Final Study Guide

Question 1

Know the incident of the Ten Lepers and what it represents doctrinally. What does being “whole” represent?

Answer 1

Being not only physically whole (healed of disease) but also being spiritually whole. Only the grateful leper was made “whole”

Question 2

Why did the Lord refer to the grateful one as a stranger?

Answer 2

He was not a Jew, he was a Samaritan

Question 3

Know the outline for the Lord’s discussion about marriage vis-a-vis divorce in Matt. 19. When they asked about divorce, why did he answer with marriage?

Answer 3

Marriage is ordained of God (he instituted it),
Cleave or cling to your spouse,
God joins marriages together
Argument of silence: divorce (secluded audience later w/ disciples), wanted to teach the higher law so taught about marriage instead

Question 4

Know the three levels of how God “joins” two people together.

Answer 4

By the Spirit of the Lord (Spirit will lead you to the right person)
By the Sealing power of Elijah (sealing ordinance)
By the Holy Spirit of Promise (Confirmation given by the Spirit that the ordinance/covenant is acceptable by God)

Question 5

To whom did the Savior address his remarks about divorce?

Answer 5

His disciples (discrete audience, argument of silence)

Question 6

What was the probable context for Peter asking about multiple situations requiring forgiveness?

Answer 6

His willingness to forgive somebody, he wants to know how many times (Peter had struggled to forgive someone else).

Question 7

***What were the comparative amounts in the parable and what was the deeper message about forgiveness? In what way is forgiveness an act of mercy for the forgiver?

Answer 7

10,000 Talents = Around a million dollars in modern currency
The other small amount mentioned was equivalent to 17 cents.
Huge discrepancy between how the Savior has forgiven us of sooo much and we are only asked to forgive a little in comparison

Question 8

***What did Elder Bednar suggest was the ultimate source of the power to forgive grievous offences like Chris Williams was able to do?

Answer 8

The strengthening power of the atonement of Jesus Christ (forgiveness=courage)

Question 9

How big was the triumphal entry? What two situations (maybe even three) amplified it?

Answer 9

Estimated a hundred thousand people(could have been as many as 2 million)
Passover feast
The crescendo of His ministry
Lazarus was recently risen from the dead (3 days), many wanted to see Christ

Question 10

What was the spiritual disposition of the crowd? How do we know that they were accepting Jesus as more than a Galilean?

Answer 10

They recognized him as their Messiah

They called out the Davidic phrase “hosanna” – Meant the crowd was claiming Him as their Messiah

Question 11

What were the 3 symbols and their meanings which were used during his entry?

Answer 11

The donkey - Peace (fulfillment of prophecy….representative of royalty)
Palm leaves - successful mission, Victory
Throwing clothes in the street in his path to keep the dust down - Royalty

Question 12

What were 3 or 4 reasons for Jesus cursing the fig tree?

Answer 12

1. He was Creator and could take life also, as it suited his purposes
   to show that He was the Master of all dominions (including plant life)
2. Symbol for Israel’s apostasy/hypocrisy, the tree was all show without offering any fruit.
3. If you have faith you can do this

Question 13

Why did the hierarchy not want to comment on John’s (the Baptist) authority?

Answer 13

Because he was so revered, status still holds great sway.

Question 14

Know the difference between Caesar’s coin and the coin in the fish in Matt. 17:27. What is the main principle with Caesar’s coin?

Answer 14

we should pay Government taxes. “Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s”
Fish was a Jewish tax
The tithes belong to the Lord
They are SEPARATE systems
We are subject to government (Article of Faith 12)

Question 15

Who was the audience in the marriage vs. resurrection question and why does it matter?

Answer 15

Audience was the Sadducees.

They were attacking Him with questions and didn’t really care about the answers.

Question 16

What was the last question which silenced all of the disingenuous Pharisees? What did it mean that David called his son Lord?

Answer 16

”What think ye of Christ? “ this is the real question
“Whose son is he?”
Which one of these questions was the one that silenced? What is the meaning? (Matt 22:42?)

Question 17

***What were the two questions that framed the Olivet Discourse?

Answer 17

When shall these things be?

What shall be the sign of thy coming? (destruction of the temple)

Question 18

***What is the best source for understanding/interpreting the two time periods of this discourse in Matt 24?

Answer 18

JST-Matthew (In Pearl of Great Price)

Question 19

***What was the Savior’s answer to those who are wise and adequately prepared? How does D&C Sec. 45 describe what it means to be wise?

