Who Do You Say Jesus Is?Name:
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Based on Mark 8:29, please address each question below with complete sentences and clear,
specific explanations.
1. Select one teaching of Jesus from the following choices: Matthew 5:21-24; Matthew 5:43-48;
Matthew 6:19-24; Matthew 7:15-23; Luke 15:1-32; John 13:1-17 and 34-35; or John 15:1-11.
Answer the following questions with in-text citations from a commentary in the topic
Resources. The commentary used should be included on a reference page at the end of
this document.
a. What was Jesus’s point in the teaching?
Your answer in 75-100 words:
b. How might someone from an atheist or pantheistic worldview see the concepts of this
passage differently?
Your answer in 75-100 words:
c. What does this teaching reveal about Jesus?
Your answer in 75-100 words:
2. Select one of the following passages in which Jesus makes statements about his nature and
purpose: Matthew 9:1-8; Matthew 9:9-13; Luke 7:18-23; John 5:16-18; John 10:25-38; John
14:5-11. Answer the following with in-text citations from a commentary in the topic
Resources. The commentary used should be included on a reference page at the end of
this document.
a. What is Jesus saying about his nature and the purpose of his ministry? What is the
significance of this claim?
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Your answer in 250-300 words:
3. How would you personally answer Jesus’s question, “But who do you say that I am?” (Mark
8:29). Describe your own beliefs about Jesus.
Your answer in 250-300 words:
Sample reference:
Keener, C. S. (2011). IVP New Testament commentary series: Matthew. IVP Academic.
https://www.biblegateway.com/resources/ivp-nt/toc/
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