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SB 00 Bible Survey
SB 00 Bible Survey Introduction to the Life
of Christ Christian Commitment and Excellence
in Learning
  • Spring 2001
  • Erskine Theological Seminary

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Major Empires in the Ancient World (II)
  • Persia (539 B.C. 331 B.C.)
  • Struggled with Greece for control of Asia Minor
    for most of the 5th and 4th centuries B.C., and
    finally fell to Greece in 331 B.C.
  • Greece (331 B.C. 63 B.C.)
  • Alexander the Great died 323 B.C.
  • His empire was parceled out among his four
    generals.
  • Israel ruled by Ptolemies until 198 B.C. and then
    by Seleucids.
  • Jewish independence from 167 63 B.C.
  • Rome (63 B.C. ca. 330 A.D.)
  • Rome expanded its territory by conquering Greece
    and North Africa from 148-46 B.C., Syria and
    Israel in 63 B.C., Gaul in 57 B.C., and Egypt in
    31 B.C.
  • Julius Caesar and Octavian (Augustus) transformed
    Rome from a republic into an empire from 49 27
    B.C.

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The Herods in the NT
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Jewish Sects
  • Pharisees
  • Sadducees
  • Herodians
  • Zealots
  • Essenes

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Tyre
Caesarea Philippi
Cities
Capernaum
Cana
Nazareth
Jericho
Jerusalem
Bethany
Bethlehem
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Regions
Phoenicia
Galilee
Decapolis
Samaria
Perea
Judea
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Life of Christ, Traditional Presentation
  • Period of Preparation
  • Year of Obscurity
  • Year of Popularity
  • Year of Opposition
  • Ministry in Judea/Passion in Jerusalem
  • Resurrection and Appearances

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The Passion Week
  • The triumphal entry (Palm Sunday)
  • Jesus curses the fig tree (Monday)
  • Jesus cleanses the temple (Monday)
  • The authority of Jesus questioned (Tuesday)
  • Jesus teaches in the temple (Tuesday)
  • Jesus anointed at Bethany (Tuesday)
  • The plot against Jesus (Wednesday)
  • The Last Supper (Thursday)
  • Jesus comforts the disciples (Thursday)
  • Gethsemane (Thursday)
  • Jesus arrest and trial (Thursday night and
    Friday morning)
  • Jesus crucifixion and death (Friday)
  • The burial of Jesus (Friday afternoon)
  • The resurrection (Sunday morning)

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Jesus Resurrection Appearances
  • To the women at the tomb (Sunday morning)
  • To Mary Magdalene at the tomb (Sunday morning)
  • To two travelers on the road to Emmaus (Sunday
    afternoon)
  • To Peter in Jerusalem (Sunday afternoon)
  • To 10 disciples in the upper room (Sunday
    evening)
  • To 11 disciples in the upper room (one week
    later)
  • To 7 disciples on the Sea of Galilee (time
    unknown)
  • To 11 disciples on a mountain in Galilee (time
    unknown)
  • To more than 500 believers (time unknown)
  • To James (time unknown)
  • At the Ascension, on the Mount of Olives (40 days
    after Easter)

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The Twelve Apostles(Mt. 10, Mk. 3, Lk. 6, Ac. 1)
  • Big 4 Two Pairs of Brothers
  • Simon Peter Andrew
  • James John
  • Confusing 4 Another Simon, Another James, and
    Two Judases
  • Simon the Zealot James son of Alphaeus
  • Judas Iscariot Judas son of James (
    Thaddeus)
  • Other 4
  • Matthew ( Levi) Bartholomew ( Nathaniel)
  • Philip Thomas

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Categories of Miracles in the Gospels
  • Nature miracles (7)
  • Feeding miracles (2)
  • Healing miracles (over 15)
  • Cleansing miracles (2)
  • Exorcisms (at least 4)
  • Miracles of Revivification (3)

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Parables in the Gospels
  • Parables with interpretation (at least 2)
  • Example stories (at least 4)
  • Separation parables (at least 5)
  • Stewardship parables
  • Similitudes
  • Parables in John (at least 2)

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SB 00 Bible Survey
SB 00 Bible Survey The Gospels Christian
Commitment and Excellence in Learning
  • Spring 2001
  • Erskine Theological Seminary

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The Gospels A Quick Comparison
  • Writer
  • Matthew the
  • Apostle
  • Mark (based
  • on Peters
  • preaching)
  • Luke
  • (physician,
  • historian)
  • John the
  • Apostle

Trad. Date 50s 50s 60s 80s
Audience Jewish Christians Gentiles in
Rome Theophilus and Gentile believers Jewish and
Gentile believers
Christ as King, promised Messiah Servant Man
God
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Matthew(28 chapters)
  • (Meek, p. 31)

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Purposes of Matthew
  • To teach obedience to all that Christ has
    commanded (2818-20)
  • To show that Jesus is the Messiah, the
    fulfillment of the OT hope of Israel

