| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Four Gospels? | Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John; of the New Testament, talk of the life and teachings of Jesus |
| When Gospels were written? | MT 70-85 MK 65=70 LK 70-85 JN 90-100 |
| Synoptic gospels? | Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Literal meaning is "Seen Together", all three follow the same order of events |
| Which gospel written 1st? | Mark |
| Which gospel is NOT a synoptic? | John because his gospels were very different -used symbolism and powerful imagery |
| What is theQ document | The common source of commentary used in the synoptic gospels. a collection of jes us' sayings.; mark |
| What did Ma Mathew and Luke use to write their gospels? | Most of the gospels according to Mark631 of Mks verses used in either MT or LK |
| Mt and Lk share what? | statements not included in Mark possibly from the Q Document |
| What does the Q stand for? | Quelle in German meaning source |
| How are gospels ordered in Bible? | not the "right" order Mark is first cuz it is thought he wrote his first. |
| What are Values | Shape your attitude, enfluence the choices you make affect the way you live your life. they motivate and guide you thru life |
| As Christians how are we called to live? | In a relationship of faith and grace w. Jesus Christ |
| Why is Jesus a model for our life? | he showed us the eternal values that should guide and motivate our lives |
| How do you share w/ others your personal relationship with JC? | When you live your Christ-centered values with family friends and society |
| Gospel according to MT, who is the Messiah? | Jesus--describes hoe followers are called to be like him and to be aware of eternal values |
| Who ar what was the Messiah? | the awaited king of the Jews Ex. the promised and expected deliverer of the Jewish people Jesus Christ noun Ex. considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer |
| Who considers MT to be the 1st gospel written | Biblical Scholars and researchers from 2nd century to the 18th century |
| Did MT write his own gospel? | Not actually someone else is believed to have written his words |
| Matthew written in: | 70-85 8AD |
| Matthew's job | tax collector |
| Which two gospel writters were apostles? | Matthew and John |
| Matthew written to: | Jews |
| Jesus presented in Matthew as: | Messiah |
| Matthew begins with: | birth story |
| The Magi are included in which book? | Matthew |
| BC stands for: | before christ |
| AD stands for: | Anno Domini (in the year of our Lord) |
| The synoptic gospels are: | Matthew, Mark, Luke |
| Matthew and Luke came from: | Mark or Q |
| mathew | CONSIDERED BY JEWS TO BE A TRAITOR, describes Jesus as the Great Teacher |
| matthew | one of the Gospels in the New Testament includes the Sermon on the Mount |
| What is the Hebrew word for anointed? | Messiah |
| The author of the Gospels according to Matthew is not known?t/f | True |
| The word Christ means what? | annointed in Greek |
| The Gospel according to MT has 3 major discourses? t/f | false |
| two recorsd of JC's birth and early years exist in Mt and JN ? t/f | false --Mt &LK |
| Mthe genealogy of JC in MT includes the mention of 3 women:Tamar, Rhab and Mary? t/f | falt |
| What does the word incarnation mean? | to take on a human body--to become like a man(what JC did in coming to Earth) |
| YHWH mean what? | God in Hebrew |
| What is the value of parables in the BIble? | They provide us w/ religious or moral lessons about the kingdom of God |
| What happens in the temptation narrative? | reminds Matthew's audience of the time their ancestors had been in the desert |
| Even though Peter denied Jesus 3xs what did JC do? | Chose him to be the Church;s leader |
| What are the beatitudes? | A further expression of the 10 commandments |
| What do parables reveal? | what Jesus's stories were typically presented as, in which earthly situations familiar to people of his time and place were used to make a spiritual point |
| What do works of social action do? | Focus on changing social structure that cause injustices |
| Infancy Narrative-Birth of JC | intro to d major discourses MT 1:1-2:52 |
| 1.Narrative w:/ Beginning of Jesus' Public Ministry1st Discourse/Sermon on the Mount | 3:1 - 4:22 4:23 - 7:29 |
| 2.Authority of Jesus -Invitation to follow him 2nd discource: Mission discourse to the apostles | 8:1-9:38 10;1 - 42 |
| 4 Narrative:Disciples Acknowledge Jesus * Fourth Discourse: "Community Discourse | 13:53--17:27 |
| Conclusion: Passion & Resurrection Narrative: | 26:1–28:0 |
| # NarrativeMore about the authority of Jesus and the Invitation to Follow Him: * Fifth Discourse: "Sermon on Last days": 23–25 | 19–22 and 23:1 -25-46 |
| # Narrative: 11–12 * Third Discourse: "Collection of Parables": 13 | 11:1-12:50 |
| MT has how many strutures? | 5 |
| These structures are based on based on what? | five major sermons or discourses |
| How did MT like to portray JC? | teacher, a rabbi, the New Moses or the teacher of the New Law |
