Michael 4: 1-22 Analysis

Michael 4:1-21 1It came to pass, that as Jesus Christ was teaching along Lake Gennesaret, the crowd urged Him to share the word of God with them. He spoke with authority that intrigued the people. 2Jesus noticed two boats on the shore of the lake. There were fishermen on the ship preparing to take in a catch. 3They discussed how the Messiah would come to bring salvation to the Jews. 4They wondered within themselves desiring to see the Messiah. 5As they pondered, Jesus stepped in front of a boat asking "Do you mind if I sit here with you? I am preparing to teach. 6Hear what the Spirit has to say and you will have an answer to the questions you have pondered." 7The fishermen let him on to a boat. He got into the boat of a man named Simon,
This gospel was written in 65 AD. Michael wrote about the Gospel of Jesus Christ as told by the Apostle John, the disciple, whom Jesus loved. After speaking with the Apostle, Michael who converted to Christianity, recorded the events that he was told of. However, Michael not only used the words of John, but an additional source to record the gospel based upon His understanding of it. The Gospel of Michael consists of 23 chapters and this passage that has been examined comes from the first twenty-one verses of chapter 4. The two canonical gospels that I have used as sources for this gospel are the Gospels according to Mark as well as Luke. The special, additional source that was used in conjunction with the two canonical gospels was the JR Source. The JR source stands for the Jew's Redemption. The source is a collection of the teachings of Jesus that point to the redemption of the Jewish people. For example, regarding the teachings in the JR source, one teaching emphasized in this fourth chapter of the Gospel of Michael is the golden rule. An additional teaching that this special source emphasizes is the gospel commandment: to repent and believe. The JR source was written by Micaiah in 400 CE. The JR Source was discovered in 1845. This source was hidden by a man named Micaiah, who was an unknown prophet of Jerusalem. He predicted the coming of the Messiah and what He would teach and expect of His people. He recorded his prophecies that he was given by God for future generations to see that they may know his prophecies came to pass. As he continued prophesying these things during his lifetime, the people of Jerusalem refused to believe him and sought to kill him for speaking about the Messiah and making predictions about Him that appeared absurd and insulting to the