Étude 1 sur 5 · Les difficultés à Nazareth

  1. Étude 1 : Les difficultés à Nazareth
  2. Étude 2 : Le Messie Jésus blâme plusieurs villes
  3. Study 3: The authorities are looking for the Messiah Jesus in order to arrest him
  4. Étude 4 : L’incrédulité des Juifs
  5. Étude 5 : La résurrection

The beginning of the ministry in Galilee

  • PER050 Difficulties in Nazareth

    The article explores Jesus’ return to Nazareth, where he faces the unbelief of his fellow townspeople. Although seen as the Messiah after his miracles in Capernaum, he is rejected, illustrating the proverb ‘No prophet is honoured in his own country.’

    Matthew 13.57 (King James Version) :
    And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house.
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From the second to the third Passover festival

  • PER115 Jesus the Messiah rebukes several towns

    Jesus rebukes the towns of Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum for their failure to repent despite the many miracles performed in them. He compares them unfavourably with the pagan cities of Tyre, Sidon and even Sodom, declaring that those cities would have repented. This passage emphasises responsibility in proportion to the revelation received and the eternal stakes of rejecting the Gospel.

    Matthew 15.24 (King James Version) :
    But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate

From the 3rd Passover to the start of the final week

  • PER214 The authorities are looking for the Messiah Jesus in order to arrest him

    During the Feast of Tabernacles in Jerusalem, the crowd wonders about the messianic identity of Jesus. Despite the confusion over his origins and the attempts of the religious authorities to arrest him, Jesus teaches publicly in the Temple, reaffirms his divinity and announces his coming departure. Since his hour has not yet come, the guards cannot seize him. This episode, unique to the Gospel of John (7.25-36), illustrates the growing opposition between Jesus and the religious authorities.

    John 7.25-27 (King James Version) :
    Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate

The last week before the arrest

  • PER300 The unbelief of the Jews

    Pericope 300 deals with the unbelief of the Jews in the face of the signs performed by Jesus, an episode reported only by John (Jn 12,37-50), set in the Temple of Jerusalem on Wednesday, 30 March AD 33. In contrast, the poor widow's gift illustrates genuine faith. Jesus overturns human criteria: true generosity is measured not by the quantity given but by the disposition of the heart, offering to God all that one is.

    Mark 12.41-44 (King James Version) :
    And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate

Word of a Friend

  • PDA007 The Resurrection

    The article examines the resurrection of Jesus, a key event of Christianity. The women's visit to the tomb and the apostles' initial unbelief in the face of this extraordinary event are highlighted. The author explains that God continues to speak to people in various ways, but that humanity often chooses to ignore these spiritual messages.

    Hebrews 3.7-8 (King James Version) :
    Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,Harden not your hearts, as in the provocation, in the day of temptation in the wilderness:
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    Level: Intermediate Level: Intermediate