吧! --

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