lectures 14 & 15 Flashcards

1
Q

what do we know of Mary’s family background?

A

little

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2
Q

where did Mary live

A

Nazareth

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3
Q

how old was Mary when she was conceived

A

quite young

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4
Q

what do Roman Catholics call Mary

A

the queen of Heaven

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5
Q

what do Roman Catholics believe about Mary?

A

she was born without the stain of sin

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6
Q

what do Protestants believe about Mary?

A

found no Scriptural claims about her having now sin, so have downgraded her

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7
Q

what does the Scripture reveal Mary as

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  • faithful
  • humble
  • dignified
  • bearing heavy burden of educating Messiah
  • enduring great sorrows
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8
Q

what tribe was Joseph a part of

A

tribe of Judah

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9
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who was Joseph a descendant of

A

David

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10
Q

how was Joseph a faithful Jew

A
  • went to temple each year for feasts
  • attended synagogues
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11
Q

what is the correct position regarding Jesus’ brothers

A

Epiphanies - before Jesus - step brothers, from previous marriage of Joseph

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12
Q

who created the Epiphanies theory

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Epiphanius AD 382

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13
Q

what was Nazareth like during the time of Christ

A

small, insignificant, full of wickedness and disgrace

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14
Q

what breaks the silence of Jesus’ youth?

A

his visit to the temple at 12 years old

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15
Q

ex. of long 40 day fasts in the OT

A
  • Duet. 9:9 - Moses fasted 40 days w/o food or water
  • 1 Kings 19:8 - Elijah fasted 40 days 2/o food or water
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16
Q

what did the 40 day fasts most likely involve

A

supernatural events

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17
Q

40 day fasts are associated with…

A

special efforts to find fellowship and power with God

18
Q

what is are the temptations compared to the baptism?

A

the sequel

19
Q

baptism =

A

God’s choice of His son

20
Q

temptations =

A

Christ’s choice of God as His king

21
Q

what does God express at Jesus’ baptism

A

willingness to accept mankind in Christ
- brought Satanic challenge
- questions of Satan framed in context of heavenly words at baptism

22
Q

purpose of Jesus’ temptations

A
  • wasn’t to seek encounter with Satan
  • DA pg. 114 - to contemplate his mission/work, to brace himself for bloodstained path he must travel
  • mighty issues at stake
23
Q

Christ’s relationship to Adam in the temptation

A

Christ succeeded where Adam failed

24
Q

what was the issue of Adam’s temptation?

A

to trust God or to take matters into his own hands and rely upon himself

25
Q

Messianic aspects of temptations

A
  • close relationship to messianic beliefs of the Jews
  • while the kingdom of God called for a cross, Satan offered a crown
26
Q

temptations and close relationship to messianic beliefs of Jews

A
  1. believed that the Messiah would supply manna again
  2. believed He would appear suddenly on roof of temple
  3. expected Messiah to conquer the world for the Jewish people
27
Q

3 areas of temptation

A
  1. stones into bread
  2. pinnacle of temple
  3. on the mountaintop
28
Q

which temptation was special for Jesus

A

stones into bread

29
Q

issue of stones into bread

A

will I depend on God or myself

30
Q

fundamental drive of stones into bread

A

appetite - am I controlled by the flesh or by reason

31
Q

what temptation did Adam fall over?

A

appetite

32
Q

fundamental drive of pinnacle of temple

A

presumption - to use God for one’s own selfish purpose

33
Q

how does the devil quote Scripture out of context at the pinnacle of the temple?

A
  • quotes Ps. 91:11-12
  • Jesus quotes back Deut. 6:16
34
Q

how does the focus change on the mountaintop?

A

Satan is no longer questioning who Jesus is

35
Q

what does Satan offer to Jesus on the mountaintop

A

an easier way to accomplish his mission

36
Q

temptation on the mountaintop

A

to do God’s will my way (impossible)

37
Q

fundamental drive of mountaintop temptation

A

pride and thirst for power

38
Q

key to Christ’s victory

A

Scripture

39
Q

consequences of Christ’s victory

A
  1. Christ chose cross rather than the crown (Father’s way)
  2. used Scripture as arsenal for victory
  3. included Lord’s Prayer in victorious areas
  4. Satan must be overcome, not reeducated
  5. As Christ overcame evil, so can we
40
Q

similarities between temptations and Lord’s prayer

A
  1. “Give us this day our daily bread”
  2. “Lead us not into temptation”
  3. “Yours is the kingdom”