Part A: Charpentier Method
1. Read the passage for the first time
Note your reactions: When I was reading the passage of ‘Jesus feeds the Five Thousand’, I felt amazed that Jesus could use two fish and five loaves to feed five thousand people. I was also surprised that there were still twelve baskets of broken pieces of fish and bread leftover, after everyone was satisfied.
- What strikes you or puzzles you? It puzzles me that Jesus was able to feed five thousand people with only two fish and five loaves. It also puzzles me that the crowds sat in groups of hundreds and fifties, and not just in one big group.
- What do you find attractive or comforting I felt comforted when Jesus took compassion on the crowd, fed and taught them all. I liked
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(found attractive) that Jesus didn’t let the people in the crowds go to buy themselves food like the disciples suggested, instead he told the disciples to feed them. 2.
Study the passage
- What is happening in the text? Jesus came across a large crowd of people who were trying to see him. He had compassion on them, taught them multiple things and healed the sick among them. All they had was five loaves of bread and two fish. With these, Jesus broke the loaves and divided the fish, which the people ate and became full. There were twelve baskets of broken pieces of bread and fish leftover from the five thousand people who had eaten.
- Who is doing or looking for what? Jesus healed, taught and was compassionate to the crowd. He performed a miracle and fed all five thousand people because they needed something to eat. The apostles/crowd were looking for Jesus to hear him teach, ask questions and to be reassured that Jesus will always help them and give them guidance. At the start of the passage, they were looking for Jesus to tell him all that they had done and taught.
- What are their attitudes? The apostles were satisfied and happy after eating, and Jesus had a positive attitude towards them due to the fact that he wanted them all to
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eat. - What happens between the beginning and the end of the passage?
At the start of the passage, Jesus told his apostles to get some rest, but many of them saw him leaving. They ran to get to the place where he was going so they could tell him what they have done and what they have taught. At the end of the passage, Jesus had compassion on them and fed the five thousand people with only five loaves and two fish.
- Can you see any change? The change in this passage is that the apostles were hungry and had not eaten all day, because they were listening to Jesus teach. Then, they ate the bread and fish and were all satisfied and full.
- How does it happen? The change occurs by Jesus looking up to heaven, giving thanks to God and then performing the miracle of feeding five thousand people with nothing but five loaves of bread and two fish.
- What stages are involved? The apostles ran to where Jesus was going, Jesus has compassion and teaches them, Jesus performs the miracle by breaking the loaves and fish, the crowd are satisfied and full with their food and twelve baskets of broken bread and fish are leftover.
- Who, or what, brings about the change? Jesus is the person who brings the change because he did not let the people go and buy their own food like the disciples wanted them to, instead he fed them himself with only what they had which was five loaves and two fish.
3. Context of the
text - The passage is part of a larger whole: - What is the context? During this year of 29 AD, to feed that large amount of people, it would have costed around two hundred denarii, which was the Roman currency under the Roman Empire. As stated in the passage, 200 denarii equals more than half a year’s worth of wages. Because of Jesus’ miracle, the crowds were satisfied and full, and no money had to be spent. 4. Refer to a biblical commentary - What does this add to your understanding of the passage? 5. Read the passage again as the living Word of God - What does it say to you today? It says to me today that I should share with others no matter how much or how little I have. It also tells me that in the times when we don’t have much and we need God to guide us, he will help us to find our way, and that sometimes we need to sacrifice some things to help others. For example, the boy that gave his two loaves and five fish thought that it would not be enough, but he still shared it and gave it to Jesus, and in result God helped them and the five thousand people were fed. - How does it challenge your living of your faith? This passage challenges my living of my faith because sometimes my initial response to sharing or giving things to others can be to be selfish. If I didn’t have a lot of something, and someone asked to have it or have some, I may be selfish and not want to share. For example, when I don’t have much food my first thought would be to eat it myself, because I should feed myself first. But this passage encourages me to think about others and share, as that way I can not only feed myself, but others too. - How does it help you live? It helps me live by telling me that God will always be by my side and that I should always share and give to others. If I am not selfish and share with others, in return they may be generous and share with me another time, but if they don’t it shouldn’t matter because it is more important to give than take.
Jesus wished to feed the crowd of five thousand who was following him, watching him perform miracles. However, there were only 2 fish and 5 loaves of bread. Jesus turned the food into a bountiful feast, feeding everyone.
Mt 14:18 He said, Bring them hither to me. 19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude.
continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” (Acts 6:2-3) Therefore, the disciples
changes, one of them being his total faith for his lord and saviour, which then switches to him
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and looked up tp heaven and blessed them. He then broke the loaves and gave them to His disciples and also divided the two fish among them. The people were satisfied and then picked up the wicker baskets and drank from them. Jesus had shown compassion towards the people and had feed them, after he wanted to rest (Mark6:33-44).
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It was full of large fish, 153, but even with so many the net was not torn. 12 Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” None of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord.13 Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish.
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