Vol 9 Nov 10 2015 Edition

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MYSTERIES MESSIAH
OF THE
Mini-Vol. 9: Units 09, 10 & 11

William H. Heinrich

Updated November 10, 2015

Categories of Topics
Unit 09 – Turning Point in the Ministry of Jesus
09.01 Rejection of Jesus and His Message
Jesus accused of being Beelzebul; unpardonable sin; turning point
in ministry; sign of Jonah; 3 days – 3 nights
09.02 Jesus Announces Woes; Leaders Attempt Entrapment
“Woes” announced; how Jesus referred to biblical passages
09.03 Prophetic Parables and Actions
Wedding banquet; unfruitful fig tree; discern the times; 4 reasons
for parables
09.04 The Cost of Following Jesus
The dead bury the dead; Jewish burial customs

Unit 10 – Conflicts Increase; Ministries of the Disciples Begin
10.01 The Disciples Begin to Function as Apostles
Disciples warned; persecution promised; death of John the Baptist;
“eat my flesh…”; 2-step healing; gates of hell

Unit 11 – The Transfiguration, Miracles, and Disciple Training
11.01 The Transfiguration
Why Moses and Elijah?
11.02 More Miracles and Discipleship Training
The mountain mover; Jesus challenged by brothers; woman caught
in adultery; Jesus sarcastic to Jewish leaders; spit and mud healing
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Heinrich, William H., 1947-
Mysteries of the Messiah by William H. Heinrich

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1. First Century Judaism 2. Biblical History
3. Roman History 4. Theology
5. Hermeneutics and Apologetics 6. Ancient Middle East Cultural Studies

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Tables of Content
01.03.01 Table 1 of Biblical Passages and Commentary

Unit 09 – Turning Point In The Ministry Of Jesus
09.01 Rejection Of Jesus And His Message
09.01.01 Introduction
09.01.02 Mk. 3:20; Mt. 12:22-24 (Lk. 11:14-23) Capernaum: Is Jesus A
Demon Or Son Of David?
09.01.03 Mt. 12:25-28; Lk. 11:20; Mt. 12:29-32 The Unpardonable Sin
09.01.04 Mt. 12:33-37; Mk. 3:20-21 Words Reflect The Heart
09.01.05 Mt. 12:38-42 (Lk. 11:29-32) The Sign Of Jonah
09.01.06 Mt. 12:43-45; Lk. 11:27-28 Need For Moral Reform
09.01.07 Mt. 12:46-50(Mk. 3:31-35; Lk. 8:19-21) Jesus Tells True
Kinship

09.02 Jesus Announces Woes; Leaders Attempt Entrapment
09.02.01 Lk. 11:33-36 Inner Righteousness
09.02.02 Lk. 11:37-52 Six Woes: Hypocrisy Condemned
09.02.03 Lk. 11:53-54 Leaders Try To Trap Jesus
09.02.04 Lk. 12:1-12 Warning Against Hypocrisy

09.03 Prophetic Parables And Actions
09.03.01 Introduction
09.03.02 Lk. 12:13-21 Faith Of The Foolish Rich Man
09.03.03 Lk. 12:22-34 Trusting God’s Providence
09.03.04 Lk. 12:35-40 Parable Of Watchful Servants For Wedding
Banquet
09.03.05 Lk. 12:41-48 Exhortation To Watchfulness

09.03.06 Lk. 12:49-53 Division Predicted
09.03.07 Lk. 12:54-59 Discern The Times Correctly
09.03.08 Lk. 13:1-5 Urgency Of Repentance
09.03.09 Lk. 13:6-9 Unfruitful Fig Tree
09.03.10 Lk.13:10-17 Stooped Woman Healed

09.03.11 Mt. 13:10-17 (Mk. 4:10-12; Lk. 8:9-10) Purpose Of Parables
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09.03.12 Mk. 4:33-34; Mt. 13:34-35 Parables Fulfill Prophecy
09.03.13 Mt. 13:1-9 (Mk. 4:1-9; Lk. 8:4-8) Sea Of Galilee: Parable Of The
Sower
09.03.14 Mt. 13:18-23 (Mk. 4:13-20; Lk. 8:11-15) Parable Of Sower
Explained
09.03.15 Mt. 13:24-30 (Mk. 4:26-29) Parable Of The Wheat And Tares

