Prophets and Gospels Test Flashcards
Gospels and their dates written
John: 90-100 AD
Matthew: 80-100 AD
Mark: 65-70 AD
Luke: 85 AD
Matthew’s Portrayal of Jesus
Teacher, Messiah, Parallel with Moses
Mark’s Portrayal of Jesus
Full of Emotion, healer
Luke’s Portrayal of Jesus
Compassionate healer, Savior, physician
John’s Portrayal of Jesus
His divine sonship
Matthew’s audience
Jews
Mark’s audience
Gentile Christians in Rome, Christians
Luke’s audience
Gentile Christians
John’s audience
Jews and Christians
Mark’s image
Lion
Matthew’s image
Human
Luke’s image
Calf
John’s image
Eagle
Matthew other
Sermon on the Mount, new moses
Mark other
Messianic secret, encourages that people are suffering with Jesus.
Luke other
Wrote acts of the Apostles, Directed at the poor, Mentions women the most, Addresses the dangers of death.
John other
“I AM” statements
Who does Matthew and Luke trace their genealogies back to? Why?
Mathew’s genealogies go back to Abraham.
Luke’s genealogies go back to Adam.
Identify characteristics of each stage of the gospel development. What are the three stages of Gospel development?
- LIfe and Teaching
- Oral Tradition
- The written Gospels
What is the Q source? Which evangelists used the Q source? How do scholars hypothesize this?
The Q source or the Quelle is a theoretical document the scholars believed was a source that Matthew and Luke used, information that isn’t in Mark’s Gospel.
Which evangelists used Mark as their source? How do we know this?
Matthew and Luke used Mark as a source. We know this because Matthew, Luke , and Mark are the 3 synoptic gospels.
How many books are in the New Testament?
27 books
What are the different sections of the New Testament? What does each section focus on? (Gospels, Acts, Letters, Revelation)
- The first 4 books are the Gospels: Mark, John, Luke, Matthew. They focus on the life, death and resurrection of Jesus.
- The 5th book is the Acts of Apostles which focus on after Jesus’ death and resurrection where the apostles preach and the early church.
- 6-26 are the Letters/Epistles and they focus on the early church communities, leaders, and people. They address problems and encourage people. Examples are Romans 1,2 Corinthius.
- 27 is the Revelation which is a book of hope to early Christians.
Be able to articulate which evangelist’s portrayal of Jesus most appeals to you and why.
Luke, because he pays special attention to the poor and mentions women the most, and also warns of the dangers of being rich.
Review the basic concepts of Matthew and Luke’s infancy narratives. What is unique to each story? How are they similar? How are they different?
Both births take place in Bethlehem, Both stories have Mary, Jesus, and Joseph, Both mention an angel, and both have the Holy Spirit. Matthew targeted the Jews so made parallels between Jesus and Mose. Luke wanted to reach the poor so he showed that Jesus was from humble beginnings and was trying to help the oppressed.
How is John’s gospel different from the synoptic gospels?
John’s Gospel shows Jesus in his divine sonship rather than portraying him as a healer, savior, messiah, ect… John’s gospel also shows Jesus getting arrested before Passover instead of during Passover which shows him as the truly new Paschal lamb.
What are the “I AM” statements of John’s Gospel? What old testament book does the phrase “I AM” come from?
The “I AM” statement is a parallel to Yahweh in Exodus.
Resurrection
The process of rising or coming back from the dead, coming back to life after death.
Infancy Narratives
Only the Gospels of Matthew and Luke contain Jesus’ Infancy narrative.
Canon
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Gentile Christian
Non- Jewish?
Evangelist
The authors of the four gospels: Mark, John, Luke, and Matthew
Gospel
The first 4 books of the new testament including Mark, John, Luke, Matthew
Kerygma
Prodamation or preaching because it is a proclamation and a message.
Messianic Secret
When Jesus tells the demons to not tell people about how he is the Messiah (Mark’s gospel)
Q Source
Also known as the “Quelle source” assumed to be the source for information found in Matthew and Luke’s Gospel, but not in Marks.
Synoptic Gospel
Mark, Matthew, Luke
logos/word
States the divinity of Jesus.
light/darkness
Used in John’s Gospel the only
I AM statements
John’s gospel says it?
