Person of Jesus Christ

Question 1

(SoG) Raymond Brown

Answer 1

‘it is highly likely that Jesus spoke and thought of himself as the Son implying a very special relationship to God that is part of his identity and status’

Question 2

(SoG) Nicene Creed

Answer 2

council of 300 bishops: “we believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only son of God

Question 3

(SoG) Healing of blind man

Answer 3

John: heals blind man, spits on the ground, makes mud and rubs it on his eyes, no longer blind

later Jesus asks the man him do you know the son if God
“you have seen him; in fact he is the one speaking to you”

Question 4

(SoG) resurrection

Answer 4

CC: ‘the resurrection of Jesus is the crowning truth of our faith in Christ”

came to life 3 days after death

Question 5

(W) Matthew

Answer 5

“think not I have come to abolish the law and prophets; I have come not to abolish the law but to fulfil it”

Question 6

(W) Parables

Answer 6

Luke- Parable of the lost Son, teaches repentance and forgiveness

Mark- Parable of the widow’s coin, teaches inner purity and moral motivation

Luke- Parable of Good Samaritan, teaches us to love all

Question 7

(L) healing of man with the withered hand

Answer 7

“stand up in front of everyone”

Pharisees and Herodians watching closely, clearly seeking confrontation

Question 8

(L) Liberation Theology

Answer 8

• believed Jesus did not accept the status quo, but confronted religious authorities
• bible should be read from perspective of poor

Question 9

(L)Liberation theology

Answer 9

-believed Jesus did not accept status quo, but confronted religious authorities

bible should be read from perspective of poor

Question 10

(W) C.S Lewis

Answer 10

“in my opinion, the onoy person who can say that sort if thing is either God or a complete lunatic”

Question 11

(L) Reza Aslan

Answer 11

“much more involved in a confrontational reistance then presented in the Bible

Question 12

(L)Gutierez

Answer 12

Christianity should be used to make lives better here and now rather than rewards later in heaven

Question 13

Jesus divinity- John

Answer 13

“Very truly I tell you… before Abraham was born, I am”

Question 14

Jesus divinity- H.P Liddon

Answer 14

“Jesus unveils a consciousness of eternal being”

Question 15

Problem with Gospel of John

Answer 15

Not always a straightforward historical account of what Jesus said

In this sense the words in the Gospel of John are thought to belong to the author rather than Jesus himself

Question 16

Jesus-divinity Mark

Answer 16

“Again the high priest asked him, are you the messiah the son of the blessed one?

I am said Jesus”

Question 17

Garden of Gethsemane

Answer 17

Shows the true human Jesus was afraid of death, goes against the idea he was divine

COUNTER
yet this does not show be was not divine, the kenosis allowed other humans to relate to God and gain a greater understanding of him