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Jesus’ birth, teaching, Passion, Death, and Resurrection are narrated and proclaimed in the
new testament
Four Categories of the New Testament books.
- Gospel
- Act of the Apostles
- Letters
- Revelation
Consist of the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John.
gospel
the word evangelists came from the greek word ——— which means ———
evangelion, announcement of the good news
Four Gospel are the principal witnesses to the life and teachings of -
Jesus
describes the early evangelization of the Good News.
act of the apostles
how many letters are in the bible and what are they called
21 letters, epistles
how many letters were attributed and to who
13, St. Paul
what did the letter to the hebrew present
presents Jesus in the light of the Old
the remaining letters were attributed to —
the apostles
revelation is also called
apocalypse
It is the only prophetic book in the New Testament.
revelation
THE 27 BOOKS IN THE NEW TESTAMENT
matthew
mark
luke
john
acts
romans
corinthians
corinthians
galatians
ephisians
philippians
colossians
thessalonians
thessalonians
timothy
timothy
titus
philemons
hebrews
james
peter
peter
john
john
john
jude
revelation
3 STAGES OF FORMATION OF THE GOSPELS
- Jesus Life in Palestine
- Oral Tradition
- The Written Gospels (65-100 CE)
what are the gospels portraits of Jesus?
Matthew - Jesus is the Suffering Messiah
Mark - Jesus is the Messiah and King
Luke - Jesus is the Savior of the World
John - Jesus is the Son of God, the Word of God made man
seven signs / miracles of Jesus
- Turning water into Wine
- Healing the Nobleman’s Son
- Healing the Man at the Pool
- Feeding of the 5,000
- Walking on water
- Healing a man born blind
- Resurrecting Lazarus
the gospels symbols
Matthew - represented by a Man (Christ human nature)
Mark - Desert Lion
Luke - by an ox (ancient animal sacrifices)
John - by an eagle
Sower means –
Seed means –
Kind of Soil means –
Jesus
Word of God
People
hears the word without understanding it.
Path
hears the word; does not sink in deep.
rocky grounds
hears the word, distracted by worldly things.
among the thorns
hears the word and understand it.
good soil
he teaches us how to appreciate the Joy of the Gospels.
Pope Francis
let the joy of faith revive as a quiet yet firm trust, even amid the greatest distress.
joy amidst the suffering