...The four gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John 1. Introduction The term Gospel means good news, a message which was desperately needed (Guthrie, 1965: 11). According to Talbot (2013: 69) gospels can be divided into 2 groups namely the Synoptic gospels- Matthew, Mark and Luke and Gospel of John. He explains that Matthew, Mark and Luke are called the synoptic gospels because they have so much in common. Kotze (6), outlines their similarities and differences as follows: |Mark | |Matthew | |Luke | |Total: 661 verses | |Total :1068 verses | |Total: 1149 verses | |600 verses parallel to Matthew | |505 verses parallel to Mark | |380 verses parallel to Mark | |61 verses peculiar to Mark | |235 versus parallel to Luke | |235 versus parallel to Matthew | | | |328 verses peculiar to Matthew | |534 verses peculiar to Luke | There are suggestions due the similarities and differences that (1) Mark was the original writer and was copied by Matthew and Luke (2) Matthew was original writer copied by Luke, and Mark made a shorter version. The material where obtained from the following suggested sources: (1) Oral tradition – the good news spread by word of mouth before it was written down (2) An earlier...
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...Besides Jesus, the person I chose that I can learn from in the Gospel of Luke would be John the Baptist. John is talked about throughout the gospels and appears in chapter’s one, three, seven, and nine in The Gospel of Luke. He shows us his utter determination to help others and he was still very kind and faithful. In the Gospel of Luke, John portrays to us how he always puts in his full devotion and determination when preaching to the public. John is always very confident in his ability to preach. In the parable of Peter Declares that Jesus is the Messiah (9:19), we see that because of John being true of heart and so devoted towards God, people thought he was Jesus. He teaches me to always be true of heart and determined towards everything...
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...Page 1 I chose the short story of from The Gospel of Luke- Story of a Lost Son. This captured my attention because it is a religious story from the bible. This story represents a certain Tone (The mood or attitude reflected in a literary work; it is important in identifying how the author approaches a subject and conveys it to readers. (Clugston, 2010)) of moral theme. Throughout the story we see examples of jealousy, envy, regret, forgiveness and a father’s undying love. I will use the Formalist approach for my analysis of this story. The formalist approach is most widely used in literary criticism; it focuses on the form and development of the literary work itself. (Clugston, 2010) What makes the setting so memorable? A setting was not explained in the Story of a Lost Son. However, it does mention after the youngest son left for distant country. This indicates a setting before technology and large buildings. The story also states there was a bad famine after the youngest son left home. This tells me there was a lack of food and shelter. Why was the plot intriguing? Did surprise occur? A surprise occurred when the father had a positive reaction to his youngest son coming home. The son thought his father would have him become a servant due to the sinful nature he had shown to his father and to God. However, the father was happy to see his son and rejoiced, having his servants bring his son clean clothes and preparing a feast. Page 2 A second surprise occurred...
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...The Gospel of Luke has many similarities to the books of Matthew and Mark. The story of Jesus’ life from his birth to his death are similar and different to the other books. Being a graphic designer there are six images that are given. As a graphic designer candidate, choosing the best image of the final six creations is very difficult. The top image would be displayed as the cover for a new commentary on the Gospel of Luke. Image number two is the best selection for the documentation of the Gospel of Luke because of the genuine quality and colors being displayed. The Gospel of Luke also displayed great genuine image through stories like The Pharisee and the Tax collector; The Good Samaritan; The Parable of the Lost Sheep; Lazarus and the Richman; and the Parable of the Lost Son. The best image of Jesus is image two because of the genuine friendly figure that opens the door for everyone and that’s what the Gospel of Luke was all about. The Gospel of Luke portrayed life lessons about not assuming one’s self based off of a not so good title, but judging the individual’s mercy and belief towards God. Imagery number two displayed the most genuine welcoming environment compared to the other five images. The Gospel of Luke showed Jesus, and other Jesus figures being Genuine through the stories of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector; Good Samaritan; Parable of lost sheep; Lazarus and the Richman; and the Parable of the Lost Son. Being Genuine takes a lot of effort and kind personality...
