I found the presentations on Monday interesting.  I liked how Nick mentioned how the Gospels may have been connected but were also different.  I think it’s interesting how the Gospels all tell the story of Christ’s crucifixion but they all have a different twist to the story. This makes me wonder how much is actually fact and how much the author put in for the story to fit his purpose. I’m still a little confused as to the Q thing though.

What really stuck with me about Katie’s presentation was when she said the point was to “teach, not preach”. I liked this because I never really thought about it this way. I always read the Bible as it saying you need to believe in God or you’re doomed.  Looking at it as not preaching but teaching makes it easier to say this is a man talking about his beliefs, almost like philosophy, and once you get the facts of his beliefs you can make your decision from there.