midterm Flashcards
Mark APV
audience - Christians being persecuted by Romans
purpose - your faith will be rewarded with eternal life
view- Jesus is the suffering servant
Luke APV
audience - Gentile christians
purpose - Jesus came to save all not just the Jews
view- gentile savior of the anawim
John APV
audience - All Christians
purpose - believe and live. don’t believe and die
view- Jesus is the all-knowing all might and all-powerful savior
Matthew APV
audience - Jews being persecuted by other Jews
purpose - Jesus was the Messiah
View- Jesus is the new Moses
Sarx
Means “flesh” in greek and means human limitations
What’s what in Luke’s and Matthew’s Birth Narrative-
Matthew: star, wise men, the three gifts, and NO SHEPARDS, he emphasizes Joseph.
Luke: Shepherds, he emphasizes Mary and Angel Gabriel.
Jesus Baptism
New life
Johns Baptism
Repentance
Whos got more?
Mark has more demons than anyone.
Matthew has more Old Testament references.
Luke has more women.
John has more poetry and theology.
Genealogies
Matthew’s gospel comes first because it links the Old Testament to the New Testament. There are women in Matthew’s testament, and they are all gentile.
Luke connects Jesus to Adam because Adam is the for father of everyone.
Problems Jesus faced before his mission
He is not a warrior king. He is not wealthy. He’s against the temple system. He dies on the cross.
The Canticle of Mary
The magnificat
Samaritan woman
She is the one with the five husbands she the outcast.
Parable of the good samaratin m
was not a true story
The hemorrhaging women
was not supposed to be seen, just needed to touch Jesus clothes.