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Evidence about Jesus (Source of Evidence (Evidence about Jesus comes from…

- - - - Tells the story of the Messiah
      - Traces the history of the Jewish people
      - The prophets reminded the Jewish people about the law of God and warned them against disobeying it
      - Told to obeyed the law and God would look after them
    - - The Evangelists, namely Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, are the four Gospel writers
      - Gospels
        
        Stories of Jesus' life that are found in the New Testament. The word 'gospel' means 'good news'
        
        Three stages
        
        The actual events in the life of Jesus
        
        Jesus spent the three years of his public ministry communicating his message about the Kingdom of God through parables miracles
        
        His disciples witnessed and remembered all of this
        
        The disciples preaching about Jesus
        
        After the events of Easter and Pentecost, the disciples of Jesus began to preach his message far and wide
        
        This is called the oral tradition because it was passed on by word of mouth from one person to another
        
        The writing down of the Gospels
        
        The original disciples who had witnessed Jesus's actions and words began to die out or were martyred
        
        So the gospels were written to
        
        Preserve important information about Jesus
        
        Correct any mistaken ideas about his teaching
        
        Provide readings for use in worship
- - - - Wrote in approximately 93 CE
      - Jewish scholar
      - Wrote a book about the history of the Jews
        
        Describes Jesus ass a wise man and teacher
        
        He wrote about the crucifixion of Jesus by Pontius Pilate and his resurrection from the dead three days later
    - - Wrote in approximately 120 CE
      - Was a Roman and suspicious of Christianity
      - Set down his beliefs around 80 years after Jesus's death
        
        He wrote about the death of Jesus
        
        How Jesus was sentenced by Pontius Pilate
        
        How Christians got their name from Jesus Christ