Christianity
4 gospels of Christianity
each gospel has a unique pciture, represenstion of Jesus
has different dimensions
Matthews depicted him as very Jewish; emphasises Jewishness; genealogy of Jesus
Luke presents Jesus as the universal saviour of humanity and the world
John emphasises Jesus as divine; high Christology; Jesus is God
Mark’s gospel has 16 chpaters; the first one to be put together; did so the by the creatoom
harmony - r
sin - separation from God
gospel means = the good news
accept your beliefs
support systems
make life easier
five models are
the church as institution
community of the Spirit
sacrament
assembly of believers of Christ
community of liberation
Spirit is the soul that moves the institution
the Church must act as agents of transformative action in the world