Literature of New Testament

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The 3 “stories” of NT background

Biblical Metanarrative

Story of Israel

2nd Temple Judaism

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2000 B.C.

Abraham (Gen. 12)

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1500 B.C.

Egyptian Slavery/Exodus

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1000 B.C. - Moral Decline into Idolatry and Oppression

Israel gets a King and Temple

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722 B.C.

Samaria lost to Exile

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586 B.C.

Judah Falls into Exile/Temple Destroyed

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500 B.C. - Second Temple Judaism

End of Exile/”Rebuild and Re-evaluate”

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Year 0

Jesus arrives

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Second Temple Judaism 4 Pillars

The Temple

Land of Israel

Torah

Jewish Ethnic Identity

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Second Temple 4 Kingdoms

Persian Empire

Greeks(Alexander the Great)

Bad Maccabee’s

Rome

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Jesus’ birth was …

a royal birth and royal scandal

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Where does Jesus give his first sermon?

In Narareth

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Themes of beginning of Jesus’s Teaching Ministry (Matt & Mark)

Repent

Believe the Good News

Kingdom is Near

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Beginning of Jesus’s Teaching Ministry (Luke)

Jesus’ own people turn against him

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Ways to read parables

Elaborate Allegories

One-point Lessons

Israel’s story with a subversive twist

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Why does Jesus say “If you have ears to hear, then hear…”

Hinting at a deeper meaning

You will get out what you want it to mean

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How do Catholics Interpret the Sermon on the Mount

Varsity and JV believers

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How do Lutherans interpret the Sermon on the Mount

Two Categories: Law and Gospel

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How do the Peace Churches interpret the Sermon on the Mount

literal radical obedience

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How does Intern Ethics interpret the Sermon on the Mount

literal radical obedience-for a short time

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Kingdom Theology

Kingdom is established; but still growing

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What are the Synoptic Gospels?

Matthew, Mark, and Luke (A chronological telling of Jesus’ ministry on earth)

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Miracles in the synoptics are called

Dynamos (Act of Power)

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Miracles in John’s Gospel are called

Semeian (Signs)

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Jesus’ Pattern of Miracles (John 6)

Meets a genuine need out of compassion

work is supernatural but not showy

uses the sign to point to a need of a deeper faith in him

some believe, others doubt

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Who is Jesus?

A Rabbi(Teacher)

The “Servant” of Isaiah

The Messiah/Christ

“Son of Man”

Lord

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Where does Son Of Man come from?

Daniel 7

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Why are people excited at the Triumphal Entry?

They think Jesus will be a Military King

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Where do the royal connotations come from in the Triumphal Entry?

The Entry on a Donkey (Zach 9:9)

Preparing the Road (Isaiah 62:10)

Hosanna (Save us “now”)

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What action finally got Jesus arrested?

The flipping of tables in the Temple

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Why Did Jesus flip the tables?

  1. Cleansing the Temple

  2. An Acted "Parable of Judgement”

    1. YWHW returning to his house on earth

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Jesus Jewish Legal Trials

  1. Before Annas (F-I-L of the High Priest)

  2. Before Caiaphis (High Priest)

    1. rips his clothes

  3. Before Sanhedrin

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Jesus’ Roman Legal Trials

  1. Before Pilate

  2. Before Herod Anitpas

  3. Back to Pilot

    1. Offering of Barrabbas

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Four Insights of The Crucifixion

  1. Reserved for slaves and revolutionaries

  2. A shameful word

  3. Humiliating

  4. Horrors match Divine Judgement

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Who does Jesus first appear to resurrected?

Mary in the Garden

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Why does the resurrection happen on a Sunday?

To point back to creation. Creation and New Creation started at the beginning of the week

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Why does the resurrection happen in a garden?

Back to the Garden of Eden, Jesus is the perfect being we never could be

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Why is Jesus mistaken for the gardener

Another Garden of Eden metaphor, Jesus is also the creator of the garden.

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The “Swoon” Theory

Jesus never died, he just fainted and everyone thought he died (People cruficed suffocated to death, not from pure wounds)

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The “Wrong Tomb” Theory (Con)

Mary was in a hurry and forgot which tomb (Why not reveal the true body of Jesus)

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Stolen Body Theory - Disciples (Con)

The Disciples stole the body and said Jesus was raised (why die for an obvious lie)

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Stolen Body Theory - Sanhedrin (Con)

The religious leaders stole the body. (Why didn’t they reveal the body)

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The Risen in our Hearts Theory (Con)

A gathering of disciples felt is present in a time of grief (feeling him spiritually is way different than eating food with him for a month)

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