Who Was Jesus? Modern Myths vs. Biblical Basics

in

Description

Class: 
Introduction to the New Testament: Gospel and Acts
Lecture label: 
NT511-30

Jesus fulfilled the prophecies of the Jewish Messiah. He was both fully God and fully man. Jesus taught about the kingdom of God and showed compassion to the people who were outcasts in society.

INTERACT WITH OTHERS IN THE FORUM FOR THIS CLASS.

Outline

Passion Week

Part 4

III. Who was Jesus? Modern Myths vs. Biblical Basics

A. Modern Myths About Jesus

1. Perspectives unrelated to any real historical evidence

2. Distortions of recently discovered evidence

3. Portraits of Jesus based on only parts of the Gospels

B. Biblical Basics About Jesus

1. Jesus' Humanity

2. Christological Titles

a. Son of man

i. Jewish background: human, Ezekiel – exalted man, Daniel 7:13-14

ii. Greek/Roman background: human

iii. Gospels' use: human, suffering sovereign

b. Son of God

i. Jewish background: human, angel, Messiah

ii. Greek/Roman background: deified human

iii. Gospels' use: from Messiah to God incarnate

c. Christ = Messiah

i. Jewish background: anointed one, triumphant king

ii. Greek/Roman background: rubbed?

iii. Gospels' use: suffering servant

d. Lord

i. Jewish background: God and master

ii. Greek/Roman background: God and master

iii. Gospels' use: God and master

C. The Theology of Jesus

1. New Kingdom Age

a. Already but not yet

b. Mystery: present but not yet irresistible

c. Bigger than church: God's dominion

2. New, True, Freed Israel

a. Current leadership disobedient

b. Gentiles being gathered in

3. Contagious Holiness

a. Not impurity, thus association with moral and social outcasts

b. But always with a view to a call to repentance

D. Jesus' Compassion for Social Outcasts

E. Money and Stewardship

F. Creating Community

G. Unity of Jesus' Followers

Transcript

No transcript data available for this lecture.

Embed

Copy and paste the following HTML code into your web page or blog post to embed our Flash audio player for this lecture into your site.

Reference materials

Help

Instructions for listening to this lecture:

Along the left side of the window are all the files you can download for this lecture. (You need to be logged into you user account to see these links.) This includes a link to download the lecture in high quality or in fast download, and any handouts we have available. If the link does not appear, then we do not have the material.

If you want to listen to the lecture on the computer, you can click the right arrow on the Listen now player (the free Flash player is required). Be patient as it can take some time to start playing if your connection to the internet is not fast.  

Check out the tabs on the page. They show you the outline and transcription for the lecture (if they are available). You can also click on Reference Materials and search BibleGateway for helpful information. If you copy the code under the Embed tab and paste it into your own website, blog, etc, then people can click on your link and listen to the lecture without leaving your site. (If you are not familiar with web technology, your webmaster may need to do this for you.)

Bookmark/Search this page with