Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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.

Saturday, October 17, 2009

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

Thursday, October 08, 2009

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