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Gospel:
​ ​The 4 Gospels Info​ 🍆
(feel free to add)
Mark
Matthew
Luke
John
Location:
Rome
Antioch
Greece
Near Rome
Audience:
Persecuted Gentiles
Jewish Christians
Poor Gentiles
All
Portrayal Of Christ:
Suffering Messiah
Teacher / Messiah Merciful Messiah
Messiah
Similarities & Differences:
Mary Magdalene,
Mary Mother of
James and ​Salome​.
Mary Magdalene
+ another.
Mary Magdalene alone.
1 Angel Appears
1 Angel Appears
2 Angels appear.
2 Endings:
Christ himself
appears on way to
tell disciples (MT
Only)
.Appearances :
- Road to Emmaus
- Disciples in
Jerusalem (the 12)
- The Ascension
1. Appearance to
the 11
2. Appearances to
other disciples,
Road to Emmaus
(mentioned but w/o
it's name),
3. The Ascension.
Guards Stationed
at Tomb (MT
Only)
Mary Magdalene,
Mary Mother of
James, and​ Joanna
Appearances:
- appears to the 11
b4 Ascension
Christ himself appears
(The Gardener) (only
John)
Peter & Beloved
Disciple run to tomb
(only John)
Appearances:
- To the 12
- Thomas the doubter
- “Fishers of men”
appearance by sea of
Tiberias
​ ​Textbook Questions and Answers
pg(147-149)
1) What is the significance of the empty tomb?
a. First step in acknowledging God’s work in Christ’s resurrection as a historical event.
2) Why is Mark 16:8 where he concluded his Gospel?
a. Mark wanted us to enter the story and do what the woman failed to do - spread the
News.
3)
Who are the first evangelists of the Resurrection in Luke’s Gospel?
a. The woman- Mary Magdalene, Mary Mother of James, Joanna.
4) When do the disciples on the road to Emmaus recognize Jesus?
a. When Christ blessed the bread and breaks it (calls back to last supper).
5)
Where do Catholics meet the Risen Lord in the Sunday Liturgy?
a. In Sacred Scripture, and the Sacraments (Baptism)
6)
What greeting did the Risen Lord give to his disciples when he appeared to them?
a. “Peace be with you.”
7)
Who is a model of faith in the Resurrection narratives of John’s Gospel?
a. The Beloved Disciple - John
8)
Describe two qualities of Jesus’ Resurrected body?
a. Not limited by time and space, appeared whenever he pleased
9)
According to the original ending (Jn 20:30-31), why did John write his gospel?
a. That we “may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah the Son of God and that
through this belief you may have life in his name”
10)
How did the discrepancies in the resurrection narratives actually argue for their historical \
value?
a. These differences can be explained by remembering that the stories were handed
down originally through oral tradition, this argue strongly that there were valid through
experiences behind the various accounts. The early witnesses knew exactly what happened,
what they saw, what Jesus said, and how their hearts burn with love for him; they refused to
change anything in their testimony.
11)
List four similarities in all the Resurrection narratives.
1) Mary Magdalene’s presence
2) Some Heavenly being appearing to women (be it an Angel, Angels, or Christ)
3) Empty tomb
4) Jesus being seen after being crucified (Jesus appearing to the 11 / 12 Apostles; ex: at
the ​road to Emmaus) road to Emmaus is only 2 gospels but that’s technically a
similarity
​*​Leaks​* (what the?!)
Q. Who writes to Rome?Q. Who talks about the guards Q. Who talk about the Suffering
Messiah?
Mark
-Matt
- Mark