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Christian Scriptures
RCIA St. Christine
Covenant:
A binding and solemn agreement made by two or more parties to do or not to keep from
doing a specified thing.
with Moses: Ex 34:10-11
With Abraham: Gn 17:1-14
With David: 2Sa 7:8-17
Jesus New CovenantLk 22:20
Galilee
Nazareth
Judea
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
New Testament
TimesAD 6-70
120 to 150 miles
New Testament
1 Acts
4 Gospels
21 Letters (Epistles)
1 Revelation
Written in Greek
Longest writing placed first not necessarily the first written
Apostolic Age (30 to 100)Key Persons
ApostlesPeter
AndrewJamesJohnPhilip
BartholomewThomasMatthew
James the Lessjude
Simon the ZealotJudas (Matthias)
OthersPaul
BarnabasLukeMark
Date line WritingsJewish Life Roman Life5-6BCE
30 CE (AD)
50 CE (AD)
60 CE (AD)
72 CE (AD)
100 CE (AD
Herod (Galilee)Pontius Pilate (Judea)
Herod(Augustus)
Nero (54-68)
Jesus Birth
Jesus Death
Preaching of ApostlesFounding of Christian
Communities
Christian Communitiesbeyond Jewish
Lands
Jewish Rebellion
Capture of Jerusalemby Romans
End of Apostolic Age
1/2 Thessalonians1/2 Corinthians1 Galatians
Romans JamesPhilippians
ColossiansEphesiansPhilemon
Mark 1 Peter1/2 TimothyHebrews Titus
ActsMatthew Luke Jude2 Peter
RevelationJohn
1/2/3 John
Paul
Apostle to the GentilesFrom Tarsus (Greece)Trained by Gamaliel
Roman CitizenProlific letter writer
Paul’s LettersWritten by Paul
Romans1 Corinthians2 Corinthians
GalatiansPhilippians
1 ThessaloniansPhilemon
Written by Paul or his followers
EphesiansColossians
2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2Timothy
Titus
Date line WritingsJewish Life Roman Life5-6BCE
30 CE (AD)
50 CE (AD)
60 CE (AD)
72 CE (AD)
100 CE (AD
Herod (Galilee)Pontius Pilate (Judea)
Herod(Augustus)
Nero (54-68)
Jesus Birth
Jesus Death
Preaching of ApostlesFounding of Christian
Communities
Christian Communitiesbeyond Jewish
Lands
Jewish Rebellion
Capture of Jerusalemby Romans
End of Apostolic Age
1/2 Thessalonians1/2 Corinthians1 Galatians
Romans JamesPhilippians
ColossiansEphesiansPhilemon
Mark 1 Peter1/2 TimothyHebrews Titus
ActsMatthew Luke Jude2 Peter
RevelationJohn
1/2/3 John
Paul’s Challenge
Does a Gentile have to become a Jew in order to become a Christian*
To become a Jew: CircumcisionJewish laws
Date line WritingsJewish Life Roman Life5-6BCE
30 CE (AD)
50 CE (AD)
60 CE (AD)
72 CE (AD)
100 CE (AD
Herod (Galilee)Pontius Pilate (Judea)
Herod(Augustus)
Nero (54-68)
Jesus Birth
Jesus Death
Preaching of ApostlesFounding of Christian
Communities
Christian Communitiesbeyond Jewish
Lands
Jewish Rebellion
Capture of Jerusalemby Romans
End of Apostolic Age
1/2 Thessalonians1/2 Corinthians1 Galatians
Romans JamesPhilippians
ColossiansEphesiansPhilemon
Mark 1 Peter1/2 TimothyHebrews Titus
ActsMatthew Luke Jude2 Peter
RevelationJohn
1/2/3 John
First Council of Jerusalem
To become a follower of Jesus one must:- be Baptized (implied)
avoid pollution from idolsrefrain from unlawful marriage
do not eat the meat of strangled animalsdo not eat blood from these animals
Acts 15: 19-21