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...on the world. Islam and Christianity are monotheistic religions, as they each believe in one god. Each religion has authoritative historical sources that contain the sacred text of its history of each prophet. Islam has a core text or fundamental belief, that which Muslims believe to is a proclamation from God and is recorded within the Quran (Koran). In addition to the Quran, Muslims also rely on the Hadith, which records many sayings of peace and blessings of Muhammad and his life events. The authoritative text for Christianity is the Bible, the Jewish Bible + New Testament. The New Testament provides letters, four Gospels (written record of Christ’s word) that through Jesus’s disciples are a biography is his life. The Gospels of Matthew and Mark and Luke are written before A.D. 70 whereas the Gospel of John is written approximately during A.D. 95. These Gospels serve as a historical source written by Jesus’s disciples. To begin a comparison of Jesus and Muhammad we take a look at the birth of each. According to historical sources somewhere around A.D. 570 in Mecca, Muhammad and then...
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..."Some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew with it and choked it," Luke 8:7. This passage from the gospel of Luke about the Parable of the Sower can truly relate to my relationship within my faith. Other gospel writers just as Matthew and Mark mention the same ideas and concepts, but in my opinion, Luke explains it in a way that is more understandable. He puts the parable in words that are concise and to the point. The way this gospel is written assists me in understanding how it correlates to my faith and how I hear the Word of God. In the Parable of the Sower, there are four descriptions of soil. The first one being a compressed, dense path. The second had a rocky composition. The third type of soil was scattered among thorns. And at last, there was good, fertile soil. The soil that was scattered among thorns related to me the most because when I try to pray and pursue my faith, it feels as if someone or something strangles me and keeps me from preserving my faith. I am like the seeds because I try to grow and follow the Word of God, but something, whether it be peer pressure or life's problems, seems to always stop me in my tracks, and it makes me feel as if I am being choked....
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...In Luke’s gospel, the parable has some the same aspects of that in Matthew and Mark with some distinct differences. The parable begins with the disciples reporting to Jesus what they had done is similar to that of the gospels' of Matthew and Mark. Then Jesus took His disciples and withdrew by themselves to Bethesda. Luke added the destination in which Jesus and His disciples were heading unlike Matthew and Mark. The crowd learned of the location and followed Jesus and His disciples. Jesus welcomed them and spoke about the kingdom of God, and healed those in need (Luke 9: 11). This is seen a divine appointment by God. Because of the crowd set out to find Jesus in a desert place (Barclay 117). Jesus welcomed those who came to Him by healing...
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....................................................................................................................2 II. Brief Summary.............................................................................................................2 III. Critical Interaction with Author’s Work..................................................................4 IV. Conclusion....................................................................................................................5 Bibliography........................................................................................................................6 Introduction In the Book of Acts author Luke purposes to provide an account of the origin and development of the church under the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit. The Book of Acts lays an original and graphic historical picture of the early church from its beginnings with the accension of Jesus to it’s end with Paul’s detention in Rome. Bo Reike in his article, “The Risen Lord and His Chruch, The Theology of Acts” presupposes the theology of the Book of Acts as simply being a continuation of the work of the risen Lord and His Church, in which he expresses Christology and Eccesiology as the two major themes of Acts. This paper will evaluate the author’s approach in examining the theology of Acts , and weigh the thesis of...
