Gospels and Jesus' Start Quiz Review

  • John is a nonsynthetic Gospel.

  • Jesus’ infancy narratives are in Matthew and Luke

  • In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is seen as a teacher and prophet

  • In the Gospel of Luke, Jesus is seen as the Universal healer

  • In the Gospel of John, Jesus is seen as the Lamb of God

  • In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is seen as the suffering servant

  • The Gospel writer of Matthew is believed to be a tax collector

  • The Gospel writer of Luke is believed to be a doctor and Paul’s travel buddy

  • The Gospel writer in Mark is believed to be a friend of Peter, 2nd generation Christian

  • The Gospel writer John believes he is Jesus’ best friend

  • The Gospel of Matthew was written in 75-80AD

  • The Gospel of Luck was written in 80-85AD

  • The Gospel of Mark was written in 65-70AD

  • The Gospel of John was written in 90-100AD

  • Matthew’s audience is A Jewish Christian community

  • Luke’s audience is everyone, but specifically Gentiles

  • Mark was writing to persecuted Gentiles in Rome

  • John was writing to Jews and Gentiles

  • John organizes his Gospel by the Book of Glory and Signs

  • There are 7 signs in John’s Book of Signs

  • Jesus focuses on keeping his identity a secret (the Messianic Secret) in Mark

  • Sacrifice, Service, Humility, and Trust are needed for true discipleship in Mark

  • The three major themes talked about in Luke are that Women are important, the focus is on mercy and justice, and universal salvation

  • The order of things at the beginning of Jesus’ ministry is Baptism, Temptation, Wedding, Flipping tables

  • The purpose of John is to prove Jesus’ divinity and control throughout his story

  • Jesus doesn’t need baptism because he has no Original Sin

  • Jesus got baptized to lead by example, to be in solidarity with humans, and to show his humility

  • Jesus’ Baptism is the first appearance of the Holy Trinity

  • Jesus is tempted for 40 days and nights

  • Jesus goes through temptation to share in the human experience, prepare to teach and minister, and to give us a model on how to resist temptation

  • Three temptations are stone to bread(physical), Worship Satsan, and to jump off the cliff

  • The Wedding at Cana is Jesus’ first Public miracle

  • The wedding at Cana foreshadows Jesus’ death and the last supper/eucharist

  • Jesus flipping tables represents in the synoptic Gospel that towards the end of the gospel, it shows Jesus with power, and he is a threat

  • Jesus flipping tables in John represents that towards the state of the Gospel, it shows Jesus’ power to make a difference