1) The document discusses the stages in the formation of the Gospels, beginning with the life of Jesus, followed by an oral tradition, and concluding with the written Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John between 65-100 CE. 2) It explains that the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called the "Synoptic Gospels" because they include many of the same stories and sequences. 3) The document emphasizes that while each Gospel presents a particular image of Jesus, they all converge to provide a common picture of who Jesus is and convey the truth that he is the Messiah.

1. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION 2:
JESUS AND GOD’S REIGN

2. SALVATION HISTORY
God’s Plan for man
- God created man to know, love,
serve and be with Him forever. He
shared His life and love to man
whom He created in His image and
likeness.

3. God revealed Himself in many
ways:
1. Creation
2. Through Israel, the chosen
people of God:
a)Patriarchs – Abraham,
Isaac, Jacob, Joseph
b)Moses c) Kings d)Prophets

4. 3. Jesus Christ – the fullness of
God’s revelation
- “In giving us his Son, his only and
definitive Word, God spoke
everything to us at once in this sole
Word, and he has no more to say.”
(St. John of the Cross)
4. Private revelations – Magisterium
of the Church, Tradition and Sacred
Scriptures

5. 3 Stages in the Formation of
the Gospels
1. The Person of Jesus
Christ
2. Oral Tradition
3. Written Gospels
The Synoptic Gospels
Matthew, Mark, Luke
The Gospel of John

6. Three Stages in the Formation
of the Gospels
First stage: The Life and Teaching of Jesus -
what Jesus, did and taught for our eternal
salvation, while he lived on earth until the
day he ascended into heaven.
Second Stage: Oral Tradition-
After Jesus’ Ascension, the apostles
handed on to their hearers what Jesus had
said and done.

7. Third Stage: The Written Gospels
- The sacred authors, in writing the four
Gospels, 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 proclamation in such a way that
they have told us the honest truth about
Jesus.

8. The timeline that represents
the stages of the gospel
tradition.
7-30 CE – Life of Jesus
30-120 CE – Oral Tradition
65-100 – Written Gospels
Pauline Letters – 50-60
Mark – 65 – 70 CE
Matthew – 70 – 90 CE
Luke – 80-85 CE
John – 90-100 CE
Thomas and Peter – 120 CE

9. WHO IS JESUS FOR YOU?
HOW IS THIS KNOWLEDGE OF HIM
INFLUENCED YOUR LIFE?
WRITE A PRAYER COMMITMENT
TO JESUS

10. FULLNESS OF GOD’S REVELATION!
THE GREATEST
SIGN OF …

11. FOUR GOSPELS, ONE JESUS: THE SEARCH
CONTINUES
1 John 1:1-4
There are four written gospels: Mark,
Matthew, Luke and John. These four
Gospels speak of one “gospel” of Jesus
Christ. They are not biographies of Jesus.
They are faith – accounts of the
Evangelists, the Gospel-writers, and their
community.

12. The four Gospels corresponds to each
other. Though each Gospel expresses a
particular character of Jesus, the four
gospels converge to give a common
picture of who Jesus is. There may be
different images of Jesus, but there is one
and the same Jesus. The four gospels all
mean to convey the truth about Jesus and
share a common goal: to tell the Israelites
and humankind that, indeed, the Messiah
was born in the person of Jesus of
Nazareth, that he died and resurrected.

13. Synoptic Gospels are the gospels of
Matthew, Mark, and Luke. because
they include many of the same stories,
often in the same sequence, and
similar wording. The Gospel of John
reflects a Christian tradition that is
different from that of the other
gospels.
The term synoptic comes from the
Greek “syn”, meaning "together", and
“optic”, meaning "seen". It also mean

14. The Gospel According to John, the
Fourth Gospel, is an account of the
public ministry of Jesus. It begins
with the witness and affirmation
by John the Baptist and concludes
with the death, burial,
Resurrection, and
post-Resurrection appearances of
Jesus.

16. Gospel of Mark
Acts 12:12
- “John Mark”
- native of Jerusalem
- Peter’s companion in his ministry
- Feast day: April 25
Audience: Christians with Jewish and
Gentile background

17. Almost all of the biblical information
about the earthly ministry of Jesus is
contained in the four gospels Mark,
Matthew, Luke and John.
The word "Gospel" is a translation into
English of the Greek word
"euangelion" which means "good
news." Many dozens of gospels were
written in the first and second century
CE;

18. Importance of the Bible:
1. The Bible is inspired
2. It gives us the revelation of God. It
enables us to know God and his will
3. It is final and definitive. It contains
all that we need to know for our
salvation.
4. It is sacramental, a visible sign of
God’s presence, enabling us to
encounter him concretely.
5. It moves us to live as God wants us

19. 2 Timothy 3:16 says, “All scripture
is inspired by God and is useful for
teaching, for refutation, for
correction, and for training in
righteousness, so that one who
belongs to God may be competent,
equipped for every good work.”

20. 1. The Bible tells us our divine origins and
the purpose of our existence
2. The Bible assures us of God’s
providence
3. The Bible tells us how to live rightly and
guides us in handling the problems of
everyday life.
4. The Bible presents us religious view on
the problem of evil/sin and of death.
5. The Bible enables us to encounter Jesus
Christ, our Savior and Healer and enter a
personal relationship with him.

21. FULLNESS OF GOD’S REVELATION!
THE LAME
WALKED, THE
BLIND HAVE
SEEN, PRISONERS
WERE SET
FREE…

33. JESUS IS THE SACRAMENT OF GOD
EMMANUEL – GOD WITH US

34. IF YOU
HAVE SEEN
JESUS YOU
HAVE SEEN
GOD, FOR
HE IS THE
SACRAMENT OF
GOD!

35. FULLNESS OF GOD’S REVELATION!
THE GREATEST
SIGN OF …

36. FULLNESS OF GOD’S REVELATION!
THE LAME
WALKED, THE
BLIND HAVE
SEEN, PRISONERS
WERE SET
FREE…

48. JESUS IS THE SACRAMENT OF GOD
EMMANUEL – GOD WITH US

49. IF YOU
HAVE SEEN
JESUS YOU
HAVE SEEN
GOD, FOR
HE IS THE
SACRAMENT OF
GOD!