>>10111910My take
NT:
Gospels
>Jesus is born of the virgin Mary, in the line of David, fulfilling Messianic prophecies of the OT>Herod unsuccessfully tries to have the baby Jesus killed>One story of adolescent Jesus, he was lost but was right where he should be with the priests discussing God>As an adult, Jesus begins his earthly ministry. Turns water into wine.>Finds disciples, Peter James and John the fishermen.>Gains popularity. Finds the rest of the disciples>John the Baptist, a prophet who lives in the wilderness eating locusts and honey, baptizes Christ. God the Father declares Jesus as his son.>Jesus travels and teaches. Pharisees, Sadducees and essenes all take issue.>Culminates with sermon on the mount>Last supper happens. Jesus foretells his betrayal to disciples.>Jesus apprehended. Pilate appeases mob of Jews and crucifies Jesus.>Three days later, resurrects>Teaches 40 more days>Gives the great commission>Assumes into heavenActs:
>Disciples minus Judas receive the holy spirit at pentecost>Perform miracles, spread the gospel>Establish churches>Work out early matters of theologyEpistles
>Pastoral/instructional letters written to these new churches>Theology developed, gospel message clarified mostly by PaulRevelation
>John of Patmos (probably the apostle John) sees an astonishing, symbolic and famously cryptic vision about the things to come>>10111919If you're implying that Protestants take the non-historical genre passages of the old testament as literal I'd like to clarify that this is a strawman
Become Protestant. John 3:16 teaches salvation by faith.
