Jesus Ministry Research Paper

In Matthew 1-2, the infant stories are used to prepare the ground for the theme of Jesus; the new and perfect Moses, the great teacher and interpreter of God’s ways. A parallel can be drawn between the experiences of the infant Jesus and the experience of Moses. This can be seen in Matthew 2:16-18, where the slaying of innocent male Hebrew children occurred around the time of the birth of Jesus, and in Exodus 1:15-22, where Hebrew children were also murdered at the time of Moses’ birth. Just as Moses came out of Egypt, leading the people of God, so does Jesus. Following the infancy stories, the rest of Matthew’s Gospel is structured around five long discourses where Jesus teaches. On each occasion, the evangelist indicates that a great teacher has been at work (Maloney, 1988, p. 133-34).

All four Gospels describe Jesus in his final week in Jerusalem. During which Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, confronted moneychangers and merchants in the temple, and debated with the high priests who questioned Jesus’ authority. He told his disciples about the coming days and that Jerusalem’s temple would be destroyed. Meanwhile, the chief priests and elders met with high priest Caiaphas, and set plans in motion to arrest Jesus. One of Jesus’ disciples’ betrayed him to the Pharisees for 30 pieces of silver. Jesus took his disciples to pray with him, but they kept falling asleep. Soldiers and officials appeared, and Judas (who betrayed Jesus) was with them. He gave Jesus a kiss on the cheek to help the Pharisee’s know who he was and the soldiers arrested Jesus. One disciple tried to resist the arrest, drew his sword and cutting off an ear of a soldier. Jesus was then interrogated by the high priest, hit and spat upon for not answering. Jesus was mocked, condemned, and beat up in a high court because he stated he was the son of God. Pilate washed his hands of the responsibility of what happened to Jesus, but ordered him to be executed. Jesus hung on a cross for three days, died, was buried in a tomb, and rose again on the third day. With his dying on the cross he took the sin of the world.

Killing Jesus, like its predecessors Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, goes into thorough detail about the life and death of a prominent historical figure. Not only does the book cover the life of Jesus of Nazareth, but also encompasses the history surrounding him. The book spans from 5 B.C. to A.D. 30. and is broken up into three parts. The first part starts before Jesus is born, when Joseph and Mary are traveling to Bethlehem.

     Matthew next describes Jesus through his passionate and loving ministry. The many stories of his work among the people are evidence of who he was as a person. He was a teacher, preacher, and healer to everyone who knew of God’s righteousness. Jesus had strong faith in his Father, and it was important to him that others did as well. Jesus spoke of the proper way to live life in order to be granted eternal life. Some of the first teachings that Matthew mentions in his gospel are of Jesus’

Jesus was born in Bethlehem 2000 years ago. Jesus worked as a carpenter and lived a traditional Jewish life until he was thirty. In his thirties, he began religious teachings and displayed miracles in public. His key teachings were about loving one another, reality of judgement day, and the good news to enter heaven. His works of miracles, such as curing diseases, walking on water, and calming the storms were appealing to many people that they decided to follow him. Despite his efforts to keep low profile, his reputation spread nation-wide. Jesus claimed to be God, which violated the Jewish law, so many Jewish leaders asked the Roman government to execute him. Though, he was not guilty of breaking any Roman law, he was brutally tortured and hung by his hand on the cross. He rose from the dead after three days and rose up to heaven.

In what Book of the Christian Bible is the story of The Last Supper told? Book of Luke

The teachings of Jesus focused primarily on the "the kingdom of God" and were usually relayed through parables drawing on familiar images from agricultural life. He rebuked the hypocrisy of some Jewish leaders and taught the importance of love and kindness, even to one's enemies. Jesus' popularity grew quickly, but so did opposition from local leaders. Roman rulers were uncomfortable with the common perception that he was the Messiah who would liberate the Jews from Roman rule, while Jewish leaders were disquieted by Jesus' shocking interpretations of Jewish law, his power with the people, and the rumor that he had been alluding to his own divinity. In the Gospels, Jesus repeatedly suggests to his disciples his end is near, but they do not fully understand or accept the idea. The clearest expression of this is at the "Last Supper," which took place on the night before his death. All four Gospels record that Jesus shared bread and wine with his disciples, asking them to "do this in remembrance of me." Christians celebrate this event in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or Communion. On this evening Jesus also predicts that one of them will betray him, which is met with astonishment and denial. But that very night, Jesus' fate was sealed when Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples and possibly the group's treasurer, led Roman soldiers to Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. As they arrested Jesus, the ever-colorful Peter defended his master with a sword, slicing off

