In Paula Fredriksen’s book‚ Jesus of Nazareth‚ King of the Jews‚ she writes of piercing the image of the historical Jesus together. She states the issue of the concept of who Jesus was is still unknown. The Gospels portrayed him as a teacher or an apocalyptic Messiah. From information received from different sources‚ they still represent a different image for each historian. Jesus’ death is one of the most accepted aspects of him. It still brings issues‚ as Pilate could have killed Jesus swiftly
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Upon close examination of the Gospels of Matthew‚ Mark‚ and Luke‚ it quickly becomes evident that there are many similarities. The similarity is more that the order of the material presented but also the exact wording of long stretches of text‚ which is not sufficient to be explained on the basis of oral tradition. This forces scholars to presume that there is some type of literary dependence. This would mean that someone copied from someone else’s written work. Luke does mention that there have
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says: "For to this you have been called‚ because Christ also suffered for you‚ leaving you an example‚ so that you might follow in his steps.” We see the suffering that Jesus endured‚ as well as His burial‚ resurrection‚ and ascension through the Gospel writers. Jesus left us with an example to follow as he died on the cross for us – a perfect example‚ as Jesus was without sin and knew no sin (2 Corinthians 5:21 ESV). In 1 Peter 1:16 Jesus calls us to be holy as He was holy. In the death of
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All four gospels written by Mark‚ Matthew‚ Luke and John all began with word of Jesus with his life works and his miracles‚ parables and teachings. These stories of Jesus from people who knew him were passed down orally and were passed down through generations and over time they became teachings and preachings. In 70 AD Mark was the first disciple to put the stories of Jesus on paper‚ this happened because the older people started dying making it harder to remember the stories of Jesus so they decided
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In chapter three‚ Paula Fredriksen elaborates on her sources of Paul and the Gospels on the historical Jesus. She starts with Paul‚ as his writing were the earliest accounts of Jesus which were written about 15-25 centuries before the first Gospel. Paul’s strongest argument was how non-Jewish followers of Jesus had Jewish laws. Since Paul relied on early Jesus traditions. Fredriksen compared Paul and Mark‚ due to Mark being the next earliest source on Jesus. While describing who Jesus was‚ Paul stated
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God since only God can perform miracles before the times of Jesus. Additionally‚ after Peter’s confession‚ He begins to teach His disciples about His resurrection‚ servanthood‚ and what the future holds. Dr. Nichols calls this the second half of the Gospel of Mark. So‚ before his confession‚ Jesus is performing miracles like driving out demons and healing blind people among other things. After Peter’s confession‚ He starts to teach by showing his power even during resurrection‚ etc. Powell describes
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Obedience will take disciples to the next level. It is always been a clear understanding that the commission has been to spread the good news of the Gospel. When Jesus was sent on His assignment‚ God has empowered and equipped Him with the necessary tools therefore when we are sent He will do the same for us. When a disciple decides to follow Christ‚ he or she is displaying the love of Christ. Throughout
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Miracles Of Jesus A miracle is an extraordinary and surprising happening that may not be explained by normal standards and is therefore attributed to the presence and action of a supernatural or divine power. Jesus Christ Himself was a miracle. From the manner of His Birth‚ to His Resurrection‚ and everything in between‚ He lived a wonderfully miraculous life entirely unlike any other human. A miracle is an unusual event which may or may not bring with it surprise. A miracle is also a significant
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Not Another Jew Story Everyone has their own conception of Jesus‚ what he was‚ what he did‚ and why he did it‚ yet these conceptions are often different than the one depicted by the earliest written account of Jesus’ life‚ “The Gospel of Mark.” The Jesus in Mark has one main purpose‚ to forgive humans’ sins through his teachings. Jesus will not deviate much from his goal for the sake of momentary good and his teachings are quite radical. This is a big part of the reason why he gets crucified
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the idea of earthly possessions and the Law determining favor from God‚ causing the Jews to judge the poor and vulnerable‚ losing sight of the nature of the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of God can be summarized in a short‚ simplistic passage from the Gospel of Luke‚ “But rather‚ love your enemies and do good to them‚ and lend expecting nothing back; then your reward will be great and you will be children of the Most High; for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and the wicked.” (Luke 6:35) The Kingdom
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