Conflict and Argument (16.2)

Question 1

Cleansing of the Temple - Conflict

Answer 1

1. Casts out merchants - priests were making money off goods sold in temple
2. Quotes Isiah - Speaking like a messiah + insulted priests by using scripture against them
3. All nations - including Gentiles, insulted Jews as they believed they were God’s chosen people
4. Calls them thieves - insult, reference to Jeremiah

Question 2

Entry into Jerusalem - Conflict

Answer 2

1. Didn’t fulfil crowd’s expectation of overthrowing Romans - conflict with crowd
2. Welcomed by crowds, authorities worried he would lead a rebellion
3. Crowds cried “Hosanna” (“save us”) - threat to Romans
4. Rode in like a conquering king
5. Believed Messiah - threatened religious authorities

Question 3

“Give to Cesar what belongs to Cesar” - genius

Answer 3

1. Avoided telling people not to pay taxes - would have encouraged lawbreaking
2. Avoided trap w/o saying he didn’t know - would have discredited him as a teacher
3. Avoided telling explicitly to pay taxes - blasphemy
4. Important to pay taxes to support society

Question 4

“Give to Cesar what belongs to Cesar” - conflict

Answer 4

1. Leader of occupying power
2. Disloyalty to God
3. Could have turned people against….

Question 5

Should obey authorities

Answer 5

1. Just because we disagree with authorities, shouldn’t necessarily disobey them, can’t do any good in jail
2. Part of “give to Cesar what is Cesar”
3. If aren’t obeyed, could lead to anarchy
4. St. Paul said to obey authorities

Question 6

Should NOT obey authorities

Answer 6

1. Jesus disobeyed authorities when went against his beliefs
2. May be an unfair trial such as Sanhedrin
3. Jesus disobeyed authorities over trading in the temple - he knew something was wrong and righted it

Question 7

Breaking sabbath laws was right

Answer 7

1. Corban went against 10 Commandments
2. Meeting people’s needs > following religious laws
3. Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath
4. Were only paying lip-service to God

Question 8

Breaking sabbath laws was wrong

Answer 8

1. Keeping Sabbath is one of the 10 Commandments
2. Laws were part of Jewish tradition
3. Set a bad example to the people

Question 9

Paralysed man - significance

Answer 9

1. Forgave man’s sins - showing he had that power (+ still has them today)
2. Showed had Power to heal - shows divinity
3. Showed Son of Man
4. Showed power to see into minds - divinity

Question 10

Jesus’ death due to conflict

Answer 10

1. Angered religious authorities - broke religious laws
2. Threat to stability of society - cleansing of temple, many followers
3. Challenged ideas of Messiah - not a warrior

Question 11

Jesus’ death NOT due to conflict

Answer 11

1. Came to do God’s will - death was part of it
2. Didn’t set out to antagonise
3. Preached a message of love