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1.8 The Passion Of Jesus Flashcards

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Events in order

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The Last Supper
Prayers in Gethsemane
Betrayal
Trial by Jewish High Priest
Trial by Pontius Pilate
The Passion

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What does passion mean?

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Latin term ‘to suffer’
Refers to all the events leading up to and including the death and resurrection of Jesus

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Why does Jesus enter Jerusalem on a donkey?

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He was showing the people of Jerusalem that he was a humble, suffering servant
—> because he chose to ride on a donkey not a horse

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What happens at the anointing of Jesus as Bethany?

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Jesus is anointed with expensive oil by a woman
—> the disciples rebuke the woman for wasting expensive oil
Jesus says “she poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial”
—> suggests his upcoming death (omniscient)

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What is Passover?

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Jewish Festival celebrating God freeing Israelites from slavery in Egypt

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What is the Feast of Unleavened Bread?

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The first day of the Passover festival

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What is the Last Supper?

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The last meal Jesus ate with his disciples which founded the Eucharist

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What is the Upper Room?

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The place where the Last Supper took place

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Transubstantiation

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Bread —> body
Wine —> blood

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Betrayal of Jesus quote

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“Truly I tell you, one of you will betray me, one who is eating with me”

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Why is the Last supper important?

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Shows Jesus as the new sacrificial lamb and that his blood will save all people who believe in him, whether Jew or Gentile, from sin and death

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What is the first Eucharist?

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When Jesus drinks the wine he says “This is my blood of the covenant, which is shared out for many”
—> Jesus’ sacrifice will create the new covenant

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How does Jesus show he is omniscient when entering Jerusalem?

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Tells his disciples where to go and what to do and predicts exactly what they will find and what will happen
—> Godlike ability to see the future
—> shows His authority

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What were the men who founded the Christian religion like?

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Ordinary, weak, scared human beings

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How does Mark remind his readers that the founders of the Christian religion were ordinary, weak, scared human beings?

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When Jesus says that one of his disciples will betray him they all seem to worry that it will be them, “surely not I?”

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Similar Christian views on the Last Supper

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Most Christians hold some sort of regular religious ceremony which involves bread and wine and recalling what Jesus did at the Last Supper
—> see it as a way of connecting with those events which happened a long time ago and strengthening the bond between them and God

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Which Christians believe in transubstantiation?

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Catholics

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How do Roman Catholic Christians believe Jesus is present in the Eucharist?

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Really present

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How do most Church of England Christians believe Jesus is present in the Eucharist?

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Spiritually present

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How is Jesus shown as fully human in the prayers in the Garden of Gethsemane?

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He shows real fear and distress
Prays to God to “take this cup from me”

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How is Jesus shown as fully God in the prayers in the Garden of Gethsemane?

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He recovers his strength and knows that his suffering and death is part of God’s plan

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Divergent Christian views on the Prayers in Gethsemane

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1) how could the Son of God be so distressed and afraid? Surely Jesus should not feel this way?
- Jesus was fully human as well as fully divine
2) if Jesus doubts God’s plan and has to ask questions of God, how can he also be God?
- that was Jesus’ human nature speaking

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What is the Sanhedrin?

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Jewish court led by the High Priest

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What is the High Priest?

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The title of the highest Jewish official

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Why was Jesus arrested?
The Pharisees regarded Jesus as a blasphemer deserving of death The Sadducees were threatened of Jesus’ attack on the religious life centred around the Temple
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How does the trial before the High Priest fulfil Isaiah’s prophecy?
“But Jesus remained silent and gave no answer” Fulfils the prophecy of Isaiah: “He was led like a lamb to the slaughter and as a sheep before its shearer is silent, so he did not open his mouth”
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How was the trial before the High Priest bias?
‘The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin were looking for evidence against Jesus so that they could put him to death’
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High Priest questioning Jesus quote
“Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?” Jesus: “I am”
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How does Jesus commit blasphemy at the trial before the High Priest?
He says “I am” Witnesses are shocked that he uses the name of God as revealed to Moses on Mount Sinai when he said “I am who I am”
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Who was Pilate?
The Roman governor in charge of the region
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What happens at Jesus’ trial before Pilate?
1) Pilate asks if he’s the king of the Jews 2) Jesus stays mostly silent 3) the crowd chooses Barabbas to go free 4) Pilate sends Jesus to be crucified
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Why is the trial before Pontius Pilate important?
Shows Jesus is innocent but still punished He accepts suffering to follow God’s plan Shows injustice and the sacrifice Jesus makes for others
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Why is the trial before the High Priest important?
Jesus admits He is the Messiah and the Son of God He is rejected by the Jewish leaders Shows his courage and obedience to God
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What is crucifixion?
The Roman death penalty suffered by Jesus when he was nailed to the cross
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What is Golgotha?
“The place of the skull”, the place where Jesus was crucified
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What happens at Jesus’ crucifixion?
He is nailed to the cross People mock him He dies The Temple curtain tears in two
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What does Jesus cry out during his crucifixion?
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
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What does the temple curtain tearing in two when Jesus is crucified symbolise?
The start of a new covenant between God and humanity
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Why is Jesus’ crucifixion important?
Shows Jesus’ suffering and humanity Fulfils his role as a suffering Messiah
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What does Jesus’ death bring?
Forgiveness and reconnects people with God
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What is the atonement teaching?
Jesus died to overcome Original Sin that separated people from God since the Garden of Eden, this atoned for the sins on humanity
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What does atonement mean?
The action of making amends for a wrong or injury
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What happens at Jesus’ resurrection?
The young man (an angel?) tells the women that Jesus has risen
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How is Jesus shown as omniscient (his resurrection)?
He fulfils his prediction about his suffering, death and resurrecting on the third day, which he said 3 times to his disciples, proving he is who he claimed to be
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What does Jesus’ resurrection show about him?
He is truly the Messiah, the Son of God and the Son of Man, and that his mission to save humans from sin and death is accomplished and the gateway to heaven opens
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How do we know Jesus did die and rise again?
Mark made is clear that there were 3 witnesses of his resurrection and that one of them (Mary Magdalene) was also there at the burial
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How does Jesus’ resurrection prove he was the Son of God?
No ordinary human has been able to return from the dead after 3 days, so it proves he had divine power
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Why is Jesus’ resurrection important?
Shows he defeated death and sin Gives Christians hope of eternal life Confirms God’s power and Jesus’ teachings
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What are some theories about Jesus’ resurrection?
The disciples moved the body while the guards slept The authorities moved the body for safe keeping The women went to the wrong tomb Christ only fainted on the cross
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Traditional Christian views of Jesus’ resurrection
The resurrection really took place —> Jesus was God’s Son and so naturally he had the power to defeat death and rise again When the disciples saw Him after Easter Day they were seeing the real, live, physical Jesus
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Liberal Christian views of Jesus’ resurrection
To be seen in spiritual terms, rather than physical Think of it as a metaphor because to believe that a dead body came back to life again is impossible The Resurrection is a way of describing how the disciples believed that Jesus was still with them after the physical death and lived on in spirit in their hearts

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