NEW TESTAMENT 2.txt

Synoptic Gospels - parallel columns striking similarities

• at least 90 % of it lacks direct verbal parallel
• John describnes a 3 year vs. a 1 year ministry
• John also stresses different aspects of Jesus teachings
• John emphasizes Jesus ministry in and around Jerusalem more than others

Ephesus in A.D. 90s

• Jesus is the Christ
• Son of God
• believing have life in his name

• Life
• LIght
• Truth
• Glory
• Grace
• The word of God
• The son
• The one and only son
• Of God himself

• Jesus comes to Nazareth
• Travels with his mother and brothers
• Asks for a drink of water in Samaria
• Crosses the Sea of Galilee in a boat
• Spits on the ground to make mud for a blind man eye
• Weeps over Lazarus death
• Died and was buried
• After the resurrectrion bore nail marks in his hands

found in the NT Gospels

Jesus parents took him back to Nazareth

and his nature of his mission in Caesarea Philippi

• Feast of dedication
• Passover in Jerusalem

• Jesus appeared to Mary Magdalene
• 2 followers Emmaus, and Peter
• the apostles who were in Jerusalem

• Jesus was a preacher-teacher delivering messages in spoken form
• generally shard fundamental assumptions
• big challenge was how to convey his message
• challenged his hearers to make a decision to enter the kingdom and find god

• vocab was for common people
• would bury his meaning somwhere below the surface
• highly graphic language to make a point
• paradocial or seemingly self0contradictory language to force hearers to think
• Could also use the language of calculated overstatments

ruled during Augustus ceasar

"render"

Caligula

Evicted

Mushrooms

Burned Rome

Revelation

refers to the strong influence the Greek culture had upon the Mediterranean World. Its landuage and culture continued to be a heavy influence on into the Roman Empire thus the phrase "Graco-Roman"

Reality and activity

Unmoved

Radical activists

experiment

I am the way...truth...life

• only 1 god
• God is the creator of the world
• God is HOly, loving , just and true
• God revealed himself in the Scripture
• necessity of prayer, worship, and moral living
• life after death
• bodily resurrection
• coming end of the age
• last judgement
• eternal consequences in the form heaven or hell

• relative peace
• greek was common language
• social order made travel safe
• roads and sea routes were increasing

occult

belief that quickly expressed itself in doctrine of TRINITY

Acts tell the sttory of the earliest church's birth and growth

• Reliable traditions about jesus and christian handed down by eyewitnesses
• Luke was made careful investigation of these experiences and reports
• Dedicates his work to readers' knowledge...apply to luke and acts as well

early 60s when paul was under house arrest in Rome

• Apostles teaching
• fellowship
• breaking of bread
• prayer

Jew who believes that Jesus of Nazareth is the Messiah

Simon and Ethipopian

Chriot ride

Christain prosecutor

paralyzed at 8 years

Joppa: raised from dead

Joppa: homeowner

Caesarea: Roman centurion

Antioch: encourager

called Prophet

First of 12 to die

Buy power of god

Struck down by god

Wrote gospel and 3 letters

leading role in Acts 8-12

Light demascus