From where does the English word "gospel" come?
from two Old Englishh words: god (pronounced goad and meaning good) and spel ("story" or "message")
What Greek word does the word "gospel" translate?
euangelion
The opening line of Mark in Mark 1:1 reads, "The beginning of the good news (euangelion) of Jesus Christ, the son of God." In what way does O'Day tell the reader that the use of euangelion is ambiguous in this verse?
If we read the word "gospel" here in light of the other canonical uses of the term, then this may simply be the author's announcement that what follows is a proclamation of the good news, with no intention of indicating anything about literary form and co
How does O'Day describe the "basic gospel outline?
stories of Jesus' teaching, punctuated with a few accounts of Jesus' miracles, followed by a more extensive narrative of the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus
What does O'Day tell us is the difference between ancient biography and modern
biography?
Ancient Biography-
Modern Biography-attempts to amass facts
What is the "synoptic problem?
the relationship of Matthew, Mark, and Luke
How is John's Gospel different but similar from the synoptic Gospel?
his presentation of the stories is more distinctive than that found in the other 3 canonical Gospels, but there is nonetheless a remarkable overlap of content in telling the story of Jesus' life and ministry in all 4 Gospels
What kinds of stories dominate the narration of Jesus' ministry in the Gospels?
All 4 contain stories of John the Baptist , the call of the first disciples, and Jesus' ministry with women; and all contain conflict stories between Jesus and the religious leaders of his time.
What are the four sub-categories that O'Day discusses under "Miracle Stories?" What
do each point to?
Nature miracles, exorcisms, miraculous provision of food and drink, healing stories
What category do the majority of the miracles in all four Gospels fall into?
healing stories
What are parables?
short stories, using figurative language, told by Jesus to invite his listeners to reassess their understanding of where God is known in the world
How do most of the "controversy stories" end?
with a teaching by Jesus that often summarizes the subject and point of the controversy
In what Gospel are the "I Am" sayings a distinctive element?
the Gospel of John
In each of the four Gospels, what is the longest continuous unit of storytelling?
the passion narrative-the story of Jesus' arrest, trial, and crucifixtion
The original ending of which Gospel contains no resurrection stories?
Mark
What does it mean to read the book of Acts as "historiography?
locate Acts with 2 different examples of historical literature: the histories of Greek and Roman literature and the historical literature of the Hebrew Bible
the rhetorical force of the events being narrated was an essential part of the storytelling, not
In what way is the book of Acts open-ended?
the story of Acts ends with Paul in Rome under Roman guard, awaiting trial
the account of the spread of Christianity does not end with Paul in Rome but continues (as Luke knew) well beyond that
the book is ending, but the story is not over