The Gospel of Matthew Flashcards
1
Q
3/4 of these canonical gospels share a significant amount of material
A
Matthew, Mark, and Luke
2
Q
The “Synoptic” gospels
A
Matthew, Mark and Luke
3
Q
John & the Synoptics
A
John contains some elements from the Synoptics, but considerably less. There are no exorcisms or parables, and structure of the gospel is different
4
Q
why are there multiple gospels in the first place?
A
ancient biographies used the subject in question to encourage a particular response to a particular context
5
Q
Distinctive features of the Gospel of Matthew
A
organized into 5-part cycle of teachings and narrative (like the Torah) and has an abundance of scriptural citations and birth narrative
