Introduction to the New Testament Flashcards
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
Jewish Christians
Gospel of Matthew all leads back to audience:
Jewish Christian
Gospel of Matthew: Image of Jesus
Teacher
Gospel of Matthew: pattern
Deliberate pattern to gospel. Alternates between discourse and teaching 5 times
Gospel of Matthew: What was happening during that time?
Rejection of the Gentiles by Jewish Christians. Rejection of Jews to Christians. Kicked out of synagogues
Bridge between the Old Testament and New Testament
Matthew
Matthew divides his gospel into 5 discourse/teaches. Why?
To inmate the Torah-5 books
Why is the Gospel of Matthew different?
Because he doesn’t explain he just says
Gospel of Mark: audience
Gentile Christians probably living in Rome
Gospel of Mark: emphasis on what?
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
Gospel of Mark: Image
Suffering Servant. Very human and suffering messiah who accepts this as following God’s will. Most human portrayal of Jesus
Gospel of Mark: Focus
More on Jesus’ deeds than words
Gospel of Mark: Basically answers 2 questions
Who is this Jesus called “Christ”?
What does it mean to be his disciple? (life and death answer)
What are Marks techniques
Begins with clear distinctions between the followers and opponents. Framing and Threefold
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
Framing
Repeats themes three times throughout gospel
Threefold
Tries to answer who Jesus is
4 major episodes
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
Messianic Secret
Jesus announces the paradox (irony, contradiction) as Messiah, he must suffer, die, and then be raised to glory. Followers didn’t understand this mystery
Messianic mystery
First/oldest/smallest gospel
Mark
Wrote both Acts and the gospel
Gospel of Luke
Largest contribution by any one author
Gospel of Luke
Gospel of Luke: audience
Gentiles
2nd coming of Jesus
Parousia
Gospel of Luke: emphasis
Jesus human qualities specially compassion
Gospel of Luke: concerned
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
Gospel of Luke: refers
To the Holy Spirit more than the other Gospels
Gospel of Luke: mentioned a lot
Mary as a model for us
Biggest portion in the New Testament
Gospel of Luke
Was the last gospel written
Gospel of John
Why was the Gospel of John different?
Because it had a different styles and had different and new content
Gospel of John: uses
Poetic and symbolic language. Gospel is full of images and symbols. Concentrate on signs and symbols
John instead of parables has ________
Teaching
Gospel of John: main theme
Is love one another in other words service to others
Similar; together seen
Synoptic
3 Synoptic Gospels
Matthew, Mark, Luke
Matthew and Luke copied from
Mark
Matthew and Luke also copied from
Q
Quelle
Q
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
Revelation
Mark: symbol
Lion=courage
Matthew: symbol
Man=intelligence
Luke: symbol
Ox=strength
John: symbol
Eagle=swiftness
50 days
Pentecost
Pentecost: Hebrew Name
Shavu’of
50 days after Pentecost
Shavu’of
Our Pentecost comes
50 days after Easter
Our Celebration of Pentecost
Birthday of the Church, Beginning of a Oral Tradition, Coming of the Spirit
Jews Celebration of Pentecost
Harvest and Moses received the 10 commandments
Gospel of John: image
Jesus-God incarnate
