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What was the author's surprising discovery when reading the Gospels?
What was the author's surprising discovery when reading the Gospels?
- The Gospels tell individual stories about Jesus' life.
- The Gospels focus primarily on Jesus' teachings, not his life story.
- The Gospels form a continuous narrative about Jesus. (correct)
- The Gospels were written by different people.
What is the primary aim of the author's book?
What is the primary aim of the author's book?
- To create a unified narrative of Jesus' life by combining the four Gospels. (correct)
- To critique earlier harmonies of the Gospels.
- To provide a historical context for Jesus' life.
- To analyze the literary styles of the four Gospels.
How does the author perceive the Gospels when read in isolation?
How does the author perceive the Gospels when read in isolation?
- As fragmented pieces of a larger story. (correct)
- As comprehensive accounts of Jesus' life.
- As theological treatises on Jesus' teachings.
- As independent narratives unrelated to each other.
Who is mentioned as having created one of the earliest Gospel harmonies?
Who is mentioned as having created one of the earliest Gospel harmonies?
What aspect of the Gospels does the author emphasize as distinctive?
What aspect of the Gospels does the author emphasize as distinctive?
Flashcards
Gospels
Gospels
The four books in the New Testament recounting the life of Jesus.
Complete Narrative
Complete Narrative
A unified story created by combining all Gospels' accounts of Jesus.
Tatian's Harmony
Tatian's Harmony
One of the earliest harmonies of the Gospels created by Tatian.
Separate Snippets
Separate Snippets
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Different Perspectives
Different Perspectives
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Study Notes
Gospels and Narrative Structure
- The Gospels tell a story
- Each Gospel independently tells a portion of the story of Jesus
- The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke follow a similar pattern, but John is different
- To get the whole story from the Gospels, combine elements from all four
- "Harmonies" of the Gospels have been created to combine the accounts over time
- The goal of some study is to read Gospels in a holistic way and understand how all four account to the whole story
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