The Synoptic Gospels:The Beatitudes, Part 2 - Matthew 5:3-12 & Luke 6:20-26

The Beatitudes, Part 2- Matthew 5:3-12 & Luke 6:20-26
Blessings and Woes. Discussion, Analysis, and Interpretation of the blessings and woes.

The Synoptic Gospels:The Beatitudes, Part 1 - Matthew 5:3-12 & Luke 6:20-26

The Beatitudes, Part 1- Matthew 5:3-12 & Luke 6:20-26
Q, and how the authors used it. Blessings and Woes

The Synoptic Gospels:The Healing of the Paralytic in Parallel- Mark 2:1-12 & Luke 5:17-26

The Healing of the Paralytic in Parallel-
Mark 2:1-12 & Luke 5:17-26

The Call of Levi (Matthew)-
Mark 2:13-17; Luke 5:27-32; Matthew 9:9-13

Jesus and the Sabbath-
Mark 2:18-28; Luke 5:27-32; Matthew 9:14-17

The Synoptic Gospels: The Call of the Disciples Part 2 & The Healing of the Leper in Parallel- Mark 1:40-45; Luke 5:12-26; Matthew 8:1-4

Mark 1:16-20 & Luke 4:14--5:1-11
Review of the transposition of the calling of Peter in Luke vs. Mark/Matthew

Mark 1:40-45; Luke 5:12-16; Matthew 8:1-4
Dynamic Comparisons; Questions of chronology.

The Synoptic Gospels: The Call of the Disciples-Mark 1:16-20; Matthew 4:18-22; Luke 4:14--5:1-11

The New Testament use of the LXX (Septuagint)
Isaiah 61:1-2;
The Nature of Hellenistic Judaism
Luke's changing of Mark's sequence of events

The Synoptic Gospels: The Temptations of Jesus- Mark 1:12-13; Matthew 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13

Mark's brevity
The differences between Matthew and Luke:
Luke swaps the 2nd and 3rd Temptations

The Synoptic Gospels: The Baptism of Jesus- Mark 1:1-11; Matthew 3:1-17; Luke 3:1-22

John the Baptist's Ministry
Semitic Hyperbole
Baptismal Practices in Judaism
The meaing of Baptizw
The Baptism of Jesus
Dialogue between John B. and Jesus
Why was Jesus Baptized?
Q&A on various topics
Criticism of Hyper-Skepticism

The Synoptic Gospels: Jesus in the Temple- Luke 2:41-52 & The Genealogies- Matthew 1:2-17 & Luke 3:23-38

Luke 2:41-52
Assumptions made in Synoptic Studies
Theological Orthodoxy and Authority:
The Wesleyan Quadrilateral
Jesus in the Temple; Christological issues.

Matthew 1:2-17 & Luke 3:23-38
The Matthew's genealogy vs. Luke's: sources, origins, interpretations

The Synoptic Gospels: The Nativity Stories- Matthew 1:25--2:19 & Luke 2:1-40

Matthew 1:25--2:19 & Luke 2:1-40
Concepts of Biblical Inspiration and Authority
The Problems of Inerrancy vs Infallibility

The Nativity in Matthew;
Herod the Great & The Wise Guys
Murder of the Innocents and
The Flight to Egypt

The Nativity in Luke;
Circumcision of Jesus
The Song of Solomon and Prophecy of Anna
"Joseph and his mother" and Textual Criticism
Lukan approach vs. Matthian approach

Synoptic Gospels: The Annunciations, Part 2 - Matthew 1:18-25 & Luke 1:39-80

Matthew 1:18-25 /
The Annunciation unto Joseph;
The name of Jesus;
Emmanuel;

Luke 1:39-80 /
Mary's visit to Elizabeth
The Canticle of Mary
Questions of Inspiration
Birth of John the Baptist
The Canticle of Zechariah

Synoptic Gospels: The Annunciations, Part 1 - Luke 1:1-38

Community continuity with Jesus;
An organic understanding of the Word;
Luke's sources;
The Annunciation unto Zechariah;
The Annunciation unto Mary;
Virginal Conception of Jesus;
Mary as a superior example of faith;
Questions on Christology

The Synoptic Gospels: Introduction

The Priority of Mark,
The Hypothetical Q Document,
The Authorship of the Synoptics,
Textual Remarks

Romans 14:20--16:27 -- "The Stumbling Block Principle and the Letter Concluded"

Romans 14:20--16:27
The Stumbling Block Principle revisited
Christ fulfills the promises of God
Paul's calling to the gentiles
The Purpose of the Letter
Letter of Commendation (Chapter 16)
Identity of the person who carried the letter
Greetings to people in the Roman Church
Conclusion of Letter

Romans 12:9--14:23 -- "Paul's Use of the Sayings of Jesus and The Stumbling Block Principle"

