On Monday we learned about St. John, the only apostle and evangelist who was not martyred. He was known as "the disciple whom Jesus loved." His brother was James and his father was Zebedee.
I will be gone this upcoming Monday, but Mr. Strohacker will be in. Don't forget that on Monday, October 19th most of you will be retaking the New Testament quiz. Also on that day we will be having Gospels Jeopardy, so be sure to look over your study guides!
Friday, October 10, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
Luke, the Physician
Hello, class! Pastor Quardokus added me as an author for this blog, so I can jot down a few notes for you as well.
We introduced the third of the four evangelists today: St. Luke. He also wrote the book of Acts. As is the case with Matthew and Mark, Luke didn't sign his books, either, so we have to look for clues that let us know that he wrote it. Here are those clues:
- Luke and Acts were written by the same person (Luke 1:4 and Acts 1:1 are addressed to the same man, Theophilus. Then in Acts 1:1, the author references his "former book").
- The author of Acts was a friend and travel companion of Paul's (Acts 16:10-17; 20:5-21:18; 27:1-28:16 all speak of "we" or "us" doing things, meaning that the author of Acts was right there next to Paul).
- Paul mentions Luke as being his travel companion (Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:11; Philemon 24).
- Luke was a physician (Colossians 4:14).
- The writer of Acts used a medical term (28:6).
- The Gospel According to St. Luke focuses on healing miracles (Luke 4:38-39, 40-41; 5:12-16, 17-26; 6:6-11, 17-19; 7:1-10, 11-17; 8:1-3, 26-39, 40-56; 9:2, 37-42; 10:9, 34; 14:1-6; 17:11-19; 18:35-43; 22:47-51).
- Christian writings as early as 170 A.D. (approximated 100 years after the book was written) credit Luke with writing both of these books.
It is likely that Luke's Gospel was greatly influenced by the Apostle Paul, so even though Luke was not an apostle, he probably collaborated with an apostle for this book.
We introduced the third of the four evangelists today: St. Luke. He also wrote the book of Acts. As is the case with Matthew and Mark, Luke didn't sign his books, either, so we have to look for clues that let us know that he wrote it. Here are those clues:
- Luke and Acts were written by the same person (Luke 1:4 and Acts 1:1 are addressed to the same man, Theophilus. Then in Acts 1:1, the author references his "former book").
- The author of Acts was a friend and travel companion of Paul's (Acts 16:10-17; 20:5-21:18; 27:1-28:16 all speak of "we" or "us" doing things, meaning that the author of Acts was right there next to Paul).
- Paul mentions Luke as being his travel companion (Colossians 4:14; 2 Timothy 4:11; Philemon 24).
- Luke was a physician (Colossians 4:14).
- The writer of Acts used a medical term (28:6).
- The Gospel According to St. Luke focuses on healing miracles (Luke 4:38-39, 40-41; 5:12-16, 17-26; 6:6-11, 17-19; 7:1-10, 11-17; 8:1-3, 26-39, 40-56; 9:2, 37-42; 10:9, 34; 14:1-6; 17:11-19; 18:35-43; 22:47-51).
- Christian writings as early as 170 A.D. (approximated 100 years after the book was written) credit Luke with writing both of these books.
It is likely that Luke's Gospel was greatly influenced by the Apostle Paul, so even though Luke was not an apostle, he probably collaborated with an apostle for this book.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Evangelists and John the Baptist
Today we talked about the writers of the four books we call "Gospels."
They are:
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Matthew and John are Apostles. All four are called Evangelists which is a word that means "Writer of the Gospel."
Evangelist comes from a Greek word that means "Good News" or "Gospel."
An Evangelist tells the Gospel.
Telling the Gospel is Evangelism.
A church based on the Gospel is Evangelical.
We are Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church and School.
We started reading the Gospel of Luke. Luke's profession was being a doctor. He was the Apostle Paul's companion.
Luke did research before he wrote his Gospel. It is possible that part of his research included talking to Mary.
