How does the Eschatological Discourse/Synoptic Apocalypse help you to understand the parables

Judgment? What Judgment?

Kingdom, Grace, Judgment (Capon, 2002)

Book 3, Chapter 7: God’s Action in History

Book 3, Chapter 8: The Eye of the Hurricane

Book 3, Chapter 9: The Deluge of Judgment by Mercy

Book 3, Chapter 10: The Waters of Judgment Rose

Stories with Intent (Snodgrass, 2018)

The Wicked Tenants

The Wedding Banquet and the Feast

The Eschatological Discourse

Matthew 21-25

Luke 19-21

Throughout these chapters in Matthew (and to some extent, in Luke), Jesus was getting ready to be arrested by the authorities and killed. As part of his teaching, he engaged in what is known as The Eschatological Discourse or the Synoptic Apocalypse, and the teaching in Matthew is particularly striking. In four to five paragraphs, respond to the following:

How does the Eschatological Discourse/Synoptic Apocalypse help you to understand the parables? What is its relationship to those parables?

What is the character of the judgment that occurs throughout these parables? It appears that Jesus is almost glorying in the judgment. Is he? How else might that judgment be understood?

Bolster your argument by explaining how at least two parables or symbolic actions (“enacted parables”) should be interpreted as instances of the judgment you find in the second step.

Support your statements with evidence from the Required Studies and your research.

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REQUIRED STUDIES

The following materials are required studies for this week. Complete these studies at the beginning of the week and save these weekly materials for future use.

Kingdom, Grace, Judgment (Capon, 2002)

Book 3, Chapter 7: God’s Action in History

Book 3, Chapter 8: The Eye of the Hurricane

Book 3, Chapter 9: The Deluge of Judgment by Mercy

Book 3, Chapter 10: The Waters of Judgment Rose

Book 3, Chapter 11: The Flood of Judgment by Mercy

Book 3, Chapter 12: The End of the Storm (I)

Book 3, Chapter 13: The End of the Storm (II)

Book 3, Chapter 14: Epilogue

Stories with Intent (Snodgrass, 2018)

The Wicked Tenants

The Wedding Banquet and the Feast

The Eschatological Discourse

The Ten Virgins

The Talents and the Minas

The Sheep and the Goats

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Matthew 21-25

Luke 19-21

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