The Travels and Acts of Jesus in Year Three of His Ministry c AD29-30

THIRD PREACHING TOUR OF GALILEE

[1] Jesus travels from Capernaum to "his own native town" of Nazareth ( Mk 6:1)

[2] In Nazareth, he is rejected for a second time (Mt 13:54; Mk 6:1)

[3] He continues through Galilee (Mt 13:58; Mk 6:6) and sends out the twelve apostles to preach

the Gospel (Mt 10:5; Mk 6:7; Lk 9:1)

[4] The Twelve return to Capernaum from their mission (Mk 6:30, Luke 9:10)

[5] From Capernaum, they go off by boat with Jesus to a quiet place (Mk 6:32) near Bethsaida

(Lk 9:10). Here he feeds the 5,000 (Mt 14:14; Mk 6:33; Lk 9:11; Jn 6:5)

[6] The disciples return across the Sea of Galilee (Mt 14:22; Mk 6:45), Jesus walking on the

water to join them (Mt 14:25; Mk 6:48; Jn 6:19). They land near the Plain of Gennesaret

and Jesus heals many people there (Mt 14:34; Mk 6:53)

[7] From Gennesaret they make their way back to Capernaum (Jn 6:24) and Jesus teaches about

the Bread of Life (Jn 6:26)

JESUS PREACHES AND HEALS IN SYRIAN-PHOENICIA, ITUREA and TRACHONITIS, THE DECAPOLIS

[8] Jesus retires from Galilee to the region of Tyre and Sidon in Syrian-Phoenicia (Mt 15:21;

Mk 7:24) where he heals the daughter of the Gentile Syrophoenician woman (Mt 15:22; Mk 7:25).

[9] He leaves Syrian-Phoenicia via Sidon for Galilee (Mt 15:29) but travels through the Decapolis (Mk 7:31).

[10] In the Decapolis he heals the deaf and mute man (Mk 7:32) and feeds the 4,000 (Mt 15:32; Mk 8:1)

[11] Reaching the Sea of Galilee, he crosses by boat to the Magadan/Dalmanutha region

(Mt 15:39; Mk 8:10). There the Pharisees and Sadducees ask for a sign from heaven (Mt 16:1; Mk 8:11)

[12] Continuing on to Bethsaida, a blind man is healed (Mk 8:22)

[13] Jesus now travels from Galilee, north to Caesarea Philippi in Iturea and Trachonitis, where

Peter confesses that Jesus is the Christ (Mt 16:13; Mk 8:27)

[14] Continuing on from Caesarea Philippi possibly further north towards Mount Hermon, three

of the disciples see Jesus Transfigured in the presence of Elijah and Moses (Mt 17:1; Mk

9:2; Lk 9:28). On his return, Jesus heals the boy with epilepsy (Mt 17:14; Mk 9:14; Lk

9:37). Other traditions place the Transfiguration to the south, on Mount Tabor.

The epileptic boy would then have been healed in the Galilee area.

[15] In Galilee (Mt 17:22; Mk 9:30) in Capernaum (Mk 9:33), Jesus pays the Temple Tax with

a fish! (Mt 17:24). Then to avoid the dangers in Judea, he remains in Galilee (Jn 7:1)

LATER MINISTRY IN JUDEA

[16] Jesus leaves Capernaum and Galilee for the last earthly time (Mt 19:1; Mk 10:1) and heads

for Jerusalem (Lk 9:51; Jn 7:10). Travelling by Samaria, he heals the ten lepers

(Lk 17:11) but is rejected in a Samaritan village (Lk 9:52)

[17] Arriving in Jerusalem for the Feast of the Tabernacles in the Autumn

of c AD29 (Jn 7:10), Jesus forgives the woman caught in adultery

(Jn 8:2) and heals the blind man who is taken before the Sanhedrin

(Jn 9:1)

[18] During his travels in Judea, Jesus visits Martha and Mary in Bethany

(Lk 10:38), returning to Jerusalem for "Hanukkah", the Feast of

Dedication in December c AD29 (Jn 10:22)

THE LAST FEW MONTHS - c AD30

[19] Jesus withdraws to Bethany-across-the-Jordan (or Bethabara "where

John had first baptised"), and into the province of Perea, and stays for a while (Jn 10:40)

[20] Following the death of Lazarus, Jesus returns to Bethany near Jerusalem, and raises him (Lazarus) from the dead (Jn 11:1).

