ILLUSTRATED BIBLE STORY BY STORY
SOME QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER
What was most interesting to you about the New Testament section of Illustrated Bible Story By Story? What were its strengths and weaknesses? How effective was this book as a general introduction to the New Testament?
How did this book add to your understanding of the role that Jesus plays within the Christian tradition?
How would you begin to describe the relationship between the New Testament and the Old Testament? What are some ways in which the stories and themes of the latter inform and structure and New Testament?
What are various ways in which water becomes a symbol in the New Testament and how does this compare to the Old Testament?
Listed below are some significant events and terms associated with the life of Jesus. Offer short definitions of each and explore the analysis of these episodes offered by Illustrated Bible Story By Story:
Annunciation
Escape to Egypt
Temptation in the Wilderness
Wedding Feast at Cana
Feeding the 5,000
Jesus' Walk on Water
Transfiguration
Good Samaratin
Prodigal Son
Cleansing of The Temple
Last Supper
Garden of Gethsemane
Via Dolorosa
Gologotha
Road to Emmaus
Ascension
Identify the following individuals and the role they play in the stories told about Jesus and the early years of Christianity:
John The Baptist
Peter
Paul
John
Judas Iscariot
Pontius Pilate
Zechariah
Elizabeth
Magi
Salome
Elijah
King Herod
Lazarus
Caiaphas
Barabbas
Joseph of Arimathea
Doubting Thomas
Stephen
James the Just
Identify the following terms and places with reference to their relationship to the history of Christianity:
Messiah
Apostles
Pharisees
Sadducees
Sanhedrin
Pentecost
Council of Jerusalem
Galilee
Gerasa
Decapolis
Antioch
Philippi
Ephesus
Corinth
Patmos