3 Jesus the Good News

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Prepared by:Richard G. Pazcoguin

UST Institute of Religion



“Reform your lives and believe in the GOSPEL!” Mark 1:15

The word “Gospel” usually refers to the

written record of Christ’s words and deeds.

Etymology:Anglo-Saxon: “god ” (good) “spell ” (to tell) Greek : “Evaggelion ” (glad tidings)

The GOSPEL is the Good News of Salvationproclaimed by Jesus Christ.

Jesus Christ himself is the GOOD NEWS.Jesus is THE GOSPEL.



THERE IS ONLY ONEGOSPEL:

JESUS CHRIST

HE IS GOD’S TOTAL

MANIFESTATION OFHIMSELF.

HE IS THE SAVIOR OF THEWORLD.

THE GOSPELS ARE THEWRITTEN FAITH ACCOUNTS

OF THE EARLY CHURCH.• Direct experiences by the

followers of the historicalJesus

• Eyewitness testimonies thatwere heard and recorded

• Collections of oral preaching

• First Christians’ experiences

of the Risen Lord.

THE GOSPELS ARE NOT BIOGRAPHIES OF CHRIST. THE GOSPELS ARE FAITHSUMMARIES DESCRIBING WHAT THE EARLY CHRISTIANS BELIEVED ABOUT JESUS.





The Gospels are based on the fact that the Son of God becameMan and walked on this planet in the person of Jesus of

Nazareth.

The Gospels are rooted in the words and works of Jesus, in hisinteractions with people, and in the significant events of his life.



The Early Church was a preachingchurch more than a writing church.Writing the gospel was not aprimordial concern of the earlyChristians at that time it wasthought that the end of the worldwas taking place soon.

The Christians kept the memory ofJesus alive by collecting hissermons, parables, works andsayings. These were used in theliturgy, in preaching, and in

instructing the new converts.



Realizing that Christ’s second coming was not

going to take place any time soon, the EarlyChristians wrote the Gospels for the following

reasons:

•There had to be written texts against which oralpreachings will be measured. This wasespecially because there were teachers whopreached doctrines that were against authentictradition and remembrance of Jesus.•The apostles and other eyewitnesses of Jesuswere beginning to die either through old age ororganized persecutions.

The human authors of the Gospels are calledEVANGELISTS.



EVANGELIST: JOHN MARK- believed to be thechronicler of Peter

DATE OF COMPOSITION: After Peter’s death,

probably around 65 A.D.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Persecuted Christians

THEMES: Jesus is the ChristJesus is the Suffering ServantThe Messiah and the Suffering Servant

are one and the same.



EVANGELIST: Author is unknown. Probably Matthew wasused as a source. The original text was a collection of

sayings compiled in Aramaic by the Apostle Matthew.

DATE OF COMPOSITION: The original Matthew was writtenaround 50AD but was lost. The existing text is the Greektranslation written sometime 85 A.D. after the fall ofJerusalem.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Jewish converts to Christianity

THEMES: Jesus is the New Law-GiverJesus is the Messianic king promised to the Jews.



EVANGELIST: Luke, the “beloved physician”; the

secretary of Paul

DATE OF COMPOSITION: c.75 A.D.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: Gentile converts to Christianity

THEMES: Jesus is for Jews and Gentiles alike.Jesus is the compassionate savior whoidentifies himself with the poor and theoutcast.

*The Gospels According to Mark, Matthew, and Luke arecalled SYNOPTIC GOSPELS because they follow moreor less the same story line.



EVANGELIST: Most probably the JOHANNINE

COMMUNITY

DATE OF COMPOSITION: c.90-100 A.D.

INTENDED AUDIENCE: The Christian Churches in theRoman Empire; Christians who were already familiar

with the Synoptics

THEMES: Jesus is DivineJesus is the center of all religious beliefs andpracticesJesus is superior to all the prophets



“MASTER, TO WHOM

SHALL WE GO?YOU HAVE THE WORDS OF

ETERNAL LIFE.WE HAVE COME TO BELIEVE

AND ARE CONVINCED

THAT YOU ARE THEHOLY ONE OF GOD.”

John6:68-69



James Finley and Michael PennockJESUS AND YOU: DISCOVERING THE REAL CHRISTInd: Ave Maria Press, 1977

Francis E. Gigot (transcribed by Douglas J. Potter)GOSPEL AND GOSPELS

www.newadvent.org

Felix Just, S.J.TEN STAGES OF NT FORMATION AND TRANSMISSION

http://clawww.lmu.edu/faculty/fjust/Bible/NT_Canon.htm#Evangelists

http://www.newadvent.org/

http://clawww.lmu.edu/faculty/fjust/Bible/NT_Canon.htm

http://clawww.lmu.edu/faculty/fjust/Bible/NT_Canon.htm

http://www.newadvent.org/

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