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Gospels & Evangelists, PPT
Gospels & Evangelists, PPT
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1. Overview of the New Testament
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1.2. The COVENANT in NT:
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2. The Formation of the Gospels
2.1. Chronology.
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3. A Shift in Meaning
Two applications of the term
gospel:
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4. 3 Stages of Development of the
Gospels
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5. From One Jesus to
Four Gospels
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Image of Jesus:
Great teacher
A king like David
Matthew
Common man
Hidden messiah
Eschatological
Mark judge
Sacrificial offering
Savior for ‘all
Luke nations’
An eternal loftiness
Divine wisdom
made flesh
John
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6. The Evangelists
6.1. Evangelists – proclaimers of the word: from
gospel preachers to gospel writers. Matthew
John
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6.2. Why did it take so long to write the gospels?
Matthew
Mark
Luke John
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6.3. Why then did they write after some time?
Matthew
Mark
Luke John
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7. The Synoptic Gospels
and the Synoptic Problem
The Matthew
Striking similarities
Synoptic Mark
Gospels Luke Striking differences
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7.1. Two Proponents of the Documentary Theory
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7.1.2. The Probability of Q
There are verses found in Mt
and Lk but not in Mk.
Presumably, Q contained
mainly sayings of Jesus in-
tended as a manual of
instruction.
Matthew Luke
80-90 C.E. 80-90 C.E. Mt and Lk must have copied from
Q, resulting in verses that can be
found in them but not in Mk.
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