Chapter 1 of Luke tells the story of the birth of John the Baptist. We'll learn more about his birth on Thursday.
They are:
Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
Matthew and John are Apostles. All four are called Evangelists which is a word that means "Writer of the Gospel."
Evangelist comes from a Greek word that means "Good News" or "Gospel."
An Evangelist tells the Gospel.
Telling the Gospel is Evangelism.
A church based on the Gospel is Evangelical.
We are Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church and School.
We started reading the Gospel of Luke. Luke's profession was being a doctor. He was the Apostle Paul's companion.
Luke did research before he wrote his Gospel. It is possible that part of his research included talking to Mary.
Chapter 1 of Luke tells the story of the birth of John the Baptist. We'll learn more about his birth on Thursday.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Great Class Today
You guys are really bright! Thanks for a great class.
Today we talked about the Roman Empire, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Caesar Augustus
Also
Pax Romana = Roman Peace
Roman Roads
We pointed out that Christ is Jesus' title. It is the same as Messiah in the Old Testament and means Anointed One or Chosen One.
We talked about the Old Testament prophecies that were fulfilled by Jesus.
We also discussed the Fish Symbol and the abbreviations Xtian and Xmas.
Blessings,
If there is something you would like me to explain or clear up, leave me a comment.
Pastor Q
Today we talked about the Roman Empire, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Caesar Augustus
Also
Pax Romana = Roman Peace
Roman Roads
We pointed out that Christ is Jesus' title. It is the same as Messiah in the Old Testament and means Anointed One or Chosen One.
We talked about the Old Testament prophecies that were fulfilled by Jesus.
We also discussed the Fish Symbol and the abbreviations Xtian and Xmas.
Blessings,
If there is something you would like me to explain or clear up, leave me a comment.
Pastor Q
Welcome Christ Lutheran 7th Graders
Hi 7th grade.
I hope that this blog is helpful to you. I will put notes here. Answer questions. And just have fun.
Just to bring you up to date of where we've been.
1. We talked about how many books are in the Bible.
3 9
Old Testament = 39
3 X 9
New Testament = 27
Total = 66
2. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew (and Aramaic).
3. The New Testament was written in Greek.
4. The Old Testament was translated into Greek in Alexandria. This translation is called the Septuagint and is abbreviated LXX. Here's a wikipedia article on the Septuagint.
5. When Alexander the Great conquered most of the ancient world he brought the Greek language and culture with him. By the time the New Testament is written the educated people in the ancient world all learn to read and write Greek. The New Testament was written in Greek so that people all over the world could read it.
6. By the 4th - 5th centuries A. D. people in the western part of the Roman Empire are less able to read Greek. A Latin translation of the Bible, called the Vulgate was produced. Here's a wikipedia article on the Vulgate.
I hope that this little review was helpful. I'll write more later. Make sure you leave me a comment and have a great weekend.
Pastor.
I hope that this blog is helpful to you. I will put notes here. Answer questions. And just have fun.
Just to bring you up to date of where we've been.
1. We talked about how many books are in the Bible.
3 9
Old Testament = 39
3 X 9
New Testament = 27
Total = 66
2. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew (and Aramaic).
3. The New Testament was written in Greek.
4. The Old Testament was translated into Greek in Alexandria. This translation is called the Septuagint and is abbreviated LXX. Here's a wikipedia article on the Septuagint.
5. When Alexander the Great conquered most of the ancient world he brought the Greek language and culture with him. By the time the New Testament is written the educated people in the ancient world all learn to read and write Greek. The New Testament was written in Greek so that people all over the world could read it.
6. By the 4th - 5th centuries A. D. people in the western part of the Roman Empire are less able to read Greek. A Latin translation of the Bible, called the Vulgate was produced. Here's a wikipedia article on the Vulgate.
I hope that this little review was helpful. I'll write more later. Make sure you leave me a comment and have a great weekend.
Pastor.
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