Teaching Methods Response
Jesus’ teaching methods caused people to think a new way in order for them to learn to live a new way. Jesus’ teaching actually was preparing those who listened to see the end of the old and the beginning of the new.
Jesus’ teaching methods were various and as different as the people who came from far and near, Jew and Gentile alike, to hear the one who spoke with so much authority. Jesus took this into account when speaking to people facing various challenges in their lives. People, places and things that could be related to and identified with in His sermons, lectures, stories, questions, and object lessons promoted an atmosphere conducive to listen with an attitude of one hungering and thirsting for truth. For “blessed are they that hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be filled” (Matt. 5:6 KJV).
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Donald Guthrie (1970) notes the major characteristics of the teaching methods of Jesus by stating “It will be valuable to note the major characteristics of the teaching methods of Jesus as a prelude to the study of the content, because this will help to place the teaching in its life-situation (Sitz im Leben)” (p. 135).
He lists them as (1) “adaptability” in which Jesus adapted His teaching to the person with whom he was relating to. Jesus used rhetoric posed in His dialogue method whereby “He posed questions Himself and sometimes responding to the questions of others” (Guthrie, 1970, p. 136). Other teaching moments included a fortiori type of argument in His sermons such as the Sermon on the Mount.
Another type is called the “reduction ad absurdum method and the argumentative method known as ad hominem. He also included in His arsenal of teaching methods, the use of repetition, illustrations, poetry, Old Testament scripture, and last but not least,
Another rhetorical technique used during the sermon would be metaphors some of these would consist of "the wrath of bod is like great waters that are damned for the present..." and "The
The various symbols Jesus employs in his preaching reflect the common lives of most of his hearers. The agrarian and pastoral themes were especially popular, because many Israelites were farmers and shepherds. Most of Jesus’ parables and
1. Jesus is using what is known as the “Socratic method” of teaching, using question and answer. It was not for the teacher to quiz
In the sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathon Edwards, Edwards uses all sorts of devices to persuade the audience about what he strongly believes. Specifically he uses devices such as rhetorical techniques, language, distinctive style, and stylistic devices to further explain his point. Jonathon Edwards incorporates devices of language to his religious views to persuade the audience of the consequences of sinning in the eyes of God.
In the sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" by Jonathan Edwards he demonstrates imagery, personification, and repetition. Also, Edward persuades his audience by using a powerful tone to affect their perspective.
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