The person of Jesus

Question 1

Examples of miracles Jesus has performed

Answer 1

• Heals and man who was blind from birth
• Jesus helped a paralyzed man and said ‘your sins are forgiven’

-Feeding of the 5000

Question 2

Hume’s interpretation of Jesus’ miracles

Answer 2

It is not possible to trust the account of Jesus performing miracles because they do not occur in the modern day world.

Question 3

Schillebeekx’s interpretation of Jesus’ miracles

Answer 3

Jesus’ miracles are only metaphorical or spiritual rather than literal - Jesus could symbolize the calm in society.

Question 4

N.T Wright’s interpretation of Jesus’ miracles

Answer 4

Jesus cured people who were excluded from society/ were ritually unclean.

Question 5

Impact of the resurrection on Christians

Answer 5

• Arguably the greatest miracle
• It discloses God in a new and starting way
• It reveals the glorified and transformed being - shows Jesus’ fulfillment
• It is the full and final revelation of Jesus

Question 6

What is the hypostatic union?

Answer 6

Belief that Jesus was 100% God and 100% human.

Question 7

What does Karl Rahner believe about Jesus’ knowledge?

Answer 7

His theory suggests that a genuine human existence must have unknown features.

Question 8

What’s an example of Jesus’ uncertainty?

Answer 8

Jesus wept in the garden of Gethsemane:

‘My anguish is so great that I feel as if I am dying’

‘My Father, if it is not possible, may this cup be taken from me’

Question 9

How does Rahner’s theory show how Jesus can be both God and human?

Answer 9

It shows how Jesus would have lived most of his life subconsciously knowing his powers yet it would not have been aware to him until an older age - his God and human qualities would not have override one another.

Question 10

Jesus’ moral teachings on the law (Quote)

Answer 10

‘Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfil them’

Question 11

Jesus’ moral teachings on murder (Quote)

Answer 11

‘You shall not murder’

Question 12

Jesus’ moral teachings on adultery (Quote)

Answer 12

‘You shall not commit adultery’

Question 13

Jesus’ moral teachings on an eye for an eye (Quote)

Answer 13

‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth’

Question 14

Who do the characters in the parable of the lost son represent?

Answer 14

Father = God
Older son = Faithful religious person
Younger son = Unfaithful religious person

Question 15

What does the parable of the lost son teach us?

Answer 15

It teaches the importance of forgiveness no matter how far someone has sinned

Question 16

What does Dawkins say about Jesus?

Answer 16

‘Jesus was a great moral teacher’

Question 17

What does C.S Lewis say about Jesus?

Answer 17

Jesus cannot just be a moral teacher he must be the son of God

Question 18

What is a quote for C.S Lewis?

Answer 18

‘A man who is merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher’

‘Poached egg’

Question 19

What does Hick say about Jesus?

Answer 19

Jesus was no different to other prophets such as ‘Mohammad, Buddha and Moses’

Question 20

What did Bonhoeffer believe about Christ’s role in humanity?

Answer 20

Jesus had a genuine human existence and felt the very worst suffering as a result of it - we should live exactly like Christ and put him first

Question 21

What does Aslan say about Jesus being a political liberator?

Answer 21

Jesus was a political revolutionary who fought for social justice.
He was more provocative than the Bible allowed.

Question 22

Did Bonhoeffer ‘turn the other cheek’ in his efforts?

Answer 22

No, he decided retaliate for the greater good otherwise he would have let suffering go on

Question 23

Examples of Jesus being a political liberator

Answer 23

• Jesus preached about the Kingdom of God which was seen as a political statement as it suggested power would be taken away from others.
• He turned the money changing tables over in the temple that had lost spiritual focus - ‘My house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den or robbers’

Question 24

Jesus was only a moral teacher - AGREE

Answer 24

• He was able to restore faith and teach morality.
• He taught the importance of love.
• Miracles and the resurrection can be rejected whereas Jesus as a teacher cannot.
• He may have just been a teacher as if he was God his sacrifice may have been meaningless.

Question 25

Jesus was only a moral teacher - DISAGREE

Answer 25

• It diminishes his position as the Son of God entirely.
• He was able to perform miracles that therefore proved his wisdom and morality.
• He was aware of his power as the Son of God.
• This would belittle people like Bonhoeffer down to mere terrorists.

Question 26

Jesus was a political liberator - AGREE

Answer 26

• He challenged established authorities and spread messages to people who were divided.
• He was killed for a civic crime which implies that demonstrates he was a political revolutionary.