09.03.16 Mt. 13:36-43 Parable Of The Wheat And Tares Explained
09.03.17 Mt. 13:31-32 (Mk. 4:30-32; Lk. 13:18-19) Parable Of The
Mustard Seed
09.03.18 Mt. 13:33 (Lk. 13:20-21) Parable Of The Yeast
09.03.19 Mk. 4:21-25 (Lk. 8:16-18) Parable Of The Lighted Lamp
09.03.20 Mk. 4:26-29 Parable Of The Seed Growing

09.03.21 Mt. 13:44 Parable Of The Hidden Treasure
09.03.22 Mt. 13:45-46 Parable Of Valuable Pearl
09.03.23 Mt. 13:47-50 Parable Of The Dragnet
09.03.24 Mt. 13:51-53 Parable Of Treasures

09.04 The Cost Of Following Jesus
09.04.01 Mt. 8:18-22 (Lk. 9:57-62) Cost Of Following Jesus (“Foxes
Have Holes.”)
09.04.02 Lk. 9:59-62 (Mt. 8:21-22) (“Let The Dead Bury The Dead.”)

Unit 10 – Conflicts Increase; Ministries Of The Disciples Begin
10.01 The Disciples Begin To Function As Apostles
10.01.01 Introduction
10.01.02 Mk. 6:1-6a (Mt. 13:53-58) Nazareth: Jesus Rejected Again
10.01.03 Mt. 9:35-38 (Mk. 6:6b) Need For Workers
10.01.04 Mt. 10:1-4; Mk. 6:7 (Lk. 9:1-2) Disciples Given Power To Heal
10.01.05 Mt. 10:5-15 (Mk. 6:8-11; Lk. 9:3-5) Disciples Instructed

10.01.06 Mt. 10:16-33 Disciples Warned
10.01.07 Mt. 10:34-39 Conflict And Sacrifice
10.01.08 Mt. 10:40-42 (Mk. 9:41) Receiving Disciples
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10.01.09 Mt. 11:1; Lk. 9:6; Mk. 6:12-13 Disciples In Action
10.01.10 Mk 6:14-16; Lk 9:9b (Mt. 14:1-2) Perea: Herod Curious About
Jesus

10.01.11 Mk. 6:17-29 (Mt. 14:3-12a) Death Of John The Baptist
10.01.12 Lk. 9:10a; Mk. 6:30-34; Lk. 9:11 (Mt. 14:12-14; Jn. 6:1-4)
Bethsaida: The Disciples Return
10.01.13 Mk. 6:35-36; Jn. 6:5-7; Lk. 6:13; Jn. 6:8-9; Mk. 6:39-43; Jn.
6:14; Mk. 6:45; Jn. 6:15 (Lk. 9:12-17) The Sea Of Galilee
Near Bethsaida. 5,000 Fed
10.01.14 Jn. 6:16-18; Mk. 6:48a; Jn. 6:19a; Mk. 6:48b-52; Jn. 6:21b (Mt.
14:23b-27) Sea Of Galilee: Jesus Walks On Water
10.01.15 Mt. 14:28-33: Sea Of Galilee; Peter Walks On Water

10.01.16 Mt. 14:34-36; Mk. 6:53-56: Plain Of Gennesaret Or Galilee,
Miracles
10.01.17 Jn. 6:22-59 The Mystery Of Jesus’ Crossing
10.01.18 Jn. 6:60-66 Offended Disciples Turn Away
10.01.19 Jn. 6:67-71 Peter Affirms His Faith
10.01.20 Mk. 7:1-13 (See Also Mt. 15:1-9) Spring, A.D. 29

10.01.21 Mk. 7:14-16; Mt. 15:12-16; Mk. 7:18b-23
10.01.22 Jn. 7:1 Ministry In Galilee
10.01.23 Mk. 7:24-26a; Mt. 15:22b-28: Tyre And Sidon: Canaanite
Woman
10.01.24 Mk. 7:31-37; Mt. 15:31 Galilee And The Decapolis Deaf Man
Healed
10.01.25 Mk. 8:1-10 (See Also Mt. 15:29-39) Northeast Hills By The Sea;
Feeding Of 4,000

