Assignment Task: Who Do You Say Jesus Is?
Instructor:
Based on Mark 8:29, please address each question below with complete sentences and clear, specific explanations.
1. Select one teaching of Jesus from the following choices: Matthew 5:21-24; Matthew 5:43-48; Matthew 6:19-24; Matthew 7:15-23; Luke 15:1-32; John 13:1-17 and 34-35; or John 15:1-11. Answer the following questions with in-text citations from a commentary in the topic Resources. The commentary used should be included on a reference page at the end of this document.
a. What was Jesus's point in the teaching?
b. How might someone from an atheist or pantheistic worldview see the concepts of this passage differently?
c. What does this teaching reveal about Jesus? Need Assignment Help?
2. Select one of the following passages in which Jesus makes statements about his nature and purpose: Matthew 9:1-8; Matthew 9:9-13; Luke 7:18-23; John 5:16-18; John 10:25-38; John 14:5-11. Answer the following with in-text citations from a commentary in the topic Resources. The commentary used should be included on a reference page at the end of this document.
a. What is Jesus saying about his nature and the purpose of his ministry? What is the significance of this claim?
3. How would you personally answer Jesus's question, "But who do you say that I am?"(Mark 8:29). Describe your own beliefs about Jesus.
Sample references:
Keener, Craig S. (2014).The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament (2nd ed).IVP Academic.
Blomberg, Craig L. (1992). Matthew: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture. B&H Publishing Group.