Revalation In and Through Jesus In The Synoptic Gospels Flashcards

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The gospel according to Matthew is the first gospel in the New Testament. What does this placement indicate?

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The high esteem the gospel held in the early church

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Why are the gospels of Mathew, mark, and Luke known as the synoptic gospels?

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They follow a similar pattern in both their overall structures and individual views

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What were the two directions Matthew’s community was being pulled?

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  1. Their desire to remain true to their Jewish roots

2. Their ardent belief that Jesus east he long awaited messiah

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Which gospel links Jesus to his genealogy and why?

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In The gospel of Mathew it connect Jesus to Abraham, the father of Judaism, and to David, Israel’s greatest Jewish king

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Where does Jesus give a new interpretation of the law?

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The sermon on the mount

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Which is the shortest(and first written) gospel?

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Gospel of mark

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John

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Audience: Gentiles and Jews
Image of Christ: emphasizes the divinity of Christ
Message: two halves; 1. Book of signs 2. Book of glory

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Mark

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Audience: non Jewish Christians
Image of Christ: emphasizes humanity of Christ
Message: includes messianic secret (only demons and hobo know) half is dedicated to the passion

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Disciples in marks gospel were..

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Lacking trust and faith

Not loyal to Jesus

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The author of Luke also wrote,,

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The acts of the apostles

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Theophilus

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“Lover of god” refers to gentile Christians in Antioch of Syria in Greece

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Matthew

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Audience: Jews
Image of Christ: Jesus is fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies
Message: make readers believe Jesus was a part of their tradition

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Luke

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Audience: outcasts of community
Image of Christ: compassionate savior who welcomes all
Message: women and outsiders are big part of ministry

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Jesus changes water into wine

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Foreshadows that he will be the blood of the new covenant

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Jesus healing the officials son

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Faith in Jesus leads to whole ness and health

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Feeding of the 5 thousand

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Jesus’s satisfying of our spiritual hungers

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Jesus walks on water

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demonstrates that Jesus has the power to calm fear

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Restores sight to blind man

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Spiritual insight into the real identity of Jesus. The blind man has eyes of faith

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Jesus raises Lazarus from the dead

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Christi’s pore over life and death

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What is a long speech Jesus gave to teach about matters of faith and salvation

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Discourse

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What is a define moment of the last supper in johns gospel

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Washing the disciples feet

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What are the fruits of those who remain in Jesus

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Service and love

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What is the climax of johns gospel

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Jesus’s willingness to lay down his life for the salvation of all

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What does johns gospel not focus on with regard to the paschal mystery

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The tragedy

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What event in the crucifixion of Jesus in the gospel of John does not appear in the other gospels?

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A soldier pierces Jesus’s side

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Paraclete

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A name for the Holy Spirit

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Logos

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A title for Jesus. Means “word”

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Besides pater and bartimaeus, who names the rue identity of Jesus?

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The demons he casts out

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What is the parable that addresses the plight of the anawim(poor person)?

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The rich man and Lazarus

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In which gospels is the births of Jesus present?

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Matthew and Luke

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When does the ministry of Jesus begin?

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On his baptism

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What miracle is in all four gospels?

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The multiplication of the loaves

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What captures the heart of the new law?

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The beatitudes

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What do the beautitudes call for?

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A reversal of the worlds value system and a total conversion of heart

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What do the beatitudes respond to?

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Our hearts innermost desire for happiness

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What do parables Challenge listeners to do?

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Implement the word of god

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The miracles provide credibility to Jesus’s words and teaching by doing what?

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Concretely demonstrating his power over sin and evil

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What are the four types of. Oracles Jesus performs in the synoptic gospels?

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Healings
Exorcisms
Control over nature
Restoration of life

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Golgotha

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Means “place of the skull”

Where Jesus was crucified

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Infancy narratives

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The accounts of Jesus’s birth

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Magi

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Wise men from the east that came to see Jesus’s birth

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What sides the book of glory center on?

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The paschal mystery

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In the prologue of johns gospel, how is Jesus described?

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The preexistent logos

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What is the focus of the book of signs

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7 miraculous signs Jesus performed