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The Life of Jesus of Nazareth
The Life of Jesus of Nazareth
Main Idea: Jesus of Nazareth
preached of God’s love and forgiveness…According 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 champion2) What two areas did Jesus of Nazareth
travel to and preach?Galilee and Judaea3) 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?
1) 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.
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?
3) Pontius Pilate held the power
of life and death in ancient Israel.
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