Jesus' Life Test Flashcards
Apostles
There are 12 apostles who were chosen by Jesus and acts as his followers and friends.
Good Samaritan
A man is beaten half-dead and people in his village just walked by him.
The Prodigal Son
A man has two sons, one stays loyal to the father while the other goes off and parties, when the partier comes back, his father throws him a feast and the loyal son is upset.
John the Baptist
He baptized Jesus and predicted Jesus’ coming. Isn’t in John’s gospel.
How do the four gospel accounts of Jesus’s baptism differ?
John does not include it because he believes Jesus does not need baptizing as the divine sonship.
What does the voice of God call Jesus?
Yahweh
His beloved son
What messages does John the Baptist preach?
A messiah is coming
How is Jesus tempted in the desert?
Turn stone to bread
Worship Satan
Jump off temple
How does he refute these temptations?
Deuteronomy
One does not live by bread alone
You shall worship the Lord, your God, and him alone shall you serve.
You shall not put the Lord, your God, to the test.
Which gospel does not contain a temptation narrative and why?
John’s Gospel because he believes Jesus is the Divine Sonship so he cannot be tempted.
Which gospels contain the Beatitudes?
Matthew and Luke
What are the similarities of these Beatitudes?
They both have blessings and they both mention the poor and/or oppressed.
What are the differences? Why are there differences?
Setting (Luke = a level plain, Matthew = the top of a mountain)
Focus (Luke = External pain, Matthew = Internal struggle)
Their audiences are different so they are different
Why did Jesus teach in parables?
To teach spiritual and ethical truth
Give insight into the true meaning of the reign of God.
What are characteristics of a parable?
Based on everyday life
Form similes
Filled with surprize.
What are the four different types of miracles in the synoptics?
Healing
Exorcism
Nature
Rise From The Dead
What are the meaning of the miracles? (article 63)
To provide credibility to Jesus and show where you are in the Reign of God
What is the only miracle (sign) found in all four gospels?
Feeding of the 5,000
Name the seven signs in John’s Gospel.
Water to wine Healing official’s son Healing the paralyzed man Feeding 5,000 Walking on water Healing the blind man Raising Lazarus from the dead
Who did Jesus bring up with him to the mountain?
Peter, James and John
Who appeared alongside Jesus at the top of the mountain? What significance did these two people have?
Elijah and Moses
They both had scenes on the mountain and they are both very significant Jewish/Christian figures.
They represent Jesus is teaching other people.
Moses = Law, Elijah = Prophets
How did Jesus’ apostles respond to the Transfiguration?
They were terrified and didn’t know how to respond.
Who betrayed Jesus?
Judas, in a kiss
What sacraments are instituted in the Last Supper?
The Holy Orders and the Eucharist
Who discovered the empty tomb?
Mary Magdalene
What is the significance of the post-Resurrection story of the Road to Emmaus (in Luke)
It shows that we must see Jesus for who he really is because these men did not recognize Jesus for who he really was.
Who denied Jesus?
Peter, three times
What did Jesus’ disciples do when Jesus was in the Agony of the Garden?
They slept
What role did Pontius Pilate play in the death of Jesus?
He sentenced him to his death.
What was Jesus charged with?
Blasphemy (claiming he was a God-like figure)
How does Jesus get mocked?
They clothed him in purple (royalty) with a crown of thorns and pretended he was a king and put “King of the Jews” on his cross.
What is the significance that Jesus was robed in white?
All synoptic gospels mention this
It foreshadows his own death
Referenced in the book of revelations
A young man wears a white garment in Mark’s gospel.
