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Week One
Table of Contents
Week One........................................................................................................3
Week One Objectives.......................................................................................4
Week One Objective Summaries and Learning Activities................................4
Objective 1: Determine the purpose of Matthew, Mark, and Luke. .......5
Objective 3: Describe five features unique to Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
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Objective 4: Discuss the Sermon on the Mount from Matthew and Luke.
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New Testament Survey: Student Guide 3
Week One
Devotional
Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has
been given to me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and
teaching them to obey everything I have commanded to you. And surely I
am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
Matthew 28:18-20 (New International Version)
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve,
and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
Mark 10:45 (New International Version)
“For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost.”
Luke 19:10 (New International Version)
Imagine watching an event, like a football game, with three friends, and then
the four of you sit down to write your own accounts about that event. After
reading your stories, you would notice some similarities and some
differences. The four of you watched the same game, but would tell different
stories when describing the action.
This scenario took place with the writers of the Gospels -- Matthew, Mark,
Luke, and John. They either watched first-hand or gained knowledge from
those who actually witnessed the life and ministry of Jesus. Then they wrote
their Gospels, under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, about Him. This week
we will study how Matthew, Mark, and Luke (the synoptic Gospels – synoptic
means “seeing together”) told the story of Jesus, the Christ. We will note
similarities and differences. Yet, all three writers display their love for and
reverence of the risen Lord.
Matthew, who walked with Jesus for three years, truly believed in Jesus as
the one who holds all authority, always. Mark, who received his information
from Peter, freely trusted in Jesus as the one who came in humility to serve
as a ransom for every person in the world. Luke, who completed thorough
research about Jesus, readily accepted that Jesus came to seek and save the
lost.
Matthew, Mark, and Luke did agree on many basic truths. They agreed that
Jesus changed lives then; His followers agree that Jesus continues to change
New Testament Survey: Student Guide 4
lives today. The Gospel writers told the story of Jesus, who lived some 2000
years ago -- and still lives!