The Life and Teachings of Christ

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The Life and Teachings of Christ

• Class Nine
• BB 102 New Testament Survey

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Life of Christ

• Jesus birth and youth, 6 B.C.-A.D. 26
• Born during the reign of Herod the Great (37-4
  B.C.)
• Arrival of the shepherds, Lk 214
• Jesus circumcision, Lk 221
• Marys purification, Lk 222-40
• The wise men, Mt 21-12
• Escape to Egypt, Mt 213-15
• Killing of the babies by Herod, Mt 216-18
• Return to Nazareth, Mt 219-23
• The Temple incident, Lk 241-50

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Life of Christ

• The Beginning of Jesus Public Ministry, A.D.
  26-27
• John the Baptizer prepared the way
• 26 A.D. Jesus was baptized by John _at_ Bethany, Mt
  315
• Temptations
• Returns to Galilee after the arrest of John the
  Baptist, Mk 6, through Samaria and encounter the
  woman at Sychar, Jh 4
• Settled in Capernaum

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Life of Christ

• The Galilean Ministry, A.D. 27-29
• He began by proclaiming the Kingdom of God was at
  hand, Mk 115
• Presented himself as the fulfillment of OT
  Scripture, Lk 416-21
• Got a mixed reaction, Lk 414-15, 24-30
• Gather disciples, Lk 51-11
• See Mt 423-25 for a summary statement

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Life of Christ

• Sermon on the Mount, Mt 5-7
• Trained his followers for what was to come
• He set an example for them
• he established organization by gathering twelve
  of the disciples and appointing twelve of them as
  apostles
• Sent the apostles on preaching missions to get
  necessary experience
• He sent them endowed with his own power and
  authority
• He taught them things they need to know for the
  future

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Life of Christ

• This period ended after Passover in 29 A.D.
• Conflict with the people, Jh 6
• Conflict with the religious leaders, Jh 71
• Jesus Travels outside Galilee, A.D. 29
• Traveled to Tyre, Mt 1521-25
• Decapolis, Lk 826-39
• Caesarea Phillipi, Mt 1612-20
• Jesus teaching on suffering, Mk 831
• Transfiguration, Lk 928-36

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Life of Christ

• The Perean and Judean Ministry, A.D. 29-30
• Traveled through Perea and reached Jerusalem at
  the Feat of Tabernacles, Jn 925
• Traveled back to Perea, sending out of the 72, Lk
  101-24
• Returned to Jerusalem for the Feast of
  Dedication, Jh 10
• Retired to Bethany, Jh 1040
• Described in Lk 111-1817
• Most memorable event was the raising of Lazarus,
  Jh 111-44

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Life of Christ

• Jesus Lat Days on Earth and Crucifixion, April
  A.D. 30
• Triumphal Entry, Mt 211-11
• Cleansing of the Temple, Mk 1115-18
• Passover/Lords Supper, Mt 2626-29
• Prayer of Intercession for the disciples, Jh
  14-17
• Garden of Gethsemane, Mt 2636-45

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Life of Christ

• The Betrayal, Mk 1443-46
• Jesus before the High Priest, Mt 2664
• Peters denial
• Jesus before Pilate, Lk 231-14
• Jesus before Herod Antipas, Lk 2318-19
• Herod sends Jesus back to Pilate, Lk 23 Mt 27
  Jh 19
• Crucified at Golgotha, note prayer Lk 2334

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Life of Christ

• Death, ripping of the curtain, Mt 2751
• Piercing of Jesus side, Jh 19
• The burial of Jesus and the sealing of the tomb,
  Jh 19
• The Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus,
  April-June A.D. 30
• The resurrection, Mk 166

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Life of Christ

• Appearance to his followers, Jh 2010-18 Mt
  288-10
• Explanation to his followers, Lk 2413-32
• Appeared to others Jh 20 I Cor. 156-7
• Ascension with the promise to return, Lk 2450-53

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Jesus Teaching

• Jesus was primarily a teacher, Mk 138-39.
• Jesus shared fundamental assumptions with his
  audience.
• A key challenge was how to convey his basically
  familiar message in a dynamic way.
• He wanted to do more than communicate
  information, he wanted the hearers to make a
  decision for the kingdom.

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Jesus Teaching

• Central Theme Kingdom of God
• Kingdom Gods reign over the created order
• Rooted in the OT, see Psalm 472, 7
• The kingdom is present now Lk 1120
• The kingdom is a future hope, Mt 610
• Teaches about the kingdom in parables, Mt 13, Mk
  4 Lk 8

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Jesus Teaching

• Human Life, Sinfulness and God
• Must be understood in light of his teaching on
  the kingdom of God

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Jesus Teaching

• The Second Coming and Life to Come.
• The end of the age would be ushered in at the
  second coming, Lk 215-6, 20-24
• The significance of the second coming is?