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The New Testament. Christian Scriptures. Christian Scriptures. Is revelation because it tells us what God wants us to know about Jesus through the words written by inspired writers It contains Jesus’ words, actions, and his meaning for people. It is a record of faith of the first Christians. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Christian Scriptures
The New Testament
Is revelation because it tells us what God wants us to know about Jesus through the words written by inspired writers
It contains Jesus’ words, actions, and his meaning for people.
It is a record of faith of the first Christians
Christian Scriptures
Divided into FOUR SECTIONS:1. Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke
and John2. Acts of the Apostles: describes
early Christian life3. Epistles: a series of letters4. Revelations: the only prophetic
book in the New Testament
Christian Scriptures
Christian scripture contains 27 books that we refer to as the canon, meaning rules.
These books are regarded as authoritative for Christian faith and life.
Christian Scripture
The GospelsThe word gospel means “good news”The first four books of the New
Testament– Matthew, Mark, Luke and John– tell the good news about Jesus and his ministry
Synoptic activity
Synoptic Gospels
The word synoptic means “with the same eye” or “seeing together”
Matthew, Mark and Luke present the basic story of Jesus in similar ways, including the order of the material, the stories told, the sayings of Jesus, even using many of the same words in parallel accounts.
For this reason they are called the Synoptic Gospels.
Synoptic Gospels
Synoptic Gospels“Q” is short for “Quelle,” a German word
meaning “source”Defined as the “common material” found in
Matthew, Mark and Luke“Q” is material which represents a written
collection of saying of Jesus
Q
SYNOPTIC
GOSPELS
On the other hand, while the Gospel of John sometimes resembles the other three Gospels, it tells the story of Jesus in significantly different ways, including a different order of events, different perspectives and points of emphasis, and with its own unique vocabulary and style.
Synoptic Gospels: John
John
Mark wrote the first Gospel shortly before 70 C.E.
The Gospel was written in RomeIt was written for a gentile (non Jewish)
audienceIt is the shortest of the four gospelsIt narrates the ministry of Jesus and
concentrates particularly on the last week of His life.
Mark
Much of the Gospel of Matthew is based on the Gospel according to Mark
It was written shortly after 70 C.E.It was probably written in Antioch, the
capital of the Roman province of SyriaIf focuses on how Jesus fulfilled Jewish
prophecies It is a written collection of sayings of Jesus
and a source of Church history
Matthew
This Gospel was written between 70 and 90 C.E.
Luke is a Syrian from Antioch (in present day Turkey)
The authors were highly literate in Hebrew Scriptures
Continues the biblical history of God’s dealings with humanity found in the Hebrew Scriptures, showing how God’s promise to Israel have been fulfilled in Jesus
This gospel has a special emphasis on prayer, the activity of the Holy Spirit and joyfulness
Written as a historical account of Jesus’ earthly ministry and the church after Jesus’ resurrection
Luke
This Gospel is quite different in character from the three synoptic gospels
It contains many details not found in the other gospels
It was probably written around 90 C.E.It is highly literary and symbolicThis Gospel urges people to reject false
teachings and focuses heavily on Jesus’ miracles
John
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