Jesus Through Middle Eastern Eyes
According to Bailey, the Magi primarily symbolize...
What are the nations worshipping Israel's Messiah?
What is Synoptic?
The Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus at his baptism in what way...
What is in the form of a dove?
This person was unable to speak after the angel Gabriel appeared to him.
Who is Zachariah?
Turning away a woman in labor would have been [insert word] in a first-century Jewish culture.
What is shameful?
Bailey most closely compares Jesus' early life to one of these OT leaders
Who is Moses?
Which Gospel account mentions that angels visited shepherds at night?
What is the Gospel of Luke?
Jesus began his earthly ministry with this action on the edge of the wilderness.
What is baptism.
John the Baptist called people to do what...?
What is repent and be baptized!
The Magi were most likely from this ancient civilization, according to Bailey.
What is Persia?
Bailey argues that this word in Greek often refers to a guest room, particularly in a family home.
What is 'inn'
This Gospel account records the shepherds visiting Jesus after his birth.
What is Matthew?
Bailey duly notes in his book that carpentry as it relates to the 1st-century job, primarily constitutes working with this type of material.
What is stone?
(Yes, stonework. Though his work would not have been limited to just stone and could have included wood as well).
This term is used by Jesus to refer to the Pharisees and Sadducees during his ministry.
What is "Brook of Vipers"?
Joseph takes his family to Nazareth from Egypt for fear of this leader of Judea.
Who is Archelaus?
Joseph would have expected hospitality in Bethlehem because he...
This Gospel is not one of the Synoptic Gospels
What is John?
A common misconception is that Jesus is at the temple at 12 years old to celebrate this Jewish celebration.
What is a Bar Mitzvah?
King Herod, in his earthly splendor, is a prime example of what characteristic that permeates mankind?
What is depravity?
This document has sown the seeds of misunderstanding within the Gospel accounts of Jesus' birth.
What is the protoevangelium of James?
The author, Bailey, teaches that this term challenged Roman claims about Caesar.
What is a Savior?
This passage connects the gifts that the Magi bring to the baby Jesus to nations which pay homage to their king.
What is Isaiah 60?
Jesus would have been born in a sort of stone crenelation with this name, according to Bailey in his studies on ancient homes.
What is a manger?
This figure was ruler of the entire Mediterranean at the time of Christ's birth.
Who is Caesar Augustus.
Luke intends to show Jesus as not leaning on either of these two extremes within the childhood narrative.
What are that he is an ordinary child and one who ignores his family?