Life Of Christ Lesson 2

Front 1

Name the emperor of the Roman Empire and the governor of Syria at the time when Christ was born. Why does Luke give us the information?

Back 1

Caesar Agustus was emperor of the Roman Empire. Info is given to verify timeline of Christ's birth.

Front 2

What is the suggested date for the birth of Christ?

Back 2

Suggested 7-5 bc
Traditiional 4-5 bc
so use 5 bc then

Front 3

What are the Christological (doctrinal) emphases in the genealogical lists in Matthew and Luke?

Back 3

Matthew= Jews, so put Genealogy. Abraham-David-Joseph-Jesus (decendant of David and legal right to the throne of Israel)
Luke= Gentiles, Adam-Joseph-David. Jesus Christ as 2nd Adam (son of Adam who is w/o sin).

Front 4

Why did Joseph consider divorcing Mary when the angel Gabriel informed him that she was pregnant, although they were not married?

Back 4

For being unfaithful. Engangement was as binding as a marriage and required a formal certificate of divorce.

Front 5

When Mary asked Gabriel how she, as a virgin, could become pregnant, what was Gabriel's answer?

Back 5

Holy Spirit will come upon you & power of most high will overshadow you & the Holy one born will be called Son of God.

Front 6

Why is it important to believe in the Virgin Birth? Do you think that the Virgin Birth was necessary to protect the sinlessness of Jesus? Why or why not?

Back 6

Important to know for the truth & the relation to the bible= scripture= Word of God
Yes, Virgin Birth guaranteed a sinless Jesus who was without sin.

Front 7

Why did Herod the Great ask the wise men to report to him after they had found the Christ child?

Back 7

So he could seek Him & get rid of Him. Herod felt Jesus was a rival to his throne.

Front 8

What actions did Mary and Joseph take to ensure that Jesus was raised in complete conformity to the Law of Moses? Why was this important?

Back 8

Actions taken were that they followed the law. Important cause they believed Jesus was a gift from God.

Front 9

Why did Joseph move his family to Egypt?

Back 9

He was warned by an angel to go to Egypt to escape Herod who was out to kill Jesus.

Front 10

How did Matthew's statement "He will be called a Nazarene" fulfill prophecy?

Back 10

There were prophecies that the messiah would be despised.

Front 11

How did Luke summarize the childhood of Jesus? What does the information about Jesus' childhood tell us about Jesus' humanity?

Back 11

Jesus learned carpentry from Joseph. Jesus was filled with wisdom & grace of God upon Him. He was aware of His unique relationship with the Father God & His humanity was as perfect as His diety was complete.

Front 12

The traditional date for the birth of Christ is 8 bc.

Back 12

False= it is 5 bc

Front 13

F.F. Bruce suggests that the solution to the absence of any evidence that Quirinius was governor of Syria in 5 b is to translate Luke 2:2 to read, "this census was before that made when Quirinius was governor of Syria."

Back 13

True= with no evidence no date can be validated.

Front 14

Jesus was born in Bethlehem as prophesied by Isaiah the prophet

Back 14

False= prophesied by Micah the prophet

Front 15

Matthew traces Jesus' ancestry through David to Adam.

Back 15

False= Matthew
(Abraham-David-Joseph)
Luke (David-Adam)

Front 16

In his genealogy, Luke presents Jesus as the "Second Adam"

Back 16

True= Luke believes in the second Adam

Front 17

When the angel Gabriel announced to Joseph that Mary was pregnant, Joseph made plans to divorce her because they were only betrothed (engaged) and not actually married.

Back 17

False= Joseph wanted a divorce due to infideltiy.

Front 18

The Virgin Birth was a biological, moral, and ontological miracle.

Back 18

True

Front 19

The magi (wise men) who came to worship the infant Jesus were mostly likely Jews who had remained in Babylon after the Exile.

Back 19

False= They worked for Herod

Front 20

Jesus' birth in Bethlehem fulfilled the prophecy in Micah 5:2.

Back 20

True

Front 21

Herod the Great ordered the execution of all male infants in the vicinity of Bethlehem because he believed that Jesus was a false Messiah.

Back 21

False= Herod believed Jesus was a true Messiah.

Front 22

Circumcision on the eighth day after birth was not required in the case of Jesus because He was not a Nazerite, but His parents wanted to show that they were obedient to the Law of Moses.

Back 22

False= It was circumcision to all 1st born sons

Front 23

The presentation of Jesus in the temple fulfilled the requirement of the Law for the "redemption of the Firstborn."

Back 23

True= Simeon validated this prophecy by saying Jesus was savior to all.

Front 24

There is no evidence that Jesus was aware of His unique relationship with God prior to His baptism.

Back 24

False= Jesus knew as when he said he was in his Fathers house.

Front 25

The statement that Jesus would be called a Nazarene comes from the O/T prophecy that the Messiah would live in Nazareth.

Back 25

False= Not from O/T

Front 26

Though general and not detailed, Luke's description of Jesus' early year shows that Jesus' humanity was as perfect as His deity was complete.

Back 26

True= Jesus' humanity was perfect & diety complete.