Teaching of Jesus
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Lesson OneKingdom of God (Matthew 5–7, Luke 6–7)15 Activities
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Matthew 5–7, Luke 6–7
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In | Workbook: The Kingdom of God
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In | The Kingdom of God in the Old Testament
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In | Workbook: The Kingdom of God and the Rich Man
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In | Reign and Realm
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In | “Already” and “Not Yet”: A Present and Future Reality
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In | Bible Project: Gospel of the Kingdom
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Behind | Jewish Eschatology
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Behind | Onsite: The Embalming of Jacob – Egyptologist Essam Zeid in Giza
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In Front | “Faith” as Living in the Overlap of the Ages
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In Front | Leaning into the Age to Come
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In Front | Living by Faith in the Overlap of the Ages
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In Front | Workbook: Living by Faith in the Overlap of the Ages
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson TwoDiscipleship (Matthew 10, 16, Mark 10)16 Activities|2 Assessments
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Matthew 10, 16, Mark 10
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In | Discipleship and Family
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In | Imitation of Christ: Jesus and His Disciples
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In | Christianity Today: What Happened to Jesus’ ‘Brothers’?
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Behind | The Binding Authority of Rabbis
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Behind | Seat of Moses
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Behind | The Gates of Hell
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Behind | “On This Rock I Will Build My Church”
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Behind | Christianity Today: How Jesus Discipled Women
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Behind | Onsite: Sermon on the Mount – A New Ethic for a New Kingdom
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In Front | The Cross, Literally!
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In Front | Taking Up Our Cross
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In Front | Christianity Today: Jesus Was Her Guru
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In Front | Workbook: Imitation of Christ
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson ThreeProphetic Critique (Jeremiah 7, Matthew 11, 23, Mark 14–16)14 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Jeremiah 7, Matthew 11, 23, Mark 14–16
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In | Jesus the Prophet and Religiosity
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In | Reading Jesus as a Pre-Exilic Prophet
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In | Workbook: Jesus’ Prophetic Critique in Matthew 23
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In | Workbook: Jesus’ Predictions and their Fulfillment in Mark 14–16 – Pt. 2
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Behind | A Leadership Audit for Israel
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Behind | Onsite: Judgment on the City – Jesus Arrives on Palm Sunday
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Behind | Onsite: Jesus Arrives on Palm Sunday – A Parabolic Sign in Bethpage
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In Front | Servant Leadership
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In Front | Workbook: Implications for Prophetic Critique in Modern World
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In Front | Workbook: Jesus as a Prophet in Christianity and Islam
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In Front | Christianity Today: To Judge, or Not to Judge
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson FourIntroduction to Parables (Luke 14–16, 18–19)21 Activities|2 Assessments
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Luke 14–16, 18–19
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In | Workbook: Favorite Parable
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In | Introduction to Parables
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In | The Nuance and Flexibility of Parables
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In | The Impact of Parables
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In | Concealing and Revealing through Parables
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In | Workbook: Characteristics of Jesus’ Parables
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In | Workbook: Parable Parallels
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Behind | The Rabbi as Teacher
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Behind | A Jewish Parable
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Behind | Prodigal Son or Foolish Father: A Middle Eastern Perspective – Dr. Wageeh Mikhail
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Behind | Banquets in Luke: Dr. Wageeh Mikhail
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Behind | 360 View: The Carpenter’s Son
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In Front | Teaching with Stories
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In Front | Using Analogies in Relationships
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In Front | All Theology Is Analogical
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In Front | Talking About God
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In Front | Workbook: Creating a Parable
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In Front | Teaching Like Jesus
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Lesson FiveThemes of Parables (Matthew 13, 18, 20–22, 24)17 Activities|1 Assessment
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Getting Started
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Lesson Text: Matthew 13, 18, 20–22, 24
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In | Types of Parables
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In | Parables of Growth and Grace
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In | People Types in the Kingdom
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In | Judgment and Crisis in the Kingdom
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In | The Parable of the Sower
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In | Workbook: The Parable of the Sower
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Behind | Agricultural Images in Jesus’ Teaching
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Behind | Lost Sheep Parable
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Behind | Irony in Jesus’ Parables
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In Front | Read and Respond
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In Front | Christianity Today: A Tale of Two Brothers
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In Front | Christianity Today: The Other Prodigal Son
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In Front | Workbook: Read and Respond
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In Front | The Bible’s Binary Vision
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Wrap-Up
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Getting Started
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Course Wrap-UpCourse Completion1 Activity|1 Assessment
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Behind | Workbook: New Testament Discipleship vs. Traditional Greek Religious Observance
Grab your Workbook Journal!
[Record your answers in the workbook provided at the beginning of this course.]
In its historical and cultural context, New Testament discipleship was a peculiarly Christian idea. It required a very different response from believers than ancient Greek religion. Dr. Moyer Hubbard has briefly outlined the distinction.
- Complete the chart in your workbook with the references below from the Gospels into the row that directly contrasts with the approach in traditional Greek religious observance on the right.
- Matthew 5:17-20
- John 3:1-21
- Matthew 6:24
- Luke 7:36-48
- Matthew 7:18-20, 24
Source: The World of the New Testament: Cultural, Social, and Historical Contexts, edited by Joel B. Green and Lee Martin McDonald, 2013, pp. 105-106.
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Drag and drop the references to the correct traditional Greek religious observances.
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- Matt 6:24
- John 3:1-21
- Matt 7:18-20, 24
- Matt 5:17-20
- Luke 7:36-48
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It was not exclusive. Many divinities could be worshiped by any individual or community; this was both expected and encouraged.
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There was no need for conversion from one faith or deity to another, nor were there proselytizing or evangelistic tendencies.
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It was primarily concerned not with ethics—how one ought to live—but with how to earn material blessings from the gods and how to avoid their wrath.
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There was no centralized cult, temple, or priesthood with translocal authority, nor were there sacred texts to study for training in “orthodox” dogma.
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It was not experienced as a personal faith, in the modern sense, deeply affecting the emotional life or character development of the worshiper.