Extra Credit

Part I

The Gospels

Acts of the Apostles

The Epistles

The Book of Revelation

Written circa: 50 AD to 120 AD

Earliest instance of Canon: 367 AD (Athanasius)

Koine Aramaic

The Gospel According to Saint MATTHEW The Gospel According to Saint MARK

The Gospel According to Saint LUKE

The Gospel According to Saint JOHN

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ipsissima verba vs ipsissima voxFrom the Greek: “syn” & “opsis”

“together” & “see”

(Good News)

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Mark

LukeMatthew

Matthew’s Original Material

Luke’s Original Material

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The Synoptic Solution? The Four-Source Hypothesis

Pharisees Sadducees

Essenes

Herodians Zealots

High Priests

Followers of Jesus

Disciples of John

Scribes

Elders

Community: Romans Theme: Blood, Violence, Passion, Death

The Messianic Secret (Is 9:6; Mt 16:13 & Mk 8:27; Mt 16:16)

The Blundering Disciples Passion and Death

(Lv 9:2; Nm 28:19)

Mattias Strom

Community: Jews Theme: The Messiah of the OT

The Sermon on the Mount (Mt 5-7)

Mosaic (but not Pharisaic) Law The Church’s Mission is Evangelization

Guido Reni

Community: Greeks Theme: New ideas and philosophies

A Christmas Story The Women of the Gospel

(Lk 10:38-42)

Rich and Poor

Mattias Strom

Community: Humanity Themes: Divinity of Jesus & Love of God

The Word (logos) made Flesh (1:1-3)

Miracles of Power over Nature “I Am” = YHWH

...

Pompeo Batoni

The Annunciation by the Archangel St. Gabriel (Lk 1:26-38)

Ave Maria, Gratia Plena, Dominus Tecum, Benedicta... Sandro Botticelli

Henry Ossawa Tanner

A Christmas Story

Linus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2snO9zNV7o

The Word made Flesh

Jesus as a Child Teaching in the Temple (Lk 2:41-52)

The Festival of Passover

Mt 3:13-17; Mk 1:9-11; Lk 3:21-22; Jn 1:29-32

John the Baptist

This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well pleased.

Calling of the Twelve (Mt 3:13-17, Mk 1:9-11, Lk 3:21-22; Jn 1:29-32)

...the Lord appointed seventy others. (Lk 10:1)

1.Andrew 2.Bartholomew / Nathanael

3.James, the Elder 4.James, the Lesser or Younger

5.John 6.Judas

7.Jude / Thaddeus 8.Matthew / Levi

9.Peter or Simon Peter 10.Philip

11.Simon the Zealot 12.Thomas

Lk 10: 38-42

The Women of the Gospel

The Temptation

(Mt 4: 1-11; Mk 1: 12-13 Lk 4: 1-15)

Jesus in the Synagogue

(Mt 13: 53-58; Mk 6: 1-6; Lk 4: 16-30)

The Spirit of the Lord God

is upon me; because the

Lord hath anointed me to

preach good tidings unto

the meek; he hath sent

me to bind up the

brokenhearted, to

proclaim liberty to the

captives, and the opening

of the prison to them that

are bound...

— Is 61: 1-11

Walking on Water (Mt 14: 22-36; Mk 6: 45-56; Jn 6: 16-21)

Raising Lazarus from the Dead (Jn 11: 38-44)

Multiplication of Loaves (Mt 14: 13-21; Mk 6: 30-44; Lk 9: 10-17; Jn 6: 1-15)

Miracles I

The Wedding at Cana (Jn 2: 1-12)

The Pool at Siloam (Jn 9)

Healing II

Jesus and Legion (Mt 8: 28-34; Mk 5: 1-20; Lk 8: 26-39)

ExorcismsIII

Mosaic (but not Pharisaic) Law

Mt 15: 21-28

Only person to ever contradict Jesus, and be commended for it.

The Kingdom of God is like...

'Mine is not a kingdom of this world; if my kingdom were of this world, my men would have fought to prevent my being surrendered to the Jews. As it is, my kingdom does not belong here.'

— Jn 18: 36

Preaching & Parables IV

“I Am” = YHWH 18:8

4:26

6:20

8:24

8:28

8:58

13:19

18:5 18:6

7:28

7:29

7:33

7:34

7:36

12:26

13:13

13:33

14:3

17:11

17:14 17:16

17:24

18:37

19:21 8:1614:9

“I Am” = YHWH

Bread: of Life; from Heaven; Living (6:35; 6:41; 6:48; 6:51)

Light of the World (8:12; 9:5)

Witness to Myself (8:18)

From above (8:23)

The Gate (10:7)

The Door (10:9)

The Good Shepherd (10:11; 10:14)

The Resurrection and the Life (11:24)

The Way, the Truth and the Life (14:6)

The Vine (15:1; 15:5)

The Messianic Secret

“WHOM DO PEOPLE SAY THAT

I AM?” Mk 8: 27-30

Salvador Dali

Maundy Thursday, Holy Friday, and Saturday of Vigil

The Garden of Gethsemene (Mt 26: 36-46; Mk 14: 32-42; Lk 22: 39-46)

Betrayal and Mercy

Carl Bloch

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

The Soldiers Mock Jesus (Mt 27: 27-31; Mk 15: 16-20; Lk 22: 63-65; Jn 19: 1-15)

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

Ecce Homo (Jn 19: 5)

Antonio Ciseri

When he was set down on the judgment seat, his wife sent unto him, saying, Have thou nothing to do with that just man: for I have suffered many things this day in a dream because of him.

—Mt 27:19

I. Lk 23: 34 II. Lk 23: 43

III. Jn 19: 26-27

IV. Mt 27: 46 (cf. Ps 22: 1) V. Jn 19: 28

VI. Jn 19: 30 VII. Lk 23: 46

Darkness descends

Earthquake

Rending of the Veil

The Women (and John) at the Foot of the Cross

La Pietà

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni

(Mt 27: 32-44; Mk 15: 21-32; Lk 23: 26-43; Jn 19: 16-27)

The Shroud of Turin

Mary of Magdala — Apostle to the Apostles

Not a whore!

Bruce Wolfe

Richard Stodart

William Bouguereau Mt 28: 1-10; Mk 16: 1-8; Lk 24: 1-12, Jn 20: 1-9

The Church’s Mission is Evangelization

Mt 28: 16-20

'Lord, has the time come for you to

restore the kingdom to Israel?'

—Acts 1: 6

Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe. (Jn 20: 24-29)

Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

— Lk 12:49

I am come to send fire on the earth; and what will I, if it be already kindled?

THE SACRAMENT OF ORDINATION

Acts 2: 1-13

St. Steven Martyr

St. Paul on the Road to Damascus

Why are you persecuting Me?

Bernardo Cavallino

Acts 9: 1-9

Acts 7: 54-60