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there is 27 books in the NT
Developed from 50 C.E. – 100 C.E. (starting about 20 years
after the death of Jesus).
Principal theme: deal with the life, death, and Resurrection
of Jesus Christ and its impact on the believing community
the gospels (matthew, mark, luke and john) = 4 books.
History (acts) = 1 book
Pauline Epistles (Rom., 1-2 Cor., Gal., Eph., Phil., Col. 1-2 Thess., 1-2 Tim., Titus, Philemon) = 13 books
General Epistles (Hebrews, James, 1-2 Peter, 1-3 John, Jude)= 8 books 
Prophecy (revelation) = 1 book
Birth of Jesus - 4 B.C.E. 
Jesus begins ministry - 26 C.E.
Jesus is baptized - 28 C.E.
Jesus was crucified - 33 C.E.
Conversion of St. Paul - 35 C.E.
Fall of Jerusalem - 70 C.E.
Stage 1: LIFE STAGE
What the disciples
saw and heard about
the life and teaching
of Jesus
27 C.E. – 30 C.E.
Stage 2: PREACHING
STAGE The early
Church recalls, shares,
and collects Jesus’
stories and sayings
Stage 3: WRITTEN STAGE
What the evangelists
recorded
Jesus’ early years (“hidden
years”) – 4 B.C.E. – 27 C.E.
The Gospels
Matthew, Mark, Luke and
John
Include information about the life, works, message, death and Resurrection of Jesus.
More concerned with Jesus’ message than historical details.
The Acts of the Apostles
Written by St. Luke (who also wrote the Gospel of Luke).
Second of 2 parts, with Part 1 being the Gospel of Luke.
Main focus: Spread of the Good News about Jesus throughout the Roman Empire after the death and Resurrection of Jesus.
Focuses on the work of St. Paul.
Thirteen Pauline Epistles (Pauline
Letters)
Epistle = “letter”
Written or attributed to St. Paul
Primary purpose – to support and educate individual Christians or small Christian communities who believed in Jesus.
Letter to the Hebrews
Attributed by Paul, but likely written by an unknown author
Extended sermon (homily) to a group of Christians in danger of losing their belief in Jesus.
Catholic Epistles (General Epistles)
James, Peter (two letters), John (3 letters), and Jude.
Catholic = “universal” – addressed generally to believing Christians
The Book of Revelation
Sometimes called “the Apocalypse”.
Very symbolic and mysterious language.
Written for late first century Christians who were suffering persecution by the Romans for their faith in Jesus.
Encourages them to remain faithful to Christ with the expectation that Jesus will return at the end of time to fulfill God’s work on earth.
Jesus was a historical person – several historicalsources - nonbiblical and non-Christian sources.
Historical Sources about Jesus (Non-Biblical sources) - Josephus
Jewish Historian (NOT a Christian).
Mentioned Jesus about 90 C.E., about 60 years after the death of Jesus.
Describes Jesus as a wise man and excellent teacher and doer of wonderful works.
Noted that Jesus was later condemned by Pilate to crucifixion.
Historical Sources about Jesus (Non-Biblical sources) - Tacitus
Roman Historian (NOT a Christian)
Referred to Jesus when he wrote about a great fire in Rome in 64 C.E., which Emperor Nero blamed on Christians.
Mentions that although Pontius Pilate arranged for Jesus’ death, he talks about the “superstition” breaking out among Christians in Rome.
He describes the hideous torture of early Christians by the Emperor Nero.
Gospels = Faith Sources about Jesus
Good news, not the Daily News!
Faith sources, NOT biographies or historical accounts of Jesus.
Testimonies about faith
Gospel = “godspell” = “good news” OR “glad tidings”.
Comes from evangelion = “the proclamation or announcement of the good news”.
Each Evangelist focussed on different aspects of the life of Jesus to meet the needs of their own community:
Matthew - teaching focus
Mark – suffering side
Luke – caring side
John – Spiritual side
Jesus was born in about 5 B.C.E. “in the time of King Herod……in Bethlehem of Judea”. (Matthew 2:1)
Usually consider Jesus
born between 6 – 4 B.C.E.
