Gospel of John Midterm (exam 2)

Question 1

What is divine necessity?

Answer 1

Divine necessity is a command from God that differs from the actions of most Jews.

Question 2

Why did Jesus pass through Samaria?

Answer 2

Jesus passed through Samaria due to divine guidance from the Father through the Holy Spirit.

Question 3

What is the historical background of Samaria?

Answer 3

The King of Assyria brought people from various regions and settled them in Samaria to replace the Israelites.

Question 4

Who were the Samaritans?

Answer 4

Samaritans worshipped only God and were descendants of Israelites who intermarried with Assyrians.

Question 5

How did Jewish people view Samaritans?

Answer 5

Jewish people saw Samaritans as a crossbreed.

Question 6

Who did Jesus speak to at the well?

Answer 6

Jesus spoke to the Samaritan woman, representing nations, sinners, and women.

Question 7

What did Jesus ask the Samaritan woman?

Answer 7

Jesus asked her for water because He was thirsty.

Question 8

What does ‘living water’ refer to?

Answer 8

Living water refers to water that flowed from the temple, symbolizing eternal life.

Question 9

What scripture references living water?

Answer 9

The verse referencing living water is Ezekiel 47: 1-12.

Question 10

What does Jesus offer the Samaritan woman?

Answer 10

Jesus offers her eternal life to change her life forever.

Question 11

How will the Samaritan woman become a spring of eternal life?

Answer 11

She will become a spring of eternal life by telling her testimony.

Question 12

How did Jesus reveal his identity to the Samaritan woman?

Answer 12

Jesus reveals himself as the Messiah to her.

Question 13

Where did Jews believe true worship should occur?

Answer 13

Jews believed that true worship should occur in Jerusalem, the true temple location.

Question 14

Where did Samaritans believe worship should occur?

Answer 14

Samaritans believed that Abraham and Jacob worshiped on Mt. Gerizim.

Question 15

What did Jesus say about worship locations?

Answer 15

Jesus said that worship would not be confined to either mountain but should be in Spirit and truth.

Question 16

What did Jesus fulfill according to Jewish expectations?

Answer 16

Jesus fulfilled the old system, indicating that the Messiah would come from the Jews.

Question 17

What did the Samaritans believe about the Messiah?

Answer 17

Samaritans believed that the Messiah would be a prophet like Moses.

Question 18

What does ‘I am’ signify in Jesus’ statement?

Answer 18

‘I am’ signifies that Jesus is God and divine.

Question 19

Why did Jesus go up to the mountain to pray?

Answer 19

praying for the people, the disciples, for himself

Question 20

What did the people want a reproduction of?

Answer 20

They wanted a reproduction of Moses’ miracle of the manna.

Question 21

Why did they want a sign?

Answer 21

They wanted food and proof (Show me the Manna).

Question 22

What does 2 Baruk 29:8 say about manna?

Answer 22

The treasure of manna will descend again from the height, and the people will eat it in those years because the consummation of ages has come.

Question 23

What does Midrash Ecclesiastes 1:9 state about the last redeemer?

Answer 23

It says that the last redeemer will cause manna to descend like how the first redeemer (Moses) did.

Question 24

What were the people really asking Jesus?

Answer 24

Prove to us you are the messiah; give us a sign.

Question 25

What do they really want from Jesus?

Answer 25

They want manna to meet a physical need, but more importantly, they hope that Jesus is the Messiah to be their King.

Question 26

What do they desire in addition to food?

Answer 26

They desire a conqueror to defeat Rome.

Question 27

what was the passover?

Answer 27

escaping the last plague when the Israelites were enslaved by the Egyptians

Question 28

Why did Jesus instruct the disciples to get into the boat?

Answer 28

Jesus was protecting them from the people

Question 29

What is substitutionary atonement?

Answer 29

the belief that Jesus Christ died on behalf of humanity, taking on the punishment for sin

Question 30

Belief is a...

Answer 30

work!

Question 31

Define disciples:

Answer 31

a follower that needs help with everything

Question 32

The people turned their back to the "behind things". What does this mean?

Answer 32

The behind things are their lives before they met Jesus

Question 33

Why were the people grumbling (reference to Exodus)

Answer 33

They didn't believe in Jesus

Question 34

Jesus asks the disciples if they wanna leave too, and their response was:

Answer 34

1) You have the words of eternal life 2) You are the holy one of God

Question 35

Life with Jesus:

Answer 35

quality now with Jesus. quantity is forever

Question 36

Jesus changes the metaphors based on what?

Answer 36

the context of the situation

Question 37

In vs 30, what did the people demand?

Answer 37

A SIGN

Question 38

In vs 30, what 2 miracles did Jesus already display?

Answer 38

1) feeding the 5000 and 2) walking on water (John 6)

Question 39

Why do the people ask for a sign from Jesus even though they've already seen 2 miracles?

Answer 39

They want a reproduction of Moses's manna miracle.

Question 40

When Jesus speaks of himself as the bread from heaven sent by the Heavenly Father, what does He mean?

Answer 40

1) Bread is necessary for Mediterranean diet 2) Jesus "came down from heaven" seven times 3) Jesus is bread that brings life; Isaiah 55: 1-3

Question 41

What is transubstantiation? Believed by the Roman Catholics

Answer 41

The bread and the wine of the Lord's Supper physically turn into the body and blood of Jesus when the priest blesses them.

Question 42

Why did the people follow Jesus?

Answer 42

1) Jesus gave them bread (physically full) 2) Jesus performs miracles 3) They wanted to make Him king: a political Messiah who would free them from Rome and slavery (selfish motivation vs. 15)

Question 43

What happens in chapter 6, verse 66?

Answer 43

The people turned their backs on Jesus and no longer followed Him.

Question 44

What is the only miracle that is in the four gospels?

Answer 44

The Miracle of the Feeding of the 5,000

Question 45

How long were the disciples rowing in the boat?

Answer 45

About 9-12 hours of rowing.

Question 46

What does " I AM" mean in verse 20?

Answer 46

" I AM GOD."

Question 47

What was the problem (in John 5: 9-10) with the Jewish leaders toward Jesus?

Answer 47

1) Man carrying mat on the Sabbath. 2) For healing on the Sabbath (since healing was defined as work).

Question 48

What passage is the healing of the invalid man?

Answer 48

John 5: 1-15

Question 49

What passage is the healing of the Roman Official's son?

Answer 49

John 4: 43-54

Question 50

What was the principal theme of John 4:43-54?

Answer 50

Theme of LIFE

Question 51

What did the Roman Official do when Jesus performed the miracle?

Answer 51

The official believed that Jesus would heal his son without seeing the miracle happen.

Question 52

How long did Israel wander in the desert in Exodus due to unbelief?

Answer 52

38 years (Deut. 2:14).

Question 53

How long was the paralytic man paralyzed?

Answer 53

38 years.

Question 54

What was Jesus' defense in the case of healing a paralytic man on the Sabbath?

Answer 54

His relationship with His Father.

Question 55

Two actions that show who Jesus is in John 5:36...

Answer 55

1) Jesus, like the Father, gives life (v.21) 2) Jesus is the judge (v.22)