126. We can distinguish three stages in the formation of the Gospels:
1. the life and teaching of Jesus. the Church holds firmly that the four Gospels, “whose historicity she unhesitatingly affirms, faithfully hand on what Jesus, the Son of God, while he lived among men, really did and taught for their eternal salvation, until the day when he was taken up.”
2. the oral tradition. “For, after the ascension of the Lord, the apostles handed on to their hearers what he had said and done, but with that fuller understanding which they, instructed by the glorious events of Christ and enlightened by the Spirit of truth, now enjoyed.”
3. the written Gospels. “The sacred authors, in writing the four Gospels, selected certain of the many elements which had been handed on, either orally or already in written form; others they synthesized or explained with an eye to the situation of the churches, the while sustaining the form of preaching, but always in such a fashion that they have told us the honest truth about Jesus.”
Aprofunde seus conhecimentos
68. Why does the human race form a unity?
46. What did Jesus Christ reveal to us about the mystery of the Father?
25. How does man respond to God who reveals himself?
40. Why is the revelation of God’s name important?
188. What is the vocation of the lay faithful?
182. What is the mission of the Pope?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
What is the significance of the founding of the church in Ephesus described in Acts 19:1-10?
How important is Jesus’ resurrection, and what can we learn from his appearance to the disciples?
What can we learn about the growth of the early church in Jerusalem from Acts 2:41-47?
How does the conquest of Canaan in the book of Joshua demonstrate God’s faithfulness?
What is the role of leaders in the church according to 1 Timothy 3:1-13?
What does the promise of salvation amid darkness in Micah 7:7 mean?
