New Testament overview Flashcards
St Matthew
Writhe the first gospel
Evangelists
Matthew, mark Luke and John.
St mark
Wrote the second gospel
St Luke
Wrote the third gospel and the acts of the apostle
St. John,
Wrote the last gospels, and the book of revalation
St. Paul
Wrote 13 of the epistles
- Be very familiar with the outline of the New Testament (Christian Scriptures). How many total books? How many major divisions? What are the Pauline letters and how are they divided? What are the catholic letters and who were the writers of such
letters?
27 books total etc
- What is the purpose of the Acts of the Apostles? Who wrote it?
To give people the history of the early church
- Identify and explain each of the three stage process in which the Gospels were the result.
Life, preaching, and written
- List and explain each of the four Gospels; depicting author, time written, audience for which the gospel was written, and identify the specific portrait of Jesus depicted.
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
- Discuss what is defined as the Synoptic Gospels. Include in your discussion which
gospels are included and the significance of both the M and Q sources.
Matthew mark and Luke
- Both the Gospels of Luke and Matthew contain the preludes of the early life of Jesus.What three sources did Luke and Matthew use to write about this earliest account of
Jesus? How are these accounts similar? Different? Explain.
they used
history : what Mary and Joseph’s families remembered about the early life of Jesus.
prophecy: what the Old Testament had to say about the early years of the messiah
theology: what the Holy Spirit had to say about this period of Jesus life.
- Explain from Luke’s words, the Holy Spirit will come on you and God’s power will
rest upon you. From the expression rest upon what symbolism is revealed? How does
this symbolism become reality?
the expression symbolizes Mary’s body with a meeting Tent. her womb is the ark.
this all means that god will make himself present among people in a new way.
- Explain how ancient engagements/marriages differ from today’s practices.
ancient marrages were different than today’s because they were pre decided and the couples didn’t love each other, it was also about the family’s sharing goods or land.
- Why did Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem?
Becuse king Herod orders them when he counts a census.
- Explain how the preludes of Jesus are a fulfillment of what was prophesied in the Old Testament (Hebrew Scripture). Give specific details.
what was prophesised in the Old Testament was all of the prophets who foretold of a messiah , and all of the holy tapestries.
Matthews gospel
written between 70 and 90 AD
- written in Antioch (modern day Syria)
- wrote to Jews
- Portrait: teaching savior
Marks gospel
- written around 60 AD.
- written in Rome.
- wrote for Gentiles.{non Jewish} , Christians being persecuted
- Portrait: suffering savior
Luke’s gospel
wrote between 70 AD to 90 AD
- written in Greece
- written for Gentiles
- Portrait: compassionate savior
Johns gospel
wrote after 90 AD
- wrote in Ephesus (modern day turkey)
- wrote for Christians of all backrounds
- Portrait: lifeving savior
