2.2 titles for Jesus in the synoptic gospels and the I AM sayings in John Flashcards

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What is meant by Messiah?

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the ‘anointed one’ chosen by God to usher in the new, Messianic age

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What are the three different types of Messiah?

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  1. royal messiah = from the House of David
  2. priestly messiah = would restore priestly leadership of Israel
  3. prophet messiah = God’s spokeperson
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What kind of Messiah is Jesus?

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at times he appears to be all three
e.g. John 18:36 he is a royal messiah as the king of the spiritual realm

NT = messiah is replaced with the greek word, Christos, meaning Christ

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What is meant by Son of Man?

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OT = refers to a heavenly being who would bring salvation and judgement

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How is Jesus presented as the Son of Man?

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Jesus seems to fulfil the roles attributed to this eschatological figure
- Jesus uses this term when he speaks of his messianic authority on Earth + the age to come

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What is meant by the Son of God?

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OT = used to describe the King of Israel
NT = highlights Jesus’ unique relationship with God
Greek = a heroic human figure

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What is meant by the ‘I am’ sayings in John?

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a deliberately used phrase that possess great theological significance

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What is the Greek significance behind ‘I am’?

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Ego Eimi(I am) = used to describe Greek deities

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What is the OT significance of using I am?

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Barrett(1975) = phrase comes from the OT + used as the divine word of self-revelation from God himself e.g. Exodus 8:14 -> “I am who I am.”

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How many ‘I am’ sayings are there in John?

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7

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What are the four I am sayings that need to be known?

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  1. I am the bread of life
  2. I am the light of the world
  3. I am the good shepherd
  4. I am the true vine
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What was the meaning and significance of “I am the bread of life”?

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  • the nourishing heavenly bread is seen as the teaching of Jesus : a wisdom theme
  • where the living bread is Jesus’ own flesh : sacramental theme
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What was the meaning and significance of I am the light of the world?

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  • Jesus is the true light (links to the Prologue) who can lead all to eternal life
  • Ironically the Torah was a light but it was this that caused the Pharisees’ blindness as they condemned Jesus for breaking the Sabbath laws
  • Christians today see this as a call to evangelise and share Jesus’ light with the whole world
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What was the meaning and significance of I am the good shepherd?

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  • The universal nature of Jesus’ ministry is shown; all people(including Gentiles) can be saved -> universal salvation
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What was the meaning and significance of I am the true vine?

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  • replacement theology = there is no other way to God except through ‘remaining’ in Jesus
  • there are some sacramental undertone -> eucharist, messianic banquet
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