Chapter 1 Vocab Flashcards
(from euangelizō, “to announce good news”). They are proclaimers of the good news about Jesus Christ and the coming of the kingdom of God.
Evangelists
This means “type of literature”.
Genre
Refers to those books accepted by the church as the authoritative Word of God.
Canon, canonical
A synthesis of the Gospels into a single story.
Harmony of the Gospels
Refers to the nature of Jesus’ person and work.
Christology
Describes when something is falsely written under an assumed name.
Pseudepigraphic
A way to read the gospels: comparing the Gospels to discern each Evangelist’s unique theological perspective.
Reading horizontally
The Gospels exhibit both _____ and ________, bearing witness to the same Jesus but viewing him from unique perspectives.
Unity and diversity
Matthew, Mark, and Luke are known as the _______ _________ (from the Greek synopsis, meaning “viewed together”) because they view the life and ministry of Jesus from a similar perspective, follow the same general outline, and record a great deal of common material.
Synoptic Gospels
Fanciful accounts of Jesus’ birth and childhood.
Infancy gospels
A way to read the gospels: following the story from top to bottom—that is, from beginning to end. This is reading the Gospels on their own terms, following the progress of each narrative from introduction to conflict, to climax, to resolution.
Reading vertically
Mark portrays him as the suffering ___ __ ___ , who offers himself as a sacrifice for sins;
Son of God
Mark stresses Jesus’ role as _________ ___________ to call the church to cross-bearing discipleship.
Suffering Servant
Matthew presents Jesus as the Jewish ______ , the fulfillment of Old Testament hopes;
Messiah, CHRIST
from Hebrew mashiaḥ, “anointed”
the four New Testament Gospels
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
