Luke 1-9 Test Flashcards
Some scholars think that the birth story of Luke was written separately from the rest of the gospel in order to…
Provide extra information on the early life of Jesus
What does gospel mean?
Good news
What are two reasons why Luke was written separately from the rest of the gospel in order to provide extra information on the early life of Jesus
You can start Luke at chapter 3 without it seeming as though something is missing
Luke chapters 1 to 2 on one hand and 3 to 24 on the other hand are read as separate literary units
The Gospel of Luke begins in this location
The temple
Luke ends in this location
The temple
Luke uses poetry in his first two chapters for the following reasons
To slow down the story and encouraged us to think about it
One example of an Old Testament story connection that Luke uses is
And old and childless couple is going to have a kid
When Mary finds out she’s going to give birth to Christ child she sings the song known as the Magnificat. What theme or idea does the song emphasize?
The song focuses on what God will do for the poor, Powerless and oppressed of this world.
The theme of the song is similar to the theme in the book of…
Exodus
When John, Who will be John the Baptist, is born, his father, Zechariah, sings A song that we call the Benedictus. This word means…
Blessing
Who is in charge of Rome when Jesus is born
Cesar augustus
Who is the governor of Syria when Jesus is born
Quirinus
Cesar wanted to control his population by counting them. God, however, is the census in a rather sneaky way.
God uses the census to help fulfill the prophecy of the Messiah being born in Bethlehem.
In Roman times, and often declare peace and prosperity when a “what” was born.
Future emperor
In Luke Who makes his proclamation when Jesus is born
The shepherds
When the shepherd spread the good news of Jesus being born this is an example of Luke’s emphasis on…
Luke’s connection with the lowly and the poor
How many verses does it take for Luke and Matthew and Mark to lead us into the ministry of Jesus and John
Luke takes 134 Matthew takes 48 and Mark takes 0 versus
The desert is an important place in Luke 3. It is also important to the people of Israel. The desert is where…
The people of Israel became God’s people and the desert also represents a return of God
John’s preaching in the desert continues to follow a theme that started in the desert after Israel left Egypt
Repentance
The reason that John the Baptist’s message is for all the people is because…
All people have fallen short of completely obeying God’s covenant.
John wants people to make his message practical. He emphasizes three things.
Food and clothing are to be shared with people who have none, taxes are not to be calculated according to the greed of people who are in power, and the military must stop victimizing the poor people under their occupation by constant threats, intimidation, and blackmail.
John makes it clear saying that he is not the Messiah. He baptizes with water, but The Messiah Will baptize with the, what?
Holy Spirit and with fire
When the Holy Spirit rests on Jesus after his baptism as a sign of…
Judgment
After Jesus is baptized, God says, you are my beloved son. It is really history, this statement was also said when…
Kings were anointed to the throne
Jesus was tempted for 40 days. The number 40 would remind readers of Luke that…
Moses 40 days on the mountain without food and the Israel’s 40 years of struggle in the wilderness.
What is Jesus’s first temptation and why is Satan tempted Jesus the way he is
The devil tells Jesus to turn the stone into bread, The reason he is tempting Jesus is to use his power to make himself popular and to gain political control
What is Jesus second temptation and Satan is tempting Jesus to gain powerInnoway that ignores…
The Devil lead Jesus to a high place and show Jesus all the kingdoms of the world. Saying it could all be his he just would have to worship Satan.
And Satan is tempting Jesus to gain power in a way that ignores the importance of forgives and transformation
What is Jesus’s third temp Tatian and Satan is tempting Jesus to do something amazing to make people believe in him rather than teaching them…
The devil lead Jesus to High Point to the temple and told is the throw himself down. st. and is tempting Jesus to do something amazing to make people believe in him rather than teaching them to follow God is faithful disciples.
