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Gospels. Dictionary of Biblical Imagery Leland Ryken , Editor. Gospel Genre. Biography Historical narrative Hero story Journal Parable Drama Dialogue Sermon Proverb. Satire Poetry Tragedy Comedy Nativity stories Vocation stories Pronouncement stories Miracle stories - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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GospelsDictionary of Biblical Imagery
Leland Ryken, Editor
Gospel Genre Biography Historical narrative Hero story Journal Parable Drama Dialogue Sermon Proverb
Satire Poetry Tragedy Comedy Nativity stories Vocation stories Pronouncement stories Miracle stories Passion stories
Four GospelsMathew: Jesus is the royal Messiah who fulfills OT
prophecyMark: Jesus’ humanity and sufferingLuke: Jesus’ humanitarian compassion for outcastsJohn: Poetic Jesus who teaches by means of great
symbols
StructureLoose chronologyOrganizational schemesCollage of units, not a continuous narrative flow
CharactersJe
sus Disciples Individuals
Religious Leaders Crowds
SettingCities and CountryMountains and HillsWater and LakeEvening and MorningBoats and walkingHouse and TempleGarden and Desert
StyleEconomy of wordsDrama and dialogueEveryday and the momentous events
Matthew Narrative and Discourse Narrative 1-4: : Jesus’ early years Discourse 5-7: Sermon on the
Mount Narrative 8-9: Miracles of Jesus’
Travels Discourse 10: Discipleship Narrative 11-12: Jesus’ Conflicts
with Jews Discourse 13: Kingdom Parables
Narrative 14-17: Disciples
Discourse 18: Duties of Disciples
Narrative 19-23: Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem
Discourse: 24-25: Olivet Discourse
Narrative 26-28: Passion Week
Matthew: 5 Discourses1. Life in the Kingdom 5-72. Growth of the Kingdom 103. Entrance in the Kingdom 134. Others in the Kingdom 185. End of the Kingdom 24-25
Matthew: Beginning and EndBeginning
Coming to earth: Birth IncarnationBethlehemLight of NativityWorshiped at the
manger
EndLeaving earth:
AscensionResurrection JerusalemDarkness of CrucifixionMocked at the cross
Matthew: The Exodus Herod’s order to kill male infants / Pharaoh’s order to kill every male
Hebrew child Jesus taken to Egypt / Israel goes to Egypt Joseph returns to home of son’s birth / Moses returns to land of his
birth Jesus’ baptism and 40 days in the desert / Israel’s Red sea and the
wilderness Jesus’ three temptations—hunger, Testing God, Idolatry / Israel’s
temptations—hunger (Ex 16:2-8); Testing (Ex. 17:1-4); Idolatry (Ex. 32).
Jesus’ leaves the wilderness to go to the mountain for sermon on the mount—the law / Moses goes up the mountain to receive the law
Matthew: Jewish AudienceGenealogies / AbrahamProphet / TeacherHebrew Bible / Fulfillment of propheciesApocalyptic visions (Daniel) / Olivet DiscourseKingdom of Israel / Kingdom of God
Matthew: Numbers Three generations (1:1-7) Three temptations (4:1-11) Three religious duties (6:1-
18) Three requests (7:7) Three miracles of Healing
(8:1-15) Three miracles of Power
(8:23-9:8) Three Parables of Sowing
(13:1-32)
Three Parables of Warning (18:6,10.14;/ 21:18-22:14)
Three Questions by Adversaries (22:15-40)
Seven Clauses of Lord’s Prayer
Seven Parables (13) Seven Woes (23)
MarkGreco-Roman biographiesAction: Immediately (42#);
again (28#); began (27#)Three voices (1:11; 9:7;
15:39)Three Passion predictions
(8:31; 9:31; 10:33-34)Three boat scenes (4:35-
41; 6:45-52; 8:14-21)
Three instructions to keep awake (13:33-37)
Three Sleepings (14:37,40,41)
Three denials by Peter (14:66-72)
Three questions by Pilate (15:9,12,14)
Three hours at the cross (15:25,33,34)
Mark: StructureA 2:1-12HealingB 2:13-17 EatingC 2:18-22 FastingB 2:23-28 EatingA 3:1-6 Healing
LukeQuest motif: Christ came to do the Father’s willPurpose: 9:51-19:27 (Unique to Luke)Crowds and individuals
Peter’s Confession and Feeding 5000Transfiguration and Healing of boy with evil spiritZacchaeus and crowds Judas’ betrayal and Last supper with the 12 Jesus prays alone and returns to be arrestedCrowd to Nain’s son (7:11-17)Crowd and woman’s bleeding (8:43)
LukePrimary transition: walking (4:31, 7:1, 6:1, 9:51, 14:1,
19:1)Focus on the fringe figures of society
Accused of receiving and eating with sinners (5:29-32; 15:1-2)
Lost (15:3-32) Poor (16:19-31) Invitation to the poor (14:12-24) Good Samaritan (10:25-37) Simeon’s Song (2:31-32) All nations (24:47) Women (8:1-3; 23:55; 24:1, 24:5-8)
JohnPoetic Gospel: Gospel of MetaphorsSheep, shepherd, wine, grain of wheat, bread,
water, eating, drinking, sleeping, birth, bridegroom, thief, bondservant, light, darkness, Father, Son of God, Son of Man
Prologue (1)Signs (2-12)Passion (13-21)
John: Narrative and DiscourseDrink of water to Living water (4)Healing on the Sabbath to divine authority (5)Feeding of 5000 to bread of life (6)Lazarus’s resurrection and resurrection and the life
(11)Feast of Tabernacles (7) – Light of world (8) –Sight
to blind (9)Blind man expelled (9) and Good and Bad shepherds
(10)
John: Misunderstood Statement Jesus pronouncement –
Misunderstanding—Explanation
3:3-84:10-154:31-386:47-58
7:33-368:21-308:31-478:56-5811:11-15
John: SevenSeven Miracles
Water into wineHealing of official’s sonParalytic5000 fedWalking on waterHealing of blind manLazarus
Seven I amBread of lifeLight of worldDoor of the sheepGood shepherdResurrection and lifeWay, truth, and lifeTrue vine
John: Seven Witnesses to Christ Father (5:37, 8:18)Son (8:14,37)Christ’s works (5:36, 10:25)Scripture (5:39-46)John the Baptist (1:7; 5:35)Disciples (15:27; 19:35)Spirit (15:26; 16:14)
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