| What is anti-semitism | opposition to and discrimination against Jews as a religious, ethnic ar racial group |
| Some people see the passages about Jesus rebuking the Pharisees as what? | anti-semitism |
| According to the scripture, is it morally and ethnically correct to discriminate against Jews? | It is morally and ethnically wrong to discriminate |
| To whom did JC offer salvation? | Not just to Jews but to all people -the whole human family |
| What is the unique material in MT called? | M material |
| Why M? | because it is not found in any other gospel |
| What is considered to be the "Bridge btwn the OT and the NT? | The Gospels of MT--smooth transition |
| How do MT's gospels begin? | With geneology tracing JC roots back to Abraham and Moses |
| Why does the Gospel of mT have a the face of a human being as the symbol? | because is opens w/ ancestry/ geneology |
| Example of M source in MT | Infancy narratives |
| Why would the evangelists change their text?? | They were preaching to different audiences |
| What does mT try to show the Jews? | That Jesus is continuing the plan of salvation from the Old Testament int the New Testament |
| What is MT's final point in his gospels? | Jesus is the CHRIST and the culmination of God's plan of creation and salvation |
| geneology | like a family tree --explaining his relatives/ relationships |
| What is the point of connection? | Mt's infancy gospels w/ their geneology link the the two books. This is key to Jewish Christian belief structure |
| Why is the Mt gospels n imp point of connection key? | This is a part of God's plan. That JC is not something new, different and foreign. He is a fulfillment of prior prophesies and MT makes the link |
| Who did MT write for? | Mostly Jewish-Christians-but he also includes the gentiles(non-jewish people) |
| gentiles | non-Jewish people |
| Where did the Magi come from? | All different places |
| Why are the Magi relevent? | Showwed that JC was for all peeople from all places |
| Where can one find the Magi? | Infancy narratives |
| Why is MT link between the OT and the NT important? | It does not discount what the Jews already know and believe it links them into a new religion |
| MT was very valuable to Christianity because iof why? | He wove the Jewish scriptures and the stories of Jesus together so they made one long story |
| What was major significance of linking Jesus to the Old Testament | It was telling the Jews that Jesus was nothing new andor different and nothing to be afraid of..he was a fullfillment of God's prophesies that he would send the long awaited Messiah |
| Jesus was therefore a fulfillment of what? | The scriptures or prophesies |
| Jesus was therefore a fulfillment | But all this has taken place in order that the writings of the Prophets may be fulfilled |
| Where were the gospels of MT written? | probably Antioch capital of the Greco Roman Empire in the 1st century |
| Pentateuch | Greek for the first 5 books of the torah (Gn, Ex, Lv, Nm, Dt) |
| Did MT copy the Pentateuch? | No but his gospels were modeled after them |
| (Gn, Ex, Lv, Nm, Dt) | all Jewish ppl need to know these 5 books in their lives--1st 5 books of the Torah |
| In Structure of MT gospels Intro Book1..Bk 2 Bk 3 Bk4 Bk 5 Conclusion | MT -supposed to make people think that they are books of the Trah |
| intro | infancy novels |
| conclusion | passion, death, resurrection |
| What is an example from MT's gospels that demonstrates his intention to show that salvation is offered to ALL people--the whole human family? | Go you therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father ... 28:19 and the Magi from all nations added to Infancy narratives |
| What is the destruction of the Temple in terms of Influencing the writing of MT's gospel | The disciples ask Jesus, "Tell us, when will these things be, and what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" When the disciples asked, "When will these things be?" it was with reference to the destruction of the temple. The destruction of the temple occurred in A.D. 70 when Rome, led by Titus, destroyed Jerusalem. The temple was burned. The things made of gold that resided in the temple melted as the temple burned and the gold ran down into the cracks between the stones. Every stone was toppled from its place as people searched for the gold. The destruction of Jerusalem is referenced in Matthew 24:15-22 and more clearly spoken of in Luke 21:20-24 as Christ taught that those in Jerusalem should flee for their lives. This first destruction of Jerusalem is a foreshadowing of what is in store for Jerusalem. It also should be noted that there will be a double fulfillment of the destruction of Jerusalem. While Titus did destroy the city in A.D. 70, he did not fulfill all that Christ spoke in the Olivet |
