Life of Jesus · era 6 of 12

Special training of the Twelve around Galilee

24 events

What happens in this era

  1. The first retirement. The twelve return, and Jesus retires with them beyond the lake to rest. Feeding of the five thousand

    Mark 6:30-44; Matthew 14:13-21; Luke 9:10-17; John 6:1-13

    DebatedBethsaida vicinity

  2. The prevention of the revolutionary purpose to proclaim Jesus king (a political Messiah)

    Mark 6:45-46; Matthew 14:22-23; John 6:14-15

    DebatedBethsaida vicinity

  3. The peril to the twelve in the storm at sea and Christ's coming to them on the water in the darkness

    Mark 6:47-52; Matthew 14:24-33; John 6:16-21

    High confidenceSea of Galilee

  4. The reception at gennesaret

    Mark 6:53-56; Matthew 14:34-36

    ProbablePlain of Gennesaret

  5. The collapse of the galilean campaign because Jesus will not conform to popular messianic expectations

    John 6:22-71

    High confidenceCapernaum

  6. Pharisees from Jerusalem reproach Jesus for allowing his disciples to disregard their traditions about ceremonial defilement of the hands. A puzzling parable in reply

    Mark 7:1-23; Matthew 15:1-20; John 7:1

    High confidenceCapernaum

  7. The second withdrawal to the region of Tyre and Sidon and the healing of the daughter of a syro-phoenician woman

    Mark 7:24-30; Matthew 15:21-28

    High confidenceTyre

  8. The third withdrawal north through Phoenicia and east towards hermon and south into Decapolis (keeping out of the territory of Herod antipas) with the healing of the deaf and dumb man and the feeding of the four thousand

    Mark 7:31-8:9; Matthew 15:29-38

    DebatedDecapolis

  9. The brief visit to magadan (dalmanutha) in Galilee and the sharp attack by the Pharisees and the Sadducees (note their appearance now against Jesus)

    Mark 8:10-12; Matthew 15:39-16:4

    DebatedMagadan / Dalmanutha

  10. The fourth retirement to bethsaida julias in the tetrarchy of Herod Philip with sharp rebuke of the dulness of the disciples on the way across and the healing of a blind man in bethsaida

    Mark 8:13-26; Matthew 16:5-12

    DebatedBethsaida vicinity

  11. Near cæsarea philippi Jesus tests the faith of the twelve in his messiahship

    Mark 8:27-30; Matthew 16:13-20; Luke 9:18-21

    High confidenceCaesarea Philippi

  12. Jesus distinctly foretells that he, the Messiah, will be rejected and killed, and will rise the third day

    Mark 8:31-37; Matthew 16:21-26; Luke 9:22-25

    High confidenceCaesarea Philippi

  13. The coming of the Son Of Man in that generation

    Mark 8:38-9:1; Matthew 16:27-28; Luke 9:26-27

    High confidenceCaesarea Philippi

  14. The transfiguration of Jesus on a mountain (probably hermon) near cæesarea philippi

    Mark 9:2-8; Matthew 17:1-8; Luke 9:28-36

    DebatedMount Hermon region

  15. The puzzle of the three disciples about the resurrection and about Elijah on their way down the mountain

    Mark 9:9-13; Matthew 17:9-13; Luke 9:36

    DebatedMount Hermon region

  16. The demoniac boy, whom the disciples could not heal

    Mark 9:14-29; Matthew 17:14-20; Luke 9:37-43

    High confidenceCaesarea Philippi

  17. Returning privately through Galilee, he again foretells his death and resurrection

    Mark 9:30-32; Matthew 17:22-23; Luke 9:43-45

    DebatedGalilee

  18. Jesus, the Messiah, pays the half-shekel for the temple

    Matthew 17:24-27

    High confidenceCapernaum

  19. The twelve contend as to who shall be the greatest under the Messiah's reign. His subjects must be childlike

    Mark 9:33-37; Matthew 18:1-5; Luke 9:46-48

    High confidenceCapernaum

  20. The mistaken zeal of the apostle John rebuked by Jesus in pertinent parables

    Mark 9:38-50; Matthew 18:6-14; Luke 9:49-50

    High confidenceCapernaum

  21. Right treatment of a brother who has sinned against one, and duty of patiently forgiving a brother (parable of the unmerciful servant)

    Matthew 18:15-35

    High confidenceCapernaum

  22. The Messiah's followers must give up everything for his service

    Matthew 8:19-22; Luke 9:57-62

    DebatedGalilee

  23. The unbelieving brothers of Jesus counsel him to exhibit himself in Judea, and he rejects the advice

    John 7:2-9

    DebatedGalilee

  24. He goes privately to Jerusalem through Samaria

    Luke 9:51-56; John 7:10

    DebatedSamaria

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