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3. Development of the
New Testament

5. Stages of Development of the
New Testament
• Life and Teachings of Jesus
• Oral Tradition
• Written Gospels

6. Stages of Development of the
New Testament
• Life and Teachings of Jesus
• Refers to the period when Jesus still lived among us until the day of
His ascension in Heaven

7. Stages of Development of the
New Testament
• Oral Tradition
• Refers to the period after Jesus ascension, the apostles handed on
to their hearers what Jesus had said and done.

8. Stages of Development of the
New Testament• Written Gospels
• refers to the period when sacred authors, selected certain elements that
had been handed on orally or already in written form, others they
synthesized or explained in view of the situation of their churches, while
preserving the form of the proclamation.