Jesus and the Gospels (Relb 160) 9/11/12 Reading the Gospels in Context * The World of the Gospels * Political * Judea a Colony of Rome- An occupied land * Comprises of the two southern tribes * Ruled in the first century by a representative of Rome * Herod Antipas-North * Pontius Pilate-South * Local Government-Sanhedrin * Religious * Social * The Literary Backgrounds of the Gospels * Genre
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Question 4 1 Peter includes an extremely high Christology’. Discuss 1 Peter is not a treatise on the divine nature of Jesus. Its primary concern is addressing the suffering of christians in Asia Minor. Much is made of the encouragement for the reader to identify with Jesus in his suffering and exaltation. However‚ within this addressing of suffering‚ 1 Peter also includes an extremely high christology that includes Jesus in the God of Israel’s unique divine identity. 1 Peter identifies
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[pic] Matthew–Mark Class notes for the private use of the students 2012/2013 INTRODUCTION to synoptic gospels 1.1 The Importance of the Course The modern biblical studies have seen a fundamental change in their approach to the Gospels of Mark‚ Matthew and Luke (the latter considered together with its second volume = the Acts of the Apostles). For many centuries‚ the Synoptic Gospels were considered as the principal source
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Exegesis of the Gospel according to Matthew Chapter 5:3-12 The Eight Beatitudes In Matthew’s Gospel‚ starting with Chapter five verses three through twelve‚ Jesus tells us of the Eight Beatitudes. These verses are much like The Ten Commandments in nature‚ but more philosophical: · "Blessed are the poor in spirit‚ for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." · "Blessed are those who mourn‚ for they shall be comforted." · "Blessed are the meek‚ for they shall inherit the Earth." · "Blessed are those
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of the Gospel according to Matthew Introduction - Matthew’s handbook for the church Why did Matthew write his gospel? John clearly had an evangelistic aim (Jn 20:31)‚ but Matthew wrote his gospel for the church‚ for those who already follow Jesus. It is a teaching gospel‚ which arranges its material into subjects‚ summarising the teaching of Jesus and illustrating it with examples from his life. Matthew’s is the only gospel that mentions the church (16:18; 18:17). In short‚ Matthew wrote
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The Synoptic Gospels INTRODUCTION For centuries‚ the subject of synoptic gospels had fascinated Bible scholars and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. This is because the account of the life and work of the greatest Man in history cannot but elicit both religious and scholarly actions and reactions as man tries to find the meaning to his fleeting existence on earth. As Richard Bauckham puts it‚ this is all “…a matter of seemingly endless interest to believers‚ half-believers‚ ex-believers
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MATTHEW 11 Introduction 1. There are three reactions to Jesus in this chapter. a. Undecided b. Unresponsive c. Unrepentant 2. We are going to notice their response to Jesus and His response to them. 3. Matt. 11-18 gives us ten reactions to Jesus’ preaching. 4. Notice John the Immerser – “undecided” (11:3) 5. This generation – “unresponsive” (11:17) 6. Galilean cities – “unrepentant” (11:20) 7. From chapter 11 on the attitudes of the scribes get more and more hostile. Discussion
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Gospel of Matthew: Discipleship Model The gospel of Matthew’s overarching theme can be summarized in the Great Commission‚ Matthew 28:16-20. It is for the Jewish Christian Community that Matthew writes his gospel. His goal is to assist with the development of a missionary culture that will match the challenges of his community and he uses his gospel as a vehicle to accomplish his goal. (Bosch: 59) Matthew‚ through his gospel‚ suggests that the differences between the Pharisaic Jews and the
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you were educated on the rules of the road. Either way this serves as an excellent metaphor for the Conditions of Discipleship from the Synoptic Gospels found in the passages Mt 16:24-28‚ Mk 8:34-9:1‚ Lk 9:23-27. Mark’s Gospel is the earliest of the aforementioned passages and was written in 50 A.D. to the suffering Jews of the time. Next‚ came Matthew around the year 75 A.D. who was writing to the Jewish Christians of the time. Finally‚ there was Luke‚ the last of the synoptics‚ who wrote to the
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these stated books are the Gospels. Of these four Gospels‚ only three are considered to be part of the Synoptic Gospels. The Synoptic Gospels consist of three books pertaining to the New Testament: The Gospel of Mark‚ Matthew and Luke which─ by the fact they are arranged in three vertically aligned columns ─are cable of being compared and contrasted to one another for the purpose of analysis concerning the texts‚ stories‚ parables and events that each of these Gospels possess. The word “Synoptic”
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