Video 1 How is Jesus described as the "new" Moses? Jesus is a new Moses in the context as like Jesus came up out of Egypt he passed through the waters of baptism and he entered into the wilderness for 40 days and then Jesus goes up onto a mountain to deliver his new teaching so through all of this Matthew is claiming that Jesus is the promised greater than Moses figure who's going to deliver Israel from slavery he's going to give them new divine teaching he's going to save them from their sins and bring about a new covenant relationship between God and His people this Moses and Jesus parallel also explains why Matthew has structured the center of the book the way that he did these five main parts highlight Jesus as a teacher and he's created a parallel Jesus as a teacher parallels the five books of Moses Jesus is the new authoritative covenant teacher who's going to fulfill the storyline of the Torah now in the first section chapters seven Jesus steps onto the scene announcing the arrival of God's kingdom What are the 3 elements of God's rescue operation for the world? a) confront evil especially spiritual evil in its whole legacy of demon oppression b) disease and death Jesus has come to restore God's rule and reign over the whole world by creating a new family of people who will follow him obey his teachings and live under his rule c) Rescue …show more content…
through having Jesus to healing people and forming a movement a community What type of people typically follow Jesus? Most often people who are unimportant they're nobodies or they're irreligious and these are the people who are transformed by their trust or faith in Jesus and follow him and it's the religious and the prideful who are offended by him so how is this tension. Video 2 What are the 3 elements of the "upside down" kingdom that Jesus proclaims? gain honor by serving others instead of getting revenge, you forgive and do good to your enemies gain true wealth by giving your wealth away to the poor What is the significance of the Passover meal and how does Jesus expand on its meaning? Passover retells the story of Israel's rescue from slavery through the death of the Passover lamb. And then Jesus takes the bread and the wine from this meal as new symbols showing that his coming death would be a sacrifice that would redeem his people from slavery to sin and evil. After the meal, Jesus is arrested, How was Jesus' death a fulfillment of prophesy? He's trying to show that Jesus' death was not a tragedy or failure.
Rather, it was the surprising fulfillment of all of the old, prophetic promises. Jesus came as the Servant Messiah spoken of by Isaiah. He was rejected by his own people but instead of judging them, he is judged on their behalf, bearing the consequences of their sin. So the crucifixion scene, it comes to a close, and Jesus' body is placed in a tomb. But the book ends with a surprising twist--the last chapter. The disciples, they discover on Sunday morning that Jesus' tomb is empty. And then all of a sudden people start seeing Jesus alive from the
dead. Video 3 How would you explain the Kingdom of God to someone who has never heard about Jesus? The kingdom of God is referenced often in the gospels and other places in the New Testament. In the book of Matthews “Kingdom of God” is used interchangeably with the “Kingdom of Heaven.” The kingdom of God is the rule of an eternal, sovereign God over all the universe. Several passages of Scripture show that God is the undeniable Monarch of all creation: “The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all” (Psalm 103:19 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.). And, as King Nebuchadnezzar declared, “His kingdom is an eternal kingdom” (Daniel 4:3 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.). God incorporates everything that is, and it is a spiritual rule over the hearts and lives of those who willingly submit to God’s authority. Those who defy God’s authority and refuse to submit to Him are not part of the kingdom of God; however, those who acknowledge the lordship of Christ and gladly surrender to God’s rule in their hearts are part of the kingdom of God. Video 4 What is an example of how Jesus uses the imagery of ancient Jewish feasts to explain who he is? What are 2 examples of how Jesus uses controversy to show who he is? (I answered both questions in this paragraph) Jesus is introduced as someone who is present and who shares the identity of God as the creator of the universe. Jesus is introduced as the creator of all things. Gospel John has a very high view of deity in relationship of the son and the father that gets played out in the storyline and so it is introduced to identity of He's the revelation, the Creator. Jesus appears as a teacher or does a miracle of some sort like curing the sick. It creates a controversy and people begin to wonder who He is and then Jesus takes that controversy or that teachable moment and begins to talk about who he is and what it came to do. That pattern is played over and over. Chapters 2, 3 & 4 of John tell stories about Jesus taking four common Jewish symbol ritual purification jars at a wedding, he has a long conversation with a Rabbi, He goes to the temple in Jerusalem and He goes to a