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What was the political and religious world like in the first century?
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It was under Roman rule
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Ptolemaic (Egypt) was in charge of Israel from what to what BC?
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311 to 198 BC
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Saleucids (Syria) was in charge of Israel from what to what BC?
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198 to 164 BC
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Define Hellenism
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adaptation to Greek or foreign culture.
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accomodate
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to just say "ok", agree with what they were told to do.
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Legalistic:
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Pharisees
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Fight:
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Maccabees, Zealots
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Separate:
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Qumran,
Essenes: Jews were too Hellenized, some became separated |
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Apocalyptic:
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the Pagans in charge but God should be in charge so God do something. Thought by flaming fireballs, do something drastic, God, judge them.
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Separation/Emphasis on Law & holiness:
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Separate themselves more from outsiders, not letting Gentiles in, and not letting them out.
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Monotheism:
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One God. Don't bow down before other gods
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Hasidim (Hebrew)
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Pious one
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Messiah means?
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Warrior King
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Messiahs in the OT
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1. Kings of the earth
2. King like David 3. The Prophet 4. The Priest |
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Messiah in NT:
1. John 6:1-15: |
Jesus keeps 5000 men, crowds wants to make Him king
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Messiah in NT:
2. Mt 16:13-20: |
"You are Christ, Son of the living God.”
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Messiah in NT:
3. Superman Syndrome: |
Jesus cant walk into a crowd and say that “I am Jesus” because He cannot fulfill what He has planned.
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Messiah in NT:
4. Rejection of the Messiah: |
rejected because of these unfulfilled expectations, minister to the gentiles.
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Importance of?
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Political Freedom, Law, and the Temple
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What did John the Baptist preach?
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A prophet's message: "Repent, for the kingdom of God is near" (Mt 3:2)
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"I AM" is used for?
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the word for God, because they could not say "God" for it was too great and holy
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b. Hellenistic Judaism: they used “Son of God” as a term to speak of?
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a righteous man following God's law/covenant
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"Son of God" referred to what in the Jewish background?
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obedience to the divine covenant.
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Messiah meaning in Judaism
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Anointed One, Priest, King, Prophet, Warrior King
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Jesus claims to be the one in whom mankind must
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believe, follow, obey
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Jesus claims to be someone greater than:
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Solomon: king, wisdom
Temple: priests Jonah: Prophets |
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Jesus performs
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God-like actions:
Forgive sins as the Judge Creator Worshipped Him |
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Jesus predicts:
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His own death and resurrection
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7 actions of Jesus:
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1. called the 12 disciples
2. performed miracles PUBLICLY 3. fulfills OT prophesy 4. Ate with sinners 5. enters Jerusalem as the Messiah 6. accepts worship 7. is resurrected |
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Jews expected Jesus to be:
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Messiah, Warrior King
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Τhe Crucifixion of Jesus—
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Jesus went through a flogging before the crucifixion. Flogging sometimes very light or very cruel. Don't know what kind of flogging it was, light or very cruel.
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The Nature of Crucifixion—
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After flogging, light or heavy, they would put the people on the cross, nailed between radius and ulna, can last a few minutes or a few days, agonizing getting up to get air, and possible death of suffocation.
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The Crucifixion of Jesus Interpreted—
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Deut. 21:22-23 For anyone hung on a tree is under God's curse. Bad thing for Jesus... Trying to show that what happened in the cross was not God's curse but a good thing. Trying to show that Jesus was not under God's curse
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The Inscription—
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The king of the Jews, a Messianic pretender.
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What were the 8 theories against the Resurrection of Jesus?
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Swoon, Hallucination, Wrong Tomb, Jesus never existed, drugged Jesus, Stolen Body, Conspiracy, Metaphorical Resurrection
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Swoon Theory
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Jesus fainted on the cross, He didn't actually die
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Hallucination Theory
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Disciples were hallucinating when they "thought they saw Jesus"
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Jesus Never Existed Theory
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Jesus never existed in the first place
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Drugged Jesus Theory
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Jesus was drugged when he was on the cross
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Stolen Body Theory
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Disciples stole Jesus' body and say he resurrected
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Wrong Tomb Theory
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Disciples went into the wrong tomb and say Jesus resurrected
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Conspiracy Theory
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The whole thing was made up by the disciples
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Metaphorical Resurrection Theory
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It wasn't an actual physical resurrection, Jesus seen through epiphanies and dreams etc...
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The Certainty of Our Resurrection
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Someday we will be resurrected, just as Jesus was resurrected. We will have a renewed glorified body.
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The Authority of Jesus
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Jesus is who He said He was. His teachings are very important. We read because we want to know what He taught. This WILL change our lives.
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God will win
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Death is not the end of the story, grave is not the final scene. Yes we suffer and are suffering but in the end, God will win.
1 Corinthians 15:55 |
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The importance of following Jesus
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We must follow Him with everything, take up your cross daily, and follow Him with everything. He is the true teacher.
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God is Inflexibly Holy – means?
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inflexibly, always set apart, we can do nothing to get into the room
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God’s Holiness Seen in the Avoidance of the Use of:
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God's Name
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God’s Holiness Seen in Jesus’ Warnings about:
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Judgement and Hell
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God’s Holiness Seen in Jesus’ Demands of:
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Total Obedience
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God’s Holiness Seen in the Cry of:
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Dereliction "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?"
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God’s Love Seen in His:
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Active Search for Fellowship with us
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God has _________ but no one else does. This leads to action.
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Compassion
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God’s Love Seen in Jesus’ Address to God as:
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"Abba”
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Both John the Baptist (Mt 3:2) and Jesus (4:17) announced that:
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the Kingdom of God is here, is at hand, used 61 different times
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The prophets anticipated a day of the Lord, when God would come and:
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he would purge the world of evil, and set His kingdom
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For Jews of the first century, it meant that God would:
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kill the Romans. Set Israel as a free nation
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But Jesus came to fight:
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Satan, kingdom of darkness, evil, and set HIS kingdom.
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Three interpretations of the coming of the kingdom:
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Future: consistent eschatology, meaning consistent future
Present: Realized eschatology, Inaugurated Eschatology: Present AND Future, Now & Later |
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Becoming a Disciple:
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Repent, to turn
Have faith, believe in Jesus Follow, obey Self denial |
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The Moral Character of the Disciple:
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Forgiving, Internal Purity, Surpassing Righteousness, Doing God's will, Mercy, Perseverance, Love, Humility
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Rewards of Discipleship:
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Heavenly Rewards
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Purpose of a Disciple:
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1. Evangelism - missions
2. to have moral influence 3. to disciple others to teach them to bring them up to speed 4. to serve |
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Water to?
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Wine
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Temple Cleansing means:
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judgement of Israel
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