zBIB 114 Unit #3

Sessions #9 & 10

zTeachers:

Which of your teachers had the greatest

influence on your life? Why?

What made them effective?

What can you apply to your teaching

methods/skills?

zJesus –the Teacher and His Teachings

Matt 4: 23, “Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their

synagogues, proclaiming the good news of the Kingdom,

and healing every disease and sickness among the people.”

What is the difference between preaching and teaching?

Preaching –(Grk) kerusso = “to announce, to make known

by a herald publicly”

Teaching –(Grk) didaskalia = “impart instruction or

information.

zJesus, the Master Teacher

5 characteristics:

1.Love your students.

2.Know your students.

3.Know your subject.

4.Know how to teach.

5.Live what you teach.

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Teaching Methods of the Master

Lecture

The Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5–7)

Rhetorical Questions (no answer expected)

“Who are my mother and my brothers?” (Mark 3:33–35)

Storytelling

The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37)

Question and Answer

“Who do people say the Son of Man is?” (Matthew 16:13)

Learning by Doing

Sending the seventy-two out to the towns and places where Christ

would go (Luke 10:1–23)

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1. In which gospel does Jesus’ works/miracles cause questions to raise

and then His teachings respond those questions? (Mark)

2. Which Gospel features the most parables and scatters them

most widely throughout the book? (Luke)

3. Which Gospel features only one teaching section that can be

classified as a discourse: the Olivet Discourse about future

events? (Mark)

4. Which Gospel writer groups the teachings of Christ by topic

rather than by chronology, into six divisions? (Matthew)

6. Which Gospel focuses the least on Jesus’ teaching? (Mark)

7.Which is sometimes called the teaching Gospel? (Matthew)

8.Which Gospel presents an even balance between the other

two Synoptic Gospels’ coverage of Christ’s teaching? (Luke)

9. Which has the most far-ranging coverage of Jesus’

teachings? (Luke)

5. Which Gospel includes the most complete account of Jesus’

teachings? (Matthew)

10. Which Gospel writer appealed to people’s respect for

teachers and teaching? (Matthew)

11. Which Gospel writer often uses the title Teacher or Rabbi

when referring to Christ and also shows the Pharisees and

Sadducees addressing Him this way? (Mark)

How Jesus’ Teaching Served His Ultimate

Redemptive Purpose

Christ’s character, sinless life, words, and mighty works

demonstrated convincingly that:

He was worthy of acceptance and recognition.

He met all the conditions God required of a worthy sacrifice.

He is the Son of God and equal to God the Father.

Jesus provides salvation to those who receive Him as

Savior.

zKinsman Redeemer:

Look at Leviticus 25: 25 –55 and Ruth 3: 9 –4:12

The kinsman redeemer had to be: willing, able, and the

nearest of kin

Jesus was:

Willing: Hebrews 10: 5 –9

Able: Isaiah 53: 1 –12; Hebrews 12: 9 –14 & 28; 10: 14

Near of kin: Hebrews 2: 14 - 18

zJesus’ Major Teaching Themes:

The Scriptures

The Trinity

The Person of Christ

Salvation

Angels

Man

The Holy Spirit

The Church

Future Things

Homework = Worksheet #12