Why?
His life and teachings have significantly altered human ________.
History
This word means good news.
Gospel
This language allowed the rapid spread of the gospel.
Greek
Matthew, Mark, and Luke are these, meaning, "to see together"
Synoptic Gospels
These two gospels were written by eyewitnesses.
Matthew and John
If Jesus made claims to divinity and it is true, he is what?
Lord
This kind of source is a record of events, usually an eyewitness account or someone alive during the time of event.
Primary
The central place of worship and community for Jews.
The temple
The gospel was preached before it was written. This is known as what?
Oral tradition
Mark's gospel is dependent on the testimony of this man.
Peter
Lunatic
To read the gospels properly, we must care for what?
Context
The nature of the Messiah has been revealed gradually throughout this.
Old Testament
Luke's theme is that this has arrived for people everywhere.
Salvation
Beliefs you take for granted
Presuppositions
You cannot be neutral about Christ. This is known as what?
Neutrality is untenable
Aside from the Bible, name another type of source of knowledge about Jesus.
Pagan, Jewish, or Extrabiblical.
In the first century, the predominant expectation was that the Messiah would be what kind of deliverer?
Political
These sections of Acts indicate the author of Luke and Acts traveled with Paul.
We sections
These are contradictions that can be mended.
Apparent contradictions
His life and teachings have significantly altered individual lives. Who are the two examples we noted from Scripture?
Peter and Paul
The good news accounts are four accounts; although they are not identical, they are complementary witness testimonies. This means the gospel has these two things.
Unity and Diversity
This population composed 1/3 to 1/2 of the Roman Empire.
Enslaved
The purpose of John can be summed up in these 3 words (John 20:30-31).
Signs, Believe, and Life.
The church preserved these in the gospels, which indicates they were not changed over time.
Difficult Sayings