3rd Quarter

Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels3rd Quarter1How do we respect & understand scripture?

The Bible has many translations

TERMS/IDEAS TO KNOW Bible means.Scripture means

B.C. meansA.D. means

The name Jesus meansThe title Christ means

BIBLE means booksThe Bible is a collection of many different types of books

The official collection of books that has been included in our Bible is called theCANON

Were there other gospels written that are not included in our canon?

YES!

There were many other gospels written that are not included in our canon. However, they are not as secret as modern authors would like to make them seem. Theyve always been known t o scholars and are called

APOCRYPHATERMS/IDEAS TO KNOWChristianity has its roots in what other religion?

TERMS/IDEAS TO KNOWTo what religion did Jesus belong when He was born?

To what religion did Jesus belong throughout his lifetime?

To what religion did Jesus belong at the time of His death?TWO MAJOR DIVISIONS OF THE BIBLEHebrew ScripturesChristian Scriptures

BIBLE means booksHEBREW SCRIPTURES(Old Testament)CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES(New Testament)46 booksBegins with_________Ends with__________1st 5 books are called..27 BooksBegins with__________Ends with___________MATTHEW is like a bridge linking the Hebrew and Christian Scriptures.

Hebrew ScripturesChristianScripturesMATTHEWCHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES(New Testament)4 categories of booksCHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES(New Testament)(27 Books total)4 categories of books4 GOSPELS

1 ACTS OF THE APOSTLES

21 LETTERS (EPISTLES)

1 BOOK OF REVELATION 27 total

The word GOSPEL meansAnd just WHAT is that good news?

It is the revelation of the INCARNATIONthat God became human in the person of Jesus Christ and dwelled among us.Good news!FOUR GOSPELS -

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Each EVANGELIST has a symbolEVANGELIST is another term for GOSPEL WRITER

MARK: Winged lion

MATTHEW: Winged man

LUKE: Winged bull

JOHN: Eagle

SYMBOLS OF THE EVANGELISTS

FOUR GOSPELS MATTHEW

MARK

LUKE JOHN

SYNOPTIC GOSPELSSYNOPTIC - seen together - seen with the same eyeMARKWhen? Where? Language? Primary audience:

Portrait of Jesus.MARKWhen? c.60 -70 A.D.Where? near RomeLanguage: Greek with traces of AramaicPrimary audience: Christians being persecuted for their faith

Portrait of Jesus.SUFFERING SERVANTMATTHEWWhen?Where?Language:

Primary audience:

Portrait of JesusMATTHEWWhen? c. 70 - 80 A.D.Where? JudeaLanguage: Hebrew

Primary audience: Jewish Christians

Portrait of Jesus: TEACHING MESSIAHLUKEWhen?Where?Language:

Primary Audience:

Portrait of JesusLUKEWhen? 80-90 A.D.Where? GreeceLanguage: Greek

Primary Audience: Gentile Christians

Portrait of Jesus: UNIVERSAL SAVIORWhat symbols do you know for Jesus?SYMBOLSCHI RHOWhere have you seen this symbol?

ICHTHYSWhat is the story of the Jesus Fish

Do you know what the Greek letters inside the fish mean?

777Formerly known as SAULPAULST. PAULFormerly Saul of TarsusWorked for the Romans as a headhunter traveled about the Empire searching for Christian communities in order to have them persecuted.

Until one day.

SAUL of TARSUSHe was traveling on the road to Damascus

He had a profound conversion experience

ST. PAULAfter his enlightenment, he used his knowledge of the location of the Christian communities for good.He wrote letters (epistles) to encourage Christians to keep their faith, love lives of love and and to fight the good fight!

THREE STAGES OF GOSPEL FORMATIONHow effective is the oral tradition?I am the Resurrection and the Life. Anyone who comes to me shall live. (John 11:25)

Ms. Bergin is giving us a free next Day 3.Which phrase was better communicated and preserved? .Why do you think this happened?Even when a message is changed/distorted, it can tell us things about what was important to that community. The editors of the Bible knew this when they were selecting what went into the canon, and biblical scholars study these differences to learn more about the early Christians.CHRISTIANITY TODAYCHRISTIANS TODAY. are POST-RESURRECTIONALCHRISTIANSMEANING .we come AFTER the resurrection

(We know the end of the story before the beginning of the story)The RESURRECTION is like a PRISMLike the Gospel writers, we know the end of the story before we knew the beginning of the story. As such they (and we) view the events of Jesus life with a different meaning than if we had lived at the time he was living.

RESURRECTIONJesus lifeInterpretations of ScriptureFUNDAMENTALISTSCONTEXTUALISTSTake scripture literallyDoes NOT take into account scholarly insights gained from history, linguistics, archeology, theology, etc. Believe every word to not only be true, but also factual.

Interpret scripture in the context ofTime/culture writtenUnderstanding of language in which it was written and the effects of translationIdiomatic expressionsWhat author intended to sayImpact of our time/cultureWhat God has to say to us through the many truths present (not looking at the details as facts)

Catholic Christians interpret scripture

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Please remember thisforever!THE NATURE OF LANGUAGEIDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONSare expressions which are understood by most native speakers of a language, but do not translate well literally.

Can you think of some idiomatic expressions we use in the English language?IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONSMy neighbor is having a garage sale.Its raining cats and dogs.Hes out to lunch.Shes mad cool.Hes mad hot.Im dead meat.

IDIOMS EXISTED IN BIBLICAL TIMES TOO

LANGUAGE changes meaningWhen we translate from one language to anotherFrom one generation to anotherWhen we change forms (e.g., oral written)