Introduction to Biblical Interpretation

After reading the assigned chapters from The Story, answer each of the following questions. Your responses should consist of multiple sentences that fully answer the question.

• What does this chapter reveal about who Jesus is? 

• What purposes did Jesus’s baptism and temptation serve? 

• How would you sum up the main message that Jesus had for the people? 

• Why might Jesus have used parables as a way to teach people? 

• What was Jesus’s primary mission during his life? 

• What character qualities do you see in Jesus? 

• What can you learn about God’s love through the events of the crucifixion? 

• When Jesus appeared to people after his resurrection, how do you think their lives were changed?