Jesus in the Gospels

INTRODUCTION | DISCIPLE 1 | DISCIPLE 2 | DISCIPLE 3 | DISCIPLE 4 | Jesus in the Gospels

JESUS IN THE GOSPELS – DISCIPLE Second Generation Studies looks at the way each Gospel writer presents events and teachings, and at the picture of Jesus that emerges in each of the Gospels. Each Gospel’s way of presenting Jesus and his significance reflects not just the writer’s view of Jesus and events but also reflects what was going on in the writer’s church. Who is this Jesus you’re going to follow? Gospels achieve their purpose when we grasp enough of what they tell us about Jesus that he can grasp us. That is the promise of reading the Gospels. The Gospels point to the good news of Jesus as God’s gift by which humanity can be restored to God’s intent. Both Jesus and the Gospels intend to question us. Therefore, we don’t think you’ll find all the answers in “Jesus in the Gospels,” but we believe you will find your Jesus. Your journey will be – “Who is the Jesus you bring with you to this study? Who is the Jesus you take with you from this study?”

This study concentrates on the portraits of Jesus that emerge from the four Gospels. It takes critical scholarship seriously and therefore requires of participants skill in comparing and analyzing various Gospel passages, and biblical knowledge that enables them to place particular New Testament passages about Jesus in their Old Testament context. A 30-week study. The last session will be a retreat session, lasting approximately 6 hours.

“When the men came to Jesus, they said, ‘Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?”
Luke 7:20