The Four Gospels The word ’gospel’ means good news. There are four gospel accounts in the New Testament: Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John. The first three gospels are sometimes called the ’synoptic’ (same view) gospels. This is because they each cover teaching and miracles by Jesus that are also covered in another account. John‚ writing later‚ recounts Jesus’ other words and miracles that have a particular spiritual meaning. All four gospels present Jesus as both the Son of God and son of man. They
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[pic] Matthew–Mark Class notes for the private use of the students 2012/2013 INTRODUCTION to synoptic gospels 1.1 The Importance of the Course The modern biblical studies have seen a fundamental change in their approach to the Gospels of Mark‚ Matthew and Luke (the latter considered together with its second volume = the Acts of the Apostles). For many centuries‚ the Synoptic Gospels were considered as the principal source
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of the Gospel according to Matthew Introduction - Matthew’s handbook for the church Why did Matthew write his gospel? John clearly had an evangelistic aim (Jn 20:31)‚ but Matthew wrote his gospel for the church‚ for those who already follow Jesus. It is a teaching gospel‚ which arranges its material into subjects‚ summarising the teaching of Jesus and illustrating it with examples from his life. Matthew’s is the only gospel that mentions the church (16:18; 18:17). In short‚ Matthew wrote
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Gospel of Matthew: Discipleship Model The gospel of Matthew’s overarching theme can be summarized in the Great Commission‚ Matthew 28:16-20. It is for the Jewish Christian Community that Matthew writes his gospel. His goal is to assist with the development of a missionary culture that will match the challenges of his community and he uses his gospel as a vehicle to accomplish his goal. (Bosch: 59) Matthew‚ through his gospel‚ suggests that the differences between the Pharisaic Jews and the
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Augustinian Proposal 8 The Two-Gospel (Griesbach) Theory 8 The Two-Document Hypothesis…………………………………………………………..9 The Four-Document Hypothesis 10 MARKAN PRIORITY: A REASONABLE DEFENSE 11 Synoptic Differences ……………………………………………………………...……. 11 Stylistic Features ……………………………………………………………………….. 12 Reasons for Mark ………………………………………………………………………. 12 CONCLUSION 14 Bibliography 15 ii INTRODUCTION: UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM When reading the Synoptic Gospels it is immediately apparent that
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| Matthew | Mark | Luke | WHO wrote this Gospel? | Tradition ascribes it to the Apostle Matthew | John Mark‚ a disciple of St Peter | A Syrian (named Luke) from Antioch who was a physician and friend of St. Paul | WHEN was it written? | Possibly after the destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem in AD 70 | 64 AD | Between AD 65 and 80 | WHERE was it supposed to be written? | Antioch in Syria | Rome | Corinth in Greece | WHO was it written for? | Primarily for Jewish converts to Christianity
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parables in the Synoptic Gospels. [pic] Sanders and Davies (1989) make clear that ‘The Synoptic Gospels’; The Gospels according to Matthew‚ Mark‚ and Luke are so similar to each other that‚ they view Jesus with the same eye (syn-optic)‚ this draws a distinction between them and to the different view of Jesus presented in the Fourth Gospel (John). However‚ there are also many significant differences between the three Synoptic Gospels. The most important part of the synoptic gospels is Jesus’ proclamation
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The Gospel of Matthew‚ composed between 80 and 90 CE ‚ is the opening book of the New Testament. Despite the original author remaining anonymous‚ it is widely suggested that the book was written by Matthew the Apostle. The extract is taken from chapter 27 of Matthew’s gospel‚ which commentates on the Trial of Jesus‚ led by Pontius Pilate‚ and the eventual crucifixion of the self-proclaimed Messiah. The extract focuses on the controversial decision made by the Jewish crowd to execute Jesus rather
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1. The writer of Luke’s Gospel is Luke. Luke was a Gentile Christian who may have been a disciple of Paul. Luke was a Physician (Colossians 4:14). Luke was also the author of the book of Acts. I chose this particular Gospel because of Luke’s genealogy of Jesus and how he was the Son of God. I also chose this Gospel because of Luke’s accounts from Jesus’ mother Mary and other accounts from women to provide more detail on Jesus’ life. 2. The basic structure of Luke’s Gospel is fairly chronological
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Synoptic Gospels Introduction God used his four Gospels to accomplish a purpose. Each Gospel and author had a different purpose and each focused on the different facets of Jesus and his ministry. “The first three Gospels “are referred to as the synoptic gospels because of the large amount of overlapping materials. (In Greek‚ synoptic means “seen together’). The Gospel of John is distinguished from the synoptic gospels due to the accounts on Jesus miracles and discourses.” (Mueller 79). The Gospel
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