Ss Flashcards
Tacitus
Roman historian, verifies that the public life of Jesus took place during the time of Tiberius
Suetonius
Roman biographer, mentions Christian preachers teaching of Jesus as messiah at a synagogue in Rome( same story told in acts of the apostle)
Josephus
Jewish historian, mentions John the Baptist and calls him a good man
Gospels
Not a biography, communicate teachings to believers by believers
Letters
Personal communications
Parables
Stories usually with ethical or moral message
Source criticism
Matt, own sources
Luke, own sources
Mark was a source for Matt and Luke, they were both “Q”
All NT written in
Greek
Form
Jesus is divine as God
Redaction
Author as editor and how to present the material
The synoptic gospels
The same eye
Christology
Study of Jesus Christ
High christology
Jesus is only God
Low christology
Jesus is only human
Mark portrays Jesus as
Suffering servant