Velvet Elvis, Chapter 5

February 5, Chapter 5
"Dust," pp. 124-134

Torah, p. 124
1. What does Torah mean? (p. 125)
2. What does Bell say was the “central passion of the people of Jesus’ world?” (p. 125)
3. What was the first level of education for first century Jewish children? (p. 126) What was done there?
4. What was the next level of spiritual education? (p. 127)
5. Besides memorizing the rest of the Old Testament, what would students at this level do? (p. 127-8)
6. Why the focus on questions in rabbinic education? (p. 128)

Disciples, p. 129
7. What was the next step in rabbinic education? (p. 129)
8. What was the goal of a rabbi’s talmidim? (p. 129)
9. How far would the talmidim take this goal? (p. 130)
10. What is the significance that Jesus called fishermen to be his talmidim? (p. 131)
11. Why did Jesus take his talmidim to Caesarea Philippi? (p. 132)

“I Chose You”, p. 133
12. What lesson does Bell want us to learn from the “walking on water” passage? (p. 133)
13. What “provokes Jesus to no end?” (p. 134)
14. What message should we take away from this chapter? (last sentence on page 134!)