Chap 5+6

Question 1

1. Why did Nicodemus come to Jesus by night?

Answer 1

To avoid the embarrassment of a trained rabbinic scholar meeting the untrained rabbinic teacher like Jesus.

Question 2

4. Does the reference in John 3:14-15 to Jesus being lifted up refer only to his death?

Answer 2

No, Descend to earth in incarnation, present himself as messiah, be crucified for sin, and then be resurrected.

Question 3

5. What two images did John the Baptist use, according to John 3:27-28, to contrast himself with Jesus the Messiah?

Answer 3

He was only a forerunner to the Messiah

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Question 4

1. What was unusual about the Samaritan woman going to the well?

Answer 4

The woman was there at noon to avoid contact with other woman for she was shammed.

Question 5

2. What was the “living water” Jesus offered to the Samaritan Woman?

Answer 5

Fresh water unlike well cistern water, meaning gift of the spirit and the Spirits revelation

Question 6

Discuss the four titles the Samaritan woman applied to Jesus’s life.

Answer 6

• Jesus was only a Jewish man who broke Jewish custom
• A prophet- the Jews and Samaritans expected him to come at the end of history
• Coming messiah- Taheb- restore all legal matters and restore all things
• The Savior of the World