Study 2 A close reading of 1 John 2. Demonstrating the Snapchat Campaign.

One of the reasons we are doing a Snapchat campaign of 1 John is to get people to write out, examine closely and remember 1 John ie own 1 John for themselves. As we read the text as a group, the Spirit can re-form us to embody the Scriptures. https://nz.pinterest.com/tscfh/1-john-snapchat-campaign/

In pairs, pick a section of 1 John 2 and write it out.
Read it closely with another person (Taken from https://web.cn.edu/kwheeler/reading_lit.html)

I. First Impressions: What is the first thing you notice about the passage? What is the second thing? Do the two things you noticed complement each other? Or contradict each other? What mood does the passage create in you? Why? II. Vocabulary and Diction: Which words do you notice first? Why? What is noteworthy about this diction? How do the important words relate to one another? Do any words seem oddly used to you? Why? Do any words have double meanings? Do they have extra connotations? Look up any unfamiliar words. For a pre-20th century text, look in the Oxford English Dictionary for possible outdated meanings. (The OED can only be accessed by students with a subscription or from a library computer that has a subscription. Otherwise, you should find a copy in the local library.) III. Discerning Patterns: Does an image here remind you of an image elsewhere in the book? Where? What's the connection? How might this image fit into the pattern of the book as a whole? Could this passage symbolize the entire work? Could this passage serve as a microcosm--a little picture--of what's taking place in the whole work? What is the sentence rhythm like? Short and choppy? Long and flowing? Does it build on itself or stay at an even pace? What is the style like? Look at the punctuation. Is there anything unusual about it? Is there any repetition within the passage? What is the effect of that repetition? How many types of writing are in the passage? (For example, narration, description, argument, dialogue, rhymed or alliterative poetry, etc.) Can you identify paradoxes in the author's thought or subject? What is left out or kept silent? What would you expect the author to talk about that the author avoided? IV. Point of View and Characterization: How does the passage make us react or think about any characters or events within the narrative? Are there colors, sounds, physical description that appeals to the senses? Does this imagery form a pattern? Why might the author have chosen that color, sound or physical description? Who speaks in the passage? To whom does he or she speak? Does the narrator have a limited or partial point of view? Or does the narrator appear to be omniscient, and he knows things the characters couldn't possibly know? (For example, omniscient narrators might mention future historical events, events taking place "off stage," the thoughts and feelings of multiple characters, and so on).

Place your poster in an interesting, creative manner. Snapchat it.

Try to do this everyday while we are studying 1 John either with the same verse or different verses each day. Be prepared to explain the verse to anyone who sees it on snapchat.

Try to apply 1 John to your life as an individual and as a group.