[21] Because of threats to his life, Jesus withdraws to Ephraim to the north of Jerusalem (Jn 11:54)

HIS MINISTRY IN PEREA (MODERN JORDAN)

[22] He then crosses the River Jordan and works in Perea (Mt 19:1; Mk 10:1). There he blesses the little

children (Mt 19:13, Mk 10:13; Lk 18:15) and speaks to the rich young man (Mt 19:16; Mk 10:17; Lk 18:18)

THE FINAL JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM

[23] Jesus now travels towards Jerusalem for the last time (Mt 20:17; Mk 10:32; Lk 18:31).

Passing through Jericho he heals one (or two) blind men (Mt 20:29; Mk 10:46; Lk 18:35)

and converts Zacchaeus the tax collector (Lk 19:1).

[24] Reaching Bethany (Jn 12:1) the home of Lazarus, Mary and Martha, Jesus is anointed by

Mary either now (Jn 12:2), or later (Mt 26:6; Mk 14:3) after his triumphal entry into

Jerusalem (Mt 21:1; Mk 11:1; Lk 19:29; Jn 12:12)

[25] During the Easter week, Jesus returns to Jerusalem each day after staying overnight in

Bethany on the Mount of Olives (Mt 21:17-18; Mk 11:11-12;19; Lk 21:37).

John 10:19-42

This section continues to focus on who Jesus is. Theologically it is foundational for Christology.

Jesus is the Messiah 10:22-30

Jesus is the Son of God 10:31-39

From this section we can conclude that Jesus is either the Son of God and the Messiah or else he is either:

a) very misrepresented by John

b) is “demon-possessed or raving mad” (11:21

10:19

10:20

10:21

10:22

Feast of Dedication was an eight day feast or Hanukkah (also called the Feast of Llights). It was instituted in 165 by Judas Maccabeus after cleaning the Temple after its desecration in 168 by Antiochus Epiphanes. The Syrian king had replaced the bronze altar of burnt offering and replaced it with a pagan altar where he offered a pig to Jupiter. It falls around December 22.

10:23

Because it was winter Jesus taught in the long hallway called Solomon’s colonnade on the east side of the temple courtyard. The colonnade.

Model of “Herod’s temple” which stood between 19 BC and AD 70. The Temple Mount was bordered by columned porticos(1) which on the east side, (immediate foreground) included Solomon’s Colonnade(2). Here Yeshua spoke with the Pharisees in John 10:22-39.

10:24

Jesus had told people that he was the Messiah. (the woman at the well, his disciples, etc.)

But he had not made a public announcement because all kinds of people including the patriots and the militias would have made a move. So in this sense Jesus had not reveal himself to the public, but for those that had been listening he was very clear.

10:25

Jesus had done the works that the Messiah would do.

Anyone could come and make a public announcement, “I am the Messiah.”

Only Jesus could do the works of the Messiah. His works spoke for him.

10:26

10:27

10:28

“never perish” does not mean they will never have earthly trouble but that they will be delivered inspite of earthly trouble.

“My Hand” vs. 29 “My Father’s Hand”

10:29

“My Father’s Hand”

10:30

“One” is neuter and not femine or masculine. In the Greek this means “One Thing”. To mean “One Person” it would have to be masculine (or, feminine).

POINT: Jesus and the Father are the same “thing”, they both have the character of God.

They are not the same person so Jesus is not the Father and the Father is not Jesus. The Greek does not say that.

10:31

The Jews asked for a statement of his Messiahship and he told them that He and the Father were the same thing or of the same divine essence. It was more than they wanted to hear. In their theology the Messiah may have been a great man that God anointed but for a man to claim to be God is more than they can handle.

10:32

Jesus stops the stones by asking a question

Jesus brings them back to the miracles since that was his proof of his claim.

10:33

Jesus does not try to correct the Jews accusation, “You. . . claim to be God.”

10:34

“It stands written” is John’s formula for citing scripture as proof.

In Psalm 82:6 the term “gods” (eloim) is used to refer to Israel’s judges and their position they were given from God.

Jesus’ point is if God’s own word calls men “gods” why should the Jews be upset with Jesus applying something that could be very similar.

The judges (similar to authority and government) stood in the place of God before the people.

Jesus may be trying to get them to argue about the proper use of the word “eloim” and its reference to man before they consider if He is God.

Basically Jesus stalled his execution for blaspheme by citing Jewish scripture that said the same thing.