Mary Magdalene and her story have been portrayed by the Gospel of Luke and the Gospel of John in two totally different ways. Such examples are Luke 7: 36 – 50 and John 20: 11 – 18. Together they have remained the foundation for many Christians, as well as artists, writers, poets and singer songwriters. During the time of first century Palestine and first century Ephesus the religious and social traditions crafted numerous barriers for gender, religion and race for women. In the Gospel of Luke the “dominant Lucan motif” () demonstrates the withdrawal from these traditions. This is also shown in the Gospel of John where he clearly draws on “traditions about Jesus’ ministry”() where “Jesus’s teachings [are,] that true religion must deal with the

It is possible to write on the life of Jesus from the information gathered from the bible. I will be dividing my essay into three parts. In the first part of the paper, I will talk about the nature of the gospels, John’s views vs. the Synoptic, discuss if the authors of the gospels are eyewitnesses and how they used written sources. Also I will talk about the Q source. Then I will elaborate on the topic of how Matthew and Luke were similar. Then I will continue on by discussing how the Old Testament uses Moses, Samuel and Elijah to interpret Jesus, and finally whether or not the Sermon on the Mount happened. In the second part of my paper, I will talk about Jesus’s birth and childhood, his miracles, his resurrection, and what Jesus did to cure people, spirits and how they are interpreted to the prophet, magician and the mad man compared to Saul and Elijah. The final part of the paper I will talk about what Jesus talked about as regards to the Kingdom of God vs. the Kingdom of the Romans and what he intended by speaking of the end of the world. I will also speak of the reasons behind the Romans executing him. My sources for this paper will be the New Jerusalem Bible Readers edition as my primary source and lecture notes from Professor Trumbach.

The founder of Christianity is Jesus, who was born outside Bethlehem in a manger in about 6 B.C.E. Jesus's early life is unknown, besides a few stories. It is the last three years of his life that provides the focus for most Christians. When Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist in the Judean countryside, and it marked the beginning of a ministry that centers on preaching, teaching, and healing. Jesus seemed the sick, the poor, the dying, and the sinners. Jesus is also considered Messiah ("the king") and had 12 disciples who were hand selected

After these events took place, Jesus leaves to begin his preaching. In doing so, he also chooses his disciples while walking along the Sea of Galilee. Jesus took his disciples with him through Galilee and began his preaching there. He healed the sick and suffering, and also performed

Before the first out pouring of the Holy Spirit Jesus walked the Earth and found the twelve Disciples. Jesus portrayed a love for people. Jesus asked his Disciples to give up everything to follow him. “And so was also James and John, the son of Zebedee, which were partners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Fear not; from henceforth thou shalt catch men. And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.” (Luke 5:10-11)(Thompson, 2007). Jesus and the disciples went to the people and preached the gospel, walking everywhere they went. When they could not walk they took boats across the waters to get to the people. The most important aspect of the early

What was the political setting around the time Jesus was born/ministered? Before Jesus was born Caesar Augustus sent a census out that all people go to their hometown to pay taxes. During Jesus time Herod was ruling and there were many censuses. The political setting in Jesus time was very harsh and many people died for awful reasons.

I have often wondered about the early days of Jesus, what he did before he met John the Baptist, got baptized, and started his new life. Many people believe he went for a long walk, a journey to the East, like the one described by Hermann Hesse in the novel with that title, A Journey To The East, which goes to the same place as the Chinese story called Journey To The West. Some says Jesus went to India and some say he went to Tibet.

In continuation, Christianity began in Jerusalem with the birth of Jesus Christ. During Jesus' lifetime, he accumulated many followers; over 500 or so disciples. When Jesus was crucified, his disciples traveled the Mediterranean to evangelize the masses about Jesus. Among these disciples, Peter and Paul shined the most. The reason they became very important to Christianity is because they were very intelligent. However, their lives came to an end when Nero executed them. On their