RLGA02H3 Lecture 6: LECTURE 6- World Religions.pdf
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Paul"s letters come rst according to scholars. Mark (winged lion: saviour of the gentiles (not simply a jew, 65-70 ce, apocalyptic urgency. We have to repent because the end is coming soon. Therefore scholars may think that this gospel was written after the destruction of the temple but then in the gospel, the story is written that. Matthew (winged angel: winged= heavenly, angel=angel noti es mary that she"s going to give birth to jesus, promised messiah of israel. Luke (winged ox: winged=heavenly, ox=animal of sacri ce in temples, 85 ce, saviour of the gentiles (non-jews) Early formation of christianity: israel mediterranean roman empire, establishment of bishops, major bishops: rome; antioch (syria); alexandria (egypt, centralized authority (bishop of rome) (manager of each region=bishop) Primary authority for the entire tradition (the pope=father) Eastern orthodox church: christianity did not just go through the roman empire and up into.
