Mark 1:21-28 - "How Much authority?"
§ Jesus drives out demons in Capernaum
§ Jesus had S’mikhah in four areas– a certain type of authority that was distinctive.
1. To bring new interpretations
§ There were 480 synagogues in Jerusalem in Jesus’ day - pg 1783 Archeological Bible
2. To make legal judgments – halakhic decisions
3. To give orders to demons
§ Jesus probably said ‘be quiet’ because the occult belief was that to say a person’s name and title fully and correctly gave you power over them.
§ p1572 of archeological Bible gives distinct beliefs of Jews on Demons compared to the rest of the world plus how Jesus brought ion a new understanding compared to the O.T.
4. To forgive sins
§ Question: Jesus gives authority to his Disciples – to us? So which parts of His authority does He give?
o All or just some of His authority?
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