MINISTRY BEYOND GALILEE AND BACK

Ministry beyond Jewish region because of rejection by Jews
see Matt. 11:20-30; 12:22-37; John 6:22-7:1

Tyre & Sidon, PHOENICIA

Heals daughter of the Syrophoenician woman

15:21-28

7:24-30

DECAPOLIS

Heals the mute and feeds the 4,000

15:29-38

7:31-8:9

Magdala,

Dalmanutha

Pharisees & Sadducees demand a sign from heaven

15:39-16:4

8:10-12

Magdala

   → Bethsaida

Tells disciples to beware of the leaven

16:5-12

of Pharisees + Sadducees

8:13-21

of Pharisees + Herod

Bethsaida

Heals a blind man (with a second touch)

8:22-26

Caesarea Philippi, ITRURAEA

Jesus asks, “Who do you say I am?”

(Peter’s great confession of Jesus’ messiahship)

16:13-20

+ Son of God

8:27-30

9:18-21

Suffering Messiah: First announcement of His death, resurrection & second coming → Rebuke of Peter

Implications of discipleship

16:21-23

8:31-9:1

9:22-27

Mt Hermon?

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Beyond Galilee

Transfiguration of Jesus
Voice from heaven: "This is my Son ... Listen to him!" to stress the supremacy of Christ over Moses and Elijah?

17:1-8

After 6 days

9:2-8

Abt 8 days later

9:28-36

Talking about His impending death in Jerusalem

Confused concerning Jesus' resurrection but asked ... “Why do the scribes teach that Elijah must come first?” (Mal 4:5-6)

17:9-13
(11:12-14)

9:9-13

Caesarea
Philippi

Heals the demon-possessed boy
(whom the disciples could not heal)

Boy’s father: (1) If you can do anything and (2) Help my unbelief!

17:14-20

9:14-29

scribes out to discredit the disciples?

9:37-43

Galilee
(returns privately)

Second announcement of His death & resurrection

(but disciples did not understand and were afraid to ask)

17:22-23

9:30-32

9:43-45

Concealed from them

Capernaum

Money from a fish: Pays the Temple tax for himself and Peter so as not to offend

17:24-27

Exo. 30:14-16

Competition among the Twelve

(as to who is the greatest in the Kingdom)

18:1-5

9:33-37

9:46-50