ASSIGNMENT
What is your understanding of a biblical approach to understanding God’s perspective on how you should approach disability and suffering?
What are the practical implications of this understanding for how you teach and serve your students?
What additional resources or knowledge have you discovered that supports your philosophical/theological understanding of disability and suffering?
What biblical texts or stories have impacted your understanding of disability and suffering?
Where have you seen the Imag Dei present in individuals with disabilities with whom you have interacted?
Has your own perspective been challenged, changed, or solidified? Why?
The bible passages we used in class are:
Matthew 25:31-46
2 Kings 7
2 Corinthians 12
Genesis 3
2 Corinthians 4 & 5
John 8: 48-59
Hebrews 1
Genesis 1&2
Exodus 20:1-17 (esp. vss 4-5)
Matthew 22:15-22
2 Corinthians 4:1-18
Job 1:1-3:26, 38:1-7, 40:1-7, 42:1-5
