Ch.20 Sacred Texts In The Christian Tradition Flashcards
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Sacred text
a sacred writing that had great importance for a community of faith, they are texts that religious traditions consider to be the foundational or central to the practice of their beliefs
Authoritative
To be listened to and to be obeyed
Bible
The sacred text of Christianity
What is in the bible
An account of Jesus’ life, teachings and God’s action in the world
Name the 2 parts of the bible
Old Testament & New Testament
Describe the Old Testament
- story of God’s original covenant made with the Jewish people
Describe the New Testament
- story of God’s new covenant and the events in the life of Jesus (eg. The Gospels)
What is the New Testament
The main source of information about the life of Jesus and is often referred to as a document of faith
Document of faith
a text that was a written by a member of the early community of a particular religion
Who wrote the 4 gospels
The four evangelists - Mark, Mathew, Luke, John
What are the gospels? What is written in them?
The gospels record the life and teachings of Jesus from different points of view
How many stages does the New Testament have
3
Name the 3 stages of gospel development of the New Testament
- the life stage
- the oral stage
- the written stage
Describe the first stage of Gospel development
- the life stage
- concerned with the life, death & resurrection of Jesus
- focuses on the public ministry of Jesus (3 years)
Describe the second stage of gospel development
- the oral stage
- about 40 years
- the word of mouth spread the news of Jesus
Describe the third stage of gospel development
- the written stage
- each evangelist gathered as much information as possible about what Jesus said and did during his lifetime
- Wrote the information down
What are the gospels of Mark, Mathew & Luke referred to
Synoptic gospels- similar
What do the synoptic gospels all agree on
The main events in the life of Jesus, the timing of these events and what Jesus said on important occasions
What does the gospel of John focus on
Significance of Jesus as an individual, rather that the events in his life
What is the gospel of John sometimes known as
The beloved disciple
What do Christians consider the Bible to be
The word of god, they accept that others wrote the text (the writers received inspiration from god which text authority)
Fundamentalists
Take the word of the Bible literally and resist any suggestion of change
