Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church Lay Academy

Demons and the Dead

Luke 8

Peter Combes – October 25, 1998

 

 (The answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above")

1.      Jesus' ministry was financed by:
  1. Levi, the tax collector
  2. Joseph of Arimathea
  3. Pharisees
  4. women

2.      Jesus' followers included the wife of a member of whose household:

  1. Herod Antipas
  2. Caiaphas
  3. Pilate
  4. Gamaliel
3.     Jesus said he taught in parables:
  1. so as to be easier to understand
  2. so as to be easier to remember
  3. so as to be easier to apply to everyday life
  4. so that the hearers should not understand
4.     Jesus said that "those who have":
  1. would get more
  2. would have what they had taken away
  3. would pay taxes
  4. should give to the poor
5.     When Jesus' mother and brothers arrived, he:
  1. gave them a place of honor
  2. sent them away
  3. made them honorary apostles
  4. said they did not qualify for special treatment
6.     In Gerasa, Jesus met a demon named after:
  1. the agents of Beelzebub
  2. the angels who fell with Lucifer
  3. a Roman military unit
  4. the builders of the Tower of Babel
7.       The people of Gerasa asked Jesus to:
  1. protect them from other demons
  2. heal the sick
  3. preach the Good News
  4. leave
8.     When Jesus was touched by a woman, he said that he could feel:
  1. her love
  2. her faith
  3. power go out of him
  4. the action of the Holy Spirit
9.     When Jesus saw the dead daughter of the ruler of the synagogue, he said that she:
  1. was asleep
  2. would rise on the last day
  3. would return in spirit
  4. would live in the memories of her family
10.     Jesus took the girl by the hand and said:
  1. Tabitha cumi
  2. Abba kh'adabra
  3. Talitha koumi
  4. lama sabachthani

 

Super-Bonus Questions

SB1.     What political district is Jesus visiting in vv. 26-39?

SB2.    Who was the ruler of this area?

SB3.    What was the special political status of the city of Gerasa (and nine other cities)?

SB4.    What does this tell us about the agricultural priorities of this area?

SB5.    What were the socio-political and legal implications of this?

SB6.    What does this tell us about v.37?