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Tradition locates the Last Supper in the Cenacle on Mount Zion. This present structure was<br />

reconstructed by Franciscans in 1335. Left: The Cenacle exterior view. Above: Interior view of<br />

the Upper Room.<br />

that israel’s blindness was in fulfillment of Scripture and was part<br />

of israel’s rebellious history (12:40; mark 4:12; matt. 13:14 – 15;<br />

luke 8:10; acts 28:26 – 27). Verses 44 – 50 summarize Jesus’<br />

teaching in this first half of the gospel. he has come to reveal the father who sent him and<br />

to bring light to the world. those who reject him are condemned, but those who believe<br />

receive eternal life.<br />

The Book of Glory (13:1 – 20:31)<br />

Story time slows dramatically at this point, and the next five chapters contain Jesus’ teaching<br />

during the last Supper. While the Book of Signs (chaps. 1 – 12) concerned Jesus’ selfrevelation<br />

to the world, the Book of glory begins with private teaching for his disciples.<br />

The Last Supper (Chap. 13). the account starts with the evening meal — probably the<br />

Passover 7 — during which Jesus washes the disciples’ feet (13:1 – 17). When Peter, appalled<br />

that Jesus would act like a lowly servant, at first refuses to let Jesus wash his feet, Jesus<br />

teaches that all who follow him must imitate his model of self-sacrificial love and ser vice<br />

(13:12 – 17). two negative examples of discipleship follow, as Jesus predicts Judas’s betrayal<br />

and Peter’s denial (13:18 – 30, 36 – 38). Johannine symbolism is apparent as Judas departs<br />

and the narrator adds, “and it was night” (13:30). Between these two failures of discipleship<br />

(in a kind of inclusio) Jesus gives the disciples a new command: to love one another. By this<br />

love, all people will know they are his disciples (13:35). though not wholly original (see<br />

lev. 19:18), the command to love is new in that it sums up and epitomizes the whole law<br />

(cf. matt. 22:37 – 40). love is the hallmark of chris tian discipleship throughout the Johan-<br />

Figure 11.2—Key influences on Rudolf bultmann<br />

7. See the discussion of this passage in chapter 12, (pp. 393–94).<br />

bultmann’s perspective<br />

• Almost nothing can be known about the<br />

322<br />

J. Weiss:<br />

historical Jesus, except that he was an<br />

Jesus as<br />

apocalyptic prophet who proclaimed the<br />

Apocalyptic Prophet<br />

kingdom of God.<br />

Martin Kähler:<br />

• The early church was interested not in the<br />

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Distinguishing the<br />

Jesus of history but 3/23/10 in 2:45:23 the Christ PM of faith,<br />

Jesus of History from<br />

speaking through the prophets.<br />

the Christ of Faith<br />

• In the early communities, the Gospel<br />

D. F. Strauss:<br />

stories were created and embellished<br />

The Gospels as Myth,<br />

with legend and myth.<br />

not History<br />

W. Wrede:<br />

• The Gospels are not historical biographies<br />

The Messianic<br />

but theological propaganda created to<br />

Secret in Mark<br />

reflect the community’s beliefs.<br />

• As the stories passed from a Jewish to a W. Bousset and the<br />

Hellenistic environment, Jesus’ status was History of Religions<br />

slowly exalted from a Jewish Messiah to a School<br />

Hellenistic Lord and Son of God.<br />

Form criticism was<br />

• Form criticism is used to analyze the<br />

developed by H.<br />

communitys’ creative activity and<br />

Map 11: JESUS’ MINISTRY Gunkel for the Old<br />

“ demythologize” the New Testament.<br />

Testament and<br />

A B C D<br />

Existentialist<br />

applied to the New<br />

International transportation<br />

• New Testament truth found not in the<br />

Philosophy of<br />

artery<br />

Mt. Testament by Bultmann,<br />

Schmidt, and<br />

Regional roadway<br />

Jesus of history but in an existentialist<br />

M. Heidegger<br />

1<br />

Hermon<br />

Transfiguration?<br />

1<br />

(possible site)<br />

Tyre<br />

encounter with the Christ of faith.<br />

Predicts his death<br />

Dibelius.<br />

Heals Canaanite<br />

Caesarea Philippi<br />

woman’s daughter<br />

Heals the centurion’s servant,<br />

a paralytic, and Peter’s<br />

T he Great<br />

Sermon on mother-in-law; restores<br />

Sea<br />

the Mount? Jairus’s daughter to life<br />

Kähler’s work has an interesting modern parallel in the writings of luke Timothy<br />

2<br />

Bethsaida<br />

Ptolemais<br />

2<br />

Korazin<br />

(Julias)?<br />

Heals<br />

blind b n man;<br />

feeds 5,000?<br />

Capernaum<br />

Johnson, a roman Catholic scholar who offers a scathing critique of the radical conclusions<br />

Bethsaida (Galilee)<br />

lee)<br />

Turns water<br />

Magdala Sea of<br />

of the Jesus Seminar (see fig. 11.3) while rejecting altogether the legitimacy of a historical<br />

into wine<br />

Galilee<br />

Heals man with demons<br />

Cana a of Galilee<br />

Gergesa es<br />

(Kursi)<br />

(Mk 5:1; Lk 8:26)<br />

Tiberias<br />

quest for Jesus. 10<br />

Mt. Tabor<br />

Heals men with<br />

Spends boyhood Nazareth<br />

are<br />

Gadara<br />

ara<br />

demons (Mt 8:28)<br />

10. luke Timothy Johnson, The Real Jesus: The Misguided Quest for the Historical Jesus and the Truth of the<br />