Answer 19

Vs. 57: “For they that are wise and have received the truth, and have taken the Holy Spirit for their guide, and have not been deceived—verily I say unto you, they shall not be hewn down and cast into the fire, but shall abide the day.”
To be guided by the Spirit. Wise.
The parable about being wise is the ten virgins (beautiful combination question)

Question 20

What was Pres. Hinckley’s comment about how to prepare for the 2nd coming?

Answer 20

He said that we shouldn’t worry about it, but prepare as if it were tomorrow.

Question 21

What were the three acts of the Last Supper that showed deep love for the disciples?

Answer 21

The Sacrament
Washing of the feet
Identifying the betrayer (how)
Jesus “dipped sop” and offered it to Judas Iscariot
Might have just been Judas dipping in the same bowl as Jesus

Question 22

Why is there a difficult consensus on the chronology of the events of the Last Supper? Why do some scholars reject the idea of studying the NT harmonically?

Answer 22

It’s a difficult chronology because there are 4 different stories, it’s subjective and personalized/biased so they’re not so open to it. It’s more open to an author study than to the life of the Savior.
The power of the harmonic approach is getting depth on the life of Christ.

Question 23

What key phrase did the JST put into the discussion about how to make the Sacrament ordinance more efficacious? What might be three ways to understanding this phrase?

Answer 23

Key phrase is “remember this hour” and 3 ways are:
hour of passover meal
hour of atoning sacrifice
hour of his mortal life

Question 24

***How did the washing of feet amplify Peter’s absolute commitment? How was it an act of love?

Answer 24

It amplified his commitment because Peter felt he should be washing His feet
It was an act of love because it was service

Question 25

What ordinance did the washing prefigure in our day?

Answer 25

Washing in the temple (initiatory)

Question 26

What were three ways in which the identifying of the betrayer showed Jesus’ love even for Judas?

Answer 26

1) Shared the sop (family connection)
2) Didn’t make a judgemental statement
3) Speaks to him privately rather than publicly

Question 27

Did the statement, “a new commandment” really represent a new commandment?

Answer 27

“Love one another as I have loved thee” no, they are old, it’s just a higher law.
New only in the sense that they now have the Savior’s example to follow, to love as He loved them.

Question 28

***What are the two scholarly divisions in the Book of John?

Answer 28

John 1-11 is 7 miracles,

John 12-end is Book of Glory

Question 29

How much of the Book of John is about the last week of the Savior’s life?

Answer 29

50-60% (John 12-21)

Question 30

What was Pres. Benson’s statement about anxiety and John 14:6?

Answer 30

John 14:6 “I am the way, the truth, and the life”
President Benson “until the world accepts him as the Savior, the way, the truth, and the life we will continue in anxiety about our future”

Question 31

What was the meaning of “another comforter” as explained by Joseph Smith?
Personal visitation of the Savior to someone in mortality

Answer 31

Personal visitation of the Savior to someone in mortality

Question 32

***What were the three functions of the Holy Ghost?

Answer 32

Teach you all Truth
Testify of the Savior
Peace to your heart

Question 33

What was the symbolism of the intercessory prayer?

Answer 33

It was the high priest prayer in the Holy of Holies (representative of Christ making himself the sacrifice to mankind)

Question 34

When did Christ receive the fullness of his divinity? What are some possibilities which we discussed and what would be the significance of him receiving it during or just after the intercessory prayer? (17:5)

Answer 34

During the intercessory prayer, needed to be divine to fulfill sacrifice.

Question 35

What was E. Maxwell’s comment about where the atoning process occurred?

Answer 35

He said that atoning process occurred at the “Axis of Agony”.

Question 36

In the Garden the synoptics record that Jesus was “sore amazed.” What were two other indications that the suffering in the Garden far exceeded even Jesus’ mental/spiritual preparations?

Answer 36

There was an angel who had to assist him because he was hurting so badly;
He asked our Father in Heaven that if there was any other way he wanted to have it that way… current way was so bad. But still let it be the Father’s will.

Question 37

Where is perhaps the best scripture to establish the personal connections between Jesus’ sufferings and our personal behavior? (ie., a first person connection) What verse tells us that he saw us during his suffering

Answer 37

Isaiah 53:10
10 “Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand.”

