The Magi & the Messiah

TG09-30 January 24, 2010 View Class	The Magi of Persia & Babylonia: Historical Background; the Imposter in Acts 13:5–10; Paul Dressed Down Elimas, v. 10; the Tyranny of Political Correctness; Judging & Discernment Compared; Alinsky Tactic: To Hoist an Enemy by His Own Petard
TG09-31 January 27, 2010 View Class	Discernment Defined; Elymas Was an Imposter, a Magician not a Magi; Jewish Dispersions down to the Time of Christ: Assyrian at the Fall of the Northern Kingdom & the Chaldean at the Fall of the Southern Kingdom
TG09-32 January 28, 2010 View Class	Jewish Dispersions down to the Time of Christ: Macedonian of Judea; Jews from the Parthian Kingdom Observe Pentecost, Acts 2:1–11; Alexander the Great Befriends the Jew; Adopts Them into His Administration in Persia; the Phil-Hellenic Period of Parthia
TG09-33 January 31, 2010 View Class	The Battle of Carrhae: History Channel Video: “Crassus: Rick Man, Poor Man”; Political Background of Palestine: the Treaty between Rome & Parthia in 20 B.C.
TG09-34 January 31, 2010 View Class	The Historical Impact of Jewish Deportees; Daniel & Others Promotions in the Chaldean Government, Daniel to Governor of Babylonia Magi, Dan 2:48–49; Daniel Supersedes Babylonian Magi by Interpreting Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream, Dan 4:6–9; the Promotion of Jehoiachin, 2 Kgs 23:28–29; 25:27–28; the Political Intrigues of Herod the Great
TG09-35 February 3, 2010 View Class	Parthians Control Palestine from 10–37 B.C., Herod Regains Throne, Kills Mariamne & Assassinates Hasmonaean Sons; Magi Arrive in Jerusalem with Entourage of Thousands; Sudden Appearance Sets Off Fear & Trepidation; Failure of Herod’s Signal Corps; Herod’s Building Programs
TG09-36 February 7, 2010 View Class	The Magi’s Route to Palestine; The Magi’s Visit to Palestine: Arrival in Jerusalem, Matt 2:1; The Magi’s Disturbing Question & Stated Purpose, Details about the Star, v. 2; Herod Goes into Trepidation; Herod’s Major Concerns, v. 3
TG09-37 February 7, 2010 View Class	Herod’s Political Genius: Recovery from His Support of Cassius & Mark Antony against Augustus; Ability to Know What to Do under Pressure: Consulting the Priests & Scribes to Learn Birthplace of Messiah, Matt 2:4
TG09-38 February 10, 2010 View Class	The Theologians Cite Bethlehem as Prophesied Site of Messiah’s Birth, Matt 2:5–6; Mic 5:2a; Comparison of Theologians’ Emphasis on Oral Law over Scripture Compared to SCOTUS’s Emphasis on Case Law over the Constitution; VerBruggen’s “Let’s Get Original”
TG09-39 February 11, 2010 View Class	Judicial cf. Theological Activism; Theologians Knew Academically Micah’s Prophecy but No Interest in Fulfillment; Believers Attend Church, Hear Doctrine, but Don’t Apply; Micah Quotes God, Mic 5:2; Matthew Quotes the Theologians, Matt 2:6; Virgin Birth: 7 Unique Events; Summary of Hypostatic Union: Definition
TG09-40 February 14, 2010 View Class	The Hypostatic Union: The Communion of Attributes: Jesus Christ is One Person with Two Natures; the Ministry of the Holy Spirit to the Humanity of Christ: in the Incarnation Christ Did Not Use His Deity to Resolve Exigencies but Rather the Prototype Spiritual Life
TG09-41 February 21, 2010 View Class	The Prototype Spiritual Life: Enduement cf. Indwelling; the Prototype System: Jesus, the True Celebrity; Posse non Peccare: Jesus Was “Able not to Sin”
TG09-42 February 21, 2010 View Class	Posse non Peccare: For Adam before the Fall and Jesus, All Temptations Were External; the Great Power Experiment: Jesus Had the Ability to Sin but the Prototype Divine Dynasphere Enabled Him to Remain Perfect; Church Age Believers Have This Same System; Lucifer’s 3 Assaults, Matt 4:1-10;
TG09-43 February 24, 2010 View Class	Non Posse Peccare: Jesus Was Successful in Proving the Prototype Divine Dynasphere Successful; Micah Used by Theologians to Locate the Place of Messiah’s Birth, Matt 2:6; Herod Learns from Magi When They Saw the Star, 2:7; Herod Uses Rhetorical Veil to Plot Regicide, 2:8
TG09-44 February 25, 2010 View Class	Herod Feigns Interest in Worshiping Jesus, Matt 2:8; The Star Reappears to the Magi; It Leads Them to Joseph’s House; the Meanings of “Star” in Scripture, 2:9; the Magi Celebrate, 2:10; the Magi Meet Joseph, Receive Permission to Enter His House, 2:11
TG09-45 February 28, 2010 View Class	The Magi Pay Obeisance to Jesus: Pipto Proskuneo: They “Throw Themselves Down & Worship Him,” Presentation of Gifts: Gold Frankincense, & Myrrh, an Endowment of Great Wealth, Matt 2:11; Gabriel Warns Magi to Ignore Herod & Return to Parthia, 2:12a
TG09-46 February 28, 2010 View Class	Possible Routes to Exit Parthia: Coastal, Central Ridge, & Jordan River Routes Prove Impractical; They Move South Through Idumea to the King’s Highway in Transjordan, Link Up with Silk Road at Damascus, Matt 2:12b; Gabriel Warns Joseph in a Dream with 3 Imperatives; “Get up, take,” “Flee to Egypt,” & “Stay!” Herod’s Operation Search & Destroy, 2:13
TG09-47 March 3, 2010 View Class	John’s Double Entendre in Rev 12:1–4, Herod Is Lucifer’s Hit Man; Negative Volition to Messiah Has Caused Periodic Holocausts; the Ultimate Holocaust: the Time of Jacob’s Trouble in the Great Tribulation, Jer 30:4–7; Gabriel Instructs Joseph to Go to Egypt in a Dream, Matt 2:13
TG09-48 March 4, 2010 View Class	The Authority Orientation of Joseph: He Responds to the Mandate; The Route to Egypt; the Magi’s Gifts Make Jesus Wealthy & Underwrites the Time in Egypt; Judea’s Blindness Solicits Holocaust, Isa 29:9–10; Eph 4:17b–19
TG09-49 March 7, 2010 View Class	Disinterest & Ignorance of Truth, Isaiah’s Warnings of Holocaust, Isa 29:11–14; Reasons Herod & the Theologians Did Not Respond to the Virgin Birth; Jesus’ Many Visits to Jerusalem; Joseph Takes Responsibility to Protect Jesus; Leaves Bethlehem & Evacuates to Egypt, Matt 2:14; Foreigners Rescue Jesus from His Own People