10.01.26 Mt. 16:1-4; Mk. 8:13; Magada: Pharisees and Sadducees Ask For
A Sign
10.01.27 Mk. 8:14-15; Mt. 16:7; Mk. 17-21a; Mt 16:11-12 Pharisees And
Yeast In Bread
10.01.28 Mk. 8:22-26 Bethsaida Blind Man Healed With Spit And The
Laying On Of Hands
10.01.29 Mt. 16:13-20 (Mk. 8:27-30; Lk. 9:18-20) Caesarea Philippi
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10.01.30 Mt. 16:21-23 (Mk. 8:31-33; Lk. 9:21-22) Caesarea Philippi:
Suffering Foretold
10.01.31 Mk. 8:34-9:1; (See Also Mt. 16:24-28; Lk. 9:23-27) Caesarea
Philippi Burdens Of Discipleship

Unit 11 – The Transfiguration, Miracles, And Disciple Training
11.01 The Transfiguration
11.01.01 Introduction
11.01.02 Mt. 17:1-8; Lk. 9:28-36a (Mk. 9:2-8) Mount Hermon: Jesus Is
Transfigured
11.01.03 Mt. 17:9-13; Lk. 9:36b (9:9-13) Mount Hermon: Apostles Ask
About Elijah

11.02 More Miracles And Discipleship Training
11.02.01 Mk. 9:14-28; Mt. 17:20-21 (Lk. 9:37-43a; 17:5-6) Near Mount
Hermon: The “Epileptic” Boy Healed
11.02.02 Mk. 9:30-32 (Mt. 17:22-23; Lk. 9:43b-45) Galilee: Death
Predicted Again
11.02.03 Mt. 17:24-27 Capernaum: Coin From A Fish
11.02.04 Mk. 9:33-35; Lk. 47-48; Mt. 18:5 Capernaum: Apostles Dispute
Rank
11.02.05 Mt. 18:7-9; Mk. 9:43-50 (Lk. 17:1-3a) Stern Warning About
Causing Others To Sin

11.02.06 Mk. 9:38-41 (Lk. 9:49-50) Works Done In The Name Of Jesus
11.02.07 Mt. 18:15-17 Discipline Of A Brother
11.02.08 Mt. 18:18-20 Apostles Given Authority (“Binding And
Loosening”).
11.02.09 Mt. 18:21-22; Lk. 17:3-4 Peter Asks About Forgiveness
11.02.10 Mt. 18:23-25 Parable Of Servants In Debt

11.02.11 Jn. 7:2-10 Capernaum September 10-17, A.D. 29: Feast Of
Tabernacles, About Five Months Before His Crucifixion.
11.02.12 Jn. 7:11-24 Jesus Teaches In The Temple
11.02.13 Jn. 7:25-36 The Jews Discuss Arresting Jesus
11.02.14 Jn. 7:37-39 Spiritual Drink
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11.02.15 Jn. 7:40-53; 8:1 In The Temple: Nicodemus Counsels Caution

11.02.16 Jn. 8:2-11 At The Temple; Woman Caught In Adultery
11.02.17 Jn. 8:12-20 Light Of The World
11.02.18 Jn. 8:21-30 Warning Against Unbelief
11.02.19 Jn. 8:31-47 Jesus Confronts The Religious Leaders With Severe
Sarcasm
11.02.20 Jn. 8:48-59 Jesus Declares His Eternal Existence

11.02.21 Jn. 9:1-12 Pool of Siloam. Third Messianic Miracle - Healing
The Man Born Blind
11.02.22 Jn. 9:13-17 Pool Of Siloam: Pharisees Question Man
11.02.23 Jn. 9:18-23 Pharisees Question The Healed Man’s Parents
11.02.24 Jn. 9:24-34 Pharisees Question Man Again
11.02.25 Jn. 9:35-41 Jesus Confronts The Healed Man

11.02.26 Jn. 10:1-6 The Sheep And Their Shepherd
11.02.27 Jn. 10:7-10 The Gate For The Sheep
11.02.28 Jn. 10:11-18 The Good Shepherd
11.02.29 Jn. 10:19-21 Jews Still Divided About Jesus