Nain<br />

Bethany<br />

Traditional Gospels (San francisco: HarperSanfrancisco, 1996).<br />

3<br />

Restores widow’s<br />

beyond<br />

(Possible site?)<br />

3<br />

Transfiguration<br />

Caesarea<br />

son to life<br />

(traditional site)<br />

Jordan?<br />

Maritima<br />

354<br />

Salim?<br />

SAMARIA<br />

Talks with<br />

woman at<br />

Gerasa<br />

well<br />

Sychar<br />

4<br />

Mt. Gerizim<br />

4<br />

Heals blind Bartimaeus;<br />

Ascends into<br />

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heaven<br />

from tree<br />

Clears<br />

Temple<br />

Jericho<br />

Baptism<br />

Emmaus<br />

Mt. of<br />

(traditional site)<br />

Olives<br />

Jerusalem<br />

em<br />

Bethany<br />

5<br />

beyond Jordan?<br />

5<br />

Bethany<br />

Raises Lazarus from dead;<br />

Appears to two<br />

Bethlehem<br />

ehem<br />

anointed in Simon the<br />

after resurrection<br />

Leper’s house<br />

10,000 ft 3050 m<br />

Birth<br />

Machaerus<br />

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resurrection<br />

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Jesus’ life<br />

A B C D<br />

after his birth, though he does not mention an extended stay in Bethlehem or the sojourn<br />

in egypt (luke 2:39). as we have seen, it is common for the Gospel writers to abbreviate,<br />

condense, or skip over events which were not important to their theological purpose.<br />

J<br />

U<br />

M E<br />

according to the Gospels, Jesus had four brothers — James, Joseph, Judas, and Simon — and<br />

at least two sisters (Mark 6:3; Matt. 13:55 – 56). There is a lively debate concerning the<br />

actual relationship of these siblings. roman Catholic theologians have traditionally followed<br />

the interpretation of Jerome that these are not true brothers and sisters but cousins.<br />

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New Testament<br />

biblical studies<br />

usd $44.99<br />

Hardcover • 560 pages<br />

ISBN 9780310226970<br />

Four Portraits,One Jesus<br />

A Survey of Jesus and the Gospels<br />

Mark L. Strauss<br />

“This is the best textbook available for a course on Jesus and the Gospels. Rarely do both the<br />

instuctor and the students rave about the textbook.”<br />

—E. Randolph Richards, Palm Beach Atlantic University<br />

Four Portraits, One Jesus is a thorough-yet-accessible introduction to these documents and their<br />

subject: the life and person of Jesus. With clarity and insight, Mark Strauss illuminates these four<br />

books, first addressing their nature, origin, methods for study, and historical, religious, and cultural<br />

backgrounds. He then moves on to closer study of each narrative and its contribution to our<br />

understanding of Jesus, investigating things such as plot, characters, and theme. Finally, he pulls it<br />

all together with a detailed examination of what the Gospels teach about Jesus’ ministry, message,<br />

death, and resurrection, with excursions into the quest for the historical Jesus and the historical<br />

reliability of the Gospels.<br />

mark l. strauss (PhD, University of Aberdeen) is professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary<br />

in San Diego, California.<br />

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Part Three:<br />

The Four Gospels<br />

JeSuS’ faMIlY lIfe<br />

I D U M E A<br />

P H O E N<br />

I C<br />

G A L I L E E<br />

J U D E A<br />

I A<br />

P E R E A<br />

D E C A P O<br />

Part Four:<br />

The Historical Jesus<br />

L I S<br />

Chapter Fourteen:<br />

Jesus’ Birth and Childhood<br />

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Contents<br />

Part One: Introduction to the Four Gospels<br />

1. What Are the Gospels?<br />

2. Exploring the Origin and Nature of the Gospels:<br />

Historical-Critical Methods of Gospel Research<br />

3. Reading and Hearing the Gospel Stories: Literary-Critical<br />

Methods of Gospel Research<br />

Part Two: The Setting of the Gospels<br />

4. The Historical Setting of the Gospels<br />

5. The Religious Setting: First-Century Judaism<br />

6. The Social and Cultural Setting of the Gospels<br />

Part Three: The Four Gospels<br />

7. Mark: The Gospel of the Suffering Son of God<br />

8. Matthew: The Gospel of the Messiah<br />

9. Luke: The Gospel of the Savior for All People<br />

10. John: The Gospel of the Son Who Reveals the Father<br />

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Part Four: The Historical Jesus<br />

11. Searching for the Real Jesus<br />

12. The Historical Reliability of the Gospels<br />

13. The Contours and Chronology of Jesus’ Ministry<br />

14. Jesus’ Birth and Childhood<br />

15. The Beginning of Jesus’ Ministry<br />

16. The Message of Jesus<br />

17. The Miracles of Jesus<br />

18. The Messianic Words and Actions of Jesus<br />

19. The Death of Jesus<br />

20. The Resurrection of Jesus<br />

Conclusion<br />

Glossary<br />

Index<br />

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