Gospels and Acts Flashcards
What Bible has the Apocrypha?
Catholic
Name two reasons the Apocrypha is not in the new testament
It was not written by apostles
It contains many errors
It says its not the inspired word of God
Who wrote the new testament
Matthew, Mark Luke, John, Peter, James, Paul, Jude, and author of Hebrews
How were the New Testament Books chosen
Written by Apostles or close friends
The early church recinized them as from God
What does pseudepigrapha mean
False works
Peter mentioned who as writing divine Scripture
Paul
Why are the gospels not biographies
No random facts about appearance or likes
They wrote about the likeness of God not necessarily about facts
What example can you give if someone says the synoptic gospels contradict
The example of two artist painting a portrait
Why do we need four gospels?
Each has their own perspective completing the picture of Jesus
Hermeneutics means
the interpretation of things
3 Steps of Hermeneutics
Understand what the Bible says
What does it mean
How does it apply to my life
What was the first Gospel written
Mark
What percent of Matthew and Luke can be found in Mark
90%
Mark was whose companion
Peter’s
What three things does Mark say about Jesus
Jesus was active
Jesus Suffered
To show that Jesus was our example
How many times did Mark use the word immediately compared to the rest of the Bible
42 times compared to 18
What was Marks Favorite name for Jesus
Son of Man
Who did mark write to
Unbelievers, Romans
Why do we think Mark wrote to unbelievers
He mentioned things every jew knew like
the mount of olives is accross from the temple
He never used the greek word for law like the other gospels did
Who did Matthew write to?
Jews
How many times did Matthew quote the Old Testament?
62 Times
Who did Matthew say Jesus was the son of and why?
- David Because He is the New King
2. Abraham because He is the new father of a chosen people
What three things does Matthew say about Jesus?
- He is the Jewish Messiah
- He’s a new and greater Moses
- Jesus came for all nations.
Who did Luke write to?
Theophilus and open minded gentiles
What work do Scholars believe to be one of the best Greek works of ancient times?
Luke
What three things does Luke say about Jesus?
- Jesus was part of God’s historical plan
- Jesus was the ideal Human being
- Jesus inaugurated a world wide community
When did the name Synoptic Gospels come about?
Late 1700s
What part of Jesus’ ministry do the Synoptic Gospels focus on?
Galilean ministry
What part of Jesus’ ministry does John focus on?
Judean ministry
What does John add to the Synoptic Gospels
- We see Jesus’ Judean ministry.
- We see lots of long discourses.
- We get historical information about how long Jesus ministered.
What three things does John say about Jesus?
- Jesus is the word of God
- Jesus is the light of the world
- Jesus is the Lamb
What is a word
An expression of what was once invisible.
