01 The Bible And Jesus - B Jesus’ Resurrection

Question 1

Who is Cephas?

Answer 1

Peter.

Question 2

What is the earliest text on the resurrection?

Answer 2

St Paul’s letter to the corinthians.

Question 3

How does Paul accept the resurrection?

Answer 3

As a fact.

Question 4

Who did Jesus appear to in st Paul’s letter to the corinthians?

Answer 4

•Cephas
•the twelve
•500 brothers and sisters
•James
•all the apostles.

Question 5

Where did the resurrected Jesus appear to St Paul?

Answer 5

On the road to Damascus.

Question 6

Why is St Paul confident that we will be raised?

Answer 6

Because Jesus has been raised.

Question 7

What does Paul suggest that the ‘raised body’ will be different to?

Answer 7

The ‘earthly body’.

Question 8

What does St Paul say that the raised body will be like?

Answer 8

It will be impereshable and immortal.

Question 9

When will the dead be raised?

Answer 9

When the trumpet sounds (the end of the world).

Question 10

Is John’s resurrection narrative a structured account?

Answer 10

Yes.
Five sections: chaism.

Question 11

What is the 1st section of John’s resurrection narrative?

Answer 11

The empty tomb: the empty tomb is discovered by Mary Magdeline, Peter and the ‘beloved disciple’. They discovered strips of cloth. Jesus then appeared to the ‘beloved disciple’.

Question 12

What is the 2nd section of John’s resurrection narrative?

Answer 12

When Jesus appears to Mary Magdeline there are angels. Mary saw Jesus but did not recognise him. He tells her that he will ascend to the father.

Question 13

What is the 3rd section of John’s resurrection narrative?

Answer 13

Jesus appears to the disciples in a locked room. He shows them his hand and his side. He gave them the Holy spirit and the power to forgive sins.

Question 14

What is the 4th section of John’s resurrection narrative?

Answer 14

Thomas wants proof. Jesus returns to show his wounds.

Question 15

What is the 5th section of John’s resurrection narrative?

Answer 15

The disciples are fishing. They don’t recognise Jesus until after he tells them to go out again and they catch lots of fish. Jesus gave them instructions.

Question 16

State st Paul’s letter to the phillipians 1: 21 - 24.

Answer 16

“Death means being reunited with christ”.

Question 17

Link saint pauls letter to the phillipians to Jesus’ resurrection.

Answer 17

Because Jesus was raised, Christians will also be raised.

Question 18

When did Paul write his letter to the phillipians?

Answer 18

When he was in prison.

Question 19

Link Matthew 10:28 to Jesus’ resurrection.

Answer 19

•resurrection is about survival of the nephes
•the soul is immortal
•the soul continues after death.

Question 20

What is nephes?

Answer 20

Life essence- the thing that make you who you are.

Question 21

What type of view does Bultman have?

Answer 21

The skeptical view.

Question 22

What does bultmans skeptical view focus on?

Answer 22

The resurrection of Jesus as a metaphore.

Question 23

Who is Bultman?

Answer 23

A biblical theologian famous for ‘demythologising’ the gospel.

Question 24

What Bultman say that we need to demythologise to understand it?

Answer 24

The resurrection

Question 25

What does Bultmans Christology deny?

Answer 25

•the virgin birth •the miracles of Jesus •the historicity of the resurrection.

Question 26

What did Bultman teach about the resurrection?

Answer 26

It was not an event in history but a spiritual reality in the lives of the disciples. It is a myth, a story to strengthen faith.

Question 27

What does bultman point out that there is discontinuinity between?

Answer 27

Pre-easter and post-easter Jesus.

Question 28

What does Bultman argue that we can not expect modern Christians to accept?

Answer 28

The resurrection as a historical fact. There is no empiricle proof of the resurrection.

Question 29

What does Bultman argue is unnecessary for Christian faith and why?

Answer 29

Belief in the resurrection. Christians should see Jesus as alive through their faith in him and his teachings.

Question 30

What is Easter actually about rather than raising from the dead according to Bultman?

Answer 30

To spread faith from the early church.

Question 31

What language to gentiles speak?

Answer 31

Greek.

Question 32

What view does N.T. Wright represent?

Answer 32

The believers view.

Question 33

Who is N.T. Wright?

Answer 33

A new Testament Scholar.

Question 34

What does N.T Wight's believers view focus on?

Answer 34

The resurrection of Jesus as a historical event.

Question 35

What does N.T. Wright agree with?

Answer 35

The bodily resurrection of Jesus.

Question 36

What does N.T. Wright argue is the historical reality of the resurrection?

Answer 36

The account of the empty tomb and the appearances of the risen Jesus.

Question 37

What are the 2 influences on Christian thought?

Answer 37

-Jewish thought -Greek thought (Christians added their own ideas too.)

Question 38

What is the main influence on Christian thought?

Answer 38

Jewish thought.

Question 39

Is there any evidence in Greek philosophy of any belief in the resurrection?

Answer 39

No

Question 40

Explain Jewish belief in the resurrection?

Answer 40

-it is vague and confused. -there is a view that the body will be resurrected but it will be different. -there are some Old Testament texts that refer to a bodily resurrection.

Question 41

What was the early Christian belief of the resurrection?

Answer 41

In the body. The resurrection will involve the gift of a new body.

Question 42

What did N.T. Wright say arguements against the resurrection are?

Answer 42

False. Jesus did not survive the crucifixion- the romans knew how to kill people.

Question 44

What did N.T. Wright say that finding an empty tomb would lead to?

Answer 44

The disciples assuming the body had been stolen, not that Jesus had been raised.

Question 45

What did N.T. Wright say about disciples having visions of Jesus?

Answer 45

They didn’t Jesus really resurrected.

Question 46

What did St Paul say in his letter to the phillipians that death means?

Answer 46

“Death means being united with Christ.”

Question 47

What did Matthew say about the soul after resurrection?

Answer 47

Resurrection is about survival of the Nephes. The soul is immortal.

Question 48

What is Nephes?

Answer 48

Life essence- the thing that makes you who you are.

Question 49

What did Paul suggest about the resurrected body?

Answer 49

The ‘raised’ body will be different to the ‘earthly body’. The raised body is imperishable and immortal.

Question 50

What does Johns account of the resurrection suggest about the resurrected body?

Answer 50

It has elements that supports the idea that we will be given a ‘transformed’ body i.e Jesus is not always recognised but there are also elements to suggest the body is the same i.e. wounds.

Question 51

What does Paul say about the afterlife?

Answer 51

The dead will be raised when the trumpet sounds.