Jesus Teachings Flashcards
Gospels are
Testimonies of faith
Are the early faith community’s reflections on and expressions of Jesus life and message as understood in light of his resurrection
The gospels
Jewish manner of speaking was more poetic than our own, filled with heavy use of _________
They filled their presentations with imagery from scripture
Symbolism, figures of speech and exaggeration
Jesus was following the common practice of the day, he often fave scriptures his own special ______ or insight
Twist
Jesus four most common teachings
Pronouncement stories, short sayings, instructions for disciples, parables
Much like a joke is told today to get to a punch line
Pronouncement Stories
Short statements that were words to the wise
Short Sayings
Do not reject the Ten Commandments; rather they are an expression of the law look beyond the letter of the law
The beatitude
Both Matthew’s and Luke’s version of the Beatitudes convey three main lessons
The kingdoms fulfillment is yet to come, the kingdom is in our midst, participation in the kingdom requires a life of love
Is a story with a twist ending
Parable
Comes from a Greek word, parabole, which means “comparison”
Parable
Is made by having one thing explain something else
Parallel
Why Jesus Spoke in Parabwls
Are used to express the divine mystery of god, provide us with a religious or moral lesson about the kingdom of God, were taken from the circumstance in everyday lives of Jesus, and they have surprising endings
