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1
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Written account of our love story with God

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Bible

2
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Composed of two major parts: OT and NT

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Bible

3
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Means covenant

open-ended contract of love between God and Human beings

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Testament

4
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Gives witness to God’s saving love in human history

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Old Testament

5
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46 books classified into 3 categories: Torah, The Prophets, The Writings

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Old Testament

6
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central focus is the covenant theme of God’s love for the Jewish people

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Old Testament

7
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written to prepare for the coming of Jesus Christ

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Old Testament

8
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God’s word recorded by humans

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Bible

9
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Fulfills the Old Testament

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New Testament

10
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narrates and proclaims Jesus’ birth, teaching, passion, death, and resurrection

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New Testament

11
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focuses on God’s commitment to His people, which Jesus sealed by his sacrifice on the cross

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New Testament

12
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written in Koine (Common) Greek

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New Testament

13
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approx. dates range from the AD 50’s to the early 2nd century

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New Testament

14
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27 books, categorized into 4 books

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New Testament

15
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4 books of New Testament

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Gospel, Acts of the Apostles, Letters, Revelation

16
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Books of Mark, Matthew, Luke and John

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Gospel

17
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Principal witnesses to the life and teachings of Jesus Christ

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Gospel

18
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Gospel

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A.D. 60-70

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Acts of the Apostles

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A.D. 80-100

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Examples include missionary journeys of Paul, Council of Jerusalem, Preaching of Peter and the Apostles

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Acts of the Apostles

21
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describes the early spread of the Good News and formation of the early Church

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Acts of the Apostles

22
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written by the author of Luke’s Gospel

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Acts of the Apostles

23
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Letters

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A.D. 57-100

24
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How many Letters are present in the Bible?

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21

25
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also called Epistles

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Letters

26
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Form of the Letters

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Greetings
Body of the Letter
Conclusion

27
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identifies the sender and recipient

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Greetings

28
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brief personal remark and farewell

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Conclusion

29
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2 groups of Letters

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Pauline Letters

Catholic Epistles

30
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attributed to St. Paul

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Pauline Letters

31
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How many Pauline Letters are present in the Bible?

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14

32
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Examples of Pauline Letters

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Romans
Colossians 
Titus
Ephesians
Hebrews
Corinthians
Galatians
Philippians
Philemon
etc.
33
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Letters written for the general public

“universal”

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Catholic Epistles

34
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Examples of Catholic Epistles

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James
1 and 2 Peter
1,2, and 3 John
Jude

35
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Revelation

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A.D. 95-96

36
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Revelation

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also called Apocalypse

37
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means “revealed” or “unveiled”

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apocalyptic

38
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visionary account of the decisive struggle of Christ and his followers against Satan and his forces

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Revelation

39
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also written by the author of John’s Gospel

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Revelation

40
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compromise the heart of the scripture

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Gospel

41
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four versions of the same story

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Gospel

42
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“announcement of the good news”

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evangelion

43
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Human Figure (Genealogy of Jesus)

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Gospel according to Matthew

44
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Unknown, probably a Jewish Christian of Palestinian origin

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Gospel according to Matthew

45
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A.D. 70-85

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Gospel according to Matthew

46
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Syria (Antioch)

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Gospel according to Matthew

47
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Unknown, but linked by tradition to John Mark- probably a friend or disciple of Peter

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Gospel according to Mark

48
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A.D. 62-70

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Gospel according to Mark

49
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Desert Lion- John the Baptist, the voice of one “crying out in the desert”

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Gospel according to Mark

50
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Probably Rome

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Gospel according to Mark

51
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Greece

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Gospel according to Luke

52
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Ox (Zechariah offering a sacrifice in the Temple)

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Gospel according to Luke

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A.D. 70-85

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Gospel according to Luke

54
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A Greek convert (Gentile) and companion of Paul

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Gospel according to Luke

55
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Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke

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Synoptic Gospels

56
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Gospels that have a similar vision

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Synoptic

57
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means “together seen” in Latin

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Synoptic

58
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Why is the Gospel of John different from the other three Gospels?