Date line WritingsJewish Life Roman Life5-6BCE
30 CE (AD)
50 CE (AD)
60 CE (AD)
72 CE (AD)
100 CE (AD
Herod (Galilee)Pontius Pilate (Judea)
Herod(Augustus)
Nero (54-68)
Jesus Birth
Jesus Death
Preaching of ApostlesFounding of Christian
Communities
Christian Communitiesbeyond Jewish
Lands
Jewish Rebellion
Capture of Jerusalemby Romans
End of Apostolic Age
1/2 Thessalonians1/2 Corinthians1 Galatians
Romans JamesPhilippians
ColossiansEphesiansPhilemon
Mark 1 Peter1/2 TimothyHebrews Titus
ActsMatthew Luke Jude2 Peter
RevelationJohn
1/2/3 John
Gospel according to Markabout the yr. 70 in Rome
Q documentsource unknown
LLuke80-90
Gentiles
Matthew88 Antioch Syria
Hebrews
The Synoptic Gospels
Gospel according to John90 to 100
Possibly Syria or Alexandria
Highly developed theology
Date line WritingsJewish Life Roman Life5-6BCE
30 CE (AD)
50 CE (AD)
60 CE (AD)
72 CE (AD)
100 CE (AD
Herod (Galilee)Pontius Pilate (Judea)
Herod(Augustus)
Nero (54-68)
Jesus Birth
Jesus Death
Preaching of ApostlesFounding of Christian
Communities
Christian Communitiesbeyond Jewish
Lands
Jewish Rebellion
Capture of Jerusalemby Romans
End of Apostolic Age
1/2 Thessalonians1/2 Corinthians1 Galatians
Romans JamesPhilippians
ColossiansEphesiansPhilemon
Mark 1 Peter1/2 TimothyHebrews Titus
ActsMatthew Luke Jude2 Peter
RevelationJohn
1/2/3 John
Book of Acts:
Sequel to the Gospel According to Luke
History of the Early Churchfrom Paul’s first journey until his imprisonment in Rome
The Story of Spirit-guided community and a Spirit-guided spread of the Word of God!
Date line WritingsJewish Life Roman Life5-6BCE
30 CE (AD)
50 CE (AD)
60 CE (AD)
72 CE (AD)
100 CE (AD
Herod (Galilee)Pontius Pilate (Judea)
Herod(Augustus)
Nero (54-68)
Jesus Birth
Jesus Death
Preaching of ApostlesFounding of Christian
Communities
Christian Communitiesbeyond Jewish
Lands
Jewish Rebellion
Capture of Jerusalemby Romans
End of Apostolic Age
1/2 Thessalonians1/2 Corinthians1 Galatians
Romans JamesPhilippians
ColossiansEphesiansPhilemon
Mark 1 Peter1/2 TimothyHebrews Titus
ActsMatthew Luke Jude2 Peter
RevelationJohn
1/2/3 John
The Book Of Revelation
An ancient version of Star Wars!
Age old battle of evil vs good
Symbolic Language persecuted could understand but persecutors could not. (book of Daniel)
What Happened to the Apostles?
Peter: Jerusalem and Rome - crucified - 64-65 Rome
Andrew: Northern Greece - martyred - 70
Matthew: Ethiopia, Persia - martyred - ?
John: Son of Zebedee, Natural death - 100
James: Jerusalem (legend to Spain) - martyred 44
Simon: Middle East - martyred
Thomas: Caspian Sea to Persian Golf - martyred
Philip: Phrygian - crucified
Jude: Mesopotamia - martyred
What happened to the Apostles?
James the less: Jerusalem - clubbed to death in 62
Bartholomew: Ethiopia, India, Persia - flayed and beheaded
Matthias: (replaced Judas) Palestine - martyred
Others? Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles - beheaded in Rome 64 or 67
Luke: Physician- with Paul - died at age 84 in year 70
Mark: Nephew of Barnabus - may have been a jewish priest - no info on his death
The End
or
The Beginning!
