BIBL 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Jewish Christian, Temple Tax, Pharisees
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Themes: the abiding presence of god, human beings can now experience the reality of god"s presence. Answers the question: where is god? he is present in jesus, who is present in the church, which is present in the world: jesus as the son of god, god calls jesus his son twice. Closely connected to his crucifixion: the teaching of jesus, five speeches, the most prominent being the sermon on the. Mount: discipleship, jesus tells people how to live. Interpretation of scripture: we must know the proper way to interpret scripture. Christ reveals mysteries in the bible (old testament): binding and loosing, jesus answers questions surrounding moral behavior. Some laws change, others remain: worship & doubt, faith & understanding, though disciples have faults, they will become apostles and sit on thrones. Great commission is met with these ^^ four reactions: hostility of jewish leaders, jesus allows for no exceptions. Matthew seems to have an extreme hatred for leaders, calling them evil.
