A Harmony of the Gospels a Chronological Study of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John
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A Harmony of the Gospels A Chronological Study of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John A series of questions designed to guide a study of the life of Christ from His preexistence to his ascension. Compiled by Mark B. Pape The outline for this study was patterned after A Harmony of the Gospel by A. T. Robertson (1863-1934) For Congregational Use Only 2015 One Stone Press. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the publisher. Published by: One Stone Press 979 Lovers Lane Bowling Green, KY 42103 Printed in the United States of America ISBN 10:1-941422-14-4 ISBN 13:978-1-941422-14-4 Supplemental Materials Available: Answer key Downloadable PDF www.onestone.com For Congregational Use Only Table of Contents 1. The Sources of the Gospels ...........................................................................................5 2. The Pre-Existence, Incarnation and Genealogies of Jesus ....................................7 3. The Birth of John the Baptist and Jesus and Their Childhood ..............................9 4. The Beginning of Christ’s Public Ministry .................................................................15 5. The Galilean Ministry .................................................................................................... 21 6. The Judean Ministry ...................................................................................................... 55 7. The Perean Ministry ...................................................................................................... 67 8. The Last Public Ministry in Jerusalem ...................................................................... 81 9. The Last Few Days Before His Trial ........................................................................... 89 10. The Arrest, Trial, Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus .................................................... 97 11. The Resurrection, Appearances and Ascension of Christ ................................105 For Congregational Use Only For Congregational Use Only LESSON 1 The Sources of the Gospels 5 Lesson 1 The Sources of the Gospels Except for scant references by Josephus and Tacitus these four books represent the only information about the Son of God. Matthew Viewed in his account, the Jewish perspective. 1. From chapter nine, what do we find as Matthew’s occupation? (Matt. 9:9) ___________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Compare Mark 2:15 and Luke 5:29. ____________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Mark 1. List as many facts as you can concerning Mark from the following passages: Acts 12:12 _______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Colossians 4:10 _________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Acts 15:38 _______________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2 Timothy 4:11 __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ Luke Luke’s style and choice of words/grammar are indicative of his education. He wrote Acts too, much of it in the first person. 1. What is Luke’s purpose and method? (Lk. 1:1-4) _______________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ For Congregational Use Only 6 A Harmony of the Gospels 2. Why does Luke need to rely on “eyewitnesses?” ______________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What was Luke’s occupation? (Col. 4:14) _______________________________________________ John John was present at many of the miracles and was jailed with Peter (Acts 4:19). 1. How is the relationship between Jesus and John described? _________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What was most likely the occupation of John? (Jn. 21:1-3) _____________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ For Congregational Use Only LESSON 2 The Pre-Existence, Incarnation and Genealogies of Jesus 7 Lesson 2 The Pre-Existence, Incarnation and Genealogies of Jesus Pre-existence and incarnation (Jn. 1:1-14) 1. Who is the Word? Explain. ______________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. When was the Word non-existent? (Jn. 17:5) __________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does incarnation mean? Contrast John 1:1 and John 1:14. ______________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Who/what became flesh? (1 Tim. 3:16) _________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. What role did Jesus have in creation? (Col. 1:16-17, Heb. 1:3, Rev. 19:13) ______________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 6. From John 1:14, what intention did God have by the Word being made flesh? (Heb. 1:3) ________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Give a “key” phrase or verse in John 1:1-14. ____________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ For Congregational Use Only 8 A Harmony of the Gospels The genealogies of Jesus Jesus was established as the seed of Abraham on both sides. 1. Which Gospels list the genealogies of Jesus? _________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What are the two different bloodlines in the these accounts and what is their significance? ____________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ For Congregational Use Only LESSON 3 The Birth of John the Baptist and Jesus and Their Childhood 9 Lesson 3 The Birth of John the Baptist and Jesus and Their Childhood The announcement of John the Baptist’s birth (Lk. 1:5-25) 1. What is revealed about the character of John’s parents? (Lk. 1:6, 8) __________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. What is revealed about John’s mission? (Lk 1:16-17) ___________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. What is Zacharias’ reaction and what was wrong with it? (Lk. 1:18, 20) _______________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What’s the difference between Zacharias’ faith in the angel’s message and the faith of an individual today who disbelieves the Word of God (Bible)? _____________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Why would God use old people to parent John the Baptist? __________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ The announcement of Jesus’ birth to Mary (Lk. 1:26-38) 1. What are the similarities and differences in the events surrounding the announcements made to Zacharias and Mary? _______________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________ For Congregational Use Only 10 A Harmony of the Gospels 2. What is the age difference between John and