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• Apostolic Preaching


  The early Christians proclaimed Jesus orally to the people
• Objectives


  • Identify how the early Christians proclaimed Jesus orally to the people
  • Understand the nature of task of the early preachers
  • Recognize the manner of preaching in the oral tradition by the early Christian communities
• The Bible passage talks about the empowerment of Jesus Christ to His disciples to continue the mission
• The Light of Faith (Lumen Fidei) of Pope Francis reminds us that this is how the Church's tradition speaks of the great gift brought by Jesus
• Oral Tradition


  The way of Jesus' followers to continue His mission of Salvation that is entrusted to them
• What the early followers of Jesus did

  1. Went to different places to preach, teach, heal, and even exorcise

  2. Travelled around Roman world preaching the message of Jesus with missionary zeal
• They did not tend to write during that time
• Oral tradition


  Came first before the formation of the New Testament
• Main mission of the Proclamation of the Early Christian Communities

  • Preaching the core message of death and resurrection
  • Teaching further instructions and encouragement to recently baptized Christians
  • Defending the beliefs and practices against accusations from outside
• Manner of Preaching in the Oral Tradition by the Early Christians


  • The disciples did not repeat what Jesus said. They preached in the way they understood them after the resurrection
  • Disciples and preachers re-interpreted and re-formulated the words and deeds of Jesus Christ in order to relate to their current situations
• Synoptic Gospels


  Matthew, Mark, and Luke
• Synoptic Gospels


  • Similar in style and share much of the same content
  • Include many of the same stories, often in the same sequence, and sometimes exactly the same wording
• Many scholars believe that both Luke and Matthew used Mark as a source when writing their Gospels
• Luke and Matthew may have used a second source known as the Quelle, or the Q Source
• Gospel narratives


  • The parable of the mustard seed
  • The death of Judas
  • Jesus walks on the water
  • The Lord's Prayer
  • The widow's offering
  • Jesus gives sight to the blind man of Bethsaida
  • The parable of the good Samaritan
• Four-source theory


  1. Mark was the oldest written Gospel, which provided a narrative framework for both Matthew and Luke

  2. Aside from Mark, Matthew and Luke used a common source known as Q-Source

  3. Matthew and Luke, however, had their own particular unique sources
• John's Gospel


  • Locates much of Jesus' ministry in Judaea
  • Covers a different time span than the other Gospels
  • Portrays Jesus discoursing at length on theological matters
• The Gospels are the heart of the Scriptures
• The Gospels bring the Good News of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ
• The Gospels are the main source of information about the life and teachings of Jesus
• The Gospels are God's Revelation
• When we encounter Jesus in the Gospels, we encounter God's most definitive and perfect Revelation
• Go and preach the Gospel!
• Apostolic Preaching


  The early Christians proclaimed Jesus orally to the people
• Objectives


  • Identify how the early Christians proclaimed Jesus orally to the people
  • Understand the nature of task of the early preachers
  • Recognize the manner of preaching in the oral tradition by the early Christian communities
• The Bible passage talks about the empowerment of Jesus Christ to His disciples to continue the mission
• The Light of Faith (Lumen Fidei) of Pope Francis reminds us that this is how the Church's tradition speaks of the great gift brought by Jesus
• Oral Tradition


  The way of Jesus' followers to continue His mission of Salvation that is entrusted to them
• What the early followers of Jesus did

  1. Went to different places to preach, teach, heal, and even exorcise

  2. Travelled around Roman world preaching the message of Jesus with missionary zeal

  3. Did not tend to write during that time
• Proclamation of the Early Christian Communities

  • Oral tradition came first before the formation of the New Testament
  • Main mission: Preaching the core message of death and resurrection
  • Teaching further instructions and encouragement to recently baptized Christians
  • Defending the beliefs and practices against accusations from outside
• Manner of Preaching in the Oral Tradition by the Early Christians


  • The disciples did not repeat what Jesus said. They preached in the way they understood them after the resurrection
  • Disciples and preachers re-interpreted and re-formulated the words and deeds of Jesus Christ in order to relate to their current situations
• Synoptic Gospels


  Matthew, Mark, and Luke
• Synoptic Gospels


  • Similar in style and share much of the same content
  • Include many of the same stories, often in the same sequence, and sometimes exactly the same wording
• The Gospels are the heart of the Scriptures
• The Gospels bring the Good News of the Incarnation of Jesus Christ
• The four Gospels


  • Matthew
  • Mark
  • Luke
  • John
• Gospels


  The main source of information about the life and teachings of Jesus
• The Gospels are God's Revelation
• When we encounter Jesus in the Gospels, we encounter God's most definitive and perfect Revelation
• Synoptic


  Seeing the whole together (from Greek)