sacred well north of Jerusalem. When He encounters people in each of these places, he uses their misunderstanding of Him as the Messiah and Son of God and he takes the moment to talk about who he is and what he came to do. He is using Jewish symbols to explain who he is. Chapter 5 through 10 Jesus ends up going to Jerusalem in four different times of year. He encounters Jewish feasts that are mentioned here or sacred times like the Sabbath or Feast of Tabernacles or Passover or the Feast of Hanukkah. Jesus has some sort of confrontation or and he uses that to explain who he is, and people wonder who he is and what he does. Jesus says He is the light of the world. When Jesus says that he's in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Hanukkah when lights were lit as part of that celebration and so He taps into Jewish imagery. One of the appearances he raises a man from the dead and then also forgives a woman who was a prostitute. Those two actions cause huge confrontation with the Jewish leaders and again that confrontation allows Jesus to explain who he is and what he came to do. Video In what ways does John introduce his readers to the concept of the Trinity? In the last chapters of John, Jesus talks about his identity as the revelation of the one true God but he also talks about how he's going to have to die. He is going away to carry and bear the sins of the world in himself. But He also assures He is not going to leave everyone. He says that after he dies and is raised from the dead he will send the spirit. This is the part where Book of John introduces very strong Trinity theme. The spirit will be the presence of Jesus among his followers in them inviting them into the life of the father and of the son. How does Jesus invite us into a relationship with him, the Father, and the Holy Spirit? Gospel ends with the resurrection narratives with a little epilogue. Risen Jesus comes to his disciples and he breathed on them. Word “breath” in Hebrew is the same word as spirit so just as God the Father sent the Son, Jesus said he would send the Spirit or God's breath on his followers. He is sending them out to be in the world and to announce the good news just like Jesus was in the world in them some good news Spirit to do that until you have a movement the Son sent from the Father and the Son sends the Spirit to send out his followers into the world.
From the excerpt from the novel, “Under the Feet of Jesus” by Helena Maria Viramontes, the main character is Estrella, a young Spanish girl with a powerful desire to learn to read. Although she is persistent, her teachers refuse to educate her because they are more concerned of Estrella’s personal hygiene. This leaves Estrella resentful because of the barrier between herself and knowledge. Estrella remains silent until a man named Perfecto Flores teaches her how to read by using his expertise in hardware and tools to represent the alphabet. Viramontes depicts the heartfelt growth of Estrella through her use of tone, figurative language, and detail.
The book Under the Feet of Jesus by Helena Maria Viramontes shows you the story of Estrella and her family and the struggles they face as migrant workers. Among all the symbolism in the book the one that stand out the most is Petra’s statue of Christ, which symbolizes the failure of religion and the oppressive nature of the Christian religion especially in minorities. Throughout the book, Estrella’s mother, Petra relies on superstitions and religion to get her through the hardships in life. In tough times, she turns to the statue and prays for guidance. Her thirteen-year-old daughter Estrella is the first of her family to realize that she needs to stop relying on religion and take control of her life. This brings in a wave of self-empowerment, not only for Estrella but eventually for all the characters as well. In the book, you’re able to see how religion exemplifies the failures of religion in minorities and how it hinders the growth of the characters while helping some of them.
Gerhard Lohfink, in his book, “Jesus of Nazareth” believes that Jesus’ person and ministry are intertwined, or actually one and of the same. After Lohfink clarifies the difference between the "reign of God" as distinct from the “Kingdom of God,” he asserts that in Jesus, there is this active, ongoing reign which is not only revealed, but is manifested in all He says and does. Lohfink states, that Jesus is “not just preaching about the reign of God, but He is announcing it,” going on to indicating that Jesus is manifesting this reign in His own self disclosure and the actions of His ministry. Jesus ways of teaching and interactions with others, is shown as compassionate, gentle, direct and personal, as well as definitive and bold. As we also find in Ch. 3, “All that is happening before everyone’s eyes. The reign of God is breaking forth in the midst of the world and not only within people.” (51) And for Lohfink, this is taking place in the actual preaching, actions and life of Jesus Christ. Simply, we are personally and collectively and actively a part of establishing this “reign” right here, right now. A “reign” of mercy, compassion, forgiveness, self-giving, sacrificial love, as well as of justice and peace.
