Download Jesus of History-Christ of Faith

The Historical Jesus
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Evidence of
Existence
– Tacitus
– Suetonius
– Pliny the
Younger
– The Gospels
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The World of Jesus
Palestine
– Politics
Antiochus IV
 Maccabean Revolt
 Roman Rule
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– The Land
Four Major Terrains
 Three Provinces
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– Religious Sects
Sadducees
 Pharisees
 Essenes
 Zealots
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– Covenant & Torah
The Kingdom
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Deep roots in Jewish
religious history
OT understanding
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Jesus and the Kingdom
Central Theme
The work of God
Kingdom Future and
Present
Jesus & His Disciples
 Literal meaning
 Rabbi/Teacher/Master of Jesus’ day
 To be a disciple of Jesus
How was it different?
Requires a change
Characteristics of
Jesus & The Marginalized
 Why a special part of Jesus’ ministry?
Jesus & Women
 Role of women in Jewish society
 How is Jesus different?
Jesus As Teacher
 Teaches with authority
“Amen, amen I say to you”
 What does Jesus teach?
Jesus & The Law
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Jesus was a good and
faithful Jew
Came to fulfill, not abolish
the Law
– Sermon on the Mount
(Matthew’s Gospel)
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Diversity of Judaism
Legalists – religious
fidelity
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Jesus & religious fidelity
The Torah
Miracles
“Miracle” by definition
 NT concept of miracle
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Dynamis
Semeion
Four Categories of
Miracles
 What do Jesus’ miracles
reveal about God’s
power?
 What are Jesus’ miracles
a sign of?
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The Four Faces of Jesus
 Mark
 Matthew
 Luke
 John
Jesus’ Divinity
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Jesus – “God saves” (Hebrew)
Christ – “anointed” (Greek) from
Messiah (Hebrew)
Jesus - Word of God
What does it mean?
Why did the word become flesh?
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The Doctrine and Purpose of the
Incarnation
Jesus: True God and True Man
Significance of Jesus’ Death &
Resurrection
Catholic Christology – An Overview