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...Bible Book Summaries New Testament Matthew Matthew is that of the gospel genre. Matthew is the first book of the New Testament. The book of Matthew proclaims the good news that God is Emmanuel ("God with us"), that Jesus is God's Messiah whose teaching, healing, suffering, death, and resurrection now constitute a new disciple community, and that this Jesus Messiah, with all power and authority, commissions this community with the promise that he will be with them forever. Matthew uses the OT to clearly show that Jesus fulfilled the words of the OT prophets. Matthew showed the Jewish the love Christ had for them. Matthew intended to show through his recordings such as the Sermon on the Mount, and a collection of parables spoken by Jesus, as well as the arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ, that Jesus was the true prophesied Messiah for the Jewish people. Luke Luke is that of the gospel genre. Luke is known for being one of the most beautiful books of the Bible. The book of Luke compares Jesus to that of the gospels. His accounts start with a brief insight to the parents of Jesus, the birth of His cousin, and John the Baptist. Luke also records the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem, where the birth of Jesus took place, and a genealogical record of Jesus through His mother, Mary. Luke also records some of the more narrative stories of Jesus, displaying His love and compassion for forgiveness, such as The Prodigal Son, The Rich Man and Lazarus,...
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...Thematic Paper on Christology in the Gospels Submitted to Mr. Kwok H.B. of Alliance Bible Seminary in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course of TH512-E:Systematic Theology II Sept.-Nov, 2005 Margaret, Tse Yin Yi M024110 November 29, 2005 I. The meaning of Christology 3 II. What Can Be Discerned about Jesus from His Words Concerning Issues Other than the Kingdom and Himself 3 III. What Can Be Discerned about Jesus from His Deeds and Words Proclaiming the Kingdom of God 3 IV. What Can Be Discerned about Jesus from His Words Concerning Himself… 3 V. Hosea and “the Son of the Living God” in Mattew 16:16b 3 VI. Jesus as Messiah in the Gospel of Luke 3 VII. Narrative Christology and the SON OF MAN: What the Marken Jesus says instead 3 VIII. Conclusion 3 IX. Reference 4 I. The meaning of Christology The Greek for “Messiah” is Christos, whence “Christ”. So, “christology” would discuss how Jesus came to be called the Messiah or Christ and what was meant by that designation. In a broader sense, “christology” discusses any evaluation of Jesus in respect to who he was and the role he played in the divine plan. Scholars distinguish different kinds of Christology. “Low christology” covers the evaluation of him in terms that do not necessarily include divinity, e.g. Messiah, Rabbi, Prophet, High Priest, Savior, Master. “High christology” covers the evaluation of Jesus in terms that include...
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...Bible Book Summaries New Testament Matthew Matthew is that of the gospel genre. Matthew is the first book of the New Testament. The book of Matthew proclaims the good news that God is Emmanuel ("God with us"), that Jesus is God's Messiah whose teaching, healing, suffering, death, and resurrection now constitute a new disciple community, and that this Jesus Messiah, with all power and authority, commissions this community with the promise that he will be with them forever. Matthew uses the OT to clearly show that Jesus fulfilled the words of the OT prophets. Matthew showed the Jewish the love Christ had for them. Matthew intended to show through his recordings such as the Sermon on the Mount, and a collection of parables spoken by Jesus, as well as the arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ, that Jesus was the true prophesied Messiah for the Jewish people. Luke Luke is that of the gospel genre. Luke is known for being one of the most beautiful books of the Bible. The book of Luke compares Jesus to that of the gospels. His accounts start with a brief insight to the parents of Jesus, the birth of His cousin, and John the Baptist. Luke also records the journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem, where the birth of Jesus took place, and a genealogical record of Jesus through His mother, Mary. Luke also records some of the more narrative stories of Jesus, displaying His love and compassion for forgiveness, such as The Prodigal Son, The Rich Man and Lazarus,...
