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• The NT is a collection of 27 books, all written within 100 years Jesus' Death. Most of the Books were written before the beginning of the second Century
• In the entire Bible, Christ is the unique Word
• Obedience


  The root of the word is found in the Latin word audire, "to listen." The Benedictine value of Obedience calls us to listen attentively to our superiors and leaders believing that we acquire wisdom through their words and examples
• Gospel


  Euangelion = "good news," eventually became a term for the good news about Jesus Christ
• Euangelizomai


  To proclaim the good news
• We have Four Gospels
• Each of the four gospels like Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John paints a unique portrait of Jesus. They show us the same Jesus but portray him from different perspectives
• There is in reality only one gospel running through all of the Christian scriptures, THE GOSPEL OF AND ABOUT JESUS CHRIST
• Matthew


  • Presents Jesus as the Jewish Messiah, the fulfillment of Old Testament
• Mark


  • Portrays Jesus as the suffering Son of God, who offers himself as a sacrifice for sins
• Luke


  • Presents Jesus as the Savior for all people, who brings salvation to all nations and people groups
• John


  • Presents Jesus as the eternal Son of God, the self-revelation of God the Father
• Synoptic Gospels


  The Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke, which because of of their similarities can be "Seen together" in parallel columns and mutually compared
• John's Gospel offers a portrait of Jesus which includes special emphasis on divinity revealed in the humanity of Jesus
• The Gospels


  • Matthew
  • Mark
  • Luke
  • John
• Gospel of Matthew


  • Presents Jesus as the Messiah, the long-awaited Messiah, the promised king of Israel who fulfills the prophecies of the Old Testament
  • Highlights Jesus' lineage, his birth in Bethlehem, and his triumphal entry into Jerusalem as evidence of his messianic identity
  • Presents Jesus as the new Moses, who brings a new law and covenant to God's people
• Gospel of Mark


  • Reveals the ministry of Jesus with vivid detail and the messages of his teaching are presented more through what he did than what he said
  • The passion and death of Jesus dominates the Gospel, answering the question "Who is Jesus?" as the suffering and vindicated Son of Man, the Christ and Son of God
• Gospel of Luke


  • Calls upon the Christian disciple to identify with the master Jesus, who is caring and tender toward the poor and lowly, the outcast, the sinner, and the afflicted, toward all those who recognize their dependence on God
  • Includes Jesus' last supper words "This is my body which is given for you....This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood" and Jesus dying with words of forgiveness
• Gospel of John


  • Presents Jesus as the preexistent and incarnate Word of God who has revealed the Father to us
  • Written that people may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through this belief the people may have life in His name
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