Life of Christ Notebook By Mark E. Moore, Ph.D. Ozark Christian College Table of Contents Sec # 0 Outline of the Life of Christ.................................................................................................5 0 A Reading Strategy for the Gospels.....................................................................................7 0 The Program of Jesus ...........................................................................................................9 0 The Ethics of Jesus.............................................................................................................11 0 The Power of Jesus ............................................................................................................14 0 Intertestamental History .....................................................................................................16 1 The Gospels Compared ......................................................................................................43 2 The Chiastic Structure of John‘s Prologue ........................................................................44 2 Logos—a Progressive Understanding................................................................................45 2 Specific Claims that Jesus is God ......................................................................................46 2 Jesus and Deity ..................................................................................................................47 2 Children of God – John 1:12 ..............................................................................................48 2 God-Like Characteristics of Jesus .....................................................................................49 4 John the Baptist ..................................................................................................................50 4 Infancy Narrative Overlap .................................................................................................51 5 Catholic Doctrines of Mary ...............................................................................................52 7 The O.T. Connections of the Magnificat ...........................................................................53 10 The Socio-Political Elements of the Birth Narrative .........................................................54 14 Parallels between Matthew‘s Birth Narratives and Israel‘s National Epic ........................56 14 Worksheet on the Prophecies about Christ ........................................................................57 20 Messianic Expectations ......................................................................................................59 21 Was John the Baptist an Essene? .......................................................................................60 23 Baptism of the Holy Spirit .................................................................................................61 29 The Miracles of John: Enacted Parables of the Kingdom ..................................................62 31 How Threats to the Temple Were Handled .......................................................................63 32 Theories of ―Water‖ in John 3:5 ........................................................................................65 32 Considerations of John 3:3-5 .............................................................................................66 33 John‘s Testimony of Jesus .................................................................................................67 34 Date of Jesus‘ Ministry ......................................................................................................68 35 Samaritans ..........................................................................................................................69 37 Notes on the Kingdom .......................................................................................................72 39 Synagogue ..........................................................................................................................74 39 Jesus‘ Inaugural Address ...................................................................................................76 42 Demons ..............................................................................................................................81 42 Errors in Demonology Theology .......................................................................................85 1 45 Leprosy ..............................................................................................................................86 46 Miracles of Jesus ................................................................................................................88 47 Fasting ................................................................................................................................90 49 Sabbath ...............................................................................................................................91 49 Jesus‘ Logic on the Sabbath ...............................................................................................95 49 Outline of Jesus‘ Sermon on Deity and Credentials ..........................................................96 53 Apostles..............................................................................................................................97 53 Miscellaneous Comments on the List of Apostles .............................................................99 53 A Brief Synopsis of the Twelve .......................................................................................100 54 Approaches to the Sermon on the Mount ........................................................................104 54 Principles for Approaching the Sermon on the Mount ....................................................105 54 Beatitudes in OT and Rabbinic Literature .......................................................................106 54 How Did Jesus Fulfill the Law ........................................................................................108 54 Are We Still Under the Law?...........................................................................................109 54 Six Contrasts to Interpreting the Law ..............................................................................111 54 Honor and Shame in the Sermon on the Mount ...............................................................112 54 Judge: Krino .....................................................................................................................113 54 Ask and You Shall Receive .............................................................................................114 54 Matthew 6:19-24 in Lucan Parallels ................................................................................116 55 Jesus on Gentile Inclusion ...............................................................................................117 56 Why Believe in Luke 7:11–17: The Raising of the Widow‘s Son ..................................118 57 John the Baptist ..................................................................................................................50 59 Sinful Woman Compared to Mary‘s Anointing...............................................................119 61 Jesus was Labeled Magician and Deceiver ......................................................................120 61 Demons ..............................................................................................................................81 61 Errors in Demonology Theology .......................................................................................85 62 Characteristics of the Pharisees .......................................................................................123 64 Sermon in Parables ..........................................................................................................124 64 Concealing Purpose of Parables.......................................................................................125 64 Parables of Jesus ..............................................................................................................126 72 Miracles of Jesus ................................................................................................................88 73 Messianic Expectations ......................................................................................................59 76 Eternal Security Worksheet .............................................................................................128 76 Specific Claims that Jesus is God ......................................................................................46 80 Sects of the Jews ..............................................................................................................130 83 Predictions of the Death of Christ ....................................................................................134 90 Theology of Humility ......................................................................................................136 90 Humility ...........................................................................................................................137 90 Being Childlike: Meditation on Matthew 18:1-5 .............................................................138 96 The Forensic Speech of John 7-8 .....................................................................................139 100 The Miracles