person of Jesus (authority as a liberator) miracle

Question 1

what are the two accounts from the bible that are used to shows Jesus as a liberator?

Answer 1

Mark 5 - Jesus heals a women with server bleeding

Luke 10- ‘parable of Good Samaritan

Question 2

summarise the ‘healing’?

Answer 2

• a woman suffered with bleeding for 12yrs, she heard about Jesus, so she waited in the crowd behind him, saying to herself “if I touch his clothes, I will get well”
• she touched his cloaks and her bleeding stopped and she knew she had been healed
• Jesus knew the power that had gone out of him “who touched my clothes”?
• the women came trebling with fear, knelt at his feet and told him the truth

Question 3

what are 3 key quotes from the healing?

Answer 3

“if I touch his clothes I will be made well”
“who touched my clothes”
“my daughter, your faith has made u well, go in peace, and be healed of your trouble”

Question 4

how does the healing show Jesus to be a liberator? (3)

Answer 4

• he liberated the woman from the humility and guilt she felt because of her illness
• in jewish culture she would have been seen as dirty, gross and alone
• felty guilt thinking she was being punished from past sins

Question 5

summarise the parable of the Good Samaritan?

Answer 5

• teacher of law asked “how do I receive eternal life”, Jesus- “what do the scriptures say”, “who is my neighbour”
• man robbed beaten, half dead, three man walked past, priest, levite and a samaritan, the priest, levite crossed road and ignored him. The samaritan and enemy of the jews took care of him, took him to an inn and gave money to the innkeeper to look after him

Question 6

name 4 key quotes? From Good Samaritan

Answer 6

• “who is my neighbour”
• “which of these acted like a neighbour towards the man?”
• “the one who was like to him”
• “you, go then and do the same”

Question 7

How does the teaching of the Good Samaritan shows Jesus as a liberator?

Answer 7

• samaritans were enemies of the jews and Jesus is urging people to have a changed mindset to the foreigners (sams)
• don’t isolate the outsiders, accept all people
• he liberated them form the law that stops them from acting appropriately