Lesson Eight

Question 1

Why were the people providing Jesus with these Messianic moments committing acts of treason?

Answer 1

They were suggesting that there was a king greater than Herod or Caesar

Question 2

Why do the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke keep some identities secret?

Answer 2

Since they were written during the lifetimes of these people, their identities were not made public to keep them safe

Question 3

Identify which groups used the following words in Matthew’s Gospel
a) Kyrios (Lord): __________________________

b) Rabbi: _________________________________

Answer 3

a) The insiders

b) The outsiders

Question 4

Describe the responsibility of the following people during the Passover meal
a) Head of the house: ___________________

b) Youngest child: _______________________

Answer 4

a) Tell the story of the Exodus

b) Ask “What does this bread mean?”

Question 5

What did Jesus reveal during the Passover meal?

Answer 5

That He Himself was the new Passover and that the exodus was occuring right now

Question 6

Peter would not have been in a position to deny the Lord three times if he had done what?

Answer 6

Fled like the other disciples

Question 7

What was Caiaphas doing when he accused Jesus of blasphemy and declared that there was no need of further witnesses?

Answer 7

Violating Torah (“in the mouth of two or three witnesses”)

Question 8

Of all the Gospel writers, who is the most sympathetic to the plight of Judas?

Answer 8

Matthew

Question 9

According to the Torah, what was the price of a slave?

Answer 9

Thirty pieces of silver

Question 10

Which scriptural passage combines the symbolism of thirty pieces of silver, slavery, and shepherding?

Answer 10

Zechariah 11:10-14