Stage 2 - After the death and Resurrection of Jesus, the disciples and the early church proclaimed the good news throughout the roman empire The word synoptic means 'to see together' What are the three major stages in the development of the gospels Stage 1 - During the time that Jesus lived and worked, he had a profound effect of his disciples The evangelist were Matthew, Mark, Luke, John Explain the meaning of the gospels as religious truths For Christians, religious truth is the deeper meaning that God intends to reveal to people through historical events Describe the meaning of the Synoptic gospels and name them The gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke are similar in so many respects that they are often referred to as the synoptic gospels. As such, their primary purpose is not to provide accurate historical accounts of the day to day life of Jesus but they are attempts by the early followers of Christ to share their experiences of Jesus with the world What do the Gospels contain? -info on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus-history (not all of this is correct, contains places more than events)-the message of Jesus How are the Gospels written? In chronological order Who are the evangelists? They are authors of the Gospels and are literally, proclaimers of the Good News. Scripture Scholar study and analyze the scriptures, based their own teachings about Jesus and their faith in him What are Jesus' names before death? prophet, teacher, healer, rabbi What are Jesus' names after death? Messiah, Christ, Savior, Lord, Redeemer, Son of God Who was historical Jesus? -a physical person who lived 2,000 years ago-Palestinian Jew executed by Roman authorities-divine Son of God Who is the Christ of Faith? -eternal identity as the Son of God-resurrected from the dead How do we learn about Jesus? -Christian Scriptures (Old and New Testaments)-Inspired Texts (Torah, Koran, Bible)-Gospels (ministry and miracles) What is a testament? covenant or promise between God and us Describe the meaning of the Gospels and the purpose of the Gospels The gospels are in other words testimonies of faith.

'rule' or 'standard' Testament covenant, solemn promise made between people Who were the 4 non Christian writers? Josephus, Tactius, Pliny the Younger, and Suetonius Inspired writings writings whose authors, prompted by the Holy Spirit, convey God's revealed truth using their own abilities, words, and styles. Things that families carry on year after year Theologian a person who studies historical, cultural, and political backgrounds of Jesus Canon authoritative list of sacred writings accepted officially as the scriptures for a religion. What is the difference between Tradition and tradition? all the things that have been passed down to us through the church ~Book of Revelation is a symbolic piece to remain faithful to Christ and deal with the expectation that Jesus will return again in glory at the end of time to fulfill Gods work unearth 'Apocalypse'. ~Catholic epistles is a collection of James, Peter, Jude and John to address believing Christians as a general audience. ~Letter to the Hebrews is an extended sermon to a group of Christians who are in danger of falling away from their belief in Jesus. some written by Paul, to help educate Christians who believed in Jesus because of the work of others. ~Pauline Epistles composed of 13 letters. ~Acts of Apostles are Luke's words under Peter about the early church and the Good News after the death of Jesus. Sections or books that are in the New Testament and what is in them? ~Gospels are composed of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John that explain the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus as well as his history.

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