Transcript The Life of Jesus of Nazareth

The Life of Jesus of Nazareth
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth
Main Idea:
 Jesus of
Nazareth
preached of
God’s love and
forgiveness…Acco
rding to Christian
stories Jesus of
Nazareth was
crucified and rose
from the dead.
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth
Lecture Focus:
Have you ever given anyone advice?
Was it really important? Maybe you
could have helped them in another way.
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth
 During the Roman
occupation of Israel
, many Jews hoped
God would send a
Messiah to help
them win back their
freedom from
Rome.
 Israelite prophets
had predicted a
messiah would
come to help…a
messiah is a
religious champion.
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth
Many Jews expected the messiah to be
a great king, like David, who would
restore the Israelite Kingdom.
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth
A few decades
before the first
Jewish Rebellion
against Rome, a
Jew named Jesus
left his home in
Nazareth and began
preaching.
From about 30 C.E.
to 33 C.E., Jesus
preached
throughout Judaea
and Galilee, the
area just north of
Judaea.
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth
He soon
assembled a
small band of
12 close
followers called
disciples.
Disciples were
looked at as
personal
supporters of
Jesus.
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth
Questions:
1) What does the term Messiah mean?
A religious champion
2) What two areas did Jesus of
Nazareth travel to and preach?
Galilee and Judaea
3) What is a disciple?
Follower of Jesus
What did Jesus of Nazareth Teach?
According to
the Christian
Bible, Jesus
preached that
God was
coming soon to
rule the world.
He urged
people to turn
from their
sins…give up
their bad
behaviors.
What did Jesus of Nazareth Teach?
The main points
of Jesus of
Nazareth’s
message are
given in a group
of sayings known
as the Sermon
on the Mount.
In these sayings,
Jesus made it
clear that a
person had to
love and forgive
from the heart.
What did Jesus of Nazareth Teach?
Among Jesus’
sayings were
“Blessed are the
merciful, for they
will obtain mercy”
and “Blessed are
the peacemakers,
for they will be
called the
children of God”.
(Original page from
book of Matthew)
What did Jesus of Nazareth Teach?
 Jesus told his
listeners to love and
forgive each other
because God loves
and forgives all
people.
 According to Jesus,
God’s command was
simple…he repeated
the age old Jewish
teaching: “Love the
Lord your God with
all your heart and
with all your mind
and with all your
strength”.
What did Jesus of Nazareth Teach?
Jesus also
stressed the
Jewish teaching: “
Love your
neighbor as
yourself”.
This message of
love and
forgiveness helped
shape the values
many people in
Europe and
America hold
today.
What did Jesus of Nazareth Teach?
To a significant
degree, these ideas
were embedded in
the Jewish
environment in
which Jesus lived.
Thus, Rabbi
(Jewish Religious
Leader) books too
speak heavily of
loving God and your
neighbor.
What did Jesus of Nazareth Teach?
A famous Rabbi
named Hillel
the Elder
declared, “What
is hateful to
you, do not do
to your friend.
This is the
entire Torah.
The rest is just
commentary.
Go and learn.”
What did Jesus of Nazareth Teach?
To present his
message, Jesus
often used
Parables.
A parable were
stories that used
events from
everyday life to
express spiritual
and moral ideas.
What did Jesus of Nazareth Teach?
Take the story of
the “Prodigal
(wasteful)
Son”.
This story
explained how a
father welcomed
back his reckless
son and forgave
his son’s
mistakes.
What did Jesus of Nazareth Teach?
Another parable,
told of a shepherd
who left his flock
unguarded to go
after one lost
sheep.
Both of these
stories taught
that God forgives
mistakes and
wants all people
to turn away from
bad deeds
What did Jesus of Nazareth Teach?
In the parable of
the “Good
Samaritan”, a
man is beaten by
robbers as two
people pass by
the injured man
not offering help.
However, a
Samaritan, a
member of a
group of people
who lived in
northern Israel,
stops to help.
What did Jesus of Nazareth Teach?
He treats the
man’s
wounds and
pays for his
stay in an
inn.
Which man
do you think
truly showed
love to his
neighbor???
What did Jesus of Nazareth Teach?
Questions:
4) What is a Parable?
Stories that used events from
everyday life to express spiritual
ideas.
5) Give an example of one that we
discussed.
The Good Samaritan, The Prodigal
Son or the Good Shepherd
What is the Crucifixion?
