RS235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Judaean Desert, Beelzebub

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Religious Studies
• Course: RS235
• Professor: Amanda Witmer

Document Summary

Lecture 8: john, baptism, temptation, and the twelve: key terms and concepts: John the baptist or baptizer: born to zechariah and elizabeth in their old age is a bridge figure between the story of israel and the person of jesus of. Widely known as a prophet and to some thought to be the messiah. After being baptized, jesus fasted for forty days and nights in the judean. During this time, satan appears to him and tempted him. Jesus, having refused these temptations had satan leave and angels come to him to bring nourishment. Tried to tempt jesus when he was in the wilderness. In the ancient view, satan was not the personification of evil, but someone sent by god to test the mettle of his newly anointed son. Satan tempted jesus with real temptations that were to be the presumed perks of messiahship; not with sin. Jesus forgoes these perks and instead identifies himself with the people.