Romans 12:9--14:23
Paul's use of the sayings of Jesus (part 2)
Paul's audience in Rome revisited
Government is ordained by God
The meaning of Agape
Laying aside the works of darkness
No more quarreling over opinions.
No more Passing Judgement
The Stumbling Block Principle

Romans 12 -- "General Admonitions and Paul's Use of the Sayings of Jesus"

Romans 12
General Admonitions
Accepting the Will of God
The measure of Faith
Gift of God's Grace for Ministry
When the going gets tough ...
... the faithful keep going
Giving to the needs of the saints
Extending hospitality
Bless those who persecute you.
Paul's use of the sayings of Jesus

Romans 11:25--12:8 -- "The Nature of The Israel of God"

Romans 11:25--12:8
The Nature of The Israel of God
How God deals with God's people
Christ Opens Israel to All The World
What happened to the Lost Tribes of Israel?
Spiritual/Rational Worship
The Nature of Perfection
The Measure of Faith

Romans 10:12--11:36 -- "Faith Comes From Hearing, and Hearing from the Word of Christ"

The Same Lord is Lord of All
The Identity of the early Roman Christians
The Early Church in Britain
Faith comes from hearing, and hearing from the word of Christ
Logos and Rematos
The grafting in of the Gentiles
The Re-grafting of God's People

Romans 9:30-10:13 -- "Pauline Sanctification"

Pauline Sanctification
The Stumbling Stone, Again
The word is near you.
Faith of the Heart/Mind/Will
Justification / Righteousification
Paul's use of OT Scripture and Q

Romans 9:1-33 -- "Paul's concern for his own people"

Paul's concern for his own people
Children of Promise and the Birthright
Faith and Sacrifice
Jacob I loved, Essau I hated
The Stumbling Stone
Paul vs. Jesus, revisited
John Wesley and Paul
Remarks on the Sacraments

Romans 9:1-13 -- "Jacob I loved, Essau I hated"

Romans 8 Review
Concern for the Jews
The Spiritual Descendants of Abraham
Jacob I loved, Essau I hated
Justice, Mercy, and Grace, the meaning of

Romans 8:28-30 -- "All Things Work Together For Good"

"All things work together for good"
The extent and conditions of the promise
Calvinism vs Paulinism/Arminianism, again
Paul vs Jesus ... is there a conflict? (no, there's not!)

Romans 8:18-30 -- Creation's Labor Pains and Faith

Creation's Labor Pains
Faithing Patience and Active Hope
Elpis and Pistis / Hope and Faith
The ABCs of Faith
Faith and Trust
Prayer in the Spirit and the Attitude of Prayer
Calvinism vs Paulinism/Arminianism

Romans 8:14-25 -- The Spirit of Adoption

Abba Father
The Spirit of Adoption- Joint Heirs with Christ?
Pauline authorship issues
The promises of God in Christ Jesus
The Fall of Creation and its restoration
Who subjected creation?
Creation of Life

Romans 8:9-18 -- Christology Questions & Pneumatology in Romans

Christology Questions - The Incarnation
Pneumatology in Romans
Suffering

Romans 7:14 -- 8:11 -- War Against the Sin Nature

The War against the Sin Nature
No ultimate condemnation for those in Christ Jesus
Living in Christ by Christ living in us

Romans 7:1-25 -- "Who shall deliver me from the body of this death?"

Paul's original audience
Paul's use of the marriage allegory
The character of Jewish Christianity
The evolutionary development of Pauline thought
The Commandments and the continual problem of Sin
"Who Shall Deliver me from the body of this death?"

Romans 6:22--7:14 -- Trusting in Jesus; the Means of Grace and Acts of Faith

Trusting in Jesus Christ
The Function of the Law in the Christian life
The Means of Grace are Acts of Faith

Romans 6:9-23 -- Lordship and Sanctification

Are we Enslaved to sin or are we Dead to sin?
Concepts of Lordship?
The use of one's members
Slaves of sin or Slaves of Righteousness?
Sanctification and Eternal Life
The wages of sin is death
Justice, Mercy, and Grace

Romans 6:1-11 -- Considering Yourself Dead to Sin and the problem of backsliding

Baptism= Immersion into Christ Jesus
Harmartia= Sin
Considering yourself dead to sin
The problem of backsliding out of the faith
The Pentecostal/Charismatic Experinece
Overcoming the sin-nature

Romans 5:17-6:4 -- Abundance of Grace and Free Gift of Righteousness; Baptism into Christ

The Abundance of Grace = Prevenient Grace
The Free Gift of Righteousness = Justifying Grace
Transgression that generates sin
Parallelism: Adam - All / Jesus - All
Life in Christ is present and eternal
Baptism/Immersion into Christ Jesus

Romans 5:12-17 -- Sin, Sanctification, Grace, Punctiliar Time

The Introduction of Sin through Adam
The Process of our Sanctification
Review on Imputed & Imparted Rigteousness
Calvinism vs. Arminianism: Limited Atonement
Prevenient Grace and Justifying Grace
Punctiliar Time Concepts