Western Literature(Week 14 ) 上課筆記

Topic : Bible: The Old Testament

1.Before the formal class

(1)天下雜誌 : 用科技翻轉貧窮，要怎麼學才有未來?

2. syllabus
(1)The New Testament  (Greek)




    The New Testament is the second major part of the Christian biblical canon, the first part being the Old Testament.In almost all Christian traditions today, the New Testament consists of 27 books.

(2) Parable  (用人世間的小故事來說天國裡的大道理)

    A parable is a succinct, didactic story, in prose or verse, which illustrates one or more instructive lessons or principles. It differs from a fable in that fables employ animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature as characters, whereas parables have human characters. A parable is a type of analogy.

(3)Gospels (四大福音書)

    The most widely known examples are the four canonical gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

(4)Parable of The Prodigal Son

(5)Judas (30銀元 = betrayal )

a.    Judas is the anglicized Greek rendering of the Hebrew name Yehudah .

b. Lady gaga - Judas

(6)Last supper

(7) St. Peter Key 

(代表人世間的赦免 = 天國的鑰匙；

 猶大背叛耶穌，用30銀元賣掉了鑰匙)

(8)St. Ptr's Square 

(9)Song : 愛的真諦 ( Paul )

愛是恆久忍耐又有恩慈　愛是不嫉妒

愛是不自誇不張狂　不做害羞的事

不求自己的益處　不輕易發怒

不計算人家的惡　不喜歡不義只喜歡真理

凡事包容　凡事相信　凡事盼望

凡事忍耐　凡事要忍耐　愛是永不止息

(10)Pieta (右邊是Mary Magdalene手上拿著毛巾，左邊是Paul)

(11) the gift of the magi (magi = 珍貴的禮物)

(12) The Birth and Youth of Jesus (Christmas tree 典故)

(13) Song : What child is this

What child is this,

Who, laid to rest,

On Mary's lap is sleeping?

Whom angels greet with anthem sweet,

While shepherds watch are keeping?

This, this is Christ the King,

Whom shepherds guard and angels sing:

This, this is Christ the King,

The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Why lies He in such mean estate

Where ox and lamb are feeding?

Good Christian, fear

The silent Word is pleading.

This, this is Christ the King, etc.

So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,

Come, peasant, kin to own Him;

The King of kings salvation brings

Let loving hearts enthrone Him.

This this is Christ the King...etc

(14)Old Testament (The Hebrew Bible )

      The Old Testament is a Christian term for a collection of religious writings by ancient Israelite that form the first section of Christian Bibles, in contrast to the Christian New Testament. The books included in the Old Testament varies markedly between Christian denominations; Protestants accept only the Hebrew Bible's canon but divide it into 39 books, while Catholics, the Eastern Orthodox, Coptic and Ethiopian churches recognize a considerably larger collection.

(15) Psalm 23

a.George Walker Bush is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd President of the United States of America from 2001 to 2009and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000.

b. George Walker Bush 在911事件後演講引用

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(16) Virginia Tech massacre
    The Virginia Tech massacre was a school shooting that took place on April 16, 2007, on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg, Virginia, United States.

Ishmael(庶長子，有化外之人的意思)
兇手引用:「Call me Ishmael」