THE GOSPEL OF LUKE I. Background Issues Introduction This report will be focused on the Gospel of Luke‚ however Luke authored both the Gospel bearing his name and the Book of Acts‚ which is said to be the sequel to the Gospel. Through his authorship of both books Luke’s contribution to the New Testament equals out to 27 percent of it.1 Both books were written for and sponsored by a man named “Theophilus” (Luke 1:3). Luke‚ a physician and an educated man‚ used his knowledge to write
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Gospels Assessment Trishie Gilvray The Gospel is a record of Christ’s life and teachings in the first four books of the New Testament. It is written up of 4 different accounts. The first being Mark which was written roughly around the years of A.D 55 to A.D 70. The second gospel written was by Matthew‚ this was written around the year A.D 80. The third book of the gospels is Luke‚ this was written also around the period of A.D 80 and lastly‚ the last gospel written is the Gospel of John which was
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Gospel Parables According to Luke Luke’s unique parables of the Good Samaritan‚ the Prodigal Son‚ and Lazarus and the Rich Man contributed to a major change in attitudes toward people who were poor‚ powerless and socially outcast. Empowered by the Holy Spirit Luke’s Jesus forgives sinners‚ comforts the oppressed and heals the afflicted. Luke demonstrates that Jesus’ kingdom demands an ethic change when it comes to social and religious values. The Good Samaritan parable is an excellent example of
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Introduction Gospel of John is a wonderful gospel where one can find various elements included such as I am sayings‚ Jesus talk with various people like Samaritan woman‚ Nicodemus‚ Greeks etc.‚ Christological aspects and the author’s purpose in portraying the divinity of Jesus appears wonderful. The usage of riddles‚ parallelism‚ dualism etc‚ make this gospel unique and different from the synoptics. There are things like wedding at Cana‚ Lazarus narration‚ high priestly prayer are described which
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The Gospels were written by eyewitnesses or near-eyewitnesses. Matthew has been the known as the author of the Gospel of Matthew since the beginning of its circulation. Many Church Fathers such as Justin Martyr‚ Papias‚ and Ireanaeus said that Matthew wrote his Gospel in Hebrew. The Apostle John and Irenaeus testify that Mark wrote down many things that Peter‚ as one of the Apostles‚ told him. The Book of Acts was written by the same author as the Gospel of Luke. In Acts‚ the author uses the
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Is John Written to a Jewish Audience? While there is certainly debate about whether or not Jews were the primary audience for the gospel of John‚ there are many who do believe that John is the most Jewish of the four gospels. For example‚ Steve Wertheim‚ of Jews for Jesus related the following observation: “Not only is John ’s gospel written for evangelism‚ it seems to be written particularly for Jewish evangelism. From the beginning‚ the book of John is geared to Jewish thinking. John 1:1
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The Gospel of Mark and the Gospel of John each present an illustration of Jesus in both humanity and divinity. However‚ each gospel portrays Jesus in a different way. The Gospel of Mark focuses on the mortality aspect of Jesus such as the concern of dying. On the contrary the Gospel of John focuses on the spirituality aspect of Jesus‚ and the revelation of Jesus and the Father being one. Despite the differences in portrayal of Jesus leading up to the Last Supper. Throughout this event both Gospels
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What is a gospel‚ and why were the canonical gospels written? What is a gospel? A gospel is a narrative that describes the life of Jesus. The most commonly known gospels are the four canonical gospels of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John. The gospels are considered to be a revelation from God and are central to the Christianity belief system. To the first Christians it would have been a surprise to see a book called gospel as for them the word gospel would have meant to gospel message. The word
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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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The Secret Gospel of Mark was apparently written before the canonical Gospels. The fragment preserved from Secret Mark mentions Jesus raising a young man from the dead. This text is found in the supposed letter of Clement of Alexandria‚ but there is only one surviving copy‚ which questions the validity of the source. In 1935‚ four fragments of papyrus of a previously unknown Gospel were published. In this text‚ Jesus was described as cleansing a leper that seemed similar to the story told in Mark
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