Question 38

What was E. Bateman’s statement about the personal nature of the atoning sacrifice?

Answer 38

Infinite & Intimate

Question 39

What were Pres. Hinckley’s comments about “never forgetting?”

Answer 39

Pres Hinckley said that we must never forget the terrible price Christ paid for us in the Atonement. Eluding a lot to the terrible agony in Gethsemane.
“No member of this Church must ever forget the terrible price paid by our Redeemer, who gave His life that all men might live- the agony of Gethsemane, the bitter mockery of His trial, His crown of thorns tearing at His flesh, the blood cry of the mob before Pilate, the lonely burden of His heavy walk along the way to Calvary… This was the cross, the instrument of His torture, the terrible device designed to destroy the Man of Peace,… We cannot forget that. We much never forget it, for here our Savior, our Redeemer, the Son of God , gave Himself a vicarious sacrifice for each of us.”

Question 40

What was Pilate’s huge miscalculation in offering Barabbas vs Jesus?

Answer 40

Misjudging the audience, they brought him and desperately want to kill him. They weren’t about to be satisfied with anything less than death.

Question 41

What role did Nicodemus play in the securing of the body? Was it passive or overt?

Answer 41

very involved (overt), but he did it secretly (he feared the Jews)

Question 42

What might have been three explanations for the Savior’s statement, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?”

Answer 42

1) Required to do this alone (trod the winepress alone)
2) Father could not be in the presence of sin, or the effects of sin
3) To watch the process and be there in an intimate way was too much

Question 43

To whom did Jesus make the statement, “To this end I was born?” (John 18:37) Why is this scripture important to NT textual scholars?

Answer 43

Made the statement to Pilate

Oldest surviving New Testament text

Question 44

What was the context of, “What shall I do then with this Jesus, which is called Christ?”

Answer 44

At the time, Pilate finds himself in a hard spot and he had to make a hard decision on what to do with Christ.

Question 45

What percentage of Americans believe in a physical resurrection?

Answer 45

About 20% (87% believe in the resurrection)

Question 46

What is the fulcrum of Christianity and why the confusion?

Answer 46

The resurrection. The confusion is because many religions do not see the body as something you’ll take with you into the eternities.

Question 47

What was Pres. Hinckley’s statement about the morning of the resurrection of Jesus?

Answer 47

It was THE greatest miracle/event/morning in human history

Question 48

Why were the two questions posed to Mary at the Tomb much larger than just heavenly beings in need of information?

Answer 48

• Why weepest thou?
• Whom seekest thou?
• Heavenly beings don’t need information, he was trying to guide Mary without interfering with her agency
• When you have death of someone close to you it speaks volumes

Question 49

What was the seminal experience for the two disciples who unbeknownst walked and talked with the risen Lord on the road to Emmaus?

Answer 49

“Did not our hearts burn within us when we were in the presence of the Savior?” (As he opened the scriptures unto us)

Question 50

Know the various “I Am” phrases that we discussed from the Gospel of John (four or five of them) and the context in which they surface.

Answer 50

I am the bread of life – After the feeding of the 5,000
I am the light of the world (tricky due to feast of light) – said during the Feast of the Tabernacles
I am the way, the truth, and the life – Said to the disciples during the Comforter Discourse
I am the resurrection – Told to Martha before Jesus raised her brother, Lazarus, from the dead

Question 51

Know the doctrine of the messianic secret and instances in Jesus’ life when he appears to be referring to it. (?)

Answer 51

Cannot say outright that he is the Messiah

Question 52

Be able to identify the audiences to which each Gospel writer was directing his testimony and also one significant example per book that corroborates the audience premise. (ie. Luke is to Greeks; he has the birth story of Mary, the mother of Jesus.)

Answer 52

Matthew- Jews - parables
Mark- Romans & gentiles
Luke- Greeks and women (Birth story & Good Samaritan)
John- the believers

Question 53

Know President Hinckley’s quote about a “true and living witness of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Answer 53

if we have a true witness of Christ all else will “come together as it should”

Question 54

Know at least two of the purposes for why the JST is so helpful to us as we study the NT?

Answer 54

fix incorrect things & give us another perspective on something. changes he made were not always to correct incorrect things but sometimes just to help us see things in a new way.