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The gospels explained

The gospels explained. The Story of the Good News Revealed to the World. THE TWO OBJECTIVES. Understand the context of the Gospels. Understand the content of the Gospels. Religious Groups. Pharisees Sadducees Essenes Zealouts The Apocalyptic Movement Other Groups in Palestine.

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The gospels explained

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  1. The gospels explained The Story of the Good News Revealed to the World

  2. THE TWO OBJECTIVES Understand the context of the Gospels. Understand the content of the Gospels.

  3. Religious Groups • Pharisees • Sadducees • Essenes • Zealouts • The Apocalyptic Movement • Other Groups in Palestine

  4. The Am ha-Aretz The Lost sheep of Israel • THE PEOPLE OF THE WAY • That’s US!

  5. The Content of the Message

  6. Kerygma The Preached Message: • Jesus is the Lord • John the Baptist’s Ministry • Life of Jesus in Galilee • Jesus’ Power, Miracles, Healings and Exorcisms • Jesus’ Death by Crucifixion and Resurrection • Jesus’ Appearance to the Believers in full bodily form after His death • Commandment to preach forgiveness of sins through faith in Christ • Old Testament prophecies pointed to all these things The Essence of the Gospel Preached: God’s offer of salvation, the life, death and resurrection of Jesus and a call to faith in light of coming judgment.

  7. The Growing Body of Material • Recounting • Gather collection of prophecies from the Old Testament that related to both to Jesus’ life and to themselves as the heirs of Jesus’ ministry • Showed Jews that Jesus was not an innovator but part of God’s plan • Provide Gentiles who knew nothing at all aabout Israel with some background for their understanding of Jesus, Israel’s Messiah • Collection of what Jesus said and did

  8. Why the Gospels Were Written • The speed of the spreading of the Word • The extent of the spreading of the Word • TRUSTWORTHY • Took place while those who had known Jesus were still alive and the information could be traced back to them. • 3 of the gospels directly linked to Apostles (Matthew and John; and Mark depended on the recollections of the Apostle Peter); the 4th (Luke) from eyewitnesses and those who had known Jesus from the beginning. • God had a hand in all this.

  9. HOMEWORK QUESTIONS: Review Questions: Chapter 2 - #8 – 10; Chapter 3 - #1-10 4x3 16x9

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