The Bible contains three synoptic gospels which tell various stories from Jesus’s life from fairly similar perspectives. The gospel of Mark was written first‚ therefore it contains a sort of basis for the authors of Matthew and Luke to follow. Each author‚ however adds their own details‚ writing styles‚ and literary elements to emphasize a particular point. For example‚ Matthew intentionally refers to Jesus as the Son of David in a variety of ways‚ ranging from calculated subtle references to making
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that modern literature and films do well it is to expose the villain. In the New Testament‚ Judas is represented as the betrayer of Jesus Christ. He is one of the twelve Apostles‚ the one who sold Jesus Christ out for thirty pieces of silver‚ and identified him with solely a kiss on the cheek. Later‚ crazed with guilt‚ Judas was said to have hung himself (Gospel of Matthew). He is the ultimate symbol of treachery and betrayal. Christianity would never have been the same without its ‘traitor’. After nearly
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THE NUMBER OF THE GOSPELS Although many individuals set out to write an account of the events surrounding the life of Jesus (Luke 1:1–3)‚ only four Gospels were accepted by the early church as canonical and authoritative. There is no evidence of any other written account of the life of Jesus (e.g.‚ The Gospel of Thomas‚ The Gospel of Peter‚ etc.) ever being accepted by the early church. Early church canon lists from the 3rd and 4th centuries identify the books read and recognized by the early church
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Chapter 3 verses 16 through 21 of the Gospel of John take a moment to explain the major question: Why did God send Jesus to earth? According to John‚ who may actually be a variety of authors‚ God sent God’s only son here to die out of pure love for humanity and the world God created‚ proof that all believers would forever belong to the kingdom of the Lord. John clarifies that Jesus actually is not here to condemn anyone‚ rather‚ he is here to bring salvation to the people of the earth. There is a
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The Evidence of Jesus A. Historical evidence I. Sources of evidence II. Reliability of the historical evidence III. Proof for Jesus outside the Bible IV. Archeological evidence versus written historical evidence A. Who was Jesus Christ? V. Did Jesus think he was Son of God? VI. How Jesus convinced his followers he was Son of God? VII. Jesus and other messianic leaders (similarities and differences) B. Resurrection VIII. Evidence
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The purpose of the Gospels within the Catholic Church? Introduction: ‘The Gospels are the heart of all the scriptures “because they are our principal source for the life and the teaching of the Incarnate Word‚ our Saviour”. (CCC 125) This quote originates from the Catechism of the Catholic Church‚ a Catechism which in brief summarizes the fundamentals of the Catholic morals and faith. Basically it’s stating that the Gospels -matthew‚ mark‚ luke and john- are the heart of all the scriptures because
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The Gospel of John‚ written by an anonymous author in approximately 95 CE‚ is often attributed to John‚ the son of Zebedee‚ who was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus in the New Testament. According to scholars‚ several sources were used for this narrative‚ including a signs source‚ which recorded the signs that Jesus performed‚ a discourse source‚ which recorded Jesus’ speeches‚ and a Passion source‚ which recorded the crucifixion of Jesus (Ehrman 181). In addition to these sources‚ the author
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accounts in all four Gospels Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John discussed many important accounts about the resurrection of Jesus that were very similar. However‚ each author discussed the resurrection accounts slightly in a different way‚ recording other specifics and highlighting more details than the others. In my opinion‚ the resurrection account is one of the most important accounts in the gospels. The four Gospels have several similarities and differences of the resurrection of Jesus‚ in which all facts
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The Life of Jesus Christ The story of Jesus begins even before he was born. We may think how can this be‚ but it’s true and John the fisherman‚ a disciple of Jesus‚ puts it this way: ‘In the very beginning‚ before anything else existed‚ the Word (Jesus) existed. The Word was with God and the Word was God.’ Mankind had forgotten the existence of God completely and had sinned beyond pardoning. Therefore‚ God sent His son Jesus Christ into the world to remind us that there is God‚ to set aside
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The Historical Jesus Pages12 [pic] Painting of Mary and Child Jesus‚ La vierge aux raisins by Pierre Mignard‚ 1640. “If one wishes to understand the historical Jesus and early Christianity one must understand first century Judaism. During this historic era the Roman occupiers of the land were particularly oppressive and there was much opposition to them particularly in the Galilee.” (Rabbi Moshe Reiss‚ PhD.) Not much is known about the historical Jesus since nothing was written
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