THEOLOGY ➢ Miracles: 29

GOSPELS ➢ Parables: 31
➢ Sermons: 10
➢ Comes from Old English word that meant ➢ Times the OT was quoted: 45
“good tale” or good news
➢ From Greek “Evangelion” good news LUKE
➢ Good News – Mk 1:1 – person of Jesus ➢ Chapters/Verses/Words: 24; 1,151; 19,482
➢ Miracles: 23
Three stages in the formation of the gospel ➢ Parables: 37
➢ Sermons: 13
1. The Life and Teaching of Jesus ➢ Times the OT was quoted: 23
2. The Oral Tradition
The Apostles preached and baptized – the Church JOHN
begins. The Apostles oral preaching took 3 forms: ➢ Chapters/Verses/Words: 21; 879; 15,635
✓ Kerygma ➢ Miracles: 10
✓ Didache ➢ Parables: 3
✓ Liturgy/worship ➢ Sermons: 8
3. The Written Gospels ➢ Times the OT was quoted: 14
When the evangelists, Mark, Matthew, Luke, and
MARK (65-70 A.D.)
John, WRITE the story of Jesus in the four gospels
➢ John Mark
The apostles’ account of Jesus is gathered together
➢ Fast-paced Gospel
and written down by the evangelists. It was
➢ Visual Gospel
important to do this before the main witnesses of
➢ Gospel of emotion
all Jesus said and done grew too old or died.

A written Gospel would help new Christians at that

MATTHEW (70’S OR 80’S A.D.)
time and in the future to know Jesus and follow his ➢ Contains 5 great collections of Jesus teachings
teachings. or discourses
✓ The new law (5 – 7)
Factors/reasons: why it took almost 40 years to
✓ Instructions to missionaries ( 10 )
come up with the first written gospel
✓ Parables of the Kingdom (13)
1. Stories about Jesus were well-known in ✓ Admonitions for the Christian
Palestine community (18)
2. Apostles were more effective in speaking than ✓ The future of the Church (23-25)
in writing. ➢ Opens with a Genealogy
3. The early Christians expected Jesus to come
LUKE (80-85 A.D.)
back soon.
➢ Physician/companion of Paul
Factors/reasons: why the gospel was written
➢ With medical details
1. Growth of Christian Community ➢ Chronological Gospel
2. Death of the Apostles and other witnesses ➢ Special attention to women
3. Delay of the Parousia ➢ Gospel of prayer
✓ Luke revealed the prayer life of Jesus
The gospels at a glance ✓ Significant prayers
MARK ✓ Two parables about the persistence in
➢ Chapters/Verses/Words: 16; 678; 11,304 prayer
➢ Miracles: 23 JOHN (90-100 A.D.)
➢ Parables: 13
➢ Sermons: 5 ➢ The Gospel of belief
➢ Times the OT was quoted: 23 ➢ The Different Gospel
➢ The 7 “I Am” claims
MATTHEW ➢ Signs in John
➢ Chapters/Verses/Words: 28; 1,071; 18,345 ➢ The Divinity of Jesus