Matthew and Mark
define 'scribes'
define 'gentiles'
Jewish legal scholars
non-Jewish people
Define 'Anawim' and 'Canticle'
hebrew term for poor and marginalized
word for 'song'
Define 'sign' and 'Logos'
(bonus: why are they called signs?)
John's work for miracle (point to a larger Truth: Jesus' Divinity)
Greek word meaning 'word'
Define 'Evangelists' and 'Venerate'
messengers of Good News
worship/revere (treat with deep reverence)
List the Synoptic Gospels and define 'Gospel'
Mt, Mk, Lk
Good News
Define 'Messianic Secret' define 'passion'
Jesus directing people recognizing him as the messiah to not share
suffering of Jesus during his final days
define 'magnificat' and 'annunciation'
prayer that Mary gives in response to the 'Annunciation'
Event when Gabriel announces to Mary that she will give birth to the messiah
Define "Paraclete" and "Beloved Disciple"
meaning 'helper' term for Holy Spirit
faithful disciple in John's Gospel who is present at critical times (may have been founder of Johannine Community)
Define 'Beatitudes' and 'Magi'
teaching of Jesus that summarize the New Law of Christ and describe attitudes by which someone can discover genuine happiness
Grk word for Priest or Learned One
What does 'Tanakh' refer to? and define 'Rabbi'
(extra credit: what is the name of the 3 categories for the Tanakh?)
Hebrew Bible
(Torah, Neviim, Ketuvim)
Teacher
There are four types of miracles, name 3
restoration of life
exorcisms
nature
healing
what does 'Q' stand for? Define the word it stands for
Define 'kergyma'
Quelle: a hypothetical source that Matthew and Luke used
Greek word meaning preaching or proclamation
What do we call the seven special statements that Jesus makes about himself in the Gospel of John? What do these statements indicate about Jesus--which is a focus of the Gospel as a whole?
"I am Statements"
indicate Christ's Divinity
There are four differences between John's Lord's Supper and the Synoptics, what are two?
not a Passover meal
no description of the preparation of the meal
promise of the paraclete
washing of the disciple's feet
What are the four central events of the Paschal Mystery?
passion
death
resurrection
ascension
What is the central image of Jesus in Matthew and Mark's Gospel?
(Bonus: Vocab term for Mark's depiction and history/definition)
Teacher and Prophet
Suffering Servant of God (Paschal Lamb)
What is the primary difference between the Synoptic Gospels and the Gospel of John?
John uses much more symbolic language and imagery
What is the image of Jesus in John's Gospel? What are the two words John uses to accomplish this message in Chapter 1?
Incarnate Word of God
Logos and Light
There are four miracles (signs) unique to John's Gospel... name two
water to wine (Cana)
curing the paralytic
healing man born blind
raising Lazarus from the dead
What three important accounts about Jesus’ life are found in all three synoptic Gospels?
Baptism
temptation
multiplication of loaves
What was the tension that existed in the Matthean Community? How did this affect the manner in which Matthew wrote about Jesus?
tension between the old and new (traditions)
addressed by (1) Jesus' genealogy, and (2) fulfillment of OT hopes and prophecies
What image of Jesus is prominent in Luke's Gospel?
What is the central question about the Kingdom of God that the Gospel of Luke answers?
Compassionate Healer
Who is in and who is out? (everyone is fair game)
What are the two main reasons the Gospel of John was written?
(1) evangelize to Gentiles and Jews
(2) strengthen the faith of local Christian Community
What is the emphasis in the Gospel of John’s account of the Passion and Death of Jesus? Describe two event that occurs in the Gospel of John that does not occur in the synoptic Gospels that emphasize this point?
Christ's Divinity
(I am) in the Garden (no agony)
Pilate: You have no power except what has been given from above
seated on Judgment seat
Jesus not in pain on the cross
blood and water flow out when pierced
How many stages were there in the development of the Gospels? What were those stages?
3
life and teaching
oral tradition
written practice