The Discipleship Training Institute

Mosby Memorial Baptist ChurchFall, 2006

Session IV: “Side by Side: What Do We See?”

Instructor: Rev. Mary H. Young

HOW DID WE GET THE GOSPELS

• The Source Hypothesis for the Synoptics:

TYPES OF MATERIAL IN THE SYNOPTIC GOSPELS

• Sayings of Jesus: Matt. 5:3-12; Luke 5:37-42

• Scenes: Luke 7:36-50; Mark 11:1-11

• Miracles: Luke 7:11-17; Mark 4:35-41

• Healings: Matt. 8:2-4; Mark 2:1-12

• Aphorisms/Parables: Mark 4:30-34; Luke 15

QUICK REVIEW

AD Audience

Purpose

Disciples

Jesus

Mark

70 Christians Suff. & Hope

Don’t un-derstand

Mess.

Secret

Matt

80-90

Jews Manual of Instr.

They un-derstand

Emmanuel

Luke&Acts

85-93

Gentiles To Interpret History

Gradually Under-stand

Must Suffer

LAST WEEK’S HOMEWORK:

The Feeding of the Five Thousand

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

• Where is the miracle found in each gospel?

• What differences in the telling of the story did you discover?

• Why do you think a particular gospel includes and excludes certain details?

• Why do you think all (4) gospels includes this one miracle?

THE MIRACLE IN “MATTHEW”

In the Gospel of St. Matthew, the "Feeding of the Five Thousand" is recounted, where a multitude of 5000 men "besides women and children", were fed by Christ, who multiplied five loaves of bread and two fishes to the extent that all were satisfied, and the apostles collected twelve baskets of leftovers. (Matthew 14:14-22)

THE MIRACLE IN “MARK”

In the Gospel of St. Mark, two separate events are

described. The feeding of the five thousand is recounted in Mark 6:32-42. A wholly separate miracle, recorded in Mark only tells of four thousand are fed, from seven loaves, and a few small fishes, and seven baskets of left over food are collected. (Mark 8:1-10)

THE MIRACLE IN “LUKE”

St. Luke recounts the feeding of the five thousand in much the same way as St. Matthew, providing the additional detail that the apostles were told to make the men sit "by fifties" in the grass.

(Luke 9:7-18)

THE MIRACLE IN “JOHN”

In the Gospel of St. John, the same feeding of the Five Thousand is recounted, with the additional detail being provided that the bread was barley loaves. (John 6:3-14)

SIDE BY SIDE: AN EXAMINATION OF SEVERAL TEXTS

• THE WINESKINS:

Four-Color Synopsis Parallel Text• JESUS’ KIN:

A Synoptic Gospel Parallel Text• STORY OF JESUS:

Synoptic Gospel Outlines for the Story of Jesus• FOURFOLD GOSPEL:

A Four Gospel Synoptic Parallel

NEXT WEEK….

Review all of your notes from previous classes. We will have several activities including the opportunity for you to “Begin Writing Your Own Gospel”.

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