Intro to Gospels

Canon

The official list of books the church considers it’s inspired writings.

What doe cannon mean literally

Measuring rod

What are the three criteria that writings had to meet in order for the church to include them in the canon

• apostolic origin, inspired by apostolic writings

• widespread acceptance

• conformity to the rule of faith, could not stray from the beliefs of the early church

What are the three stages involved in the formation

• the period of public life and teaching of Jesus

• A period of oral tradition and preaching by the apostles and early disciples of Jesus

• the written gospels

When was jesus born

around 4-6 B.C.

When did jesus begin to preach

28 AD

When was jesus crucified

30 AD

What were the three forms of oral preaching

• the kerygma, preaching to unbelievers.

• The didache, teaching and further instruction for those who believed jesus.

• The liturgy, worship of the christians and celebration of the the eucharist.

Why did the christians wait so long before writing anything down

The normal way of teaching was through oral transmission and they thought the end of the world was coming

What were the three major reasons that they wrote the teachings of Jesus down

• the end of the world was not coming as quickly as they thought

• distortions were setting in

• more instruction was needed

What are the gospels

4 different perspectives about Jesus’ life not historical biographies

Why were the gospels written

they were trying to transmit their faith and belief in jesus

When were they written

65-100 AD

Were authors eye witnesses

no

Who did the authors of the gospels write for

their communities

What are Matthew, Mark, and Luke similar in

Content and Narrative order

What are the synoptic gospels

Matthew, Mark, and Luke

What does synoptic mean

Seeing the whole together

What is the synoptic problem

the problem of trying to figure out which authors knew or used the work of another author while writing his own

What is the widley accepted answer to the synoptic problem

the two document theory

What does “Q” stand for

Quelle and it is the saying and teachings of Jesus

Who was Mark written for

Gentile christians experiencing persecution because of their belief in Jesus

Who wrote Mark

a gentile christian, unknown author that was possibly a disciple of peter

When was Mark written

65-70 AD

What is the image of Jesus presented in Mark

Healer and miracle worker who accepts suffering as a cost of following God’s will

Mark is the _____ and ____ gospel written

earliest and shortest

What are the two key questions in mark

• who is Jesus Christ

• What does it mean to be a follower of Jesus Christ

What are the 4 major sections of mark

• preparation of the ministry

• the mystery of Jesus and the beginning of the ministry

• the mystery begins to be revealed

• the full revelation of the mystery of Jesus,

What is the symbol of Marks Gospel

the lion

What does Gospel mean

good news

Marks Gospel is called _____ gospel

Jesus’

What are the three things that happen to prepare for Jesus’ ministry

• the preaching of John the baptist

• the baptism of Jesus

• The temptation of Jesus

John the baptist wears _____ and eats ____ and _____

camels hair and eats locusts and wild honey

What does jesus not do when he is baptized

adknowledge his sins, because he does not have any

What happens at Jesus’ baptism

The sky splits open and god says Jesus is his son, the spirit comes upon Jesus

How many days does Jesus spend in the desert being tempted

40

What happens to John the baptist that ends his ministry and begins Jesus’

John was arrested

Who are the first two apostles and what is their job

Simon/Peter and Andrew and they were fisherman

Who are the second two apostles

James and John

How does Jesus cast out demons

He commands them

How does Jesus break societal norms when he heals simons mother

He touches a woman who was sick two things society doesn’t do

What is the Messianic Secret

in the synoptics Jesus tries to keep his presence as the messiah a secret

What happens before every healing Jesus performs

there is a statement of faith

When Jesus touches and heals the leper why is this significant

he is technically unclean now that he has touched a leper but he is not sick or unclean

When Jesus makes the paralyzed man walk what does he prove

that he can do things people cannot see like forgiving sins

Why does Jesus sit with Levi the tax collector

because the sick(the sinners) need a doctor but the healthy do not

Why do Jesus’ disciples not fast

because people fast to become close to God and his disciples already are

What are the examples Jesus gives for why disciples dont fast

• guest don’t fast while the bride groom is with them

• no one sews an unshrunken cloth on an old cloak

• no one pours new wine into old wine skins

What is the spirit of the law

tbe meaning behind the law, sabbath is a day of rest to be closer to God

what is the Letter of the Law

what the law literally says, the sabbath is a day of rest no work allowed

Are you supposed to choose the letter of the the law or the spirit of the law according to Jesus

you choose the spirit of the law

Why is the healing of the man with the withered hand important

it is on the sabbath and since Jesus healed on the sabbath the scribes wanted to put him to death

Why does Jesus appoint twelve apostles

twelve tribes of israel

What orders does Jesus give the twelve

they will be with him at all times, they will preach, and they can drive out demons

When the scribes say that Jesus is the devil how does Jesus respond

• how can a kingdom stand if it is divided against itself

• if a house is divided against itself it cannot stand

• satan cannot stand against himself

• Jesus is the robber stealing the people from the devil and to do that he has to tie the devil up.

What are the different surfaces that the seeds fell on in the parable of the sower and what happens to them

• paths - birds eat it

• rocky grounds - it is absorbed, begins to grow, and dies when the sun comes out because of the lack of roots

• thorns - the thorns choked it when it grew and it died

• rich soil- grows and produces fruit 30,60- 100 fold

Why does Jesus speak in parables

so he wont be caught by authorities and so that the people who have real faith will understand but the people who dont will not

What does the sower sow in the parable

the word of god

What do the different surfaces represent in the light of the word of God

• path - satan takes the word from them so they dont take in the word

• Rocky ground- take the word happily but when they face a challenge they fall away, no foundation

• thorns- they hear the word of god but there are too many temptations and fall away

• rich soil- hear the word and accept it and pass it on, create something with the word

The parable of the lamp is when a lamp is brought in to be covered up what does this represent

the kingdom of God and how it should not be covered up, the messianic secret would come out

the seed grows itself represents

the kingdom of god and those who have produced fruit will be taken into the kingdom of God

Why does the mustard seed represent the kingdom of God

it is a weed and the kingdom of god is small but will grow very big like a weed.

How does Jesus calm the storm at sea

he tells it to be quiet

What is the demon inside of the gerasene demoniac called

Legion because there are so many of them

What do the demons posses after they leave the demoniac

pigs

What does the man do after he is healed by Jesus

he begins to preach the word

How is the woman with hemorrhages healed

she touches jesus’ clothes and is healed because of her faith

Jesus tells people that Jairus’ daughter is just ____ she is not ____

sleeping and she is not dead

Why is jesus not able to heal in Nazareth

because people did not have faith

Why does Jesus send out the twelve with nothing

so that they will trust that the Lord will provide