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Who were the human authors guided by?

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Holy Spirit

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What did the human authors write about?

what was was revealed

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they wrote about the truth revealed to them about how God was acting in their history.

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What does the word gospel translate to?

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good news

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What does the Gospel proclaim?

newws

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They proclaim that the good news that Jesus is God’s fullest revelation to humanity

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What have scholars identified as the stages of forming the Gospels?

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  1. The life and teachings of Jesus
  2. Oral Tradition
  3. The written Tradition
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What are the four Gospels?

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Matthew , Mark, Luke, and John

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What do the four Gospels emphasizes?

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they emphasize certain aspects of Jesus’ life and teachings that their communities needed to hear.

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What are the Gospels not?

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Biographies

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The Gospels offer who accounts?

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Jesus’

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What do the Gospels mainly focus on?

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They were more concerned about the meaning of certain events in Jesus’ life

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What do biblical scholars describe the Gospels as?

format

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unique literary forms

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Another way to describe the Gospels is?

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Religious or theological biographies that are based on the words and deeds of Jesus Christ.

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What is another word for the Gospel writers?

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evangelist

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What do the Gospels writers focus on?

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They focus on the themes and aspects of Jesus’ life and teachings that are most meaningful to their respective Christian community.

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What are Matthew, Mark, and Luke called?

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They are called synoptic gospels because they are similar in their style and content.

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What does synoptic mean?

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Seeing together

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What gospel do authors believe was written first?

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Mark

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What gospels uses Mark as a source?

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Matthew and Luke

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What two gospels have some common passages?

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Matthew and Luke

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What is the Q or Quelle?

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a collection of Jesus’ teachings shared among the early Christians .

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What source do Scholars theorize, Matthew and Luke get some of the passages from?

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The Q or Quelle

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What type of accounts does Matthew and Luke include?

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Infancy Narratives accounts of Jesus’ birth and childhood

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What are infancy narratives?

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The accounts of Jesus’ birth and childhood

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Matthew and Luke use infancy narratives to express what about jesus?

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They express the important truths about who Jesus is

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What Gospel does not include the accounts of Jesus' birth and infancy?
Mark
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Who are the audience of Matthew?
Jews
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How does Matthew begin his Gospel?
The author begins with Jesus' genealogy, emphasizing his Jewish ancestors.
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What audience is the author of Luke writhing to?
gentile Greece
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Who does Luke focus attention on?
the oppressed and marginalized people to emphasize Christ compassion and justice
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What do Matthew and Luke include about Jesus?
they include some of Jesus' most profound and significant teachings in particular the Beatitudes.
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What are the beatitudes?
they describe the actions and attitudes by which one can discover genuine happiness.
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What is the Paschal Mystery?
The work of salvation accomplished by Jesus Christ mainly through his Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension.
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What does the passion of Christ refer to?
it refers to the suffering Jesus endured in the final days of his life
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Who were the people behind Jesus suffering?
The elders, chief preists and Sanhedrin
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Who did the elders, chief priests and Sanhedrin turn Jesus to?
they turned him over to the Roman governor Pontius Pilate, to be executed
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What is the cornerstone of our faith?
christ resurrection
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What does St Pual write in the first letter to the corinthians?
he writes if Christ has not been raised then, empty too is our preaching; empty, too, your faith"
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What does Jesus Christ resurrection end with?
It ends with his ascension
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What does Ascension mean?
The going up into heaven of the risen christ forty days after his resurrection
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How is Jesus still present?
he is present in the Eucharist and the church
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What are the parables?
Are short stories that use every day images to communicate religious messages
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What is the Kingdom of God goal?
The goal of God's plan of salvation when God rules over the hearts of people and new social order based on unconditional love is established
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What is helpful to understand Jesus parable?
It is helpful to know that there are often and with an unexpected twist meant to surprise Christ original audience
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What ways do Jesus teach about the Kingdom of God?
words and actions to show that he was already making the Kingdom present
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What type of action does he take?
miracles
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What does Miracles mean?
signs or wonders that can be only attributed to divine power
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What are the four ways Jesus' miracles can be categorized?
Healing Exorcisms Control over Nature Restoration of Life
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What sets the Gospel of John away from the synoptic Gospels?
the use of poetic language
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What does the Gospel of John not contain?
no parables fewer miracles
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What does the Gospel of John contain?
Jesus gave more long speeches Highlights the Beloved Disciple
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What is the Beloved Disciple?
A person who is present at critical times in Jesus' ministry.
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What does the Gospel of John begin with?
a poetic prologue
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What does the phrase, " In the beginning, tell us"
it tells us the the beginning of the gospel of John.
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What is the Gospel John also about?
the creation with a little twist
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The word means?
a title for Jesus who was with God from the beginning of time
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What the the word, The Son of God tell us?
creation comes into existence
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What does the parable tell us in a few short verses?
it establishes that Jesus Christ is the divine internal son of God: that he participated in the work of creation; and that he has taken on our human nature to lead the human race to salvation.
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How does the Gospel of John portrayal Jesus?
more mystical and divine then any of the synoptic Gospels
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What does the author of John make clear?
Jesus Christ is knowing God
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John the Gospel is spilt into how many parts?
two
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What does the first book of John contain?
it contains the seven miracles which John called signs, that point to Jesus' divine nature
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What does the second book of John contain?
it contains the Book of Glory
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What new commandment does Jesus give his disciples?
to love one another
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What is Christ describing?
is defining characteristics of a Christian community
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What is Jesus Christ in life?
he has been there and our ultimate guide of life
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What do the gospels help us understand of Jesus?
that Jesus is God's Word Made flesh, and through him, God is most revealed to us.
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What does Saint Paul say about Jesus Christ?
he is the image of the invisible God
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Who is Jesus Christ?
he is one Divine person, a human nature and a divine nature
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What is the of Jesus christ , the divine son of God called?
incarnation
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What does incarnation mean
it comes from a Latin word meaning to become flesh
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What does incarnation mean referring to Jesus Christ?
becoming a man
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Jesus Christ is what?
true god and true man, he is the fullness of Divine Revelation.
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What does the number 7 mean in the bible?
7- I am statement 7- signs 7- days of creation 7- perfect balance
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What is Jesus to woman?
universal nature

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