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Stages of
Gospel Formati
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Jesus came to live among us.
Jesus’ actions are God’s actions.
Jesus’ words, instructions and parables are God’s words to us.
“Go into the world & proclaim the good news to all (Mk.16:15).
With the power of the Holy Spirit, the apostles started preaching the Good News.
This stage developed because of two important factors:Celebration of the Eucharist
Day to day problems of the early Christians
Why did it take so long for the evangelists to write the Gospels?
◦The Semitic people preferred the spoken living word than the written word.
◦The early Christians expected the Risen Christ to come back.◦The original witness to Christ’s life were still living.
The apostles & original witnesses were dying or being martyred.
The Christian communities grew larger and larger.
They realized that Jesus would not be coming back soon, so there must be a more permanent record of Jesus’ message for the future generation of Christians.
The evangelists arranged their materials & adapted them according to the manner they wanted to portray.
The evangelists wrote the Gospels BY THE GRACE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
John 20:30-31
The Gospels are Faith testimonies to the Life, Death & Resurrection of Jesus.
A chronological summary of the details of Jesus’ life
Modern biographies insisting on historical data.