INTRODUCTION TO JESUS AND THE GOSPELSBRENTWOOD BAPTIST CHURCH—TNT JANUARY 28, 2015

WHO IS THIS JESUS?

• Revolutionary?

• Crazy Prophet?

• Self-deluded?

• Holy Man?

• Son of God?

• Messiah?

WHAT ARE THE GOSPELS?

• “The beginning of the good news about Jesus Christ, the Son of God.” Mark 1.1

• From spoken word to written word

• Multiple authors compiled over decades

• Different beginnings and endings

THE PATH TO THE GOSPELS

• Oral Tradition

• Q

• The Synoptics

• Matthew

• Mark

• Luke

• The Gospel of John

THE SYNOPTIC PROBLEM

Mark Q

Matthew Luke

THE NEW TESTAMENT WORLD

• Family

• Money

• Power