The Gospels Flashcards
4 Canonical Gospels =
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Gospels=
“Good news”
Gospels span ___ to ___
Jesus’ birth to resurrection
Persuasive histories=
Attempts reader that events that happened were real and so to put faith in Jesus Christ
Post resurrection perspective=
Events that are reinterpreted in light if the resurrection and the coming if the Holy Spirit
Gospels’ message:
Jesus=Isaiah's suffering servant Jesus being rejected as part of His plan, human sin, Israel's scripture Jesus' crucifixion is final atonement for sin
Because of a diversity of perspectives, the ______ all contribute to give you the
_______ ________
Gospels
Fuller Picture
Matthew=
Tax collector
Jew
Apostle if Christ
Luke
Doctor
Greek
Disciple of Paul
Mark
Missionary
Jew Roman
Disciple of Peter
John
Jewish
Matthew’s audience=
Jews
Luke’s audience=
Greeks
Mark’s audience=
Romans
Synoptic Problem=
Matthew and Luke contain appx. 235 verses that not related to Mark