the person of jesus Flashcards
what are jesus’ titles
the son of god
teacher of wisdom
liberator
who is jesus
described to be the son of god, his divine nature is shown through his miracles, resurrection and knowledge of god
what is authority
the influence that a person or thing has to command respect of others. the chief characteristics of authority is recognition. without recognition and acceptance of authority by others, the authority is nothing
why does jesus have authority for christians
was part of the reincarnation
knowledge of ideas that were unknown by humans
how does the divinity of jesus show through his miracles
breaks laws of nature
shows the link with God
shows jesus’ omnipotence
how is jesus’ divinity shown through his resurrection
only jesus came back to life
jesus conquered his death
what the gospels culminated
how does jesus’ divinity shown through the knowledge of god
the trinity
jesus’ brith
the father and I are one (john 10)
how does the new testament apply the term god to jesus
“in the beginning the word already existed; and the word was with god, and the word was god”
what are some miracles of jesus
walking on water
blind man see
feeding of 5000
what does freud say about miracles
would say its a problem with the brain - wish fulfillment
what does hume say about miracles
states there are no modern day miracles and so therefore the writers of bible have embellished the stories of jesus
what does karl rahner say about jesus
if jesus had his fathers awareness of all time, he can hardly be called human
what does gerald o’collins say about jesus
challenges the possibility of answering these sorts of questions because understanding the inner experiences of jesus’ life is very challenging particularly as he left no writings
what does hick say about jesus
if jesus was only aware of gods will and his willingness to act - no different to many others
without the incarnation christianity becomes one of many religions that each perceive god in a different way
what does c.s.lewis say about jesus
rejected anyone who accepted jesus as a teacher but not the son of god
what is the context of jesus and the law
religion that was followed was judaism
jews follow mitzvot religiously
leaders were strict pharisees
jesus taught that laws can be broken
what are some of jesus’ teachings setting a moral example
he forgave humanity on the cross
miracles
agape
what is repentance
radical change of mind set or heart; a desire to change a whole way of life
whats forgiveness
cancellation of debts, literally and metaphorically - once a person is forgive they are set free mentally and materially to start afresh
whats inner purity and moral motivation
to do what is truly right because of a good heart; to develop good and true character
what does richard dawkins say about jesus
jesus was a great moral teacher
what does gerd theissen and annette mez say
jesus is a rabbi
taught in the synagogue
what does john hick say about jesus
tried to remove beliefs about jesus that he sees as contentious but attempts to keep jesus and christianity
what does c.s.lewis say about jesus
criticised those who accepted jesus as a teacher of moral wisdom but not as the son of god
why was jesus a role model
he died on the cross - showed agape
revolutionary to fight for social justice
he knew part of the eternal law
god incarnate
what are some examples of teachings about forgiveness
adulterous woman
forgave saul
crucifixion
the lost sheep
forgave peter for betraying him and cutting off a guards ear
forgave the romans ‘father forgive them’
forgave judas for betraying him
forgave thomas for doubting him
what are the examples of teachings about inner purity and moral motivation
good samaritan
healed the sick man
feeding of the 5000
teaches agape
prodical son
jesus spent time with the marginalised
the golden rule
jesus taught about service and servant hood
what is a liberator
someone who brings freedom to the oppressed
whats the marginalised of the poor
people pushed to the edge of society
whats challenge to political authority
goes against those in power at time
whats challenge to religious authority
questioning the religion at the time
what were the main groups in society
romans
pharisees
scribes
sadducees
zealots
whats were the romans
the controlled the holy land and allowed the jews to keep order in in daily society
what were the pharisees
these were the peoples party and followed the old testament religiously. they wanted strict religious law to be obeyed
what were the scribes
experts at interpretation of the law
what were the zealots
a revolutionary group who wants to overthrow the romans by force/jesus tried to distance himself from this group
how was jesus a liberator
liberated from sin through death
liberated from earth - kingdom of god
liberated from a legalistic society
liberated from social barriers
what is a revolutionary
someone who causes a complete or dramatic change; political revolutionary
how was jesus a revolutionary
challenged the social and cultural norms of the times with many examples when he lived under the roman occupation
what political statements did jesus make
preached about the kingdom of god which was seen to take authority and power from those who were holding it at the time
welcomed tax collectors
brought groups of people together that were shunned by other areas of society
whats the nicene creed
