Bloody Mary Bible Brunch

Apocalyptic literature is all about hope, and also, Ezekiel has some trippy stuff. 

Elijah-Style Resuscitation

1 King 17:17-24 The Widow Zarephath’s son

2 Kings 4:18-37 Shunammite son

Luke 7:11-17 Widow’s son

Luke 8:49-56 Jairus’ daughter

Acts 9:36-42 Peter - Tabitha

Acts: 20:1-12 Eutychus

 

Interesting Resuscitation

2 Kings 13:20-21 Israelite with bones of Elisha

John 11:1-44 Lazarus

Matt. 27:50-54 zombies

 

Resurrection

Luke 14, Luke 20 (clues)

Matt. 22, Mark 12 (parable)

Matt. 28:1-20; Mark 16:1-20; Luke 24:1-49; John 20:1-21:25 (Christ’s Return)

1 Corinthians 15 (Hosea 13:14)

Death by Suicide

 

 Why is "committed suicide" wrong or hurtful?

 

Biblical examples from internet:

 

Abimelech, mortally wounded by a millstone, ordered his armor-bearer to dispatch him to avoid the suggestion he had been slain by the woman who had thrown the stone (Judg 9:52-54); the prophet Ahithophel hanged himself after betraying David (2Sam 17:23); Zimri burned down his house around himself after military defeat (1Kgs 16:18); and the more familiar stories of Saul and his armor-bearer (1Sam 1:1-6; 1Chr 10:1-6), Samson, (Judg 16:28), and, of course, Jesus’ disciple Judas—although it is only in Matthew’s Gospel where he kills himself (Matt 27:3-5; compare with Acts 1:18). There is nothing in any of these stories to suggest that the biblical narrators disapprove of the characters’ suicides.

 

Fascinating line from the Supreme Court--which although not for tomorrow's conversation, but which I have seen walked very carefully very recently--provides:

 

"The prohibition on assisted suicide is not arbitrary under the due process standard," but concurring Justice Souter "also support[s] the distinction between assistance to suicide, which is banned, and practices such as termination of artificial life support and death-hastening pain medication, which are permitted." Vacco v. Quill, 521 U.S. 793, 809–10 (1997).

Jim and Abby discussed Atoning for the Sin of Privilege in the 9th episode of Bloody Mary Bible Brunch.  They revisit the issue of Racial Injustice here.  

Also, we did not get the Canticle of the Turning.  Sorry.

 

Jim & Abby examine the prohibitions on killing another.  From Cain and Abel where all they had was the knowledge of good & evil, to the Ten Commandments which prohibit either murder or killing.  Next they struggle with reconciling such prohibitions with the long list of offenses punishable by death and the instruction for total war.