...view gospels. This is because they each cover teaching and miracles by Jesus that are also covered in another account. The fourth gospel, 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. In this paper information will be provided that describes the major theological differences between the synoptic gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Information will also be provided that describes a theological perspective of the gospel of John. Finally, information in this paper will include how ones understanding of the various theological perspectives presented in the four Gospels can be used as an additional tool to facilitate the proclaiming of the Four Gospels. Theological Differences between the Synoptic Gospels and the Gospel of John The Gospel According to Matthew The first three books of the New Testament have been identified as the synoptic gospels. These books are Matthew, Mark, and Luke. The first book of the New Testament is identified as the book of Matthew. Matthew was one of the first twelve disciples of Jesus, as recorded in Matthew 9:1; 10:1-4 and therefore an eye-witness. Matthew records more of Jesus' teaching concerning God's heavenly kingdom than the other writers, Mark, Luke, or John. In the first four books of Matthew, the miracle story of Jesus’ birth and the events of His early life are revealed. In other chapters of Matthew, an account of Jesus...
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...Summary of the books of the New Testament Mark Mark is the first written gospel of the New Testament. Mark is not an apostle, nor is he one of the disciples. It is traditionally thought that Mark is a disciple of Peter. It is unclear as to where Mark was when he wrote this gospel. The gospel of Mark appears to set the stage or pattern for the other written gospels as it may have been used as a source in the composition of Matthew and Luke. Mark uses narrative form to tell the story of Jesus’ life, beginning with His early career continuing until His death. Mark uses stories about Jesus’ teachings, travels, and miraculous works to aid the understanding of His intentions. Mark focuses on the death of Jesus and all the events that led up to the crucifixion. Thus, it is the death of Jesus that is the guiding principle of this gospel, not the life. Many important facts are presented Mark. First, Jesus Christ is the Messiah as stated throughout the Old Testament. Second, Jesus lived a sinless and perfect life, proving He was the Son of God as he claimed. Third, the Gospel tells of His numerous miracle-performing capabilities. Most importantly, Jesus overcame death through His resurrection. In this miraculous event, He proves that there is no power that can conquer Him. The gospel of Mark gives perfect instructions on how God’s people should live; having faith (Mark 2:5), believing in the power of God (Mark 5:36), replacing fear with trust (Mark 4:40), following...
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...Chris Hagan L25253549 Bible 104 B47 July 1, 2013 Summary of the books of the New Testament Matthew The book of Matthew is largely gospel material. Some key themes and events include the virgin birth of Jesus Christ, Jesus baptism by John the Baptist, the ultimate game of good versus evil with Satan and Jesus Christ, the miracles performed by Jesus, the Sermon on the Mount, the twelve disciples chosen, the birth, life and death of Jesus Christ. The list of major personalities include Jesus, John the Baptist, Mary, Joseph, the disciples, Pilate and Mary Magdalene. After the birth of Jesus we don’t read much about Jesus until the age of thirty. Jesus is baptized by John the Baptist and then begins his ministry of preaching and teaching God’s Word and performing many miracles. Jesus not only has to battle Satan, but he also has to battle the religious leaders of that time who did not believe that Jesus was the Messiah. They accused him of blasphemy. Jesus told His disciples of His future death and resurrection so they would be prepared for what was to come. We read of the Last Supper, the betrayal of Judas, Jesus’ being denied three times by Peter, the trial where he was tried by Pilate and His ultimate death on the cross and also His resurrection after which he rose on the third day. The wonderful thing about Matthew is that everything that Jesus predicted came true. Mark The book of Mark is largely gospel material. Some key themes and events include the...
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...down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3 No longer will there be any curse. The throne of God and of the Lamb will be in the city, and His servants will serve him. 4 They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. 5 There will be no more night. They will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, for the Lord God will give them light. And they will reign for ever and ever. John and the Angel 6 The angel said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. The Lord, the God who inspires the prophets, sent His angel to show His servants the things that must soon take place.” 7 “Look, I am coming soon! Blessed is the one who keeps the words of the prophecy written in this scroll.” 8 I, John, am the one who heard and saw these things. And when I had heard and seen them, I fell down to worship at the feet of the angel who had been showing them to me. 9 But he said to me, “Don’t do that! I am a fellow servant with you and with your fellow prophets and with all who keep the words of this scroll. Worship God!” 10 Then he told me, “Do not seal up the words of the prophecy of this scroll, because the time is near. 11 Let the one who does wrong continue to do wrong; let the vile person continue to be vile; let the one who does right continue to do right; and let the holy person...
