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Gospels: New Testament
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"At one level, the Gospels already see the betrayal as a mysterious part of God's plan, " said the Rev. Donald Senior, president of the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He predicted the new text would produce "a short-term sensation" but that after Christians read it, "the impact on the lives of ordinary believers will be minimal."
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None of the four Gospels refer to the events that happened in the year 70 AD, when the Roman empire suppressed a Jewish uprising for independence, destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple. This is one reason why some scholars conclude that the Gospels (and other books of the New Testament) were written before the year 70.
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The collection of writings that constitutes the New Testament begins with four gospels. Next comes the Acts of the Apostles, followed by twenty-one letters that are attributed to Paul, James, Peter, John, and Jude. Finally, at the end of the early church's scriptures stands the Revelation to John. Virtually all Christians agree that these twenty-seven books constitute the "canon," a term that means "rule" and designates the list of writings that are regarded as authoritative for Christian faith and life.
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A remarkable number of ancient gospels not included in the New Testament have been recovered during the past two centuries. In evaluating these gospels, scholars have come to astonishingly different conclusions about when they were written. Some scholars have assigned many of the newly recovered gospels to the first century of the Christian movement.
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Mark’s gospel was written for gentile Christians, and is widely considered to be the most ancient of the four gospels. It is not known exactly who Mark was but his gospel has been linked with the teaching of the Apostle Peter. Mark's is the shortest and easiest to read of the gospels hut often the most pithy and vibrant introduction to the good news.
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It is the purpose of this Introduction to describe those features that are common to the four gospels. A similar treatment of the letters of the New Testament is provided in the two Introductions that appear before the Letter to the Romans and before the Letter of James, respectively. The Acts of the Apostles, a work that is both historical and theological, and Revelation, an apocalyptic work, have no counterparts in the New Testament; the special Introductions prefixed to these books treat of the literary characteristics proper to each of them.
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