SMC330Y1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Gospel, Criterion Of Multiple Attestation
21 Nov 2012
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Common -> sources as new testament, gospels as historical narratives based on eyewitness testimony, collect together into whole. Only son of god, born of virgin mary, to die for sins of world, message of importance of belief and eternal life at sake. Central elements not as historical jesus but product of early christian movement. Develop after death of jesus, need to adapt traditions to new settings and issues and early chrsitans move through time and space. Experience of living chrsit shape perceptions of ultimate id and significance. Symbol and story to express meaning light of world = see as light of world. Jesus feeding 5000 to see jesus like moses, too see him as bread of life, sent from god to feed us in journey from bondage of life to presence of god. Jesus as human figure of past(nazareth) and divine figure of present, risen living. Pre-easter jesus: during historical lifetime, jewish, flesh and figure dead and gone.
