Term 2

Question 1

Luke

Answer 1

Known as first chrisitan historian, probably interviewed Mary, mother of Christ
Records many parables and stories of christ involving money
Written by a gentile for a gentile
Parables about things lost: sheep coin, son
More stories about women

Question 2

John

Answer 2

Supplement to other gospels, includes lots of new info
Only author to include story of women taken in adultery, added later and we assume John wrote it
Only record of turning water into wine
spends more time writing about the savior in personal conversations, private events, wrote to Christians
some scholars believe that the gospels of John was written in 90 AD-110 AD ish, which they find odd because he shouldn’t be alive, but we know otherwise
-John the beloved=john the revelator

Question 3

Synoptic gospels

Answer 3

matthew mark luke

Question 4

Matthew

Answer 4

publican, talks about he wise men (this WILL be on test) visiting Jesus, parable of the unforgiving servant, writes thematically

Question 5

Mark

Answer 5

shows Jesus in action and has least unique material, probably written under direction of peter

Question 6

Mary

Answer 6

Faithful daughter of GOD
Knows her scriptures because she quotes hannah’s song from old testament
Faith in sons miracles when tells servant to do what He says
Was probably around 14-16 when she was engaged to Joseph

Question 7

Nicodemus

Answer 7

Ruler of Pharisees, part of Sanhedrin
Asks savior about how to be born again
Comes to savior at night
Subject to peer pressure, doesn’t fully embrace gospel
Puts money toward the saviors burial (spices)
Savior quotes to him “For God so loved the world”

Question 8

Woman at the well

Answer 8

Samaritan, 5 husbands, lives with bf
Calls the savior first a jew, then sir, the prophet, then the Christ
Asks if he is greater than their father Jacob
Jesus asks her for a drink and talks about he can give her living water

Question 9

Zacchaeus

Answer 9

Short guy, publican
A hated publican
Short
Couldn’t see the savior, so he climbs a tree
The savior stops to talk to him on his last journey to bethany

Question 10

Calling of the Twelve Apostles

Answer 10

John tells us about this
Savior tells Nathanael I saw you under the fig tree
Andrew brought peter to meet Jesus
Philip goes and gets Nathanael
First time Jesus meets peter he says we will call you rock

Question 11

Jesus announces himself as the Messiah

Answer 11

Luke 4
He quotes Isasiah,
The people question him, is this not Joseph’s son?
The people wanted to cast him off a cliff
Reminds the people about Elijah and the widow, and Elisha and Naaman
They still reject him and he never returns to Nazareth

Question 12

Luke 4

Answer 12

Jesus announces himself as Messiah

Question 13

Bread of Life Sermon

Answer 13

John 6
Pharisees and Disciples literally in eating his flesh and drinking his blood
After the sermon, people start to leave Christ
They no longer follow him because there is no free food
Jesus asks the 12 - will ye also go away?

Question 14

John 6

Answer 14

Bread of Life Sermon

Question 15

Feast of the Tabernacles

Answer 15

John 7-8
Nicodemus defends Jesus
People were divided on Jesus
Everyone Questions him being the Christ, this causes a divide in the people

Question 16

John 7-8

Answer 16

Feast of the Tabernacles

Question 17

Eating with Simon the Pharisee

Answer 17

Woman comes and washes Jesus feet with her tears
Jesus reads simons thoughs
Then jesus gives the parable of the creditor and two debtors
Forgives the woman

Question 18

Feeding the 5,000

Answer 18

Jesus asks philip how they are going to feed everyone
More likely to be more than 10,000 people there (5,000 men)
Take the lad’s 5 loaves and 2 small fishes, apostles ask “what are they among so many?” that’s kinda like us or our missionaries comapred to huge population
Feed them right after learning of John the Baptists death (Christ probably wanted to be alone)

Question 19

Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man

Answer 19

Luke 16
Lazarus is a beggar and the rich man never gives him a crumb. They both die and Lazarus is in Abraham’s bosom, that means they were dining together, Lazarus was dining with Abraham in the spirit world
The rich man asks for a drop of water on his tongue, and Lazarus gives it to him and sends him back to redeem his family
We also see a future miracle foreshadowed with Lazarus raising form the dead
Lazarus is also the only man ever named in the parables

Question 20

Luke 16

Answer 20

Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man

Question 21

Parable of the Good Samaritan

Answer 21

Luke 10
The “certain man” in the story travels from Jerusalem to Jericho
Only a Samaritan helps him (half Jew - many were half jew and half gentile. Christ is half mortal, half divine)
Heals man with oil and wine, symbolic of sacrament
Martin Luther viewed this parable as a symbol of the plan of Salvation and redemption

Question 22

Luke 10

Answer 22

Parable of the Good Samaritan

Question 23

Parable of Prodigal Son

Answer 23

The other son calls the prodigal son “your son”
Luke 15
Know when the father sees his son, he sees him from afar so he was running to get to him , exposing ankles which is not acceptable in that time
Parable also known as the parable of the Good Father, his son ate with swine, eating out of a dumpster and the father is happy to see him

Question 24

Luke 15

Answer 24

Parable of Prodigal Son

Question 25

Lazarus

Answer 25

John 11
Spent time at Zacchaeus’s house for two days, that is why he is late to get to Lazarus
Jesus wept - mourning with those who mourn
Martha goes to Jesus first, we talked about how Mary went to Jesus previously
Lazarus was dead four days, past the 3 day thing where your spirit is still around
Jesus waited on purpose

Question 26

John 11

Answer 26

Lazarus

Question 27

Who brings Peter to Jesus?

Answer 27

Andrew

Question 28

Who brings Nathaneal?

Answer 28

Philip

Question 29

What does the woman at the well ask Jesus

Answer 29

if he is greater than their father Jacob

Question 30

When did Jesus stop to see Zaccheaus

Answer 30

on his last journey to bethany

Question 31

who writes about calling of 12

Answer 31

john