Bible Alive Jesus Christ Nine: The Kingdom & Jesus' Death

Bible Alive Jesus Christ 009: “The Kingdom and Jesus’ Death”

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Here are questions from the ninth class of Bible Alive: Jesus Christ, meeting Tuesday nights. To follow you will need to read the book Jesus Christ: Fundamentals in Christology, by Roch Kereszty, o. cist.
ISBN-10: 081890917X
ISBN-13: 978-0818909177
It can be ordered here NOTE: YOU NEED to read the book.

You will need to explore in depth the similarities and differences between the Passion Narratives in the four canonical Gospels at this wonderful scholarly resource.

Assignment: Answer Questions for class nine and read Jesus Christ: Fundamentals of Christology Chapter Five pp. 136-147 AFTER going over all the guides so far (nine weeks total).

1. How can you show that Jesus saw his death as part of God’s Plan of Salvation?

2. How do the words of Jesus at the Last Supper (Mk 14:22-25) and his actions at this Supper shed light on Jesus’ understanding of his own death?

3. Show that Jesus’ death, as an expiating sacrifice, is not opposed to his initial announcement of freely offered forgiveness.

4. What indications do we have for the authenticity of Jesus’ cry from the cross, “My God, My God, why have you forsaken me”?

5. What indicates that Jesus’ predicted his resurrection? Yet, if he did, how could he truly suffer anguish?

6. Do Mk 9:1, Mt 16:28, Mk 13:30, and Mt 24:34 necessarily imply a chronologically imminent end of the world? Explain.

7. What is Jesus’ position on the “day and hour” of the End?

8. How has the Kingdom become present in our world through the death and resurrection of Jesus? What is still to be expected? Why do we pray everyday for its coming?

Bible Alive Jesus Christ Eight: The Kingdom of God II: Miracles and Message

Bible Alive Jesus Christ 008: “The Kingdom of God II--Miracles and Message”

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Here are questions from the eighth class of Bible Alive: Jesus Christ, meeting Tuesday nights. To follow you will need to read the book Jesus Christ: Fundamentals in Christology, by Roch Kereszty, o. cist.
ISBN-10: 081890917X
ISBN-13: 978-0818909177
It can be ordered here NOTE: YOU NEED to read the book.

Assignment: Answer Questions for class eight and read Jesus Christ: Fundamentals of Christology Chapter Five pp. 121-136 AFTER going over all the guides so far (eight weeks total).

1. What is the meaning of the term euaggelizesthai, “proclaim the Good News,” in the light of its Old Testament usage?

2. What does Jesus mean by the Kingdom of God? How is his understanding of the Kingdom different from that of his contemporaries?

3. Explain the meaning of the central image of the Kingdom.

4. Explain the meaning of metanoia in Jesus’ preaching. How is it connected with the theme of the Kingdom?

5. Why do the poor, the lame, and the blind all have a special advantage regarding the Kingdom?

6. What do the miracles of Jesus say about the Kingdom? What further light do they receive from the light of the resurrection of Jesus?

7. What evidence do we have for the historicity of Jesus’ miracles in general?

8. How is the multiplication of the loaves a turning point in the ministry of Jesus? Explain the evidence for its historicity and the meaning of this sign.

Bible Alive Jesus Christ Seven: The Kingdom of God

Bible Alive Jesus Christ 007: "The Kingdom of God"

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Here are questions from the seventh class of Bible Alive: Jesus Christ, meeting Tuesday nights. To follow you will need to read the book Jesus Christ: Fundamentals in Christology, by Roch Kereszty, o. cist.
ISBN-10: 081890917X
ISBN-13: 978-0818909177
It can be ordered here NOTE: YOU NEED to read the book.

Assignment: Answer Questions for class seven and read Jesus Christ: Fundamentals of Christology Chapter Four pp. 106-120

1. How does one “prove” the historicity of the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist?

2. Explain the message of John the Baptist.

3. How is Jesus’ message opposed to that of John the Baptist? How does John relate the Good News of Jesus to the preaching of divine judgment?

4. Explain the meaning of Jesus’ baptism by John as a prophetic “sign-action.” How is this sign-action better understood in light of the resurrection?

5. Explain the meaning of the words of the Father to Jesus at his baptism.

6. Show that the temptation accounts go back, in some form, to a genuine experience of Jesus.

7. How could Jesus be really tempted?

8. How does Jesus relive the temptations of Israel according to the theology of Matthew?

9. How are the temptations of Jesus universal human temptations according to Luke’s theology?

10. How are the temptations of Jesus temptations for the Church in every age?

11. Give a probable outline of the public ministry of Jesus.