chapter 3 Flashcards
mystery
A term referring to God’s infinite incomprehensibility, his plan of salvation and redemption （救赎）, and the events of Jesus’ life that show and accomplish （完成） this plan.
kerygma （福音传到）
The core teaching about Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord .
parable
A typical teaching deceive（欺骗） Jesus used . It is a vivid（鲜艳的，耀眼的） picture story drawn from ordinary（普通的，平凡的） life that conveys religious truth ,usually related to some aspect of God’s Kingdom . It teases（打趣）the listener to think and make a choice about accepting the Good News of God’s Region.
Kingdom of God
The proclamation by Jesus that inaugurated（揭开） his life, Death, and Resurrection（复活）. It is the process of God’s reconciling（与人和解） and renewing all things through his son, to the point where his will is being done on earth as it is in Heaven . The process has begun with Jesus and will be perfectly completed at the end of time
midrash
（米德拉什）A literary form that relates past scriptural（圣经的） events to help explain and interpret present events
Paschal Mystery (复活节的神话）
God’s love and salvation revealed to us through the life , Passion ,Death ,and Resurrection（耶稣复活） and Glorification（赞美） of his Son Jesus Christ. The sacraments（圣餐）, especially the Eucharist （圣餐仪式）, celebrate the Paschal（复活节的神话） Mystery and enable us to live it in our own lives .
Transfiguration （容光焕发，使更兴奋）
The mystery from Christ’s life in which God’s glory shone（容光焕发） through and transformed Jesus’ physical appearance（道来） while he was in the company of the old Testament prophets（预言者） Moses and Elijah, Peter , James , and John witnessed this event.
Epiphany （主显节）
The term to describe the mystery of Christ’s manifestation（表现形式） as Savior of the world.每年纪念耶稣显灵的日子）
Matthew’s infancy（婴儿期） Narrative（叙述）
Who did he write for?
Writing for Jews who became Christians
Matthew’s infancy Narrative
What themes are important?
His infancy narrative generously（慷慨的） draws on themes from the Old Testament
Matthew’s infancy Narrative
What was his propose ?
His propose was to show that Jesus fulfilled Old testament prophecies（预言能力，预言） about the Messiah（弥赛亚——预言的犹太民族拯救者）.
How does Matthew portray Jesus?
Jesus is the promised Messiah, greater than King David. Jesus comes us through the power of the holy spirit
Luck’s infancy Narrative
Who did he write for?
Luck wrote for a Gentile（非犹太人） Christian audience
Ps . Shepard（谢泼德） visit Jesus first
Luck’s infancy Narrative
How does he portray Jesus?
He portray Jesus as the Lord who came to save everyone, even the lowly（低下的，卑微的）.
Luck’s infancy Narrative
What themes or teaching points does he make?
universal messiah
