Scripture A Portrait of Jesus Good Morning Please

Scripture: A Portrait of Jesus Good Morning! Please take out your Bibles and prepare for class

Last week… We talked about friendship with Jesus. In order to RESPOND to the knock at the door, we need to KNOW Him. We are going to explore the Gospels—which are one of the best introductions to Jesus. Bible video

Which Testament contains the Gospels? The New Testament Why is it called the New Testament? These books testify to the life, death, and Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Who wrote the Gospels? Matthew Mark Luke John

Where did the Gospel writers get their information? From oral accounts of the apostles, collections of sayings and events from Jesus’ life.

What is the purpose of the Gospels? Details of the stories would have been forgotten or changed if they were not written down The faith could be spread through these writings Gospels were then used to instruct people who wanted to become Christians

When the first Christians met for the breaking of the bread, someone would speak about Jesus and his teachings. In what parts of our Eucharist do we continue this tradition? • The Gospel reading and the homily

St. Jerome Translator of the Bible

St. Jerome: Was a hermit Later became a priest Spent most of his adult life reading and writing about the Bible About 383 AD, the pope asked him to translate the New Testament from Hebrew and Greek into Latin He later translated the Old Testament from Hebrew to Latin as well.

See Matt. 8: 23 -26 See p. 16 in textbook

The holy books of other religions: The Qur’an Muslims The Book of Mormons The Veda Hindus

Exit Tweet How would you answer if someone from one of these religions asked what the Bible is about?