Test 4 Study Guide

Question 1

What have some suggested might have happened to Jesus on the cross that would have made people think Jesus was dead when he was not?

Answer 1

A coma or fainted

Question 2

Describe the medical condition that could explain how Jesus appeared to sweat blood as he prayed on the night of his arrest.

Answer 2

Capillaries are bursting and the blood is seeping through the sweat glands due to stress

Question 3

What medical condition would cause a victim of flogging to go into shock?

Answer 3

Loss of blood

Question 4

What 2 symptoms of shock was Jesus described as having after his flogging?

Answer 4

Weakness and thirst

Question 5

What does the word “excruciating” mean,and where does it come from?

Answer 5

Agonizingly painful;comes from crucifixion

Question 6

What is the actual cause of death in crucifixion?

Answer 6

Asphyxiation

Question 7

As an eyewitness to Jesus’ crucifixion,John described seeing a “sudden flow of blood and water” come from a place where a Roman soldier had pierced Jesus’ side with a spear.Medically speaking,what would cause this?

Answer 7

When there is heart failure,there is a fluid build up

Question 8

If Jesus had somehow,against all odds,regained consciousness,what obstacles would he have to face in escaping from his cave-tomb?Would his disciples have considered him their resurrected Savior?Explain.

Answer 8

Dislocating shoulders,having to get out of wrappings,pierced wrists and no because at the time he did not look like their savior but someone who needed medical attention

Question 9

What did Peter say had happened to Jesus and to the apostles?

Answer 9

Jesus was alive and they had seen Him

Question 10

What was the response of Jewish leaders to the Christian claim that Jesus had been raised from the dead?What does this imply was true about Jesus’ tomb?

Answer 10

The disciples stole the body

Question 11

Some have speculated that Jesus’ disciples stole his body to start a resurrection rumor.why is this highly unlikely? consider their emotional state before and after Jesus’ death

Answer 11

They were depressed and terrified

Question 12

Consider the obstacles they would face in stealing Jesus’ body

Answer 12

The guards

Question 13

Consider the price they paid for the resurrection they proclaimed.

Answer 13

Death

Question 14

If someone other than the disciples had taken Jesus’ body from the tomb,what could they have done as soon as his followers insisted he was alive?

Answer 14

Shown the body

Question 15

Explain the “Wrong Tomb” theory and the arguments against it

Answer 15

They went to the wrong tomb and thought he was raised firm the dead.It wouldn’t explain a full tomb.

Question 16

Even if there were a natural explanation for the empty tomb,what 2 things would still be unexplained?

Answer 16

The sightings and the changed lives.

Question 17

Ultimately,was it the empty tomb that convinced Jesus’ followers that he was alive?

Answer 17

No,they had seen him

Question 18

Explain three evidences for the empty tomb of Jesus using the J.E.W acronym

Answer 18

Jerusalem was where he was buried,Enemy Testimony said the disciples stole the body,and Women’s Testimony was not accepted as believable

Question 19

What does the empty tomb not prove?

Answer 19

Resurrection

Question 20

What evidence for Jesus’ resurrection was Paul reporting even before the writing of the Gospel accounts?

Answer 20

Jesus appeared to his followers

Question 21

At the time,was there any way to verify Paul’s words?How?

Answer 21

The eyewitnesses were still alive

Question 22

What are 3 possible alternative explanations for the Gospel accounts of the risen Jesus?Describe each, and explain the problems with each argument;Legend

Answer 22

Not enough time

Question 23

Hallucination

Answer 23

There are no mass hallucinations

Question 24

Wishful Thinking

Answer 24

There were at least two followers who didn’t have wishful thinking

Question 25

How is the apostles’ willingness to go to death for their claim that Jesus was the risen Savior different from martyrs of other religions?

Answer 25

It wasn’t just faith,they saw him themselves

Question 26

What is the final test of Jesus’ resurrection?

Answer 26

Experiental test;Entering into a new life with Jesus

Question 27

What is considered the ultimate proof that Jesus is God?

Answer 27

Resurrection