CATH298 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Synoptic Gospels, Demoniac, Israelites
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Hebrew (old) testament: angels appear here first; these origins are also important to other faiths. New testament: the first 3 gospels (matthew, luke, mark) are synoptic; they tell the same story with some slight differences (john doesn"t do this) Anunciation: the declaration by the angels that jesus would be born to mary and joseph, as the son of god: announced by gabriel (though he"s only named in luke 1:26. Gabriel is named properly here, but this time communicates directly with mary. In both luke and matthew, gabriel commands them to name the child jesus, who shall be. Jesus recognises a man, nathaniel who praises him for such wisdom. Jesus tells him that if he is impressed by that, he will see greater when heaven opens and the angels of god ascending and descending upon the son of man (john 1:51) Two chapters of the synoptic gospels that are almost identical.