In the Bible’s New Testaments the book of Matthew is of Gospels genre. In the Old Testament God appointed the people who we know as prophets. They were the ones to describe Jesus life and work. What they wrote, those things did happen during Jesus life on earth. The book of Matthew explains to everyone who doesn’t believe it that Jesus is Christ. It means that Christ is God’s King. People were told by the prophets that they will be saved by the Christ from punishment for their evil deeds. This is the book about Jesus life. It teaches what Matthew wrote in this book about what Jesus taught. It even included the speech by Jesus called “The Sermon on the Mount” in chapters 5-7. It even went on to say that many ill people were cured by Jesus, blind people were able to see again, deaf people were able to hear again and Jesus even freed people who were possessed by evil spirits. There were some people who happen to hate Jesus. Jesus was killed by those who hated him on a cross. According to the prophets they had already written that Jesus would die (Isaiah 53; Matthew 12:40). Jesus was the one to suffer all the punishment from other people’s evil deeds after his death (Matthew 20:28, Matthew 26:28).
This fragment is taken from THE NEW TESTAMENT (King James version). More importantly, the fragment appears in THE GOSPAL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW, which is the first gospel out of four. While there is no speaking character in the fragment, it is possible to witness several characters in it. First, there are the wise men who came to visit and see baby Jesus. Second, when they entered the house, they saw Jesus with “Mary, his mother.” In this fragment, one can notice the significance of the wise men (Magi). Seeing that, the wise men function as evidence to display Jesus’s godliness and his relation to God, by seeing him they “fell down, and worshiped him.” Due to God’s intervention in the wise men’s dreams, they have changed their actions, understanding
The central teachings of traditional Christianity teachings were created to assure that man could work out his salvation. Therefore, making man responsible for finding his way to God, so that he could have a personal relationship with his Savior through Jesus the Son of God, the Father, and the Holy Spirit (The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 2017). Jesus Christ attracted followers who eventually took his teachings throughout the Roman world and beyond. Jesus, who was born to Mary and Joseph in Judea teaching methods placed him in conflict with prevailing Jewish beliefs and authorities; nevertheless, Jesus message inspired a small group of followers, who believed he was the Messiah (Matthews et al., 2014). However, the meaning of Jesus’s
It is possible to write on the life of Jesus in a topical manner. This paper will be divided into three parts. In the first part of the paper, I will discuss about the nature of a gospel, Johns views vs. the Synoptic, whether or not the writers of the gospels were eyewitnesses and how they used written sources and also about what is Q source and how Mathew and Luke were similar when it came to their sources; how the old testament stories (Moses, Samuel, Elijah) used to interpret Jesus and finally whether or not Sermon on the Mount happened. In the second part of my paper, I will talk about Jesses birth and childhood, the miracles, his resurrection and also the actions Jesus did relating to curing people, spirits and how they are these interpreted: prophet, magician, madman compare Saul and Elijah. In the final part of the paper, I will discuss about what Jesus spoke about the Kingdom of God vs. the kingdom of the Romans and what he meant by the end of the world and also the reason behind the Romans executing him. My sources for this paper will be the New Jerusalem Bible (Gospels of John, Mark, Matthew and Luke) and lecture notes from Professor Trumbach.
The Gospel of Matthew exhibits the plan of atonement and salvation for all people and the beginning of a new era. The Kingdom has come. Matthew’s Gospel is eschatological. Through the direct use of and allusions to the Hebrew scriptures, as well as fulfillment citations Matthew clearly connects Jesus’ life and ministry with Israel’s traditions and promised history.4...
