1. Berachah Bible Institute NT Survey I
Life of Christ – Part 2

2. Overview of Christ’s Public Ministry
POPULARITY
(DECLINING)
PUBLIC
PRESENTATION
OPPOSITION
(INCREASING)
OBSCURITY
(VANISHING)
EARLY
MINISTRIES
PRIVATE
PREPARATION
4 mos mos.
Jesus appoints the Twelve
Jesus returns to Galilee
OPENING
EVENTS
4 months
To Tyre and Sidon
CONCLUDING
MINISTRIES
John introduces Jesus
1.5 Mos.
The raising of Lazarus from the dead was the most notable miracle during the Concluding Ministries period. This only increased the opposition of the religious leaders, who not only wanted to kill Jesus, but also wanted to kill Lazarus.
8 months
6 months
3 Mos. 3 Mos.
Triumphal Entry
Birth
Tabernacles
Ascension
40 Days
Resurrection
Death
Largely in Judea
Galilee
Around Galilee
Judea Perea
Second Year
Third Year
First Year

3. Geography of Life of Christ
Key Regions:
Judea
Galilee
Decapolis
Perea
Samaria
Jerusalem
6 months
14 months
3 months
While in Perea Jesus gained a wide following (Luke 14:25). He took the opportunity to warn the multitudes about the cost of following Him.
3 months
12 months

4. Part Six: The Ministry of Christ in Galilee (Public Instruction)
Appointment of the twelve and Sermon on the Mount
Growing fame and emphasis on repentance
Centurion’s faith and the healing of his servant
Woes upon Chorazin and Bethsaida for failure to repent (Matt 11:20-24)
First public rejection by Jewish Leaders (Harmony, p. 77)
In response to the healing of the blind and dumb demon-possessed man
Parabolic mysteries about the kingdom (Matt 13:1-3, 10-15, 34-35)
Final Galilean campaign
Commissioning of the Twelve to proclaim the kingdom (Luke 9:1-2)
Antipas’ mistaken identity of Jesus with John the Baptist

5. Part Seven: The Ministry of Christ around Galilee (Private Instruction)
Lesson on the Bread of Life
Withdrawal from Galilee (Mark 6:31-34)
Feeding of the five thousand
Walking on the water during a storm at sea
Discourse on the true bread of life (John 6:32-36, Harmony p. 107)
Defection among the disciples (John 6:60-66)
Lesson on the Leaven of the Pharisees, Sadducees, and Herodians
Conflict over the tradition of ceremonial defilement
Ministry to a Canaanite woman in Tyre and Sidon
Healings and feeding four thousand in Decapolis
Return to Galilee and encounter with the religious leaders (Mark 8:10-12)
Lesson of Messiahship Learned and Confirmed
Peter’s identification of Jesus as the Christ; first prophecy of the church
First direct prediction of the rejection, crucifixion, and resurrection (Matt 16:21)
The Transfiguration
Lesson on Responsibility to Others
Journey to Jerusalem for Feast of Tabernacles (Luke 9:51)
Rejection leads to gradual withdrawal to outlying, Gentile territories

6. Part Eight: The Later Judean Ministry of Christ
Teachings at the Feast of Tabernacles
A mixed reaction to Jesus’ teaching and miracles (John 7:14-15, 25-26)
Another debate with the scribes and Pharisees (Luke 11 – 12)
Woes against the scribes and Pharisees
Warnings to the disciples concerning:
hypocrisy
greed and trust in wealth
being unprepared for the Son of Man’s coming
about the coming division
failing to discern the present time
Teaching at the Feast of Dedication
Healing of the man born blind and subsequent reaction
Another attempt to stone Jesus (John 10:22-33)
Maccabean Revolt lasted from BC. Ḥanukah, also known as the Festival of Lights and Feast of Dedication, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple (the Second Temple) in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire of the 2nd century BC. 

7. Part Nine: The Ministry of Christ in and around Perea
Principles of Discipleship
From Jerusalem to Perea (John 10:40-42)
Question about salvation and entering the kingdom (Luke 13:22-30)
Cost of discipleship (Luke 14:25-33)
Raising of Lazarus and a Brief Tour through Samaria and Galilee
Lazarus raised; the Jewish leaders react (John 11:45-53)
Healing of the ten lepers while passing through Samaria and Galilee
Teaching while on Final Journey to Jerusalem
Two parables on prayer (persistent widow & Pharisee and Publican)
Conflict with the Pharisaic teaching on divorce
Third prediction of the resurrection
Parable to teach responsibility while the kingdom is delayed (Luke 19:11-27)

8. Next Week: Life of Christ – Part 3
Christ’s Final Week