01.03.02 Table 2 of Photographs and Illustrations
Unit 09 – Turning Point In The Ministry Of Jesus
09.01 Rejection Of Jesus And His Message
09.01.00.A. Jesus Foretells The Destruction Of Jerusalem
09.01.03.A. The Peaceful Sea Of Galilee At Sunset
09.01.03.B. Chart Of Comparative Acceptance – Rejection Attitudes Of
Jewish Leadership Toward Jesus
09.01.05.A. The Ancient Seal Of Solomon Carved In Stone

09.02 Jesus Announces Woes; Leaders Attempt Entrapment
09.02.00.A. Jesus Discusses The Law With The Pharisees
09.02.02.A. The Tomb Of Zechariah

09.03 Prophetic Parables And Actions
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09.03.00.A. Jesus Teaches As A Sower Sows
09.03.08.A. Herod’s Aqueduct Pipe
09.03.14.A. An Illustration Of Terraced Land
09.03.14.B. Olive Trees On Terraced Hillside
09.03.15.A. Wheat And Tares

09.03.17.A. Young Mustard Flowers
09.03.19.A. First Century Herodian Oil Lamp
09.03.21.A. The Treasures Of The Copper Scroll
09.03.23.A. Dragnet

09.04 The Cost Of Following Jesus
09.04.00.A. Jesus Said, “Come Unto Me”
09.04.02.A. A Reconstructed Family Cave-Tomb
09.04.02.B. A Wooden Ossuary
09.04.02.C. Limestone Ossuaries In A Family Tomb

Unit 10 – Conflicts Increase; Ministries Of The Disciples Begin
10.01 The Disciples Begin To Function As Apostles
10.01.00.A. Jesus Walks On Water At Night
10.01.02.A. A Typical Farm Plow
10.01.11.A. Ruins Of The Machaerus Palace-Fortress
10.01.11.B. The Burial Site Of John The Baptist In Samaria
10.01.13.A. Mosaic Of The Miracle Of The Multiplication

10.01.13.B. The Archaeological Site At Bethsaida
10.01.14.A. The Dead Sea Scroll Fragment 7Q5, Known As The “Jesus
Papyrus”
10.01.20.A. The Remains Of Pilate’s Aqueduct
10.01.20.B. Inscription Of The Korban Solved
10.01.26.A. A Memorial To The Feeding Of The 4,000

10.01.29.A. The City Gates Of Megiddo
10.01.29.B. Banias And The Cave Of Pan
10.01.29.C. Niches For The Idols Of Pan And Other Greek Gods
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10.01.29.D. A Mosaic Of The God Pan Before The Tiger-Drawn Chariot
of Dionysius

Unit 11 – The Transfiguration, Miracles, And Disciple Training
01 The Transfiguration
11.01.00.A. The Transfiguration Of Jesus
11.01.02.A. Ruins Of The Mount Tabor Fortification
11.01.02.B. Ruins Of The Village Of Atabyrion On Mount Tabor
11.01.02.C. Snow-Capped Mount Hermon In Late Spring

02 More Miracles And Discipleship Training
11.02.00.A. Jesus And The Adulteress Woman
11.02.01.A. The Mountain Moved By Herod The Great
11.02.03.A. The Tyrian Silver Half-Shekel
11.02.05.A. A Millstone
11.02.11.A. The Traditional Site Of The Pool Of Siloam

11.02.11.B. The Authentic Pool Of Siloam
11.02.12.A. Model Of The Temple
11.02.17.A. The Temple Menorah On The Arch Of Titus
11.02.20.A. Coins Of Antiochus IV Epiphanies
11.02.27.A. A Reconstructed Sheep Fold

01.03.03 Table 3 of Maps

01.03.04 Table 4 of Hermeneutical Principals Used by First Century Jewish Writers
Unit 09 – Turning Point In The Ministry Of Jesus
09.01.05.X1 Figures Of Speech
09.01.05.X2 Clarification Of Old Testament Passages
09.02.02.X Quoting The Overview Of Scripture
09.03.11.X The First Principle Of A Parable

01.03.05 Table 5 of Answers to Questions Presented by Critics and Analytical Thinkers