The Bible contains two parts, which are the Old Testament, the so-called the Jewish Bible, and the New Testament. Though many different writers involved in writing the Bible, the two Testaments are not independent; they are cross-referenced to each other. Christians often treat the Old Testament not only as the historical documents or literatures of the Israelites, but also as an important element of the foundation of the New Testament, because the writers of the New Testament lay strong emphasis on the relationship of Jesus with the prophecies of the Old Testament, which includes "the birth of Jesus, the place of His birth, the flight into Egypt, the return to Nazareth, the role of John the Baptist in preparing Jesus for His public ministry," the crucifixion of Jesus, and the resurrection of Jesus.
One of the most perplexing events in the ministry of Jesus Christ is His resurrection from the dead. Many skeptics look at it as made up stories or hallucinations, or mass hysteria, yet the biblical accounts and other evidences point to another conclusion. This research paper will explore three pieces of evidence that the resurrection story is factual and can be accepted as a historical event.
The New Testament teaches about who Jesus is and what he did on the earth. John wrote the last of the four gospels which recount Jesus’ life and what is to come. The gospel of John is somewhat different from the other three gospels, in that it is more symbolic and less concrete. For example, John expresses Jesus as the Passover Lamb when Matthew, Mark, and Luke do not. This gospel is showing that Christianity is moving away from the long-practiced Jewish traditions. John’s gospel can be laid out into four parts: the prologue or the incarnate word, signs of the Messiah with teachings about life in him, the farewell teaching and the passion narrative, and the epilogue or the roles of Peter and of the disciple whom Jesus loved. The Gospel of John is arguably the most
This paper will provide an opportunity for dialogue within a small group setting on the idea of how Christians who are to model Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace, in loving our enemies, not to kill, along with the presence of defending humankind by force; more specifically, the idea of just war. This study group will meet over the course of five weeks for one and half hours each.
The miracles of Jesus are the supernatural deeds attributed to Jesus in Christian text. They were categorized into four groups; cures, exorcisms, resurrection of the dead, and control over nature by Henrik Van der Loos. Many Christians and Muslims believe the miracles are real historical events. Liberal Christians consider these stories to be figurative. Modern scholars tend to be skeptical about miracles. In the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus refuses to give a miraculous sign to prove his authority. In the Gospel of John, Jesus is said to have performed seven miraculous signs that characterized his ministry.
What are parables of Jesus Christ? The word parable in general may mean the placing of two or more artifacts together to make a comparison or explain an ideology. This same concept could be related to the parables of Jesus Christ the son of God. Some people may choose to define these in various meanings depending on their own understanding. However, in my opinion, a parable is basically an analogy consisting of human circumstances that is accompanied with a spiritual or biblical lesson. Altogether, there are thirty-two parables; which could be found in the books of Mathew, Mark and Luke. Out of all these parables, eighteen of them are found in Luke and ten in Mathew. The eighteen parables found in Luke include, the Lost Coin, the Lost Son, the Unrighteous Steward, the Rich Man and Lazarus, the Unprofitable Servants, the Unrighteous Judge, the Pharisee and Publican, the Pounds, the Two Debtors, the Good Samaritan, the Friend at Midnight, the Rich Fool, the Watchful Servants, the Barren Fig Tree, the Chief Seats, the Great Supper, the Rash Builder, and the Rash King. The ten in Mathew include, the Laborers in the Vineyard, the Two Sons, the Marriage of the King's Son, the Ten Virgins, the Talents, the Tares, the Hidden Treasure, the Pearl of Great Price, the Draw Net, and the Unmerciful Servant. Again, the parables of Jesus Christ could be compared to a class of students with a teacher in the front. Basically Jesus Christ was the teacher and the whole world would be considered as the students. Out of all the parables of Jesus Christ, the main ones I will be talking about will be the parable of the good samaritan, and the parable of the sower.
The greatest communicator I know has overcome the world by communication. a man who communicated love so well that He would rather die than ever be without me. A communicator so great, that he borne my griefs, carried my sorrows and was even pierced for my transgressions. The greatest communicator I know is a man named Jesus.