Middle Third of First Midterm

Question 1

• Jesus is tempted after he is baptized
• JRH: “Don’t assume that a great revelation, some marvelous illuminating moment, or the opening of an inspired path is the end of it… Cast not away therefore your confidence. Stay the course and see the beauty of life unfold for you.”

Answer 1

Matthew 3 & 4

Question 2

• Matthew 5
• Beatitudes v. 12
• The Commission (Salt, Light) v. 13-16
• The Old Law to the New v. 17-18
• Matthew 6
• Contrasting religiousness of hypocrites vs devotion rewarded by Heaven
• Matthew 7
• Principles of Human Conduct

Answer 2

Matthew 5-7 The Sermon on the Mount

Question 3

• Written under Peter’s direction; Written for Gentiles (gives Jewish explanations); Acts 10: Peter told by Jesus to teach Gentiles

Answer 3

Mark

Question 4

• Markan Priority: Mark written first, both Matthew and Luke base their writings on Mark

Answer 4

Mark

Question 5

• Markan Sandwich: Embedding one story in the middle of another story

Answer 5

Mark

Question 6

(likely written 1st of 4 – 8% unique)

Answer 6

Mark

Question 7

(likely written 2nd of 4 – 42& unique)

Answer 7

Matthew

Question 8

• Likely used Mark and Source Q (The portions of Matthew and Luke which match, but are not in Mark, are likely from Source Q)

Answer 8

Matthew

Question 10

• Matthew was a publican (a Jew who collects taxes for the Roman Government)

Answer 10

Matthew

Question 11

• A Jew with a wide knowledge of the O.T. scripture, seeing in every detail of the Lord’s life in the fulfillment of O.T. prophecy

Answer 11

Matthew

Question 12

• Gospel written for Jewish persons; his purpose is to show that Jesus is the Messiah of whom the OT prophets spoke

Answer 12

Matthew

Question 13

• Parallels Jesus & Moses
  o Joseph has dreams; Miracle birth; Pharoah/Herod; Red Sea/Baptism; 40 years/40 days wilderness; Sinai/Sermon on the Mt.o

Answer 13

Matthew

Question 14

o Divides his gospel into 5 “books” to parallel the 5 books of Moses

Answer 14

Matthew

Question 15

Christ’s lineage; Tribe of Judah; Matthew lists infamous females in Jesus’ genealogy

Answer 15

Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba – why?(Matthew)

Question 16

Magi (wiseman): likely representatives

Answer 16

of a branch of the scattered Israel (scattered through Assyrians or Babylonians)

Question 17

“Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” – Forerunner; creates a following for Jesus to take

Answer 17

John the Baptist (The Baptism)

Question 18

• “Then when out to [John] Jerusalem, & all Judea, & all the region round about Jordan, & were baptized of him.”

Answer 18

The Baptism

Question 19

• 25 miles from Jerusalem to the Jordan River; same location as Joshua leading Israel into the Promised Land

Answer 19

The Baptism

Question 20

who said this “O generations of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?”

Answer 20

John to Pharisees

Question 21

• who to who: “I need to be baptized of thee and comest thou to me?” (Does not mean John knows Jesus is the Messiah)

Answer 21

John to Jesus

Question 22

• “A voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

Answer 22

The Baptism

Question 23

• “If” – meant to create doubt. Latter-day Saints believe Christ was truly tempted.

Answer 23

Temptations

Question 24

- Stones to Bread; Jump from the temple : Worship Satan/No Pain

Answer 24

(Flesh vs. Spirit): (Vanity vs. Humility): (My Will vs. God’s Will) [Temptations]

Question 25

Christ responed to temptation how?

Answer 25

By quoting scripture (Deuteronomy)