Notes 3: what is a gospel

Question 1

OT timeframe vs NT timeframe

Answer 1

OT (creation to Malachi, 1500 years)
NT (birth to revelation, 90 years)

Question 2

Gospel definition

Answer 2

Good word, story, report

Question 3

Romans 1:1-4 “paul and the gospel”

Answer 3

Jesus is the messiah and he died which was prophesied

Question 4

NT context: 1 Cor 15:3,4

Answer 4

*the few letters that skeptics of Jesus don’t argue with
*texts that were within 4-5 years of Jesus’ death

Question 5

NT context: Hebrews 1:1

Answer 5

*some ppl think paul wrote
*god is speaking through his son to share his name instead of speaking through prophets

Question 6

Gospel as Narrative literature

Answer 6

tell a story

Question 7

Gospels as biography

Answer 7

tell a real story of a real person. factually accurate and written well

Question 8

gospels as folk literature

Answer 8

fabricated literature that is blown up to prove a point of serve a purpose

Question 9

gospels as law

Answer 9

OT state laws, NT Jesus explains those laws and deepens them

Question 10

gospels as wisdom

Answer 10

wise sayings of jesus

Question 11

gospels as parables

Answer 11

teaching devices to compare two things

Question 12

gospels as rebuke

Answer 12

calling ppl to figure things out and be better

Question 13

gospels as passion

Answer 13

root of the word = to suffer, Jesus suffered deeply

Question 14

gnosticism

Answer 14

sect that came out of christianity that believed Jesus was never a real human

Question 15

why were the unused gospels not included

Answer 15

were not well known and have evidence of being written 100’s of years after Jesus’ death