1. What are the Synoptic Gospels and to what does the term “Synoptic Problem” refer? Are there really any problems with the Synoptic Gospels? Do the differences found in the Synoptic Gospels present a threat to their validity for understanding the ministry and teachings of Jesus Christ or the historical events concerning his life and resurrection? As per the content‚ the Synoptic Gospels are the underlying three books of the New Testament‚ Matthew‚ Mark and Luke.1 It is trusted that the underlying
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Cited: Manson‚ T. W. The Sayings of Jesus: As Recorded in the Gospels of St Matthew & St Luke. [S.l.]: [s..n.]‚ 1949. Print. Schleiermacher‚ Friedrich‚ Jack C. Verheyden‚ and S. MacLean Gilmour. The Life of Jesus. Philadelphia: Fortress‚ 1975. Print. Schwarz‚ Hans. Theology in a Global Context: the Last Two Hundred Years. Grand
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY THE SYNOPTIC PROBLEM: A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE INTERRELATEDNESS OF THE FIRST THREE GOSPELS A RESEARCH PAPER SUMITTED TO DR. RON FAY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIRMENTS FOR THE COURSE NBST 510 LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BY LYNCHBURG‚ VIRGINIA SATURDAY‚ NOVEMBER 9‚ 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS TITLE PAGE…………………………………………………………………………….1 TABLE OF CONTENTS………………………………………………………………...2 INTRODUCTION: COMING TO TERMS WITH THE PROBLEM……………
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divine revelation and about Mount Sinai as the place where God’s will for Israel was revealed. But note that Jesus gives the teaching; he does not receive it as Moses did. To whom is the Sermon on the Mount addressed? The story-line of Matthew’s Gospel indicates that it was addressed to all Israel gathered to hear Jesus. The teaching and healing ministry that Jesus had exercised in Galilee drew people to him from all over (4:23-25). While the disciples have a prominent place (5:1)‚ Jesus addresses
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LUO Journal Critique #2 Critique In Daniel B. Wallace’s article “The Resurrection of Christ: Theological Implications‚” key points regarding the significance of the resurrection of Jesus are discussed and reviewed through the lens of Christology. Christology can be defined as the academic study of the person and work of Jesus of Nazareth‚ whom Christians avow is the Son of God and the second member of the Holy Trinity. At the time of this article’s writing‚ Wallace was a professor at Dallas Theological
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triple tradition of the new testament. (Boxall‚ I. I.‚ 2007) Even though this pericope is in all three of the synoptic gospels they have a few key differences. One of the largest is that in the Gospel of Matthew Jesus is restoring two possessed men while in the Gospels of Luke and Mark there is only one man that is being restored. This may be to simplify because in the Gospel of Luke and Mark the demon is called Legion because they are many‚ and in order to keep with the spirit of multiple demons for
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Jesus: Messiah or Universal Savior Although the gospels of Matthews and Like are the most similar of all of the canonical gospels‚ they offer different messages and send differing accounts of the figure of Jesus. Matthew calls Jesus the Jewish Messiah‚ while Luke does the opposite. Luke calls Jesus the universal savior‚ and by doing so each writer sets up their gospel to try and explain who they think Christ is by using their writing and knowledge to their advantage. Matthew depicts Jesus to
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THE HOLY SPIRIT IN THE BOOK OF ACTS Luke as the author of The Book of Acts of the Apostles shows the reader the ministry of Jesus Christ through the discharge of the Holy Spirit within the apostles and His church. Luke was a historian as well as a theologian. Luke accentuates the captivating facets of the Holy Spirit prophesied in the Old Testament. Luke speaks to the reader of Acts about the baptism in the Holy Spirit. Luke emphasizes the “filling with‚” the Holy Spirit “comes upon” them‚ and the
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Luke was a Gentile Christian who may have been apart of Judaism. Adding to writing the Gospel of Luke‚ he also wrote the Acts of the Apostles‚ in total about one-fourth of the New Testament. Luke mainly wrote around the time of AD 75-90‚ more than likely around 85. His target audience was the Gentile-Christians. Within his writing‚ he talked highly of the city of Jerusalem‚ using it as a symbol. Luke said that the Messiah would begin within the Holy City of Jerusalem and that it would be a main point
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Self Lynchburg‚ Virginia Sunday‚ August 14‚ 2011 The books of the Gospels‚ Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John; where written over 2000 years ago. These books excluding the Gospel of John are often called the synoptic Gospels. The term synoptic is derived from the Greek word meaning “seeing together.” These three books are comparable in their recording of the existence and ministry of Jesus. The wording of the synoptic Gospels is similar as well. For example‚ the account of the healing of the leaper
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