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1
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What does condescension mean?

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  • Voluntarily giving up superior rank
  • Come to an inferior circumstance
  • Extend mercy
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What does Christ mean?

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Anointed; same as Messiah

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3
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What does Jesus/Joshua mean?

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Salvation

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What does Matthew really like to do?

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Link Christ to Old Testament passages

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What does the JST add to our understanding of Jesus’s childhood?

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He grew and developed, waiting for the time of His ministry. He served under His father, but He had inherent knowledge and understanding such that He didn’t need to be taught.

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What does the D&C teach us about John the Baptist?

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He was ordained to his mission as an infant, he was baptized as a child, and his mission was in part to overthrow the kingdom of the Jews.

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7
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An alternative meaning of Jehovah

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“I AM” (in Hebrew, YHWH)

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Why was Christ baptized?

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To fulfill all righteousness; to show us the way to be saved through humble obedience.

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Parallel between Jesus and Moses relative to the time in the wilderness

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Both went into the wilderness to be/commune with God for 40 days.

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Was Jesus morally mutable?

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No. He suffered all temptations, but He never heeded them, or yielded to them by sinning.

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How did Christ withstand Satan’s temptations?

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By quoting scripture

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Where was the Sermon on the Mount?

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Matthew says it was up in a mountain, and Luke says it was in a plain. It is possible that there were two separate sermons, or that this sermon was not stationary.

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What does beatitude mean?

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Comes from the Latin beatus, meaning “blessed.”

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What does the JST add to the beatitudes?

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“Blessed are the poor in spirit who come unto me”

“Blessed are all they that do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled with the Holy Ghost”

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What are a jot and a tittle?

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A jot is the smallest Hebrew letter, jod. A tittle is the smallest diacritical mark in Hebrew.

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What is the origin of the word “hypocrite”?

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It is a Greek word meaning “stage player” or “actor.”

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Whom is Jesus addressing in Matthew 6:25-28, when He talks about not worrying about providing for themselves?

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The 12 disciples, who are about to go into the world on their missions.

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18
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What does the JST add to Matthew 6:38?

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“Wherefore, seek not the things of this world but seek ye first to build up the kingdom of God, and to establish his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.”

19
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What is a mote?

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A speck, as of dust.

20
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What does the JST add to the “casting pearls before swine” statement?

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“For the world cannot receive that which ye, yourselves, are not able to bear; wherefore ye shall not give your pearls unto them”

You didn’t understand these valuable things, so trying to give them to others won’t end well.

21
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What does the JST add to Matthew 7:31?

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“For the day soon cometh, that men shall come before me to judgment, to be judged according to their works.”

Everyone will appear before Christ to be judged.

22
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Why did Jesus perform miracles?

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  • To show His power over all things
  • To reveal His character (love and compassion)
  • To motivate people to cast off their spiritual infirmities, as their physical ones
  • To create teaching opportunities for gospel truths
  • To prevent people from frustrating God’s purposes (e.g., escaping crowds)
  • To reward and strengthen faith
  • To set an example for His followers
23
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Parable of the Sower

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Illustrates the many ways that the word of God can fail to thrive in us. It needs to land in fertile soil, then withstand Satan, trials, and worldly cares.

24
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Parable of the wheat and the tares

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Jesus sowed seeds in the world. The wheat represents the children of the kingdom, and the tares the children of the Devil. The harvest (performed by angels) is the end of the world, when the wheat and tares will be separated.

25
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Parable of the unmerciful servant

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We are obligated to be merciful since infinite mercy has been extended to each of us

26
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A talent in New Testament times was worth:

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16 years of labor

27
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Caesarea Philippi

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Located north of Galilee at the headwaters of the Jordan. Associated with Peter’s confession that Jesus is the Christ.

28
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According to Joseph Smith, what is the rock on which Christ would build the church?

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Revelation

29
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What did Joseph Smith teach about the Mount of Transfiguration?

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Moses and Elias strengthened Jesus for His coming atonement, then those three gave Peter, James, and John priesthood keys.

30
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Who was John?

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A fisherman and one of the Twelve

31
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What is significant about the Gospel of John?

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Likely written last, and assumes that readers already have the gift of the Holy Ghost.

Differs significantly from the Synoptic Gospels.

Rich in symbolism and literary style, like Matthew.

Does not include any parables, although has two allegories.

Starts with the preexistence of Jesus.

32
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Has no one seen God?

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No one has seen God except he hath borne record of the Son.

33
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Elias

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Can refer to a specific person, but is more often used as a title for a forerunner. Also the Greek version of the Hebrew Elijah.

34
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How many miracles does John record?

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7

35
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How many Passovers does John mention?

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Four, spanning three years of ministry.

36
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Who was Nicodemus?

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A Pharisee who came to Jesus by night to learn more of Him.

37
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Did Jesus baptize some people?

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Yes, according to the JST.

38
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How does the JST change the meaning of John 4:24?

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God is not “a spirit”, but God promises us His spirit; He works by the Spirit, and we need to be in tune with the Spirit to connect with Him.

39
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Bread of Life Discourse

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Can be viewed sacramentally (interpreted in light of the sacrament) or metaphorically (Jesus is a source of spiritual nourishment, which we must actively partake of)

40
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The feast of the tabernacles

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Sukkot; associated with pouring water and lighting lights, which gave an appropriate backdrop for Jesus’s teachings about being living water and the light of the world.

41
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The Feast of Dedication

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Hanukkah; celebrates the victory of the Maccabees over the Seleucid kingdom, and the restoration of Jewish rule.

42
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Why is it significant that Lazarus had been dead four days?

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It was believed that the spirit lingered with the body for three days, so he was definitely completely dead.

43
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What is textually fishy about the story of the woman taken in adultery?

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It was not in the earliest biblical texts; it was not commented on until the 12th century. It is still theologically valuable, though.

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