The authority of the son and testimonies about Jesus Flashcards
How does Jesus defends himself for healing people and making clay out of soil on the Sabbath?
He says that since God never rests, neither does he. As God’s son, the Sabbath does not apply to him
Why does Rivkin disagree with John’s interpretation of this debate?
Because Jewish sects at this time followed a code of live and let live and so would not have wanted to kill Jesus for saying this
What does Jesus say in claiming equality with God?
That as God’s Son, he knows all the things the father knows and can do all the things the father does. Criticisms of him are the same as criticising God.
Describe Jesus’ apocalyptic part of the discourse
He predicts the future arrival of the Son of Man (himself) and the return to life of all who have died to be judged by him
How does Jesus say he compares to JTB?
He says he is something greater than JTB
Why does Jesus say that the Jews have missed the point of their own scriptures?
Because their scriptures predict Jesus, yet they do not recognise him. He drives the point home by saying that the Jews obsess over Moses but ‘do not believe what he wrote’ because they do not recognise that he is the Logos that spoke to Moses
What does Culpepper argue that the Jews represent in passages such as this?
People who don’t believe in Jesus and have their heart set on something else, rather than just the Jewish faith
Give a quote from Culpepper that summarises his view of conflict in the Gospels
‘The real conflict is not between Jesus and the Jews, but between Jesus and those who refuse to accept the revelation that he brings. Unbelief is the real opponent
Give a quote from Culpepper that summarises his view of conflict in the Gospels
‘The real conflict is not between Jesus and the Jews, but between Jesus and those who refuse to accept the revelation that he brings. Unbelief is the real opponent
Explain this conflict in terms of Christology
Jesus claims to be God’s Son and part of God himself. Jesus was part of God’s creative process described in Genesis and knows God’s secrets and has God’s powers. This links back to Jesus being described as the Logos in the prologue
Explain this conflict in terms of blasphemy
He breaks the Sabbath and denies the scriptures, which claim that God rested on the 7th day of creation. He claims that the Jewish leaders have misunderstood the scriptures and he himself is greater than the scriptures
Explain this conflict in terms of Jesus being a threat to power
The Pharisees claimed that the only way people could enjoy eternal life was by following their laws and oral tradition. Jesus claims that he alone offers eternal life and the Pharasiacal laws cannot
Explain this conflict in terms of political expedience
Jesus attracted large crowds when speaking like this which would have made him a target for the authorities
