Battlestar Galactica Bible Study
Season
1, Episode: “33”
Hebrews
3:3-4
Jesus
has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a
house has greater honor than the house itself. 4 For
every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.
Jeremiah
32:35
They
built high places for Baal in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to sacrifice their sons
and daughters to Molek, though I never commanded—nor did it enter my mind—that
they should do such a detestable thing and so make Judah sin.
2
Corinthians 2:8-10
None of the rulers of this age
understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of
glory. 9 However,
as it is written:
“What no eye has seen,
what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”—
the things God has prepared for those who love him—
what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”—
the things God has prepared for those who love him—
10 these are the things God has
revealed to us by his Spirit.
Reflect
on the Bible passages in light of the episode.
What is
the point of contrasting Gaius’ idyllic “mindscape” with the predicament
onboard Galactica? What are the writers saying here?
Reflect
on this quote: “God has a plan for you, Gaius. He has a plan for everything and
everyone.”
What
are the implications of saying God is the builder of ‘everything?’
Do you
believe this? Why or why not?
How
does the Jeremiah passage contrast with this sentiment?
How do
we make sense of this tension?
How
might that tension be relevant to what is going on with Gaius?
Reflect
on this quote: “You have to believe in something.”
Reflect
on this quote: “I believe a world I can and do understand. A rational universe.
Explained through rational means.”
Is it
true that love isn’t ‘rational’? Why or why not?
Why do
you think we yearn for a rational universe?
How
does the Corinthians passage frustrate this yearning?
What is
the difference between something being ‘known’ and something being ‘revealed’?
Why
does Gaius put his faith in this?
Compare
and contrast this with your own faith.
Isaiah 22:12-14
The
Lord, the Lord
Almighty,
called you on that day
to weep and to wail,
to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth.
13 But see, there is joy and revelry,
slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep,
eating of meat and drinking of wine!
“Let us eat and drink,” you say,
“for tomorrow we die!”
called you on that day
to weep and to wail,
to tear out your hair and put on sackcloth.
13 But see, there is joy and revelry,
slaughtering of cattle and killing of sheep,
eating of meat and drinking of wine!
“Let us eat and drink,” you say,
“for tomorrow we die!”
14 The Lord Almighty has revealed
this in my hearing: “Till your dying day this sin will not be atoned for,” says
the Lord, the Lord
Almighty.
Ecclesiastes 9:8-10
Always
be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil. 9 Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the
days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun—all your
meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under
the sun. 10 Whatever your hand finds to
do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are
going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.
Reflect on the Bible
passages in light of the episode
Reflect on this
quote: “There are limits to the human body and the human mind.”
How does Gaius
relate this to his own faith in rationality?
Do you think he is
right about this? Why or why not?
What do you think of
Gaius’ willingness to focus on his relationship with Cylon “Six” under the
shadow of all that is going on?
What tension exists
regarding this issue between the Isaiah passage and the Ecclesiastes passage?
What do you think
our own attitude about the joys of this life should be when seen in the shadow
of death?
1 Kings 21:25-29
There
was never anyone like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the eyes of the Lord, urged on by Jezebel his
wife.
26 He behaved in the vilest manner by going after
idols, like the Amorites the Lord drove out
before Israel.)27 When Ahab heard these words, he tore his clothes, put on sackcloth and fasted. He lay in sackcloth and went around meekly.
28 Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite: 29 “Have you noticed how Ahab has humbled himself before me? Because he has humbled himself, I will not bring this disaster in his day, but I will bring it on his house in the days of his son.”
Genesis 9:1
Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying
to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth.
Reflect on the Bible
passages in light of the episode.
Reflect on this
quote: “procreation is one of God’s commandments.”
What do you think of
this ‘commandment?’
Reflect on this
quote: “God is watching out for you Gaius.”
How does Gaius
account for his good luck?
What do you think of
his explanation?
How do you respond
to the accusation that providence is merely the result of the ‘the law of large
numbers?’
What does Gaius say
about God?
Reflect on this
quote: ‘be careful. That which God gives He can also take away.’
What kind of man was
Ahab?
What do you think of
God ‘looking out’ for someone like Ahab?
Reflect on this
quote: “it’s God’s punishment for your lack of faith.”
What do you think of
the decision to destroy ‘The Olympic Carrier’ and Gaius’ role in that decision?
What finally ‘wins’
Gaius his salvation, according to Cylon “Six”?
Reflect on this
quote: “Repent of his your sins and accept His True Love and you will be
saved.”
How does this relate
to Ahab’s situation?
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