Introduction Notes:
-"Oral Tradition"- stories people told of recounts of thing Jesus did in his life.
-first was written 40 yrs after his death
-Mark's Gospel ("good news") was the first, probably written by someone else since people dedicated writing to famous people at the time
-Gospels provide an individual's interpretation of Jesus' teachings
-Matthew was the second Gospel
Synoptic Gospels- have same views: Mark, Matthew, Luke
Gospel of John "spiritual gospel"
Mark- affected by failure of Jewish revolt against Rome
Matthew- post war period after Jewish community conflict with Pharisaic Judaism
Luke- demonstrated that Christian beliefs don't contradict their way of life
Passion Narrative- account of Jesus' death, connected to the Eucharist
-gospels show tensions between Christians and Jews
-reflect theological disagreement
New Testament talks about the broken relationship between Christians and Jews
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