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It is not part of the Synoptic Gospels

Longer and written in a more poetic tone

59
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A.D. 90-110

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Gospel according to John

60
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Unknown, possibly John the Apostle or his disciple

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Gospel according to John

61
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Ephesus (Asia Minor)

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Gospel according to John

62
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Eagle (starts with a hymn to Jesus who uniquely looks on the face of God)

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Gospel according to John

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M

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Sources unique to Matthew

64
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Sources unique to Luke

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L

65
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Sources unique to Luke and Matthew

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Q or Quelle

66
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German word meaning “source”- Collection of Jesus’ sayings

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Q or Quelle

67
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Mark is a source unique to ——— and —-

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Matthew, Luke

68
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Sources unique to Mark

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Oral Tradition

69
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first written Gospel

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Mark

70
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True or False: Gospels were written 50 years after the events they described happened.

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False - 30

71
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True or False: Process of composition and formation of the Gospels took 40 to 60 years

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False - 40 to 70

72
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Process in forming the Gospels

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Jesus’ life in Palestine
Oral Tradition
The Written Gospels

73
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period after resurrection and Pentecost

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Oral Tradition

74
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proclaimed the Good News of Jesus by word of mouth

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Oral Tradition

75
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Jesus proclaimed the Good News of our salvation

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Jesus’ life in Palestine

76
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During his public ministry of about 3 years, Jesus preached with unique authority

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Jesus’ life in Palestine

77
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He performed miracles.

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Jesus’ life in Palestine

78
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3 Forms of Oral Tradition

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Kerygma
Didache
Litourgia

79
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celebration of the Holy Eucharist and sharing of Jesus’ teachings

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Litourgia

80
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Preaching to unbelievers

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Kerygma

81
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refers to catechetical instructions for the newly baptized on how to live a Christ-filled life

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Didache

82
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Why were the Gospels not written immediately after Jesus’ death and resurrection?

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The semitic people referred “living” word to the written word
Proclamation about Jesus was confined to Palestine and its neighboring countries
Early Christian expected that Jesus will come within their lifetime

83
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Eventually, why did the early Christians decide to write down the Good News?

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Apostles and original witnesses were dying or being martyred
Good News was being preached to places outside Jerusalem
Christian community became diverse
To avoid erroneous Christian teaching
They realized that Jesus’ second coming would not happen within their lifetime

84
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Fill in the blanks: The —— drew their materials from the preaching of the apostles and earliest disciple of Jesus Christ

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Gospel

85
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Fill in the blanks: The ———– organized the materials according to their own particular sources and purpose

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Evangelists

86
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Holy Spirit’s divine activity of superintending the authors, editors, and compilers of the Bible

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Biblical Inspiration

87
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True or False: The divine teachings written down in the Gospel are true and without any error.

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True

88
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Why are there four different accounts of His life?

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The 4 Gospels give us a clearer and more complete picture of who Jesus is.
Each evangelist portray Jesus from different perspectives.

89
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Portrait: “Suffering Messiah”
Audience: Suffering Christians
Consolations of the suffering Christians and teach the true way of following Jesus, follow him unto the cross

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Gospel according to Mark

90
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Messianic Secret

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Gospel according to Mark

91
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Portrait: “Messiah and King”
Audience: Jewish Christians
Underscores Christ Jewish Heritage.

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Gospel according to Matthew

92
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Portrait: “Savior of the World”
Audience: Gentile community
Jesus is the savior not just of chosen few but of all people especially the considerable Jewish outcast society
Shows the significant role of women (esp. Mary) in Jesus’ ministry

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Gospel according to Luke

93
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Portrait: “Jesus is the Son of God, the Word of God made man”
Audience: Christians of all background
Jesus is not depicted as beaten, tormented victim but as a glorified king, calm and fully in charge of His destiny

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Gospel according to John

94
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What is the challenge of the Gospel?

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Meet the Risen Christ
Read the Gospel with Faith
Share the Good News with Others