Introduction To The New Testament: REL1020_C1706

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➢ The major literary forms (genres) contained in the New Testament include gospels,
Church History, Letters and the Epistles, and Apocalyptic.
➢ The first four books of the New Testament that includes John, Matthew, Luke, and Mark
are the Gospels.
➢ Epistles entail book 6 to 18 of the New Testament.
➢ Apocalyptic recounts about the end of days. Apocalyptic is covered in the book of
Revelations. Apocalyptic is a vision of the end times.
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➢ New Testament books are published in chronological order depending on when they were
written.
➢ The gospels including Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John were published first in the New
Testament (Harris, 2015).
➢ Paul the apostle is regarded as the first author in the New Testament.
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➢ The writing of the New Testament depicts that there was diversity in the early Christian
community.
➢ The diversity in the New Testament was not only ethnic, but it was also theologically,
socially, and intellectually.
➢ Diversity can also be seen in the non-cannon gospel of Thomas (Harris, 2015).

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➢ Jewish relations with Rome were initially marked by relative harmony, but it slowly
degenerated into spiraling tension.
➢ Jewish Revolt of 66-73 CE can be linked to many factors such as murder of High Priest
Jonathan, murder of High Priest Ananias, et al (Brown, 2016).
➢ Jewish people experience negative consequences such as loss of lives and properties, and
some were even sold into slavery.
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➢ Matthew, Mark, and Luke are regarded as Synoptic Gospels because they have similar
content and structure.
➢ The three books include the same stories and content, and often with similar sequence
and sometimes with similar wording (Harris, 2015).
➢ The word “Synoptic” originates from the Greek words that imply “together” and “seen”.
➢ “Synoptic” is used to "give an account of the events from the same point of view or under
the same general aspect" (Harris, 2015).
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➢ The Jesus’ characteristic modes of teaching were mainly in form of parabolic forms,
aphorism, and logical devices.
➢ Parables are simply stories that are used to illustrate spiritual or a moral lesson as ...


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