Topic 1 The Life Of Jesus Flashcards
What are the first four books of the New Testament called?
The gospels
Who is Jesus?
Jesus is the son of God and the founder of Christianity
What does gospel mean?
It means Good news
What job did Luke have and why was this useful?
Luke was a doctor. He never met Jesus, but met many who did. Being a doctor was useful because it meant he was used to investigating things carefully.
What job did Matthew have and why was this useful ?
He was a tax collector and this was useful because he was used to keeping accurate records
What are the three geographical sections of Israel ?
The coastal plain, the central highlands and the Jordan valley
How long is the Dead Sea ‘as the crow flies’?
68 miles
What are the three political districts of Israel?
Galilee, Samaria and finally Jerusalem
What are the two books of the gospel where Jesus’ birth is described
Matthew and Luke
Where was Jesus born, where did he grow up and where was he crucified?
He was born in Bethlehem
grew up in Nazareth
Crucified in Jerusalem
List the four gospels
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Who was Mark?
A close friend of Peter. He was a teenager when Jesus died. His mother’s house was often used by Jesus in Jerusalem.
Who was John?
Brother of John. He was a fisherman and a very close friend of Jesus.
Who was Jesus’ mother and where did she live.
Mary and she lived in Nazareth
List two other ancient writers who mention Jesus
Tacitus a roman historian
The Talmud a collection of Jewish writings
What is Israel also known as?
Palestine
How did Mary know she was going to give birth to Jesus?
The angel Gabriel told her she would become pregnant & give birth to a son who would be great and would be known as the Son of God.
Why was Mary surprised?
Because she was a virgin. The angel told her the Holy Spirit would enable her to conceive.
How did Joseph react when he heard that Mary was pregnant.
He was going to divorce her but then he had a dream where an angel told him that the Holy Spirit had enabled Mary to conceive.
What did the angel tell Joseph to call the baby and what does it mean?
Jesus which means saviour
Jesus’ birth was foretold in the Old Testament, what is the word used to describe this
Prophesy or prophesied
Where did Mary and Joseph have to go to register and why did they have to go there?
Bethlehem because
Joseph was a descendant of King David and Bethlehem was his birthplace.
Why did Mary give birth to Jesus in a stable?
No room at the inn
What did she place Jesus in and what was this?
A manger which is an animal’s feeding trough
Who were the first visitors to see Jesus and how did they know it was him?
The shepherds
An angel told them a saviour had been born in Bethlehem and they would find him in a manger wrapped in strips of cloth
Who else visited Jesus, how did they find him and what did they bring
Magi or men who studied the stars. They were considered wise. They followed a bright star which they believed signalled the birth of a new king. They brought gifts of Gold, Frankincense an Myrrh.
Where did the magi go first before they found Jesus and why did they go there?
To the palace in Jerusalem because they thought the new king would be found there
Who was the king at the time of Jesus birth?
Herod
What did Herod do when the magi came looking for the new king?
He consulted his religious experts who told him that a saviour king was prophesied to be born in Bethlehem
He told the magi to find the baby and report back to him.
Why did the magi not report back to Herod when they found Jesus?
They had a dream warning them not to
When the magi did not report back to Herod what did he do?
Sent soldiers to Bethlehem to kill all the children under the age of 2
Where did Mary and Joseph go to escape from Herod?
Egypt
How long did Mary, Joseph and Jesus stay in Egypt?
Until King Herod died
When king Herod died, why did Mary and Joseph not return to Bethlehem?
They were fearful of Herod’s son, Archaelaus
Who was Herod,s son?
Archaelaus
Where did Mary and Joseph go when they left Egypt?
Nazareth
