NEW TESTAMENT THEOLOGY

Assignment 2

 

The Incarnation (b)

 

1. Read John 1:1-18 and Colossians 1:15-17.  Why does John use ¡§Word¡¨  (¹D) as a name for Jesus?  How did God create the universe (see Psalm 33:6-9)?

 

2. Read Proverbs 8:22-31.  In the light of John 1:1-3 and Colossians 1:15-17, how do you understand Proverbs 8:22-31?  How does John 1:1 take you one step further in your understanding of the Proverbs passage?

 

3. Read Colossians 2:9, l Timothy 3:16, and Hebrews 1:1-3.  Why is ¡§Son of God¡¨, referring to Jesus, something like a metaphor, and not the same as saying that you are the son or daughter of your parents?

 

4. Read John 8:23-30.  Notice the translators¡¦ problem in translating verses 24 and 28.  What is Jesus saying about himself?

• Memorize the chapter locations of these NewTestament passages:

 

Immanuel

Matthew 1

     In the beginning was the Word (John 1)

The Word became flesh (John 1)

Before Abraham was, I am (John 8)

I am the bread of life (John 6)