From a0e2668100550d5ec3a47b50afa9827acf47a46a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bonnieheglund Date: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 18:15:49 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update '43-luk/16.md' --- 43-luk/16.md | 84 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------- 1 file changed, 64 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) diff --git a/43-luk/16.md b/43-luk/16.md index 6e0a4cc..5613ef9 100644 --- a/43-luk/16.md +++ b/43-luk/16.md @@ -161,56 +161,100 @@ See: Gospel; Kingdom of God; Preach (Preacher) Jesus said that people tried to force their way into the kingdom of God. Scholars disagree about what Jesus said. -Some scholars think people who believed in Jesus wanted to enter the kingdom of God. +1. Some scholars think people who believed in Jesus wanted to enter the kingdom of God. -Some scholars think both Christians and non-Christians wanted to enter the kingdom of God. +1. Some scholars think both Christians and non-Christians wanted to enter the kingdom of God. -Some scholars think non-Christians tried to force their way into the kingdom of God but they were not able to get into it. +1. Some scholars think non-Christians tried to force their way into the kingdom of God but they were not able to get into it. -Some scholars think people tried to fight a war to bring the kingdom of God to earth. +1. Some scholars think people tried to fight a war to bring the kingdom of God to earth. -Some scholars think Jesus warned people to enter the kingdom of God because not all people will enter into it. +1. Some scholars think Jesus warned people to enter the kingdom of God because not all people will enter into it. -Some scholars think the Pharisees tried to stop people from entering into the kingdom of God. Demons also tried to stop people from entering into it. Disciples opposed them. +1. Some scholars think the Pharisees tried to stop people from entering into the kingdom of God. Demons also tried to stop people from entering into it. Disciples opposed them. See: Kingdom of God; Pharisees; Demon; Disciple -What was Jesus talking about when he talked about the Law becoming invalid? + + + +### What was Jesus talking about when he talked about the Law becoming invalid? + Jesus talked about the Law of Moes becoming invalid. Some scholars think he was talking about certain parts of the Law of Moses. However, some parts of the Law of Moses still need to be followed. Other scholars think the Law of Moses ended when Jesus became alive again. See: Law of Moses; Resurrect (Resurrection) -What is adultery? + + + + +### What is adultery? + See: Adultery -16:19-31 -Why was the man described as being “clothed in purple and fine linen”? + + +### 16:19-31 + + + +### Why was the man described as being “clothed in purple and fine linen”? + When Jesus spoke about the rich man being “clothed in purple and fine linen,” he wanted people to know that this man was as rich as a king. For only kings and very rich people could buy this type of clothing. -What did it mean that Lazarus was laid at the rich man’s gate? + + +### What did it mean that Lazarus was laid at the rich man’s gate? + Lazarus was laid at the rich man’s gate. Some scholars think Lazarus was laid on his mat at the opening to the rich man’s home in hopes that the rich man would give food or money to Lazarus. Other scholars think Lazarus was thrown down or dropped off at the gate to the rich man’s house. They think he was dumped there so he could beg for money from the rich man. -Advice to Translators: A beggar was someone who asked people for money because they were poor or because they could not do anything. -What did Jesus mean when he said Lazarus was “longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table”? +**Advice to Translators**: A beggar was someone who asked people for money because they were poor or because they could not do anything. + + + +### What did Jesus mean when he said Lazarus was “longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table”? + Lazarus was “longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table.” Scholars think Lazarus was so hungry that he waited every day for the servants of the rich man to toss the food scraps out to the dogs and beggars. -Advice to translators: Food scraps were food that was not eaten and thrown away or put in the garbage. -Why did the dogs lick Lazarus’ sores? +**Advice to translators**: Food scraps were food that was not eaten and thrown away or put in the garbage. + + + +### Why did the dogs lick Lazarus’ sores? The dogs licked Lazarus’ scores. Scholars think this was because Lazarus was too sick to stop them. Some scholars also think it helped ease Lazarus’ pain from his sores. -What did it mean that Lazarus was “carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side”? + + + +### What did it mean that Lazarus was “carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side”? + “Abraham’s side” is another name for “heaven.” See: Heaven -Where is Hades? + + + +### Where is Hades? See: Hades (Sheol) -What was a “great chasm”? + + + +### What was a “great chasm”? + Scholars think Jesus used the words “great chasm” to talk about a distance that cannot be crossed. -Why did the rich man call Abraham “Father Abraham”? + + + +### Why did the rich man call Abraham “Father Abraham”? + The rich man called Abraham “Father Abraham” because Abraham was the ancestor of all Jewish people. See: Ancestor and Descendant (Fathers, Forefathers, Patriarchs) -What did Abraham mean when he said, “They have Moses and the prophets”? + + + +### What did Abraham mean when he said, “They have Moses and the prophets”? + Many scholars think that “Moses and the prophets” spoke and wrote enough to teach the rich man’s brothers about God.