L4: New Testament and Four Gospels Flashcards
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Written account of our love story with God
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Bible
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Composed of two major parts: OT and NT
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Bible
3
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Means covenant
open-ended contract of love between God and Human beings
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Testament
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Gives witness to God’s saving love in human history
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Old Testament
5
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46 books classified into 3 categories: Torah, The Prophets, The Writings
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Old Testament
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central focus is the covenant theme of God’s love for the Jewish people
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Old Testament
7
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written to prepare for the coming of Jesus Christ
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Old Testament
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God’s word recorded by humans
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Bible
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Fulfills the Old Testament
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New Testament
10
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narrates and proclaims Jesus’ birth, teaching, passion, death, and resurrection
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New Testament
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focuses on God’s commitment to His people, which Jesus sealed by his sacrifice on the cross
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New Testament
12
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written in Koine (Common) Greek
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New Testament
13
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approx. dates range from the AD 50’s to the early 2nd century
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New Testament
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27 books, categorized into 4 books
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New Testament
15
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4 books of New Testament
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Gospel, Acts of the Apostles, Letters, Revelation
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Books of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John
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Gospel
17
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Principal witnesses to the life and teachings of Jesus Christ
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Gospel
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Gospel
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A.D. 60-70
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Acts of the Apostles
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A.D. 80-100
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Examples include missionary journeys of Paul, Council of Jerusalem, Preaching of Peter and the Apostles
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Acts of the Apostles
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describes the early spread of the Good News and formation of the early Church
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Acts of the Apostles
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written by the author of Luke’s Gospel
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Acts of the Apostles
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Letters
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A.D. 57-100
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How many Letters are present in the Bible?
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21
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also called Epistles
Letters
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Form of the Letters
Greetings
Body of the Letter
Conclusion
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identifies the sender and recipient
Greetings
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brief personal remark and farewell
Conclusion
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2 groups of Letters
Pauline Letters
| Catholic Epistles
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attributed to St. Paul
Pauline Letters
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How many Pauline Letters are present in the Bible?
14
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Examples of Pauline Letters
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Romans
Colossians
Titus
Ephesians
Hebrews
Corinthians
Galatians
Philippians
Philemon
etc.
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Letters written for the general public
| "universal"
Catholic Epistles
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Examples of Catholic Epistles
James
1 and 2 Peter
1,2, and 3 John
Jude
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Revelation
A.D. 95-96
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Revelation
also called Apocalypse
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means "revealed" or "unveiled"
apocalyptic
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visionary account of the decisive struggle of Christ and his followers against Satan and his forces
Revelation
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also written by the author of John's Gospel
Revelation
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compromise the heart of the scripture
Gospel
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four versions of the same story
Gospel
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"announcement of the good news"
evangelion
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Human Figure (Genealogy of Jesus)
Gospel according to Matthew
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Unknown, probably a Jewish Christian of Palestinian origin
Gospel according to Matthew
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A.D. 70-85
Gospel according to Matthew
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Syria (Antioch)
Gospel according to Matthew
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Unknown, but linked by tradition to John Mark- probably a friend or disciple of Peter
Gospel according to Mark
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A.D. 62-70
Gospel according to Mark
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Desert Lion- John the Baptist, the voice of one "crying out in the desert"
Gospel according to Mark
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Probably Rome
Gospel according to Mark
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Greece
Gospel according to Luke
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Ox (Zechariah offering a sacrifice in the Temple)
Gospel according to Luke
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A.D. 70-85
Gospel according to Luke
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A Greek convert (Gentile) and companion of Paul
Gospel according to Luke
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Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke
Synoptic Gospels
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Gospels that have a similar vision
Synoptic
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means "together seen" in Latin
Synoptic
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Why is the Gospel of John different from the other three Gospels?
It is not part of the Synoptic Gospels
| Longer and written in a more poetic tone
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A.D. 90-110
Gospel according to John
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Unknown, possibly John the Apostle or his disciple
Gospel according to John
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Ephesus (Asia Minor)
Gospel according to John
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Eagle (starts with a hymn to Jesus who uniquely looks on the face of God)
Gospel according to John
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Sources unique to Matthew
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Sources unique to Luke
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Sources unique to Luke and Matthew
Q or Quelle
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German word meaning "source"- Collection of Jesus' sayings
Q or Quelle
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Mark is a source unique to --------- and ----
Matthew, Luke
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Sources unique to Mark
Oral Tradition
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first written Gospel
Mark
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True or False: Gospels were written 50 years after the events they described happened.
False - 30
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True or False: Process of composition and formation of the Gospels took 40 to 60 years
False - 40 to 70
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Process in forming the Gospels
Jesus' life in Palestine
Oral Tradition
The Written Gospels
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period after resurrection and Pentecost
Oral Tradition
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proclaimed the Good News of Jesus by word of mouth
Oral Tradition
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Jesus proclaimed the Good News of our salvation
Jesus' life in Palestine
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During his public ministry of about 3 years, Jesus preached with unique authority
Jesus' life in Palestine
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He performed miracles.
Jesus' life in Palestine
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3 Forms of Oral Tradition
Kerygma
Didache
Litourgia
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celebration of the Holy Eucharist and sharing of Jesus' teachings
Litourgia
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Preaching to unbelievers
Kerygma
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refers to catechetical instructions for the newly baptized on how to live a Christ-filled life
Didache
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Why were the Gospels not written immediately after Jesus' death and resurrection?
The semitic people referred "living" word to the written word
Proclamation about Jesus was confined to Palestine and its neighboring countries
Early Christian expected that Jesus will come within their lifetime
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Eventually, why did the early Christians decide to write down the Good News?
Apostles and original witnesses were dying or being martyred
Good News was being preached to places outside Jerusalem
Christian community became diverse
To avoid erroneous Christian teaching
They realized that Jesus' second coming would not happen within their lifetime
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Fill in the blanks: The ------ drew their materials from the preaching of the apostles and earliest disciple of Jesus Christ
Gospel
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Fill in the blanks: The ----------- organized the materials according to their own particular sources and purpose
Evangelists
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Holy Spirit's divine activity of superintending the authors, editors, and compilers of the Bible
Biblical Inspiration
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True or False: The divine teachings written down in the Gospel are true and without any error.
True
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Why are there four different accounts of His life?
The 4 Gospels give us a clearer and more complete picture of who Jesus is.
Each evangelist portray Jesus from different perspectives.
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Portrait: "Suffering Messiah"
Audience: Suffering Christians
Consolations of the suffering Christians and teach the true way of following Jesus, follow him unto the cross
Gospel according to Mark
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Messianic Secret
Gospel according to Mark
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Portrait: "Messiah and King"
Audience: Jewish Christians
Underscores Christ Jewish Heritage.
Gospel according to Matthew
92
Portrait: "Savior of the World"
Audience: Gentile community
Jesus is the savior not just of chosen few but of all people especially the considerable Jewish outcast society
Shows the significant role of women (esp. Mary) in Jesus' ministry
Gospel according to Luke
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Portrait: "Jesus is the Son of God, the Word of God made man"
Audience: Christians of all background
Jesus is not depicted as beaten, tormented victim but as a glorified king, calm and fully in charge of His destiny
Gospel according to John
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What is the challenge of the Gospel?
Meet the Risen Christ
Read the Gospel with Faith
Share the Good News with Others
