Person of Jesus

Question 1

Jesus as a liberator: Zealots
(+ quote)

Answer 1

Jesus was friends with two known Zealots; Simon + Judas
“I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.”

Question 2

Jesus as a liberator: Zealots (CA)

Answer 2

“I did not come to abolish the laws, but fulfil them.”

Question 3

Jesus as a liberator: Economic
(+ quote)

Answer 3

Jesus tells a rich ruler he can only get into heaven if he donates all his goods to the poor.
“Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasures in heaven.”

Question 4

Jesus as a liberator: Economic (CA)

Answer 4

“Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and God what is God’s.”

Question 5

Jesus NOT as a liberator: E.P. Sanders + O’Collins

Answer 5

Jesus was much closer to Judaism than we think; and he only had issues with the rulers (Sanders), not the religion as they stopped people worshipping God correctly (O’Collins).
“woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you lock people out of the kingdom of heaven.”

Question 6

Jesus as a liberator: Key Stories

Answer 6

Parable of the Good Samaritan
The Woman with the Flow of Blood

Question 7

Jesus as a teacher: Forgiveness

Answer 7

Radical forgiveness in the Parable of the Lost Son
“He ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.”

Question 8

Jesus as a teacher: Forgiveness (CA)

Answer 8

“Therefore I say to you, any sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven people, but blasphemy against the spirit shall not be forgiven.”

Question 9

Jesus as a teacher: Uniqueness

Answer 9

John Hick’s “Myth of God Incarnate”
If we remove the idea of Jesus being God incarnate then we realise the lessons he shared weren’t unique to him.

Question 10

Jesus as a teacher: Uniqueness (CA)

Answer 10

Most Christians feel no need to do this as they believe the Bible through faith.

Question 11

Jesus NOT as a teacher: Worship

Answer 11

Jesus did not reject praise from the people. When John the Baptist was called the Messiah he responded “I am not even fit to tie the Messiah’s sandals.”
Whereas when the blind man calls Jesus lord (“Lord, I believe”) he accepts it.

Question 12

Jesus as a teacher: Key Stories

Answer 12

The Parable of the Lost Son
The sermon on the Mount

Question 13

Jesus as SOG: Resurrection

Answer 13

Wolfhart Pannenberg - “visibly and unambiguously” revealed to be the SOG
“The Son of Man will be delivered to the hands of sinners, and on the third day he will rise again.”

Question 14

Jesus as SOG: Resurrection (CA)

Answer 14

John Hick’s “Myth of God Incarnate”; if Jesus isn’t God incarnate, he never could’ve done this, he must’ve just tricked everyone into thinking he died.

Question 15

Jesus as SOG: Miracles

Answer 15

Jesus walks on water, “I am”, “and the wind died down”, “he went out to them, walking on the lake.”

Question 16

Jesus as SOG: Miracles (CA)

Answer 16

Matthew’s Gospel was written 50 years after Jesus ascended into heaven, he might be mistaken or lying. Jesus ascended ~30AD

Question 17

Jesus NOT as SOG:

Answer 17

Jesus was commonly referred to as “Son of Man”, angels were also referred to as this, and we don’t see those as children of God. “The Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”

Question 18

Jesus as SOG: Key Stories

Answer 18

Jesus heals a man born blind
Jesus walks on water