Religion 1005 Exam 2 Delbert Burkett

What were the main aspects of the new Christian conception of the Messiah presented by Mark?

Jesus had been the Messiah, but before he could rule, he must suffer and die. He was raised from the dead, caught up to heaven, and enthroned at the right hand, thus receiving the eternal kingdom of God, and he would return in a short time to establish it on earth.

Whom does Jesus prohibit from telling his identity?

the demons

What do the people think about Jesus?

they do not know he is the Messiah but identify him as a prophet

When does Jesus reveal his identity publicly?

on trial before the Jewish Sanhedrin

son of man

Jesus refers to himself in Mark not as the "son of God" but as the "son of man" meaning human being

Describe Matthew's method of organization and quotation of scripture.

-usually follows Markan order; five major discourses: sermon on the mount, missionary discourse, parable discourse, CR discourse, eschatological discourse

-after describing certain events, he quotes a scripture

When does Jesus revel his identity in Matthew>

when he walks on water

describe Jesus' attitude toward Jewish law in Matthew.

emphasizes the necessity of keeping the law

In what ways does he appear a strict rabbi?

In the sermon on the mount, he exhibits an attitude to law stricter than other Jewish teachers

In what ways is he a lenient rabbi?

In Matthew's special material, Jesus claims his interpretation p the law is easy and burden light

In what ways does Matthew's Jesus exhibit an anti-Gentile bias?

Matthew's Jesus thinks Gentiles lack the proper standard of love and pray with too much repetition

what different attitudes does he display towards a mission to Gentiles?

what can we infer about the date, intended audience, and the place of origin of Matthew's gospel?

-date: 80 to 100 ce

-intended audience: Christians with a Jewish background

-place of origin: a place that had Greek-speaking Jewish Christians engaged in a mission to the Gentiles

know passages in DQ2 on p197 came from Matthew

compare and contrast Luke's birth narrative with that of Matthew.

- Luke includes birth of John the Baptist, birth of Jesus, Mary visits Elizabeth, and Jesus as a boy

-Matt includes genealogy of Jesus, birth, wise men, flight to Egypt, Herod Kills the children, and return to nazareth

what are the primary sources of the Gospel of Luke? what are its probably date and intended audience?

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DQ2 p216 know passages are from Luke

Luke's primary purpose in writing Luke-Acts was to answer what question concerning salvation for Gentiles? What was his answer? what features of his story illustrate his answer? what features show he was concerned with Samaritans?

-God granted the Messiah to the Gentiles bc the Jews rejected it

on what social groups does Luke focus?

non-Jews, specifically Samaritans