He learned and
practiced the trade of
carpentry.
Jesus was raised in the small village of Nazareth.
At the age of 30, Jesus began a public career of preaching and teaching.
At the age of 30, Jesus began a public career of preaching and teaching.
Jesus was executed by crucifixion around the year
30 C.E. in Jerusalem.
somewhere between 30 C.E. and 33 C.E.
Jesus - Yeshua (in Hebrew) =
“God saves” or “God is
salvation”.
Christ isnot Jesus' last name - Greek word, Christos =
Messiah = “Anointed
one”
Bible Exegesis: The process of interpreting and critically
examining passage from Scripture.
Gospels – testimonies of faith
Purpose of the gospels: proclaim a message of faith in Jesus = testimonies of faith.
Religious truth: the deeper meaning that God reveals to people through the events of history.
Stage 1 –Life stage
Jesus was born around 4 – 6 B.C.E. and died around 30-33 C.E.
The Resurrection (the Paschal Mystery) is the pivotal event.
The Gospels faithfully hand on what Jesus taught and did for our salvation.
Stage 2 – Preaching Stage (Oral
Proclamation
30 – 65 C.E.
From the Ascension of Jesus till the time the Gospels were written.
After the Resurrection and Pentecost, the apostles and disciples of Jesus shared what they had seen with people throughout the Mediterranean region through word of mouth.
The earlier followerspassed on the faiththrough prayers, stories, testimonies, homilies, hymns, proclamations, and teaching.
Stage 3 – Written Stage (Written
Proclamation)
65 C.E. – 100 C.E.
Christians began to be persecuted and they realized Christ’s return may not be soon and wanted to pass the teachings of Jesus to the Christian communities.
Each evangelist adapted materials for a particular audience for whom the Gospel was written. They had a particular purpose in mind when they wrote their version of the good news for that audience.
The Gospel of Mark
Date written: Between 65 – 70 C.E. (First Gospel to be written)
Where written: Rome
Audience: Written for Gentile (non-Jewish) readers in Rome who were experiencing persecution.
Portrait of Jesus: The Human Jesus and Suffering Servant
Begins with: The Baptism of Jesus
The Evangelist: John Mark – not one of the apostles but possibly accompanied Peter to Rome.
The Gospel of Mark is the shortest of all the Gospels. It was written before the
Gospels of Matthew, Luke and John.
gospel of mark -- It has a sense of urgency and hurriedness because it is full of action. Jesus moves
decisively and quickly. from event to event. The word “immediately” is used a lot.
The Gospel of Matthew
Date written: approximately 85 C.E.
Where written: Antioch, Syria.
Audience: Christian Jews living in Antioch, Syria.
Portrait of Jesus: Messiah of the Jews – the “New Moses”, the greatest prophet who brings the New Law
Begins with: Genealogy (family tree of Jesus)
The Evangelist: Tradition is that it is Matthew, one of the apostles, and an eyewitness to the life of Jesus.
The Gospel of Matthew focuses on Jesus as the King
(Messiah) of Israel. This Gospel was written to Christians from
a Jewish background, to show them that Jesus fulfilled the Old
Testament prophecies about the King who would come from
the family of David.
Gospel of Luke
Date written: Possibly 80- C.E.
Where written: Possibly in a province of Greece or in Antioch, Syria.
Audience: Greek, Gentile (non-Jewish) audience
Portrait of Jesus: Merciful and Compassionate Saviour with a special concern for poor people, women and non-Jews.
Begins with: Mentions he is addressing his Gospel to Theophilus “so that you may know the truth concerning the things about which you have been instructed.”
gospel of luke - It is written in Greek and includes three hymns.
Synoptic means “to see together”.
They have a similar vision of
Jesus.
The authors of these gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) used to have used the same sources
Gospel of John
Date written: Possibly 90 – 95 C.E.
Audience: Christians in general.
Portrait of Jesus: The Divine Son of God – noble powerful, divine, in control of destiny.
Begins with: “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (John 1:1) word = Jesus
The Evangelist: Members of the community founded by the apostle John