Chapter 10 From Jesus to the Gospels Flashcards
In simplest terms how does Ehrman describe Christianity?
Christianity is a religion rooted in the belief in The death of Jesus for sins, and his resurrection from the dead.
Christianity, say scholars, is not so much the religion ___ _________, as the
___________ _______ _________.
of Jesus, religion about jesus
For the historian, Christianity begins with a) Jesus’ death b) Jesus’ resurrection c) Jesus’ ascension d) belief in Jesus’ resurrection
d) belief in Jesus’ resurrection
What one point do the gospel resurrection accounts have in common?
The Empty tomb was discovered by a woman, or group of woman, who were the first to realize Jesus had been raised.
How could the story of the discovery of the empty tomb by women be interpreted to denigrate women?
If Paul wrote before the gospel writers, and the authors knew that women discovered the tomb first, they explained Paul ignorance by saying that women were too giddy to tell anyone, making them obstacles.
. How would Jewish apocalypticists have interpreted the resurrection?
Jesus had risen from the dead, he was the agent through whom god would triumph evil; and because he was in heaven the people were to await his second coming.
What other ideas did early believers have about the risen Jesus? Name 3
1- he was the son of god
2- he was the son of man that he spoke of
3- the jewish messiah
What idea about the future messiah did most Jews NOT have?
he would suffer and die for the sins of the people and be resurrected.
Given that the Hebrew Bible never specifically speaks of a messiah who is to suffer, why did the earliest Christians see passages in the Psalms, for example, as speaking of a righteous man who suffers and is vindicated by God as applicable to Jesus?
Jesus was a righteous man who suffered and was ultimately vindicated by God
What did the Suffering Servant passages in Isaiah likely refer to originally?
The suffering of the Nation of Israel during the Babylonian captivity.
What were these passages NOT seen as referring to before Christianity?
a future Jewish Messiah
How might the term messiah have been seen by non-Jews/Gentiles?
someone who had been anointed with oil, like an athlete.
. Give three possible meanings of when Jesus became the “Son of God” according to early Christian communities.
1 at baptism
2- at resurrection
3- at birth son of God
