The Synoptic Gospels are very similar in text but, speaks from their own perspectives. However, some of the major differences between the Gospel of John and the Synoptic Gospels is first the terminology. Within the Synoptic Gospels you would find many parables within the teaching. John refers to the “word” as logos meaning the preexistent Christ. The Synoptic Gospels are similar in text unlike the Book of John. The geography in the Book of John focuses on Jesus’s visit to Jerusalem to and from, whereas the Synoptic Gospels are more focused in on Jesus’s ministry done in Galilee. Another major difference would be the chronology. The Book John believes that Jesus ministry lasted for three years but, the Synoptic Gospels believe it to only
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The church’s rapid expansion from a Jewish nucleus to an international community composed of many different ethnic groups The Holy Spirit vindicates Jesus promise to equip them with supernatural power and it fulfills the prophet Joel’s ancient prediction that God would someday infuse all kinds of people with his Spirit (Harris, 2014). When the disciples experienced the presence of Holy Spirit they began to speak in various tongues, and was known as a sign of God’s presence. The ancient prophet Joel predicts that God will someday infuse all kinds of people with his SpiritCorrect Answer: n/a Paul’s missionary journey into Gentile territory began with Paul leaving from Damascus after meeting with Jesus on the road to Damascus. His second mission was when he traveled to Greece and established the first church at Philippi where he engaged the public intellectuals in Athens (Harris, 2014). In Paul’s third missionary journey he goes back to Greece and Asia Minor where he engages with various kinds of religious pluralism (Harris, 2014). Upon Paul’s arrest he was in Jerusalem preaching at the temple to the crowd. He defends himself but, on the way to defend himself he becomes shipwrecked and stranded on the Island of Malta (Harris,
The church’s rapid expansion from a Jewish nucleus to an international community composed of many different ethnic groups The Holy Spirit vindicates Jesus promise to equip them with supernatural power and it fulfills the prophet Joel’s ancient prediction that God would someday infuse all kinds of people with his Spirit (Harris, 2014). When the disciples experienced the presence of Holy Spirit they began to speak in various tongues, and was known as a sign of God’s presence. The ancient prophet Joel predicts that God will someday infuse all kinds of people with his SpiritCorrect Answer: n/a Paul’s missionary journey into Gentile territory began with Paul leaving from Damascus after meeting with Jesus on the road to Damascus. His second mission was when he traveled to Greece and established the first church at Philippi where he engaged the public intellectuals in Athens (Harris, 2014). In Paul’s third missionary journey he goes back to Greece and Asia Minor where he engages with various kinds of religious pluralism (Harris, 2014). Upon Paul’s arrest he was in Jerusalem preaching at the temple to the crowd. He defends himself but, on the way to defend himself he becomes shipwrecked and stranded on the Island of Malta (Harris,