Summary Outline1
of
THE LIFE OF CHRIST
Last revised: 6/26/01

        Matthew:        Mark:            Luke:            John:

I.  Background and preparation for ministry
        1:1-2:23         -                1:1-2:52        1:1-18
        (4%)2                              (11%)            (2%)

II. Beginning of public ministry
        3:1-4:11        1:1-13           3:1-4:14        1:19-4:54
        (3%)             (2%)              (5%)             (16%)

    A. The public ministry of John the Baptist
        3:1-12          1:1-8            3:1-20           -

    B. The Beginning of Jesus' Public Ministry
        3:13-4:11       1:9-13           3:21-4:13       1:19-4:45

III.Galilean ministry
        4:12-18:35      1:14-9:50        4:14-9:56       4:46-7:9
        (51%)            (53%)             (24%)            (15%)

A. Phase One: To the Choosing of the Twelve
        4:12-12:21      1:14-3:19a       4:14-7:50       4:46-5:47

B. Phase Two: To the Withdrawals from Galilee
        12:22-14:12     3:19b-6:29       8:1-9:9          -

C. Phase Three: To the Departure to Jerusalem
        14:13-18:35     6:30-9:50        9:10-56         6:1-7:9

IV. Later Judean-Perean ministry
        19:1-20:34      10:1-52          9:57-19:28      7:10-11:54
        (6%)             (8%)              (35%)            (28%)

    A. Early Judean Phase
        -                 -               9:57-13:21      7:10-10:39

    B. Early Perean Phase
        -                 -               13:22-17:9      10:40-42

    C. Later Judean Phase
        -                &