1. Formation of the Gospels

2. Thinking Patterns of Early Christians

3. Clarification of Church Teachings Effect on the development of the New Testament

4. The four parts of the New Testament
The four gospels
The Acts of the Apostles
The Epistles
The Book of Revelation

5. Too often there was confusion in the Church when individuals such as Marcion or Montanus claimed to have a more accurate understanding of the faith than other Christian leaders.
In response the Church’s leaders decided to more clearly define the essential teachings of the Faith. The essential teachings would be clearly rooted in the apostolic tradition which was defined as including:
The declaration of the apostolic canon of the scriptures.
The writing of the apostolic creed.
The affirmation of the apostolic episcopate.

6. Definition of the word Gospel

7. The Process of Forming the Gospels
Life and Teachings of Jesus
Oral Tradition: Kerygma
Didache
Liturgia
Recording the Gospels: the writing of the word.

8. Synoptic Gospels
Why do three of the Gospels closely resemble on another?
In what ways do the three Synoptic Gospels differ from one another?
In what ways are the three Synoptic Gospels related to Q ?
Source
Audience
Theme
Organization

9. Who are the Authors Attribution
Why is it difficult to determine who the actual author of a gospel is?
According to tradition, who are the authors of the Gospels?
Why would the Gospel bear the name of an apostle if it is unlikely that an apostle wrote the Gospel?