1.
Apply the
Quadriga Method to the following selection from the The Gospel of Mark:
4 Again he began to teach beside the sea. Such a very large crowd
gathered around him that he got into a boat on the sea and sat there, while the
whole crowd was beside the sea on the land. 2 He began to teach
them many things in parables, and in his teaching he said to them: 3 “Listen!
A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seed fell on
the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Other seed fell
on rocky ground, where it did not have much soil, and it sprang up quickly,
since it had no depth of soil. 6 And when the sun rose, it was
scorched; and since it had no root, it withered away. 7 Other
seed fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no
grain. 8 Other seed fell into good soil and brought forth
grain, growing up and increasing and yielding thirty and sixty and a
hundredfold.” 9 And he said, “Let anyone with ears to hear
listen!”
2.
List the
Five Pillars of Islam. Tell me one new
thing you learned about Islam from reading The
Koran.
3.
Read the following passage from the Bible:
2 As it is written in the prophet Isaiah,[c]
“See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,[d]
who will prepare your way;
3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”
who will prepare your way;
3 the voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
‘Prepare the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”
Now tell me what it means to a member of the Hebrew Faith.
What does it mean to a member of the Christian Faith?
4.
How does
the Gospel of Mark begin? Would a Muslim believe the opening narrative
in Mark? Why or why not? How did the
Gospel of Mark end when it was first written?
How does it end now?
5.
How does
Covenant (contract) theology differ from Salvation by Faith. Recall something you read from Paul (Romans) to help your argument.
6.
How does Salvation by Faith differ from Islamic
submission? Recall something you read
from The Koran to help your argument.
