Christine Nangle Koehl Reflection/Reaction Paper May 27‚ 2013 Jeff Siker –Foundations of New Testament Theology Raymond Brown’s chapter on the gospel according to Mark presents interesting concepts about Mark and his writing. Mark group’s his gospel by time‚ subject matter or form. Marcan style of writing is sometimes referred to as a “Marcan sandwich.” He initiates an action then‚ instead of completing that idea‚ the action is interrupted by a scene filling the time (the meat between
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scriptures is the four Gospels which provide us with four different perspectives about the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Growing up in a Roman Catholic family‚ I was introduced to the Infancy Narratives at a young age and was always learning more about it in religion class at school. When the Gospels were written‚ there were very few details about the birth and early life of Jesus. The Infancy Narratives are not factual accounts‚ nevertheless‚ they are theological portraits of Jesus Christ. They painted
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Was Jesus real? Though some may not believe Jesus was the divine Christ that Christianity venerates as the Son of God and savior of the world‚ and may regard accounts of the miracles and wonders attending him as mere legendary accretion; nevertheless they certainly believe there had to have been a central figure that began Christianity. Perhaps he was just a wandering teacher‚ or an exorcist‚ an apocalyptic prophet or a zealot who opposed the Romans. Perhaps he was all these things‚ or even
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out to me was in Luke 17:1‚ “If your brother or sister sins against you‚ rebuke them; and if they repent‚ forgive them. Even if they sin against you seven times in a day and seven times come back to you saying‚ ‘I repent’ you must forgive them.” This passage refers to loving unconditionally regardless of the bad that has happened. After researching more about this passage‚ I found a source that talked about how in Luke forgiveness is seen as a moral that everyone should possess. Luke also emphasizes
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Created by the four Evangelists‚ each Gospel (meaning “good news”) portrays Jesus in a unique portrayal that is separate of the other three. Most likely‚ each Gospel author did this so that each particular image of Jesus presented is captured and not overlooked. Collectively‚ the main purpose of the four Gospels is to identify and acknowledge Jesus and his significance. He is the focused subject matter in the four Gospels. However‚ by focusing on one Gospel at a time‚ one by one after each other
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contains four written gospels‚ the Gospel of Mark‚ Matthew‚ Luke‚ and John. Each gospel tells the same story‚ but each paints a different picture of Jesus and relays different ideas and concerns for their readers. These differences can be a result of who each author’s intended audience is and what message they are wanting to give to their audience. All four gospels can be seen as real accounts written by real people of how four different communities interpret Jesus. The Gospel of Mark appears second in
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The Gospel of Matthew‚ composed between 80 and 90 CE ‚ is the opening book of the New Testament. Despite the original author remaining anonymous‚ it is widely suggested that the book was written by Matthew the Apostle. The extract is taken from chapter 27 of Matthew’s gospel‚ which commentates on the Trial of Jesus‚ led by Pontius Pilate‚ and the eventual crucifixion of the self-proclaimed Messiah. The extract focuses on the controversial decision made by the Jewish crowd to execute Jesus rather
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Matthew 6:25-30 O you of little faith? This passage of scripture comes from the Sermon on the Mount where Jesus has left the crowd‚ and is now in the mountains teaching the Twelve Disciples. This specific passage is Jesus talking about how we should not be worried about our needs‚ because God knows our needs and takes care of us. Therefore our human anxiety for our physical needs is invalid‚ because Jesus explicitly tells us that we have no reason to worry. In Matthew 6:30 Jesus asks a
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Gospels Assessment Trishie Gilvray The Gospel is a record of Christ’s life and teachings in the first four books of the New Testament. It is written up of 4 different accounts. The first being Mark which was written roughly around the years of A.D 55 to A.D 70. The second gospel written was by Matthew‚ this was written around the year A.D 80. The third book of the gospels is Luke‚ this was written also around the period of A.D 80 and lastly‚ the last gospel written is the Gospel of John which was
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give birth to a son. She would name her son Jesus. Mary being a virgin gave birth to a child‚ conceived by God through his Spirit. Jesus being conceived in a supernatural manner became man and God in one creation. God became incarnate in this child who became known by the name of Jesus (Mathew 1:18-25). Jesus was a Palestinian Jew‚ born in a town south of Jerusalem‚ raised in Nazareth in a small village in Galilee. Jesus was not any ordinary child. Jesus was the son of the living God. Not only was
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