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The Synoptic Gospels Flashcards

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What is the historical order of the gospels?

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Mark
Matthew
Luke
John

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What is the canonical order of the gospels?

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Matthew
Mark
Luke
John

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Gospels are not historical accounts, biographies or literal accounts - they are _______________

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Testimonies of faith

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The authors of the written gospels

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Evangelist

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Means good news

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Gospel

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Good news in Greek

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Euangelion

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How many stages are there in the formation of the New Testament?

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3

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Stage 1:

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The historical Jesus

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Stage 2:

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Oral tradition

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Stage 3:

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Written letters and gospels

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Where was Jesus born?

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Bethlehem

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Where did Jesus live?

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Nazareth

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Means Jesus suffered died and rose from the dead

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Kerygma

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Was the catechetical instruction about Jesus teaching and meaning of his suffering

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Didache

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Or christian worship. The way people pray reflect their believes

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The liturgy

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Why did people begin to write things down?

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  • the end of the world was not coming as quickly as the early Christians at first thought
  • eyewitnesses began to die
  • distortions were arising
  • more instruction was needed
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How many books are in the new testament

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27

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Described the spirit - led growth of the early church

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The Acts of the Apostles

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Tell us about the life of the early church and give us directions for christian living

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The thirteen letters

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The thirteen letters were traditionally ascribed to ___________

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St. Paul

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Criteria that needed to be met in order to be included in the canon

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  • they derived from apostles
  • they had wide circulation and acceptance throughout various churches
  • they reflected the traditional faith of the early christian community
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True or False:

Each gospel shapes the same portrait of who Jesus is and what his life, death, and rsurrection meant for his followers

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False

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What are the synoptic gospels?

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Matthew
Mark
Luke

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Comes from the Greek word for “seeing together or at the same time”

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Synoptic

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What is the synoptic problem?

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It is to explain the interrelationships between the gospels, in particular which came first and was the inspiration and source for the other gospels

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Who was said to have written the gospel according to mark?

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John mark disciple of St. Peter

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Where does the gospel according to mark take place?

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Rome

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Who was the gospel according to mark written for?

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Persecuted community of Jewish and gentile chrisrians

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Which was the gospel of action?

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The gospel according to mark

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What is the symbol for the gospel of mark?

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A lion with wings

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Why is this the symbol for the gospel of mark?

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Because the lion represent courage

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Who are the possible writers of the gospel according to Matthew

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  • apostle Matthew
  • Christian teacher
  • converted rabbi
  • church leader
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Where does the gospel according to Matthew take place?

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Syria

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Who was the gospel of Matthew written for?

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The Jewish Christian community

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Why was the gospel of Matthew written

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To pass on the traditions and shaping them into a new reality

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What does Emmanuel mean?

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God with us

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Which gospel portrays Jesus as the new Moses?

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The gospel of Matthew

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What is the image of Jesus in the gospel of Matthew?

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Teacher / law giver

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What are the themes in the gospel according to Matthew

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  • son of God
  • the kingdom of God
  • the church
  • use of Old Testament
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What is the symbol for the gospel of Matthew?

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A winged man

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Why is that the symbol for the gospel of Matthew?

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Because in the gospel Jesus is portrayed as the new Moses

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Why did Matthew write the gospel?

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  • to instruct and encourage members of his community
  • to provide liturgical reading and sermon material
  • to offer a missionary address to outsiders of good will
  • respond to the attracts of hostile critics and rivals
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Who are some of the possible writers of the gospel according to Luke?

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  • Greek convert
  • doctor
  • friend of paul
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Where does the gospel of Luke take place?

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Greece or Antioch

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Who was the gospel of Luke written for?

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Christians of Greek background

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What was the gospel of Luke’s image of God?

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Compassionate

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What are the times in the gospel of Luke?

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  • continuity with the old
  • chosen people : those who accept Christ
  • controversies
  • mercy
  • faithfulness
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Which gospel stressed the universality of the Christian message, particularly by showing woman and the poor in important roles

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The gospel of Luke

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Which gospel is known as “Mary’s gospel”

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The gospel of Luke

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Which gospel stressed the importance of the Holy Spirit in Jesus’ life

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The gospel of Luke

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Why was the acts of the apostles written?

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  • to help Christians to understand themselves more clearly

- to demonstrate the full scope of God’s plan for Israel

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What is the symbol for the gospel of Luke?

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A winged ox

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What are themes in the gospel of mark?

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  • the kingdom of God : display of gods power at the end of history
  • the messianic secret : Jesus commands people to be silent in order to show the true power of God and natur of Messiah
  • discipleship : being with Jesus and Jesus being the only one who deserves imitation

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