Unit 3 The Gospels - Mathew, Luke, John Flashcards
(41 cards)
Mathew’s age period
AD 80-90
Mathew’s audience
Jewish Christian
Mathew’s emphasis
Birth of Jesus, Jesus’s fulfillment of a of testament, Jesus as a teacher
Luke’s age period
AD 80-85
Luke’s audience
Gentiles
Luke’s emphasis
Jesus as the savior
Brings us to the kingdom of god
Prayer is central to him
John age period
AD 90-100
John audience
Exiled Jewish Christian’s
Samaritan converts
Greek converts
Johns emphasize
Jesús divinity
Mathew portrays Jesus as
The fulfillment of the Old Testament and the new moses(lawgiver,teacher)
significance of Mathews 5 discourses
emphasizes Jesus help and ministry, how people should preach and heal others
who connects the sermon on the mount to something
Mathew always connects to the Old Testament
What is the sermon on the mount connected too
sermon on the mount
beatitudes
10 commandments
mount Sinai
Joseph
evangelist Luke
well educated
masterful writer
gentile Christian
companion of paul
how does Luke describe Jesus
Jesus is the universal savior
jesus brings the kingdom of god
prayer is central to jesus
Luke’s infancy narrative
angel appears to Mary/shepherds
focused on Mary
shepherds visited birth
angel Gabriel visited
Mathews infancy narrative
angel appears to joseph
focused on joseph
magi visited (show Jesus is king)
holy spirit visited
What did Luke’s infancy narrative highlight
highlighted the marinated and emphasized their universal salvation
What did Mathews infancy narrative highlight
wrote for the Jewish audience and highlighted Jesus lineage
Luke’s miracle stories demonstrate
Jesus compassion over sickness and suffering
show humanity care and pity
Good thief on the cross
(spiritual) healing story
shows gods mercy
Luke’s parables + healing miracles
show mercy
god will always forgive
Luke says the Kingdom of God is emphasized by justice
“turns the world upside down”
poor first and rich last
Lukes sermon on the mount is called-
Sermon on the plain