NT AND GOSPELS Flashcards
Jesus Christ’s birth, teaching, passion, death and resurrection are narrater and proclaimed in this testament
New testament
This testament cover God’s various covenants with Israel, especially the Sinai covenant
Old Testament
Sinai covenant was mediated by…
Moses
Categories in the Old testament
The Torah or Law, The Writings and The Prophets
How many books are there in the Old Testament?
46 books
4 groups in the New Testament
Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, Revelation, and Letters
How many books are there in the New Testament?
27 books
What are the 4 Gospels?
Mark, Matthew, Luke and John
What do Mark, Matthew, Luke and John do?
they announce the Good News of our Lord Jesus Christ
They are the writers; a term derived from the Greek word euangelion, which means “announcement of the Good News”
Evangelists
What are the four Gospels about?
Life and teaching of Jesus Christ
Describes the early spread of the Good News to the world and formation of the early Church
Acts of the Apostles
How many letters are there?
21 letters
21 letters in the Bible are called…
Epistles
Who did they attribute the 14 letters?
St. Paul/ Pauline Letters
How about the remaining letters? How many are they and who is it attributed to?
7 letters and these are attributed to other Apostles
This is also called as Apocalypse and is the only prophetic book in the New Testament
Revelation
Three stages in the formation of the Gospels
Jesus’ life in Palestine, The Oral Tradition and The Written Gospels
God’s word recorded by humans; written account of our love story w God
Bible
A word meaning “covenant”, The open-ended contract between God and Human beings
Testament
This fulfills the Old testament
New Testament
New testament was written in what language?
Koine (common) Greek