Dear Friends, For me, this week's theme for the lesson on "Man" is "Let the male and female of God's creating appear." (249:5)
Section I: Man as image: spiritual definition of man
Section II: The rights of womanhood acknowledged: higher platform of human rights
Section III: Higher sense of marriage (true womanhood and manhood)
Section IV: Beauty of holiness: handling belief of age
Section V: Healing of woman bowed over: mark the perfect man!
Section VI: Raising of widow's son in Nain: man's indestructible being
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Here is some research on stories, events, or citations in the Lesson.
"The book of Genesis has an importance to which no other document of history bears the slightest claim. It is not only the oldest book that is trustworthy history but the only one that opens to spiritual sense a clear concise view of God's government and spiritual creation . . . " (Mary Baker Eddy Library Accession #10360B).
"The Male and Female of God's Creating" Ivimy Gwalter, The Christian Science Journal, January 1973.
Thoughts on Matt. 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect
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Mrs. Eddy writes: "What say you of woman?
"Man is the generic term for all humanity. Woman is the highest species of man, and this word is the generic term for all women; but not one of all these individualities is an Eve or an Adam" (Unity 51:13-17).
Num. 27: 2-7: Zelophehad's daughters
Luke 7: Raising of widow's son at Nain
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Here is a chart that I've made to work with the concept of "Original" and "Image." Please add to it or subtract from it. It is just an example.
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Ways to think and study the definition of "Man" on page 475 of Science and Health. Break it apart and ponder and work with each line. Look up every word, expand what you think it means, then pray using it.
Blank Worksheet for studying "Man"
The worksheet below is how I have worked through it. I keep adding to it and pondering every line and word. This is just meant for an example. All of us study in our own unique ways, but I often try and put things into charts or something visual to help me see it differently.
Kathy's rough draft worksheet on the definition of man
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Another way to study is to take a citation and look up every word in Greek or Hebrew to see if I can get closer to the "inspired word." Here is an example.
"Mark the Perfect Man" blank worksheet
"Mark the perfect man" in Hebrew
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CHILDREN'S IDEAS:
Booklet on Genesis I: the seven days of creation
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www.biblefunforkids.com has a little unit on the seven days of creation. Click on the website and go down on the right side. Click on the days of creation. When the ideas come up, click where it says "read more." There is a place to download the set of cards, if it looks good to you.
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Teaching values with a new Bible story each week
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Flannel Boards with Bible Stories
Felt Story characters book to puchase
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I hope these ideas are helpful to you!
With love,
Kathy
P.S. Here is a brochure/poster for the first Bible Talk this year. You may run it off or post it in your Reading Room, or advertise it however you'd like. This is really for people who live in the St. Louis/Elsah Christian Science community. I am working on seeing whether or not we are going to make this available somehow in the field.
Bible Talk Flyer: Evan MacDonald