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...Revelation 21:1-8 Rachel Ahlberg Theology 213: Book of Revelation December 2, 2014 God the Creator and Redeemer brings all things into completion. Revelation 21:1-8 is the conclusion of everything that has been described throughout the book of Revelation and it is the introduction to eternity. This passage inspires us to stay faithful and steadfast in our Christian life, awaiting the day when there will be no more death, mourning, crying, or pain, for the old order of things will have passed away. Near the end of the first century, when Revelation was written, the Emperor Domitian began a period of severe persecution against the Christian church. Despite the persecution, this group of believers had faith that Jesus would return. As time passed, however, their hope began to wane. The book of Revelation as a whole is a letter to the early Christian Church to encourage them to maintain faithful witness despite persecution and temptation. Revelation reminds us that, even though Christ is no longer on earth, we have Christ in us. He empowers us and gives us hope for the future. He removes all evil so as to transform and renew His creation. He brings peace and a future to those who are sealed. He promises us all things new and, for those who reject him, all things of judgment. When John refers to a new heaven and a new earth he is not just talking about a new version of the same thing, he is talking about God making a complete transformation of His creation. He does not...
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...Summary of the Books of the New Testament Books The Gospel of Mark The Gospel of Mark is the second book in the Gospels and is easily considered a Gospel. It was written by Mark, cousin of Barnabas and companion of Peter the apostle. This Gospel covers the events that took place and the run-ins that people had with the resurrected Jesus. Mark deals more with the miracles Christ performed than the other gospels. It starts with John the Baptist and Jesus’ baptism then goes on speaking of the moment when Satan had to test Jesus and he sent him away into the wilderness for forty days then comes out triumphant. The final section of the book completes with the empty tomb. It focuses a lot on the last week of Christ’s life in Jerusalem. The recipients of this Gospel that Mark aimed for was the suffering church and it was written around 60 or 70 ad and is the earliest of the canonical gospels. Acts The next book in the New Testament is Acts and it has a narrative history to it and includes several sermons. There are many key characters in the book of Acts such as Peter, Paul, John, James, Stephan, Barnabus, Timothy, Lidia, Silas, and Apollos. This is the conclusion to the Gospel of Luke and was also written by Luke because he wanted to tell the story of how the believers were empowered by the Holy Spirit and worked to spread the Gospel of Christ. It tells of how the Holy Spirit empowered the apostles to take Christ’s message forward to the ends of the...
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... “How was this written? Why was it written? Throughout the entire Bible it is written as a narrative so one can see the problems of what was happening during that time. In the Old Testament, we can see that most of it was written through multiple Prophets that God spoke through. While in the New Testament it is written in a more unique way, such as referencing to the Old Testament prophecies. The Old Testament section of the Bible was inspired by Moses, who first wrote down the Bible through the Holy Spirit. From this, most of the other sections of the Old Testament was influenced by the Law of Moses. The Old Testament was also influenced by the prophets of Israel. These books are labeled directly from the name of...
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...The published review I read was John Green’s review in the New York Times newspaper. In the review, John Green talked about Markus Zusak's amazing style of writing. I agree with his review due to the fact that Markus Zusak used descriptive words that created brilliant passages which allows the readers to visualize what is occurring in the novel. Many authors do not have this creative ability to attract a reader’s perspective in the novel. “People observe the colors of a day only at its beginnings and ends, but to me it’s quite clear that a day merges through a multitude of shades and intonations, with each passing moment. A single hour can consist of thousands of different colors. Waxy yellows, cloud-spat blues. Murky darknesses. In my line of work, I make it a point to notice them” (Page 4, Zusak). This line is one of the many examples of creative writing in the The Book Thief. This line portrays Zusak’s creativity and this is one of the many things he...
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...in the Bible The New Testament contains the four synoptic gospels that were written by different authors at different periods. It goes without saying that each author had a different view of Jesus and his life story, which makes it hard for a reader to understand the full context of the life of Jesus. The several differences in the gospels dispute one another and depict Jesus with several different characteristics; it shows how many different personal circumstances may have shaped the way each author wrote their own version of the gospels and can it can be concluded that that New Testament is contradictory due to those circumstances. It is has been said that Matthew was the first gospel written out of the synoptic gospels followed by Mark, and then Luke and lastly John. John and Matthew are the only two authors who witnessed the life of Jesus but strangely their depiction of Jesus couldn’t be anymore different from one another. It is strange that John and Matthew have completely different outlooks on what Jesus was like even though they both physically witnessed him, I think it takes away a sense of truth from the Bible. While writing their own gospels Mark and Luke both drew inspiration from Matthew in writing their own gospels so there is an underlying resemblance between the three. John on the other hand depicts Jesus way differently than the rest. John writes about Jesus as the self-proclaimed Son of God, within the first chapter of John, Jesus is already heard...
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...novel Brave New World, by Aldous Huxley, Bernard Marx, John The Savage, and Lenina Crowne are not capable of being happy in the New World State because they are forbidden to be with the person they love and they want individual freedom. What is happiness? Happiness is a state of being happy. Being happy means feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.In the New World State the government gives the people a drug called soma. Soma is a drug that helps prevents the people in the New World State from speaking freely. Bernard is not capable of being happy because Bernard wants more than just sex from her. John The Savage developed feelings for her. Lenina likes both men but doesn’t want to be in a serious relationship...
