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1. Please explain Jesus’ rationale for teaching in
parables, pp. 1090-1091 (Matthew 13).
Next, brainstorm reasons why using parables would be an effective
teaching method considering Jesus’ audience. 2. Please consider The Teaching of Jesus: The Sermon on the Mount, pp. 1085-1089
(Matthew 5-7). List as many
basic principles of Christianity as you can find. 3. Trace the actions of Peter, pp. 1092-1094 (Matthew
26). What role do his actions play in
the narrative? Whom might he
represent? How is he different from
Judas Iscariot? Can you find a
ten-word quotation from Jesus in this selection that might explain Peter’s
actions? 4. First, consider the parables on p.1089-1090 (Luke
15). Please state the meaning of each
in a sentence. Parable of the Good
Shepherd Parable of the Pieces of
Silver Parable of the Prodigal Son 5. Next, consider the parables on pp. 1090-1091 (Matthew
13). Again, please state the meaning
of each in a sentence. The Parable of the Sower The Parable of the Good
Seed The Parable of the Mustard
Seed The Parable of the
Leavening (Yeast) 6. Please consider the
following people/characters and list as many similarities as you can. (For example, Gilgamesh, Achilles, Adam, Eve, and Jesus
have supernatural births.) Gilgamesh Adam and Eve Achilles Odysseus Oedipus Jesus 7. General Questions What parts of the life and
teachings of Jesus might appeal to the 1st century Jews? What parts of the life and
teachings of Jesus might appeal to the 1st century Greeks and
Romans? What parts of the life and
teachings of Jesus might appeal to the 1st century gentiles? |