Introduction to the New Testament

Question 0

Gospel of Matthew: Show to them that believe in Jesus didn’t break from their tradition but continued it. Also has many links to Gentiles. Example: genealogy

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Jewish Christians

Question 1

Gospel of Matthew all leads back to audience:

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Jewish Christian

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Gospel of Matthew: Image of Jesus

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Teacher

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Gospel of Matthew: pattern

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Deliberate pattern to gospel. Alternates between discourse and teaching 5 times

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Gospel of Matthew: What was happening during that time?

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Rejection of the Gentiles by Jewish Christians. Rejection of Jews to Christians. Kicked out of synagogues

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Bridge between the Old Testament and New Testament

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Matthew

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Matthew divides his gospel into 5 discourse/teaches. Why?

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To inmate the Torah-5 books

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Why is the Gospel of Matthew different?

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Because he doesn’t explain he just says

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Gospel of Mark: audience

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Gentile Christians probably living in Rome

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Gospel of Mark: emphasis on what?

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On suffering in his gospel may indicated that Mark composed his gospel in order to strengthen Christians in Rome who were undergoing persecution under Nero

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Gospel of Mark: Image

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Suffering Servant. Very human and suffering messiah who accepts this as following God’s will. Most human portrayal of Jesus

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Gospel of Mark: Focus

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More on Jesus’ deeds than words

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Gospel of Mark: Basically answers 2 questions

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Who is this Jesus called “Christ”?

What does it mean to be his disciple? (life and death answer)

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What are Marks techniques

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Begins with clear distinctions between the followers and opponents. Framing and Threefold

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Frames on story within another. Interrupts long story with a short one. Readers are forced to see the tensions between the frame story and the story inserted in the middle

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Framing

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Repeats themes three times throughout gospel

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Threefold

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Tries to answer who Jesus is

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4 major episodes

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Often after a miracle Jesus commands persons healed, onlookers, disciples to silence. But at the same time through His actions he revealed as the promised Messiah

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Messianic Secret

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Jesus announces the paradox (irony, contradiction) as Messiah, he must suffer, die, and then be raised to glory. Followers didn’t understand this mystery

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Messianic mystery

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First/oldest/smallest gospel

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Mark

Question 20

Wrote both Acts and the gospel

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Gospel of Luke

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Largest contribution by any one author

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Gospel of Luke

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Gospel of Luke: audience

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Gentiles

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2nd coming of Jesus

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Parousia

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Gospel of Luke: emphasis

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Jesus human qualities specially compassion

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Gospel of Luke: concerned

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About being faithful to oral interpretation of eyewitness. Also very concerned about historical accuracy and context. This is why he connects the events of Jesus life and historical events. Also on Geography location

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Gospel of Luke: refers

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To the Holy Spirit more than the other Gospels

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Gospel of Luke: mentioned a lot

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Mary as a model for us

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Biggest portion in the New Testament

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Gospel of Luke

Question 29

Was the last gospel written

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Gospel of John

Question 30

Why was the Gospel of John different?

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Because it had a different styles and had different and new content

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Gospel of John: uses

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Poetic and symbolic language. Gospel is full of images and symbols. Concentrate on signs and symbols

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John instead of parables has ________

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Teaching

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Gospel of John: main theme

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Is love one another in other words service to others

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Similar; together seen

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Synoptic

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3 Synoptic Gospels

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Matthew, Mark, Luke

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Matthew and Luke copied from

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Mark

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Matthew and Luke also copied from

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Q

Question 38

Quelle

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Q

Question 39

Symbolic literature. Not just about the end of the world but about the world in which the 1 Christians who were being persecuted. Scholars were not sure of all symbols, numbers, and color in this book, but many were borrowed from some of the Old Testament writers

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Revelation

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Mark: symbol

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Lion=courage

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Matthew: symbol

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Man=intelligence

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Luke: symbol

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Ox=strength

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John: symbol

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Eagle=swiftness

Question 44

50 days

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Pentecost

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Pentecost: Hebrew Name

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Shavu’of

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50 days after Pentecost

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Shavu’of

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Our Pentecost comes

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50 days after Easter

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Our Celebration of Pentecost

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Birthday of the Church, Beginning of a Oral Tradition, Coming of the Spirit

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Jews Celebration of Pentecost

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Harvest and Moses received the 10 commandments

Question 50

Gospel of John: image

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Jesus-God incarnate