RLG100Y1 Lecture : Christian Origins, Paul, Early Church Doctrines, Monasticism

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131-174: 100 c. e. distinct christian literature began to develop, floating around various accounts of jesus" life and were to be collected into new kind of scripture new. Testament : primary sources are biographically narratives called the gospel, may have been written account of jesus" sayings that have been compiled into one. Hebrew prophecy of the messiah coming to redeem humankind: all three gospels called synoptic gospels, last gospel is gospel of john composted at turn of 1st century. John much more interested in extrapolating theological implications of jesus" life and death: his language much fore vested in metaphors and his decidedly mystical bent, e. g. begins with in the beginning was god and . In john"s gospel jesus is the son of god in more ways than. In john"s gospel we get this father figure who manifests himself. Themes of jesus" teachings: kingdom of heaven is near www. notesolution. com, communities eminently expecting arrival of messiah, supernatural event.

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