The first fragment is taken from the first chapter of THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW‚ and the second fragment is from the third chapter of THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE. These two fragments provide Jesus’s family tree‚ however comparing the fragments one can notice a difference between the two given family trees. First‚ the first family tree appears (the first fragment) at the beginning of the first gospel. St. Matthew explains that Jesus is a descendent of David and Abraham‚ which may indicate
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The three Gospels written by Matthew‚ Mark‚ and Luke are collectively known as the Synoptic Gospels. The fourth Gospel‚ which was written by John‚ bears some stark distinction between itself and the Synoptic Gospels. It is important to understand that the Gospels‚ which were written around 70 A.D.‚ are not biographies or eyewitness accounts of Jesus. Instead‚ they are sermons about the meaning of Jesus’ life. Moreover‚ the Gospels are two generations removed from the actual
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Marian spirituality is sometimes thought as a mystery to people. If you attentively look through the Gospels you can discover God’s perfect Servant. One term used to characterize Marian spirituality is a relationship with the Holy Spirit‚ while following Christ‚ being and living through the Lord. We need to find the inspiration to follow Christ in Mary. We‚ as Christians‚ honor Mary as a challenge or inspiration to live the Christian attitudes and values. Mary is the mistress of spiritual life
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crucifixion can be found in the Gospels of the Bible in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. However‚ three out of the four gospels that detail the life and death of Christ possess one conspicuous problem‚ the synoptic problem. The synoptic problem is specifically found in the Gospels of Matthew‚ Mark‚ and Luke. It does not include the Gospel of John since this Gospel on its own contains a majority of material that is unique to the book. The issue in the other Gospels is that there are parts of the narrative
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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS GCE Advanced Level MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2012 series 9011 DIVINITY 9011/02 Paper 2 (The Four Gospels)‚ maximum raw mark 100 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates‚ to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began‚ which would have
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Exegesis of the Gospel according to Matthew Chapter 5:3-12 The Eight Beatitudes In Matthew’s Gospel‚ starting with Chapter five verses three through twelve‚ Jesus tells us of the Eight Beatitudes. These verses are much like The Ten Commandments in nature‚ but more philosophical: · "Blessed are the poor in spirit‚ for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." · "Blessed are those who mourn‚ for they shall be comforted." · "Blessed are the meek‚ for they shall inherit the Earth." · "Blessed are those
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and plotted against Jesus (11) Exegesis: Luke 6:1-11 This text opens with Jesus and his disciples walking through a grain field. It is the day of the Sabbath. His disciples begin to grow hungry. They are not supposed to do any work or eat on this day. But they still grab handfuls of grain‚ and begin to eat them. Some of the Pharisees were watching this and questioned them as to why they were doing this‚
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XII. Other evidence to support Jesus’ resurrection C. Conclusion The Evidence of Jesus Historical Evidence Source of Evidence I believe that Jesus existed; the bases of evidence for Jesus include the four Gospels in the Bible (found in the New Testament)‚ the apocryphal gospels (not included in the Bible)‚ Paul’s letters in the Bible‚ written sources (after the life of Jesus)‚ circumstantial evidence‚ and archaeological evidence (McIntyre‚ 2010). From the above sources‚ the most ignored source
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WEEK 2 STUDY QUESTIONS 1. What does Powell mean by “the earthly Jesus?” What does Powell mean by the “historical Jesus” and the “exalted Jesus?” According to Introducing the New Testament‚ Mark Powell discusses the two type of “Jesus’s” found in the New Testament. Powell explains that the earthly Jesus‚ and the exalted Jesus are the same person but the Christian faith likes to distinguish between the two. For instance‚ the earthly Jesus is explained as the actual person. The Jewish man who was
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Those four are The Gospel‚ Early Church which also is called Church History‚ Letters which is also called Epistles‚ and Apocalypse. The first one I will talk about is The Gospel. Out of all four of the major literary in the New Testament‚ The Gospel is the only one that the early Christians invented. The English word Gospel translated from the Greek word evangelion‚ which means good news about Jesus. The word Evangelist comes from the word euangelizomai in Greek. The Gospel tells different stories
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