Introduction to the New Testament презентация

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What is it? 27 different documents Written in Greek Gathered together and joined to the Old Testament This is the Bible as Christians know it

Слайд 1Introduction to the New Testament


Слайд 2What is it?
27 different documents
Written in Greek
Gathered together and joined to

the Old Testament
This is the Bible as Christians know it

Слайд 3Relationship to Old Testament
What is the Old Testament?
Why is it called

"Old"
Predates revelation of Christ
Do Jews call it old?
Where is the New Testament in relationship to the Old?

Слайд 4Meaning of testament
Testament is another word for covenant
Thus this is a

book about a new covenant
E.g.s of Old Covenant?
Jesus is the new covenant God makes with humanity
Christians believe everything God promises us in the Old Testament is fulfilled in Jesus

Слайд 5Types of Writing
What type of writing is in the NT?
Gospels (4)
gospel

is a Greek word meaning good news
Gospels are the specific gospels of the Bible
Matt, Mark, Luke and John

Слайд 6A gospel
Not meant to be read as a literal biography
Try to

explain the teachings of Jesus
Only period thoroughly investigated is the last week of Jesus' life

Слайд 7Types of writing
Second type of writing in the NT is HISTORY
Especially

history of the early church
Acts of the Apostles is the only historical book in the NT
Speaks of the spread of the Church up to Paul's visit to Rome

Слайд 8Types of writing
The third type of writing are letters aka epistles

(21)
Written to various communities by famous apostles or their disciples
Paul wrote most of the epistles

Слайд 9Types of writing
Apocalypse (1)
Highly symbolic book
Signifies battle between God and

Satan
Evil is eventually defeated and God's kingdom becomes reality
Book of Revelation

Слайд 10Daily life in the time of Christ


Слайд 15Major Groups
Priests: Acted as mediators between God and humans
Offered sacrifice in

the temple
High priest was very important politically
E.g. Caiaphas

Слайд 16Major Groups
Sadducees: elite upper class
Were very strong politically and were committed

to the Temple
Didn't believe in life after death

Слайд 17Major Groups
Pharisees: sect focusing on the law
The Law governs daily life
Rivals

of Sadducees
Believed life after death is possible

Слайд 18Major Groups
Zealots: revolutionaries wanting to overthrow the Romans
At odds with Jewish

leaders because of their brutal tactics
Generally from poorer classes

Слайд 19Major Groups
Sanhedrin: group of community elders
Priests, Pharisees and Sadducees
Religious, political,

judicial body

Слайд 20Major Groups
Essenes: group that withdrew from society
Believed society was impure
Believed the

messiah would soon arrive

Слайд 21Important places
The Temple
Destroyed when Israelites were exiled
Rebuilt by Herod
Handled sacrifice, prayer,

governance

Слайд 24Important places
Synagogues
Place of daily, local worship


Слайд 25Politics and Culture
Israel had been part of the Greek empire for

years
Heavy Greek influence
Greek was the commercial language

Слайд 26Politics and culture
Jews had a king - e.g. Herod
Also a Roman

governor - e.g. Pilate
Romans asked only for taxes - didn't force conversions to their religion

Слайд 27Politics and culture
Jews believed a messiah would deliver them
Messiah: Hebrew for

"anointed one"
From David's line
Would free Jews from foreign oppression
NOT DIVINE BUT HUMAN - A human can't be God

Слайд 28The Gospels


Слайд 29What are they
Four Gospels - who are the authors?
Written at different

times with different objectives
No two gospels are exactly the same

Слайд 30Timeline
Mark: 65-70 AD
Matthew: 80-85 AD
Luke: 85-100 AD
John: 90-110 AD


Слайд 31Mark
Tradition says Mark was a disciple of St. Peter (I.e. He

never met Jesus)
Written for gentile Christians, possibly in Rome
Message: be faithful to Jesus - the road to heaven goes thru suffering

Слайд 32Matthew
Matthew: Tax collector who became a disciple of Christ
Matt probably not

the author
Written for Jewish converts to Christianity
Message: Jesus is the fulfillment of prophecies

Слайд 33Luke
Luke: Gentile Christian, doctor, friend of St. Paul (also didn't know

Jesus)
Writer uses brilliant, clear language
Not from Palestine because of geography errors
Written for non-Jewish Christians
Message: Jesus can save everyone

Слайд 36John
John: Disciple of Jesus
Written for Jewish-Christians expelled from synagogues
Interested in theology


Message: Jesus is God and reveals his father

Слайд 37Synoptic Gospels
Mark, Matthew and Luke are known as the SYNOPTIC GOSPELS
Synoptic:

Taking a common view
These three gospels are very similar though not identical
John nothing like the other three

Слайд 39Synoptic Problem
How did this happen?
Known as Synoptic Problem


Слайд 40Synoptic Problem
Mark written first
Luke and Matthew both used Mark and another

source - the Q Source
Q short for "Quelle"
Material from Q is in Matt and Luke
But not Mark

Слайд 41Q Source
Q source thought to be a collection of sayings by

Jesus
No longer exists

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