Module 6 Essay

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STUDY GUIDE: MODULE 6

As you read this week’s textbook reading assignments, take notes in response to these questions and statements. This study guide will help you to prepare for your quiz.

Harbin: Chapter 18

1. Why would someone who claimed to be Messiah have to prove it? Not everyone was eager for the Messiah God promised. There were specific criteria that needed to be met. Genealogical, Prophetic, and Physical evidence-perform miracles

2. What is the genre called “gospel”? A document that proclaims that Jesus was the proclaimed Messiah and gives evidence to demonstrate that claim.

3. What is the synoptic problem? The relationship of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Some verses contain information similar to one or both of the others.

4. What is the difference between the two-source and the four-source theory? 2-source theory- Matthew and Luke were derived from 2 sources: Mark and Q
4-source theory- Matthew and Luke were derived from 4 separate earlier sources with additional material added

5. What is Q, and why is it significant? Q is hypothetical. It is the material common to both Matthew and Luke, but absent in Mark. There has been no evidence found to support that Q exists.

6. How does this book suggest that the gospel accounts originated? By eyewitness accounts

7. How and why was the birth of John unique? His birth was foretold by an angel. His father, Zacharias was punished for his disbelief and was unable to speak until the child was born and he named him John. John would be a nazarite for life

8. How and why was the birth of Jesus unique? His birth was foretold by an angel. He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born to the virgin Mary. He was the promised Messiah

9. Trace the activities of Jesus up to the peak of His popularity. Time of Inauguration (29-31CE)
Baptism (29), Temptation in wilderness, Initial calling of the disciples, Miracle in Cana, Passover(30CE), Trip through Samaria, Ministry in Galilee, Passover(31CE)
Year of Popularity (31-32CE)
Healing ministry/Sabbath controversy, sending out of the 12, Feeding the 5000, Passover(32CE)
Year of Oppression (32-33CE)
Trip to Phoenicia, Ministry in Galilee, Feeding of the 4000, Transfiguration, 3 trips to Jerusalem, Sukkoth (Sept 32), Hanukkah (Dec 32), Passover/Crucifixion (Apr 32), Resurrection, Ascension (May 33)

10. What are parables, and why did Jesus use them? They are stories with a heavenly meaning. They were meant to shift the focus from the Law to the fulfillment of the Law in the person of Jesus.

11. Why did many people stop following Jesus after He fed the five thousand? Jesus gave the conversation a spiritual focus by asserting that He was bread come down from heaven. This statement totally lost the people who were upset both because He refused to do more miracles and because He claimed to have come down from heaven. Unable to follow or accept the spiritual truths Jesus taught, the audience grumbled and began to leave in disgust.

Chapter 19

1. Why did Jesus refuse to give a sign to the Pharisees when He returned to the region of Galilee? Because they demanded a sign and didn't show faith

2. What was the Mount of Transfiguration, and why was it significant? This is the mountain where Jesus showed Peter, James, and John that He truly was the Son of God and told them not to tell anyone of the event until after His resurrection. Moses and Elijah appeared next to Jesus. Jesus' clothes and face became radiant and they heard God say "This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to Him?

3. Why did Jesus refuse to travel with His brothers to the festival of Sukkoth, but went by Himself later? His brothers encouraged Him to go but He demurred. It was the method that was at issue, not the trip. They encouraged Him to "Show yourself to the world" Jesus told them it was not the right time. They left and Jesus continued His practice of traveling in as much secrecy as His public position would allow.

4. Why did