Jesus and his
message drew
strong responses
from people.
His followers
spoke of
instances in
which they
believed he
healed the sick
and preformed
other miracles.
What is the Crucifixion?
Some people
believed he
was the long
awaited
Messiah
While other
Jews rejected
him and said
that he was a
deceiver.
What is the Crucifixion?
Above all,
Judaea’s Roman
rulers feared the
effects of Jesus’
preaching.
The Roman’s
thought that a
person who could
spark such
strong reactions
might threaten
law and order.
What is the Crucifixion?
About C.E. 33,
Jesus went to
Jerusalem to
celebrate
Passover, an
important
Jewish holy day.
When he arrived
in Jerusalem he
was greeted by
large, cheering
crowds.
What is the Crucifixion?
In an event
known as
the Last
Supper,
Jesus
celebrated
the holy
day of
Passover
with his 12
disciples.
What is the Crucifixion?
What is
Passover?
Passover is a
Jewish festival
that
commemorates
the story of the
Exodus, in
which the
ancient
Israelites were
freed from
slavery in
Egypt.
What is the Crucifixion?
Fearing
trouble,
leaders in
Jerusalem
arrested
Jesus and
charged him
with treason,
or disloyalty
to the
government.
What is the Crucifixion?
According to
the Christian
scriptures,
Jesus was
crucified, or
hung from a
cross until
dead.
This was
Rome’s way of
punishing
political rebels
and lower class
criminals.
What is the Crucifixion?
 The death of Jesus
Christ involved a few
co-conspirators, each
doing their part to
push the process
along.
 Their motives ranged
from greed, to hatred,
to duty… they were
Judas Iscariot,
Caiaphas, the
Sanhedrin, Pontius
Pilate, Herod Antipas,
and an unnamed
Roman centurion.
What is the Crucifixion?
) Joseph Caiaphas,
High Priest of the
Jerusalem temple, was
one of the most powerful
men in ancient Israel,
yet he felt threatened by
the peace loving Jesus of
Nazareth.
 Caiaphas feared Jesus
might start a rebellion,
causing a clampdown by
the Romans, so he
decided Jesus had to
die, ignoring all the laws
to make sure that
happened.
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What is the Crucifixion?
 2) The Sanhedrin,
Israel's high court
which enforced law.
 Although Jesus was
innocent, the
Sanhedrin voted to
convict, with the
penalty being death,
but this court had no
authority to order
execution, for that
they needed the help
of the Roman
governor, Pontius
Pilate.
What is the Crucifixion?
Pontius Pilate
held the power of
life and death in
ancient Israel.
 3)
 When Jesus was
sent to him for
trial, Pilate found
no reason to
execute
him…instead, he
had Jesus
brutally flogged.
What is the Crucifixion?
 The Sanhedrin and
Pharisees were not
satisfied, they
demanded that Jesus
be crucified, a
torturous death
reserved for only the
most violent criminals.
 Always the politician,
Pilate symbolically
washed his hands of
the matter and turned
Jesus over to one of
his centurions.
What is the Crucifixion?
4) Judas Iscariot
The irony behind the
death of Christ was
that one of his
closest followers,
Judas turned him
over to the Roman
authorities for 30
silver pieces.
After Jesus was killed
Judas hung himself
out of pure guilt.
What is the Crucifixion?
After Jesus’
death, his
followers
made a
startling
claim.
They
announced
that Jesus
had risen
from the
dead.
What is the Crucifixion?
Christian
tradition states
that Mary
Magdalene, one
Jesus’ followers,
was the first to
see him alive
again.
Others including
Jesus’ disciples,
reported seeing
him as well.
What is the Crucifixion?
The disciples also
pointed to his
empty tomb as
proof that Jesus
was in fact the
Messiah.
These reports of
Jesus’
resurrection, or
rising from the
dead, led to a
new religion
known as
Christianity.
What is the Crucifixion?
 Questions:
 6) Why did the Romans fear Jesus?
 They thought he might threaten law and order
 7) What was the name of Jesus’ friend who betrayed him?
 Judas, for 30 silver pieces
 8) What does the term Crucified mean?
 Roman punishment where a person is hung from a
cross until dead
 9) What were the main ideas Jesus taught during his life?
 Love and forgiveness
 10) What does resurrection mean?
 Rise from the dead