The Life and Times of Jesus

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The Life and Times of Jesus

• Revision

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ICHTHYS

• I - Iesus (Jesus)
• CH - Christ - Anointed One
• THY - Son of God
• S - Saviour
• Therefore he was Fully Human and Fully God

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Gospels

• Written by
• Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
• The Word Gospel means
• Good News
• The Three Synoptic Gospels were?
• Matthew, Mark and Luke

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The Land of Jesus

• Jesus was born in?
• Bethlehem
• Raised in?
• Nazareth
• Taught mainly in?
• Galilee
• Died in?
• Jerusalem

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History of the Jewish People

• The Jewish people have a very long and hard
  history. They began as a group of Nomads before
  being held as slaves in Egypt. Moses led them out
  of Egypt to where the desserts where they spent
  forty years. Eventually they settled in the
  Promised Land

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The Temple
Main Temple
Holy of Holies
Temple
The Court of Women
Gate
The Beautiful Gate
Gate
Gate
Gate
The Outer Courts
Gate
Gate
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Religious Groups

• Pharisees, Scribes, Sadducees,
• Essenes, Zealots and Herodians
• Who were the really really religious ones?
• Who were the followers of Herod?
• Who were most like lawyers?
• These controlled the Temple
• Who left the cities to live simple lives?
• These were the dangerous ones

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The Twelve Apostles

• Simon (called Peter) and his brother Andrew
• James and John
• Philip
• Bartholomew
• Matthew
• Thomas
• James
• Simon
• Jude
• Judas

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The Last Supper

• Was at what Jewish Feast?
• Passover
• At this meal Jesus instituted..
• The Last Supper

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The end of his earthly life

• Jesus was condemned to death by his own people
• He was killed on the cross at Calvary
• He died as a ransom for us
• His death brought life to us, and forgiveness to
  our sins