Ho w to Re a d the Bib le fo r All I ts Wo rth Se ssio n 5: Go spe l: Ma ny Aspe c ts One Sto ry E mma nue l Pa ulpe te r, Churc h Pla nting Pio ne e r
ROUND T ABL E DI SCUSSI ON T e ll yo ur na me a nd a c o nc e rt/ sho w yo u re a lly e njo ye d g o ing to . Ca n yo u think o f a time whe n so me o ne sha re d a vie w o f who Je sus is a nd yo u fo und yo use lf no t a g re e ing . Ca n yo u sha re the re a so ns b e hind the diffe re nc e s in the vie ws.
Cha lle ng e in I nte rpre ting the Go spe ls “e a c h individua l c re a te d Je sus in a c c o rda nc e with his o wn c ha ra c te r” - Alb e rt Sc hwe itze r
I s Je sus a Ze a lo t?
He re sy – Ma king a t Pa rt into the Who le
Go spe l is No t a Me nu to c ho o se fro m!
Go spe l is no t a T ic ke t to He a ve n!
Histo ric a l Co nte xt – Go spe l fro m Je wish Histo ry Je wish Histor ic al c onte xt of Je sus 1 st c e ntury, Pa le stininia n Juda ism, the Je ws we re e a g e rly lo o king fo r the Me ssia h who will de live r the m into the K ing do m o f Go d. F o r the Je ws, e sc ha to lo g y is no t the e nd da ys, ra the r is the ne w b e g inning o f Go d’ s rule .
Histo ric a l Co nte xt – E sc ha to lo g ic a l K ing do m o f Go d
Histo ric a l Co nte xt – E sc ha to lo g ic a l K ing do m o f Go d
Go d’ s K ing do m is no t L e ft Be hind Se rie s!
L ite ra ry Co nte xt T hink Ho rizo nta lly – “…whe n studying a pe ric o pe in a ny o ne g o spe l, it is usua lly he lpful to b e a wa re o f the pa ra lle ls in the o the r g o spe ls.” T hink Ve rtic a lly – “… whe n re a ding o r studying a na rra tive o r te a c hing in the Go spe ls, o ne sho uld try to b e a wa re o f b o th histo ric a l c o nte xts tha t o f Je sus a nd tha t o f the e va ng e list.”
T hink Ho rizo nta lly
’s Conte xt Author Why did Ma rk no t ha ve a nything a b o ut Je sus’ b irth? Why wa s Ma tthe w c o nc e rne d with the Ma g i b ut ma ke s no me ntio n o f She phe rds? Why do e sn’ t Jo hn think it’ s impo rta nt to me ntio n Je sus’ b irth? Why is Ma tthe w the o nly o ne with a g e ne a lo g y? Why is L uke c o nc e rne d with a ll the se o the r c ha ra c te rs: Ze c ha ria h, E liza b e th, she phe rds, Sime o n, Anna
Why doe s Mar k have an double nding? E 6 “Do n’ t b e a la rme d,” he sa id. “Yo u a re lo o king fo r Je sus the Na za re ne ,who wa s c ruc ifie d. He ha s rise n! He is no t he re . Se e the pla c e whe re the y la id him. 7 But g o , te ll his disc iple s a nd Pe te r, ‘ He is g o ing a he a d o f yo u into Ga lile e . T he re yo u will se e him, just a s he to ld yo u.’ ” 8 T re mb ling a nd b e wilde re d, the wo me n we nt o ut a nd fle d fro m the to mb . T he y sa id no thing to a nyo ne , b e c a use the y we re a fra id. [a ]
Why doe s Mar k have an double nding? E [T he e a rlie st ma nusc ripts a nd so me o the r a nc ie nt witne sse s do no t ha ve ve rse s 9–20.] 9 Whe n Je sus ro se e arly o n the first day o f the we e k, he appe are d first to Mary Mag dale ne , o ut o f who m he had drive n se ve n de mo ns. 10 She we nt and to ld tho se who had b e e n with him and who we re mo urning and we e ping . 11 Whe n the y he ard that Je sus was alive and that she had se e n him, the y did no t b e lie ve it. 12 Afte rward Je sus appe are d in a diffe re nt fo rm to two o f the m while the y we re walking in the c o untry. 13 T he se re turne d and re po rte d it to the re st; b ut the y did no t b e lie ve the m e ithe r. 14 L ate r Je sus appe are d to the E le ve n as the y we re e ating ; he re b uke d the m fo r the ir lac k o f faith and the ir stub b o rn re fusal to b e lie ve tho se who had se e n him afte r he had rise n.
k’s Me ssiaship Mar Pe te r De c la re s T ha t Je sus Is the Me ssia h 27 Je sus a nd his disc iple s we nt o n to the villa g e s a ro und Ca e sa re a Philippi. On the wa y he a ske d the m, “Who do pe o ple sa y I a m? ” 28 T he y re plie d, “So me sa y Jo hn the Ba ptist; o the rs sa y E lija h; a nd still o the rs, o ne o f the pro phe ts.” 29 “But wha t a b o ut yo u? ” he a ske d. “Who do yo u sa y I a m? ” Pe te r a nswe re d, “Yo u a re the Me ssia h.” 30 Je sus wa rne d the m no t to te ll a nyo ne a b o ut him. Je sus Pre dic ts His De a th 31 He the n b e g a n to te a c h the m tha t the So n o f Ma n must suffe r ma ny thing s a nd b e re je c te d b y the e lde rs, the c hie f prie sts a nd the te a c he rs o f the la w, a nd tha t he must b e kille d a nd a fte r thre e da ys rise a g a in. 32 He spo ke pla inly a b o ut this, a nd Pe te r to o k him a side a nd b e g a n to re b uke him. 33 But whe n Je sus turne d a nd lo o ke d a t his disc iple s, he re b uke d Pe te r. “Ge t b e hind me , Sa ta n!” he sa id. “Yo u do no t ha ve in mind the c o nc e rns o f Go d, b ut me re ly huma n c o nc e rns.”
thic Mar k’s Me ssiaship – Kingdom E T he Way of the Cr oss 34 T he n he c a lle d the c ro wd to him a lo ng with his disc iple s a nd sa id: “Who e ve r wa nts to b e my disc iple must de ny the mse lve s a nd ta ke up the ir c ro ss a nd fo llo w me . 35 F o r who e ve r wa nts to sa ve the ir life [b ] will lo se it, b ut who e ve r lo se s the ir life fo r me a nd fo r the g o spe l will sa ve it. 36 Wha t g o o d is it fo r so me o ne to g a in the who le wo rld, ye t fo rfe it the ir so ul? 37 Or wha t c a n a nyo ne g ive in e xc ha ng e fo r the ir so ul? 38 I f a nyo ne is a sha me d o f me a nd my wo rds in this a dulte ro us a nd sinful g e ne ra tio n, the So n o f Ma n will b e a sha me d o f the m whe n he c o me s in his F a the r’ s g lo ry with the ho ly a ng e ls.”
sal E sc hatalogic al Re ve r 16 So the la st sha ll b e first, a nd the first la st: fo r ma ny b e c a lle d, b ut fe w c ho se n. Ma tthe w 20:16
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