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Structure of Matthew
  • Organized around five major discourses
  • Sermon on the Mount (chs. 5-7)
  • Instructions to the disciples as they go out to
    preach (ch. 10)
  • Parables of the Kingdom (ch. 13)
  • Relationships in the Kingdom (ch. 18)
  • Olivet Discourse on the Second Coming (chs. 24-5)

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Key Emphases of Matthew
  • Jesus as the fulfillment of OT prophecy (123
    26, 15, 17, 23 414-16 817 1217-21 1314,
    35 214 279)
  • Jesus as the Inaugurator of the Kingdom (word
    occurs 54 times see 417)
  • Jesus as King (chs. 2, 21)
  • Jesus as Son of Man and Son of God (1616)
  • Jesus refers to God as Father 23 times.
  • Jesus conflict with the Jewish leaders (ch. 23)
  • The importance of discipleship and the Church
    (1617-28)

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Mark(16 chapters)
  • (Meek, p. 32)

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Purposes of Mark
  • To present the good news of Jesus Christ, the
    Son of God (11)
  • To show that God is still at work in us in spite
    of our failings in the Christian life

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Structure of Mark
  • The Messiah confronts the world (11-830)
  • Announcing the kingdom
  • The Pharisees blindness
  • The crowds blindness
  • The disciples blindness
  • The Messiah suffers (831-168)

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Key Emphases of Mark
  • The centrality of the cross (36 831 931
    1033-34, 45)
  • No human being confesses Christ as Son of God
    until the crucifixion (1539).
  • Gods grace in contrast to human failings (438,
    652)
  • Jesus as a man constantly in action
    Immediately occurs 42 times in Mark, but only
    12 times in the rest of the NT.
  • Less emphasis on Jesus teachings than in the
    other Gospels
  • Abrupt ending (168)

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Luke(24 chapters)
  • (Meek, p. 33)

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Purpose of Luke
  • To present a carefully-investigated, orderly
    account of Christs life, so that we might know
    with certainty the truth of the gospel (11-4)

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Structure of Luke
  • Introduction to Jesus ministry (with most
    extensive birth and childhood narratives)
    (11-413)
  • Jesus ministry in Galilee (414-950)
  • Jesus ministry on the road to Jerusalem
    (951-1834)
  • Jesus ministry around Jerusalem (1835-2128)
  • Jesus passion and resurrection (221-2453)

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Key Emphases of Luke
  • The way of salvation To save, and salvation
    occur more in Luke than in the rest of the
    Gospels combined. (See 2444-47.)
  • Jesus compassion for all people
  • Samaritans (1030-37, 1711-19)
  • Gentiles (232, 1328-30)
  • The disreputable (28-20, 1511-32, 1810-13)
  • Women (chs. 1-2, 82-3)
  • Children (947, 1021, 172, 1816)
  • The poor (418, 1613, 1619-31)
  • The role of the Holy Spirit in Jesus ministry
    (414, 1021)
  • Jesus reliance on prayer (321 516 612
    918, 28-29 111 2232, 41 2334, 46)
  • Joy in the Christian life (114, 44, 47 220
    716 1021 1313)

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John(21 chapters)
  • (Meek, p. 34)

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Purpose of John
  • That you may believe that Jesus is the Christ,
    the Son of God, and that by believing you may
    have life in his name (2031)

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Structure of John
  • Introductory testimony about Christ (ch. 1)
  • Testimony of 7 signs and 7 discourses (chs. 2-11)
  • Water into wine (21-11)
  • Officials son (443-54)
  • Healing paralytic (51-15)
  • Feeding the 5000 (61-15)
  • Walking on water (616-24)
  • Healing man born blind (91-41)
  • Raising Lazarus (111-57)
  • New birth (212-336)
  • Living water (41-42)
  • Father and Son (516-47)
  • Bread of life (625-71)
  • Light of the world (71-859)
  • Good Shepherd (101-21)
  • Oneness with the Father (1022-42)
  • Testimony of Christs death and resurrection
    (121-2029)
  • Concluding testimony (2030-2125)

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Seven I Ams of John
  • I am the Bread of Life (ch. 6)
  • I am the Light of the World (ch. 8)
  • I am the Door of the Sheep (ch. 10)
  • I am the Good Shepherd (ch. 10)
  • I am the Resurrection and the Life (ch. 11)
  • I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life (ch. 14)
  • I am the True Vine (ch. 15)

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Seven answers to the question, Who is Jesus?
  • The Word of God (114)
  • The Lamb of God (129)
  • The Messiah (141)
  • The Son of God (149)
  • The King of Israel (149)
  • The Savior of the world (442)
  • My Lord and my God! (2028)

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Key Emphases of John
  • Fewer events, but more explanation
  • Emphasis on Jesus ministry in Judea, not Galilee
  • Emphasis on Jesus private ministry with the
    disciples, not his public ministry
  • The clearest portrayal of the Trinity, the
    incarnation, and the deity of Christ (11-18,
    638-40, chs. 15-16)
  • Emphasis on the hour (24 421, 23 525
    730 820 1223, 27 131 171)
  • Emphasis on faith To believe occurs 98 times.
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