| MT paints similarities btwn Moses and Jesus | Matthew makes Jesus a type of Moses in several key places: in the birth and infancy narrative, the temptation, the Sermon on the Mount, the transfiguration and the appointment of a successor. The author creates a story which parallels that of Moses. For example, in the infancy stories Jesus evades the life-threatening harassment of an insecure tyrant--a ruler who wishes to eradicate potential male leadership; and God eventually brings him safely out of Egypt. For example, in Matthew Jesus delivers the Q sermon from a mountain, while Luke refers to a level place. the author of Matthew wishes to make sure that Christianity, and Jesus, can never be dissociated from Judaism |
| T intention | to prove to his Jewish Christian audience that JC was the messiah |
| Destruction of the temple | Jews lose their place of worship. MT's Gospel attempts to provide the guidelines and structure of new community..i.e. The Church |
| In MT shows tension btwn Jewish groups | In Matthew--JC confronts the Pharises and the scribes--the same groups that were attacking the Church in MT's time |
| Jesus 'connection to Judism | Matthew makes Jesus a type of Moses in several key places: in the birth and infancy narrative, the temptation, the Sermon on the Mount, the transfiguration and the appointment of a successor. The author creates a story which parallels that of Moses. For example, in the infancy stories Jesus evades the life-threatening harassment of an insecure tyrant--a ruler who wishes to eradicate potential male leadership; and God eventually brings him safely out of Egypt. For example, in Matthew Jesus delivers the Q sermon from a mountain, while Luke refers to a level place. the author of Matthew wishes to make sure that Christianity, and Jesus, can never be dissociated from Judaism |
| MT and the old testament thoughts included in his gospels | Another rather striking characteristic of the Gospel of Matthew is its high regard for the teachings of the Old Testament. There are approximately fifteen instances in which Matthew interprets some event in the life of Jesus as a fulfillment of a prophecy in the Old Testament. Evidently the author of Matthew did not think of Christianity as something that involved a definite break with the Jewish religion. Instead, he considered Christianity as a continuation and fulfillment of that which had been set forth in the literature of the Old Testament. Not for a moment did he think that Jesus changed or set aside the requirements of the Mosaic Law. Rather, Matthew supplements and interprets the requirements in a manner that accords with their original purpose. In his zeal to show a close relationship between Jesus and the Old Testament, Matthew appears at times to make references to incidents in the life of Jesus for no other reason than to document them as fulfilling Old Testament prophecy. |
| Infant narratives by MT | Matthew begins with a genealogy of Jesus that traces his ancestry as far back as Abraham. The ancestry is traced on the side of Joseph, although the author later definitively states that Joseph was not Jesus' father. Following the genealogy is an account of the wise men's visit to Jesus' birth site, Herod's attempt to destroy the newborn child, and the flight into Egypt for the child's protection. After the death of Herod, the family returned and settled in the Galilee town of Nazareth, which, according to Matthew, fulfilled another Old Testament prophecy. |
| Main difference between MK and MT | While the author of the Gospel of Mark seems to have been impressed most of all with the wonderful deeds that Jesus performed, Matthew places the major emphasis on the marvelous things that Jesus taught. |
| gospels | all the gospels tell the good news which is the meaning of the word gospel..They present the story of easter faith rooted in the life death and resurrection of JC yhe incarnate Son of God . There are four gospels MT, MK,LK<,and JN |
| Narratives | recorded stories in the Gospels of Jesuses conception, birth, early years, life as a man, passion death |
| Antioch | Where the Gospels og Mark were probably written |
| discourses | teachings given by Jesus in Matthew's Gospel |
| Where was Antioch | Capital lerge city in Syria --Greco-Roman provence--lrg mixed population of ews and Gentiles--1st place disciples were called Christians. Paul began his missionary work n Antioch and St Peter began the church here until it moved to Rome |
| MT links JC to Biblical roots | MT refers to JC as Son of God shepherd son of David Son of Moses |
| JCs followers freq. call him rabbi which means... | teacher |
| MTs gospels portray JC as | New Moses..as the teacher who has come to teach God's plan of salvation |
| MT was written during what time for Jews? | A time of great loss..war..their temple had been destroyed. their spiritual home. MT's teaching lit up the hearts and minds of those who heard his Gospel to the realization that in JC and his teachings they could find a new spiritual house. |
| Tension between the pharisees and the scribes | MT 12;1-8 desiples gather grain on the Sabbath becuz they are hungry. Pharisees see and tell JC that its not lawful--JC retlls OT story where David and pals enter church and eat the bread of the Presence meant only for the Priests..Then JC says "the Son of man is lord of the sabbath" |
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