Jesus' Pre Ministry Flashcards

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The magi

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Gentiles advisors to kings, maybe even astrologers.
-they follow a star and present Jesus with 3 popular gifts.
King-gold
God-frankincense
Human nature.- myrrh

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Simeon and Anna

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People who god allows to see the messiah, they tell Mary and Jesus that he will be the rise and fall of many in Israel, and a sword will pierce her heart.

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Herod the great

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King of Israel who was crazy and paranoid, slaughters babies, and rebuilds the temple

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Herod antipas

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Second Herod, he beheads John the Baptist

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Herod Agrippa

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Third Herod, he jailed peter

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Simon

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A zealot who Jesus hired to be an apostle.

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Andrew

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The first apostle

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Matthew

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A tax collector who became an apostle

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Circumcision

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Step 1. Well…you know

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Presentation

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  1. an acts of consecration (temple(jerewsalem)) /sacrifice/
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Purification of Mary

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woman into the gift of motherhood

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Bar mitzva

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Son of the law

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Bat mitzva

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Daughter of the law

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Baptism of Jesus

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an act of conversion

  1. Sky opened
    - god intervened (new era)
  2. Dove descended
    - gods power hovering ( Holy Spirit ) /new creation/
  3. Voice spoke
    - “this is my son whom I am well pleased” -God (new Adam)
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Three temptations of Christ

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Stones to bread (material needs and things)

  1. Servant serve
  2. Worship - god
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Synagogue

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A house of Jewish assembly

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Pharisee

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Spiritual fathers of modern Judaism

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Talmud

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The central text of modern Judaism

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Letter of the law

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Just what the law says , word for word

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Spirit of the law

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The law with a little leeway

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Parable

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A short story with a meaning

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Miracles

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A feat preformed by Jesus.

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Mirror parables

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Parables that make you reflect in your own life.

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Exorcism

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The dispelling of a demon or ghost.

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3 Greek words explaining Jesus miracles.

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Teras- marvel/astonishing

  • dynamis- dynamic/powerful
  • semeion- sign/significance of Jesus miracles
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2 reasons why Jesus preformed miracles

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  1. Form of announcement( messiah)

2. A sense of invitation (come follow me)

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The parable of the sower and the seed

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It shows how people come to follow Jesus by the word of god. 
Rocks/ dries up,
Path/tramples on
Weeds/ choked out 
Good soil/ grew plentiful.