1. Jesus Christ, the Good News
Chapter 5

2. Incarnation Incarnation means "having become flesh."
Incarnation- the Son of God became man and lived among us.

3. The Good News
Jesus spread the Good News to everyone, especially: poor, hungry, sick, lonely, homeless, or treated unfairly.
The Good News is for all people all of the time.
Jesus is both truly divine and truly human at the same time.

4. Synoptic Gospels Synoptic Gospels- Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
- they share many of the same details .
-they show Jesus using parables to teach
parable- a short story with a message.
show Jesus as the one who understands the human condition and shows God's love to everyone.

5. Gospel of Mark The first and shortest of the four Gospels.
His audience is most likely Gentile, non-Jewish Christians being persecuted for their faith in Christ.
Mark's message is for them to hold on to their faith in Christ
Jesus is portrayed as one who suffers with humanity and shares God's love with humankind.

6. Gospel of Matthew (A.D. 70 & A.D. 90)
His audience was for Jewish people who became followers of Christ.
Empasizes Jesus' humanity by incorporating story about his birth and early life.
Highlights his Jewish heritage.
It is shown that Jesus fulfills the promises that God made to his people in the Old Testament.

7. Gospel of Luke (A.D. 80 & A.D. 85) His audience was Greek Gentiles.
Also includes details about Jesus' birth and early life.
Emphasizes Jesus' concern for all people.
Only Gospel that includes Jesus' parables about the lost sheep, lost coin, and lost son.

8. Gospel of John
Major theme is, The Word of God- the Son of God, the most complete expression of God's word.
Contains much poetic language and imagery.
- meant to give the reader a deeper insight into the meaning of Jeus' words and deeds along with the mystery of the Incarnation.