Chapter 3 Flashcards
(13 cards)
What were the three forms of preaching? How are the different?
Kerygma is for unbelievers (basic) and didache is for those who are already believers but want to learn more (detailed) and liturgy the public worship and communion worship of the church
Name and describe three stages involved in the writing of the gospels
- The period of the public life and teaching of Jesus (historical Jesus)
- a period of oral tradition (kerygma, didache, and liturgy) in preaching by the apostles in early disciples of Jesus
- In which the Gospels and cells were written (the New Testament writings)
What were three reasons the gospels were finally written?
Early followers realized that the second coming was not coming as early as they thought and apostles eye dying off
They needed a uniform way and for it to be written down to teach it
People had been changing the meaning to there stories
What were the three standards to judge sacred books
Apostolic origin either an apostles or someone close to an apostle, widespread acceptance by other Christian communities , conformity to the rule of faith it has to agree with everything that jesus taught and is
What are the apocryphal gospels? Describe one and its message.
A group of writings about the life and teachings of Jesus that do not meet church criteria for inclusion in the New Testament canon. The term apocryphal means “hidden”. Most apocryphal writings date from the second through the fourth centuries, many years after the apocryphal era. Protoevangelium of James, which attempted to fill in some details about the childhood years of Jesus, was clearly apocryphal
The authors of the four gospels of he New Testament- Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John- and disciples closely associated with them
Evangelists
The “good news”, the story of the common Savior, Jesus Christ, and the inauguration of God’s kingdom
Gospel
A form of preaching used in the early church that presumed an audience of unbelievers
Kerygma
A word that means “teaching” that describes oral teaching to those who had already excepted Jesus
Didache
The public worship and communion worship of the church
Liturgy
A group of writings about the life and teachings of Jesus that do not meet church criteria for inclusion in the New Testament canon. The term apocryphal means “hidden”. Most apocryphal writings date from the second through the fourth centuries, many years after the apocryphal era.
Apocryphal gospels
Why is it important that people give testimonies to historical Jesus
It proves that jesus wasn’t a fable or a made up story but that he at least actually lived
Someone who died for their faith
Martyr
