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Name ____________________________ Theology 10 Sacred Scripture Mr. Phillips. Unit Three : The Gospels of Matthew and Luke. The Synoptic Problem. What is the _________________ of the synoptic gospels? Two-Source Theory (most commonly held solution) What is Q?
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Name ____________________________Theology 10 Sacred ScriptureMr. Phillips Unit Three: The Gospels of Matthew and Luke
The Synoptic Problem • What is the _________________ of the synoptic gospels? • Two-Source Theory (most commonly held solution) • What is Q? • A lost 1st Century collection of ___________________ • Called Q for German word “quelle” = ___________
Background of Mt • Author • Detectable from contents • ___________ speaker; improves on ________ • Christian of ____________ origin (i.e. _____________________) • From later tradition • _____________ the Apostle, one of the ______________ • Problem: __________________________________________________________ • Most scholars therefore ___________ the accuracy of this tradition • Audience • Primarily __________________ • Faced _______________ from larger Jewish community • Date: ________________ • Image of Jesus: ___________________ • Note: Mt emphasizes Jesus as _______________ of the OT, especially the ________________
Background of Lk • Author • Detectable from contents • Greek speaker ( __________ Greek in NT) • Not an ________________ to Jesus’ life (see 1:1-4) • Christian of ________ origin (i.e. _____________________ ) • From later tradition • Luke, a ______________ and traveling companion of ___________ • No serious reason to ___________ the tradition • Audience • _____________ - Christians • Addressed to _________________ • Perhaps an actual person, such as a _____________ of a Christian community • Perhaps a _____________ name, meaning “ ______________________ ” • Date: ___________ • Image of Jesus: Man of ________________ for the ________________________ • Note: Lk also emphasizes …
The Infancy Narratives • IN = a story of Jesus’ _______________________ • Only ______ biblical IN’s (Mt 1 – 2, Lk 1 – 2) • Common elements between them: • Jesus’ parents are _____________________ • _____________ conception of Jesus • Jesus born in ________________ • Two _____________ stories with minimal overlap
Mt’s Infancy Narrative(Mt 1 – 2) • Connects Jesus with the _________: • Begins with a _________________ Jesus fulfills _____________________ • Four _________________________________ • Makes ______________ (hints) to OT stories: • ___________________________ • _________________________________ Lk’s Infancy Narrative(Lk 1 – 2) • Introduces Lucan ____________: • God’s concern for the ____________ • Importance of _____________ • Jesus brings ________ • Prominence of ______________
Mt’s Sermon on the Mount(Mt 5 – 7) • Large collection of Jesus’ __________________ • Presents Jesus as a new ____________, lawgiver and teacher • Beatitudes - Eight ________________ on the poor, hungry, mourning, etc. • Presents Jesus as fulfillment of the ___________ (5:17-20) • Antitheses • Form: “ _______________________________________________________ ” • Presents Jesus as a new ____________, a new lawgiver • Calls us to obey the ___________, not just the ___________ of the law Lk’s Sermon on the Plain(Lk 6:17-49) • Contains _______________ material to the Sermon on the Mount • Lk’s Beatitudes • Only __________ • _____________ , ________________ (not “spiritualized” like Mt’s) • Four “ __________ ” to the opposite groups
The Parables of Jesus • Parable = a ____________ story or simple metaphor that _____________ an everyday situation with a spiritual/heavenly reality • Probably typical of Jesus’ teaching ________ • Many contain a _______________________
The Unforgiving Servant(Mt 18:21-35) • Parable is a response to Peter’s question: ____________________________________ • Message: We _____________ have to forgive • Calls us to a ________________ • Old attitude: How often ___________ I forgive? • New attitude: How much more do I ___________ forgive?
The Workers in the Vineyard(Mt 20:1-16) • ______ a good plan for business owners (or teachers) • Message: God’s love/goodness/grace is a ____________, not ___________ • Calls us to a _______________ • Old attitude: I ____________ a reward from God • New attitude: I ___________ to serve God and will leave the reward in _________________
The Good Samaritan(Lk 10:25-37) • Response to a question from a scholar of the law: _________________________________________ • The ___________________ pass by to avoid ritual _____________ • Two Messages: • Reach out in _________ to those in need • Get rid of all ________________ in your heart • Calls us to a _______________ • Old attitude: ____________________________________ • New attitude: ____________________________________
The Prodigal/Lost Son (Lk 15:11-32) • Prodigal = ____________ • Swine: younger son renounced his ______________ • Three messages: • __________________ when you’ve fallen away (younger son) • Be _______________ in forgiving others (father) • Don’t be ______________ of God’s goodness to others (elder son) • Calls us to a _________________ • Old attitude: __________________________________ • New attitude: _____________________________________
Mt’s Passion Narrative(Mt 26 – 27) • Follows ______________ very closely • Some additions unique to Mt: • Judas’ death by ______________ • Pilate ____________________ ; blame accepted by the ___________ (see 27:24-25) • Earth _____________ and tombs are opened • Last words of Jesus on the cross are the ____________________ (“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”) Lk’s Passion Narrative(Lk 22 – 23) • Drawn from Mk’s PN, but with more ________________ than Mt’s • Some differences: • Trial before ___________________ added • _____________________________of Jesus emphasized (healing of ear, good thief, “Father, forgive them …”) • ______________ downplayed, ____________ emphasized • Last words changed, more _______________ ("Father, into your hands I commend my spirit”)
Resurrection Narratives in Mt and Lk • Very similar to _____________ • Mt’s key additions: • ________________ (like in his PN) • Report of the ___________ – ____________________ by the chief priests • Lk’s key additions: • __________________________ • Risen Jesus ______________ with his disciples