Exam II Flashcards
Luke is in “2 volumes”: ___ and ___
Luke & Acts
Luke is witten to “Theopholis” which could be ______ OR ________
the person sponsoring or funding Luke
referring to all ‘Lovers of God”
Luke is the only gospel to parallel ____ & _____
Jesus & John the Baptist
There are 2 gospels with genealogies for Jesus.
o ______ genealogy back to Abraham (written for _____)
o ______ genealogy back to Adam (written for ______ ) demonstrating _______
Matthew’s …. the Jews
Luke’s …..Jews and gentiles as well
INCLUSIVENESS
A FOCUS of The book of Luke is ______ ______ and the book anticipates It, often asking “What will ____ _____ do today?”
the HOLY SPIRIT
the HOLY SPIRIT
Luke also focuses on ______ groups
marginalized
Mary is a ______ person
low status
The Angel Gabriel told Mary that Jesus would be born to establish _____ - which is a BIG point and that it will last ________ – which is even bigger
a KINGDOM
FOREVER
regarding Luke, there is a debate about the “throne” issue with jesus:
o Some say ______
o Others say _______
He was ALWAYS on the throne
Jesus’ Enthronement will happen at the “end of time”
Two Key EXPECTATIONS in Luke are:
- Jesus TAKING THE ____ and
- Jesus Providing SALVATION FOR ________
THRONE
THE GENTILES
In Luke, at Jesus’ circumcision, _______ says that “It had been revealed to him by the ______ that he would not die before he had seen _______.
Simeon
Holy Spirit
the Lord’s Messiah
In Luke Simeon said that Jesus would be a ______ for revelation to ______, and the _____ of _______.”
light
the Gentiles
glory
the people of Israel
There was an _______ for the Jewish group from whom ________ would arise, thus many Jewish groups wanted to be able to proclaim this. Luke shows not only:
o An _______ in this for this “group” but ironically
o An ______ in that Jesus brought salvation for ______
exclusivity
the Messiah
EXCLUSIVITY
INCLUSIVENESS……ALL
Jesus returns to Galilee in the power of _______after overcoming temptation in the wilderness
the HOLY SPIRT
Jesus goes to the synagogue in __________ , was handed the scroll of _____ and reads: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Nazareth (Jesus hometown)
Isaiah
After Jesus read aloud from the scroll of _____ in ______, He said to the people in the synagogue: “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.” – Jesus was claiming to be ________ - that is, He was the ______ of the scriptures
Isaiah
Nazareth
The Messiah
fulfillment
When Jesus read from Isaiah on Nazareth, “Isn’t this ______?” they asked. And He was asked to ________ and do what he did in ______
Joseph’s son
PROVE that He was the Messiah
Capernum
When Jesus was asked to PROVE that He was the Messiah in Nazareth, Jesus responded saying that a prophet is ________. He Noted that Elijah was sent to a gentile widow and Elisha was sent to Gentile ruler named __________ , both who were OUTSIDE the _______ community
not respected in his hometown
Naahman
Jewish
Jesus’ point about a prophet not being respected “outside their hometown” was that salvation is NOT limited to ______ - that is, salvation is NOT _____ between the Jews and God
one group (the Jews)
vertical
The Prophetess Anna (the old widow who lived in the Temple) said that “Jesus was there to save Jerusalem.” Some scholars therefore say that because:
o The Jewish People were not ______ and
o Jerusalem was not ______
The book of Luke is a _________.
saved
released from Roman rule
tragedy
In the book of Luke, Gabriel said to Mary about Jesus:
“The Lord God will give him the _____ of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his _____ will never end.”
THRONE
KINGDOM
“In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar–when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee…..the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.”
—The significance of the rulers referred to this passage from _____ is that ________ – and Ironically, compared to all of these significant leaders, Jesus _______.
Luke
the time period is carefully placed
will be greater
______ said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from _________?
John the Baptist
the coming wrath
_______ said “Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have ______ as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up _______.” These “children” refers to the _________.
John the Baptist……..Abraham
children for Abraham
Gentiles