What was the Gospel of the Kingdom that Jesus and the twelve preached like?
The Gospel of the Kingdom preached by Jesus and the twelve was still basically Jewish, tied to Temple worship and the Old Testament covenants. It centered on the promised coming Messiah and required repentance and baptism, along with believing that Jesus was the Christ.
Les explains that the Gospel of the Kingdom preached by Jesus and the twelve was still basically Jewish. It was connected with Temple worship and the Old Testament covenants, and it was the promise of the coming Messiah. It was preached by Jesus, the twelve, and John the Baptist, and it was repentance and baptism, and believing that Jesus was the Christ. Les notes Apollos knew only the baptism of John and nothing of Paul's Gospel. The four Gospels, he says, belong to the Old Testament, while the blood of Christ is the way to God once we get to the Pauline revelations.