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...The New Testament Canon The word “canon” is a Greek word, “Kanon” it means to rule or measure; a standard by which something or someone is judged. Canon are closed collection of documents are books that have been accepted as authoritative (Kostenberger, Kellum & Quarles 2009, 3) Not everyone is in agreement concerning what books or how many books to use however; there are a lot of religious organizations that accepts the New Testament collection of 27 books. And although canon is the history of the process of how these particular books came together, greater concern and focus is placed in their value and being recognized as sacred scriptures (Kostenberger, Kellum & Quarels 2009. 3) THE OLD TESTAMENT FOUNDATION The NT gets its foundation from the OT; it is here that the prophecy of Jesus being the Messiah is fulfilled, the death of Jesus in conjunction with the establishment of a New Covenant, all which is the main focus of the Old Covenant and its canon (Origin of the Bible). Jesus inspired His disciples giving them a promise that God would send a comforter in His name, and that comforter is the Holy Spirit which would direct them in all truth, show them future events and would give them the words to speak (John 16:13 KJV). God had a divine plan from the start. He said that the Word was from the beginning and that it was not only with Him but that it was HIM (John 1:1-2 KJV) He then opens our eyes and reveals that the Word was made into flesh and lives among us, we can...
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...US History II Honors 16 September 2015 Pre-Civil War Essay The first cause of the American Civil War was the Mexican-American War in 1848. The Mexican-American war was fought in order to determine which country gained control over the south-western states. The south-western states include; Texas, New Mexico, California, and Arizona. In the end the Mexican-American war concluded with an American victory. At the same time the Mexican-American War was taking place the California Gold Rush was also beginning. During the Gold Rush people from all over the US were traveling to California in the hopes of getting rich. Due to the quantity of people to go to California all at the same time California qualified for statehood (based on their population at the time). Prior to the Gold Rush in 1849 the US had 30 states; 15 free states (north) and 15 slave states (south). By adding California the number of states becomes an odd number. The southern states (slave) wanted California to enter as a slave state, and the northern states (free) wanted California to enter as a free state. The Compromise of 1850 made California a free state, which made the south mad that they were now no longer even with the north. In order to make the south happy since the north got California the Fugitive Slave Act was put into place. The Fugitive Slave Act was an act that said the north must help the south to retrieve their slaves who escaped to the north. The main problem with this act was that there...
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...Society I’ve read the book Dead Poets Society and I’m going to tell you about on of the characters in the book. His name is John Keating and he’s native American between 30-35 years old. John works as an English teacher and he has just got a new job at Welton Academy, which is the best boarding school in USA. John worked as Chester school in London a couple of years before Welton. Mr. Keating himself graduated as a student from Welton. In this essay I’m going to discuss and prove why I believe John Keating is a great teacher. The first time I noticed that John was a great teacher was at his first lesson with his new class. My reaction was that he was a good leader because he advocated important things like “Carpe Diem", which means seize the day. Another thing I observed was how he spoke to his students. He had good confidence, which infected in a positive way and gave the students self confidence. In the beginning of the lesson he started to say “O captain! My captain”, and then he wanted that the guys should call him Mr. Keating or “O captain! My captain!” These simple words made attention from the students. Another scenario was that he very quickly got good contact whit the students. His relationship with the guys was very good because he talked with them a lot. I think he was more like a friend then a strict teacher who hated the students. Neil had some problems whit his father about what he may do or not may do. Then Neil picked John to talk to and he got...
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...if you missed class on Friday, you have a make-up assignment. You must write me a 1-2 page paper for Wednesday. Question: Who wrote the Bible? You must discuss 1) the traditional evidence for Moses; 2) the Documentary hypothesis. This is ONLY for those who MISSED Friday. The names of God. Lord: Adonai (Hebrew) LORD: Yahweh or Jehovah or I am who I am. God: Elohim (Hebrew). God Almighty: El Shaddai. Most ancient Jews thought that Moses wrote the Torah/Pentateuch (first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy). Moses is traditionally thought to have lived in the 1200sBC. The names of God appear to differ systematically in the Torah. J source: used Yahweh/Jehovah. E source: used Elohim/God. P source: written by priestly writers. D source: The book of Deuteronomy is a separate composition. ------------------------------------------------- Genesis 27.46: Esau’s wives drove his mother CRAZY!!!!!! Welcome back! The New Testament presents Jesus as… The New Moses (but who is Moses?????????????) Exodus 1-20 The Ten Commandments: Exodus 20/Deuteronomy Genesis 1: 10 COMMANDMENTS! The covenant/allianza. I am the LORD your God who brought you out of slavery. 1. You shall have no other gods before me. 2. You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain. 3. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. 4. Honor your father and your mother that your days may be long in the land which the LORD your God is giving you...
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... is a book written by James Horn, who is president of the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation, and is an author of numerous books about the colonization of North America, including works such as A Kingdom Strange: The Brief and Tragic History of the Lost Colony of Roanoke (2010). The work, A Land As God Made It, is written to show a detailed, and insightful perspective of looking at the purpose of Jamestown. The book is about showing a time line, and how the settlement of Jamestown was very much a business opportunity for profit by the Virginia Company, as well as investors, in another attempt of creating a successful settlement for the expansion and growth of England...
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