BNEW 1010 Final, Dr. Swindle 2024

Surman on the Mount Major Themes

• Character

• Influence

• Righteousness

• Piety

• Ambition

• Commitments

• Murders

• Adultery

• Oaths

• Love of Neighbor

Travel Narrative Themes

• Learning to interpret the times

• Counting the cost of following Jesus

• Repenting of sins

• Hearing and obeying Jesus

• Living on complete dependence on God

• Preparing for the Lord's return

What time of the year was Jesus crucified?

Passover

He enters Jerusalem from what mountain?

Mount of Olives

How does he enter Jerusalem? Who prophesied this?

Riding on the back of a donkey. People spread their cloaks beneath his path. Zacheriah Prophesized this.

What does Hosanna mean?

" Save us"

Does Jesus CLEANSE or CURSE the temple?

Curse

What made Jesus so upset in the Temple

The worshipers being conned by the worship elite and the Gentiles being driven out.

What two Old Testament Prophets do Jesus quote to condemn what was happening?

Isiah and Jeremiah

Why were the religious leaders trying to trap Jesus with questions?

To catch him and prove that he was not the Massiah.

Which one of Jesus's followers betray him?

Judas Iscariot

Why does he do this?

• Possibly wanted to push Jesus into military action

• Possibly did it for the money

How much did he make for his betrayal?

30 pieces of silver

What OT festival does Jesus reinterpret on the night of his betrayal

The Passover

What elements of the Last supper does Jesus reinterpret?

• The Lamb

• Unleavened bread

• Bowl of salt water

• Bitter Herbs

• Chawsheth

• 4 Cups of wine mixed with water

What part does Jesus play in the meal?

He plays the blood of the lamb

What story does John tell instead of the Lord’s Supper?

Bread of Life/ Washing of the Disciples Feet

Which Disciple… denies Jesus 3 times

Peter

In what Garden does Jesus pray in the night of his betrayal?

The Garden of Gethsemane

What does Jesus pray?

“Father, if you
are willing, remove this cup from me.
Nevertheless, not my will, but yours be
done”

What is the cup of God’s wrath

God’s Judgment (Jeremiah - from nation to nation)

what was Jesus charged with before the Sanhedrin

Blaspheme

What was Jesus charged with before Pilate?

Misleading the nation; forbidding tribute to Cesar, and calling himself king

How many times is Jesus proclaimed to be innocent

6 Times

Who is forced to carry Jesus’ cross

Simon of Cyrene

What is prohibition

The sacrifice of atonement

What is redemption

The price paid

What is justification

Justification is to be made right

What is reconciliation

Reconciliation is to restore the relationship

What sets Christianity apart from every other religion?

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Without the Resurrection there would be no…?

• No explanation of Christianity’s existence

• No Christian message

• No Christian Messengers

• No reason for Christianity’s continuation

How essential is the resurrection to the Christian faith?

The upmost importance

Be familiar with the 10 historical facts that demand explanation:

1. Tomb was found empty

2. Jewish authorities circulated counterclaims to explain the empty tomb

3. Many peeps reported to seeing Jesus alive

4. 1,000s were converted in the town (Jerusalem) where Jesus was crucified

5. Disciple’s doubts became certainty

6. Disciples fear becomes courage

7. Claim that Jesus was the risen Christ was costly

8. Christianity spread wildly/rapidly in 1st century even through persecution

9. 1st century Jews who changed the Sabath from Sat to Sun.

10. Jesus was important enough that the world dates History in reference to His entry into the world