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...did t h a t filling come about? How can Christians today experience the filling of the Holy Spirit? W H A T I T M E A N S TO B E " F I L L E D " In New Testament Greek two words with their cognates meaning "to fill, to fulfill, to complete" are used in association with the Holy Spirit. They are πληρόω and πίμπλημι} Both words are flexible enough to designate several kinds of filling. These words are strikingly similar in their meanings. One area of shared meaning is "to finish, complete, fulfill." Both πληρόω and πίμπλημι are used to indicate a time at which something was to begin and the comple tion of a period of time at which something was to end. 2 The verb πληρόω is used of Jesus' finishing a presentation of His message (Luke 7:1) and of the apostles as having completed a Eldon Woodcock is Professor of Bible, Nyack College, Nyack, New York 1 R Schippers, "Fullness πληρόω'' in New International Dictionary of New Tes tament Theology, ed Colin Brown (Grand Rapids Zondervan, 1975), 1 733-41, Ger hard Delling, "πίμπλημι, έμπίμπλημι," in Theological Dictionary of the New Testa ment, ed Gerhard Kittel, t r a n s Geoffrey W Bromiley (Grand Rapids Eerdmans, 1968), 6 128-31, and idem, "πλήρης- et al ," 6 283-311 2 Jesus used the verb πληρόω to declare t h a t the time had come for Him to an nounce the kingdom of God (Mark 1 15) and t h a t the right time for Him to reveal Himself had not yet come (John 7 8) Paul used the related noun πλήρωμα in stating ...
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...in the context of His teaching. Jesus told many parables during his ministry that really spoke to the people that he was ministering to and also gave them something to think about as well. I want to know something though; have you ever thought about the parables Jesus told and the fact that they could be true for us today in our society? Have you ever thought about how these parables can be examples of homelessness, inclusion, missionaries, and many other things in our society and how we can learn a lot from these parables? The parables that Jesus told were not just for those whom he personally taught. His parables are part of his gospel and are therefore for all peoples throughout all nations and throughout all time. When he said, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation” (Mark 16:15) he had already presented the gospel in a form that suits that great commission. Furthermore, Jesus crafted his parables in such a way that they would remain effective even when carried far beyond his own teaching environment into the future. They became an important part of the scriptures, so that they could be retold all around the world and all through the centuries. They were truly lessons...
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...In the film The Mission, Father Gabriel, the Guarani people, and eventually Rodrigo Mendoza illustrate Jesus’ teaching to love your neighbor as yourself. In Matthew 22:34-40 and Luke 10:25-28, Jesus says one of the greatest commandments is to love your neighbor as yourself. In Luke 10:29-37, a scholar of the law asks who one’s neighbor is, and Jesus responds with the Parable of the Good Samaritan. In the parable, a man traveling from Jerusalem is robbed, beaten, and left on the roadside. A priest, Levite, and Samaritan all see the man, but only the Samaritan stops to help. Samaritans and Jews had a bad relationship, and it was possible the man was a Jew since he was coming from Jerusalem. However, the Samaritan did not care whether the man was a Jew; he only saw a man needing help. The scholar identifies the one who showed mercy as the neighbor, and Jesus tells him to go do the same. Jesus demonstrates his teaching of helping and loving everyone by caring for the poor, oppressed, and marginalized of society. In Luke 7:28-50, he allows a sinner to wash and anoint his feet; in Luke 10:38-42, he teaches a woman, which was considered unacceptable....
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...On the Night You Were Born II Kings 17:6-14 and Luke 15:17-24 Rev. Dr. Zina Jacque August 29, 2010 Beloved of God, do you know, have you ever wondered what happened on the night you were born. My family story holds that somewhere around the end of August in 1956 Dr. E.L.C. Broomes told my Mother not to get her hopes too high. After all, this was her fifth pregnancy, and though she had finally moved beyond the 30 week mark, she still had many weeks to go and she should not get her hopes too high. There was no guarantee this baby would make it. But then, on the evening of October 30th, sometime after dinner, something within my mother moved, something within her said, it is time and all the world stood still for my parents, all of the world held its breath. I do not know what thoughts ran through my mother’s mind or my father’s heart in those hours before I was born; but I know once I had arrived, once they held me in their arms, they began to rejoice. Nancy Tillman, in her book On the Night You Were Born, gives voice to the rhythm of words that might have been spoken on night you and I were born:1 On the night you were born the moon smiled with wonder. The stars peeked in to see you, all safe and tucked under And the night wind whispered and called you by name And said with a sigh, life will never be the same So enchanted with you were the wind and the rain They too whispered the sound of your wonderful name. Your name sailed past houses, high on the breeze Over oceans and mountains...
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