Exegesis of the Gospel according to Matthew Chapter 5:3-12 The Eight Beatitudes In Matthew’s Gospel‚ starting with Chapter five verses three through twelve‚ Jesus tells us of the Eight Beatitudes. These verses are much like The Ten Commandments in nature‚ but more philosophical: · "Blessed are the poor in spirit‚ for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." · "Blessed are those who mourn‚ for they shall be comforted." · "Blessed are the meek‚ for they shall inherit the Earth." · "Blessed are those
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St. Luke the Evangelist was born at Antioch in Syria. It is believed that he was born a Greek and a Gentile. The main things St. Luke is noted for are being a physician‚ being a missionary with St. Paul and writing one of the four Gospels of Jesus. He also wrote the Acts of the Apostles. The Gospel according to St. Luke is the most descriptive of all four Gospels. St. Luke describes in detail the miracles and many parables of Jesus. The Gospel of Luke focuses on the poor and social justice. He
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Synoptic Gospels found in the passages Mt 16:24-28‚ Mk 8:34-9:1‚ Lk 9:23-27. Mark’s Gospel is the earliest of the aforementioned passages and was written in 50 A.D. to the suffering Jews of the time. Next‚ came Matthew around the year 75 A.D. who was writing to the Jewish Christians of the time. Finally‚ there was Luke‚ the last of the synoptics‚ who wrote to the Gentiles at about the same time
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these stated books are the Gospels. Of these four Gospels‚ only three are considered to be part of the Synoptic Gospels. The Synoptic Gospels consist of three books pertaining to the New Testament: The Gospel of Mark‚ Matthew and Luke which─ by the fact they are arranged in three vertically aligned columns ─are cable of being compared and contrasted to one another for the purpose of analysis concerning the texts‚ stories‚ parables and events that each of these Gospels possess. The word “Synoptic”
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The readings this Sunday come from the Prophet Jeremiah‚ Psalm Sixty-Three‚ The Book of Romans‚ and the Gospel of Matthew. The readings this week are not big on praise but they still have lessons that they can teach us. They give the message of offering ourselves for the greater glory of God. The first reading this week is by Jeremiah‚ Chapter 20 verses seven through nine. It describes the agony that we go through when we are forced to be silent about what we believe in. Jeremiah describes this feeling
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four Gospels‚ Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John. All of them hold a unique position as testimony to the life and teaching of Jesus. All four authors of the gospels proclaim a truth about Jesus in their own distinctive ways. The Gospel of Luke is unique or different from other two synoptic gospels Because Luke’s the only writer of the New Testament to not be Jewish. Luke is also the longest gospel in the New Testament. In Luke’s gospels Jesus is described as Saviour of all mankind. Luke’s gospels forces
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John Mark is one of the authors of the Gospels of Jesus Christ. His start as a follower of Christ is noted at first as a shaky start and could be attributed to the fact that he was a young man possibly in his late teens to early twenties. John Mark is the son of Mary making him the cousin of Barnabas the Missionary companion of Paul. He was a Jew by birth and most likely brought up in Jewish traditions and religious teachings. His early life centered around Jerusalem and because his mother
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Mark’s Jesus has an apocalyptic view of reality‚ meaning that the current age is under the power of Satan and his forces. In this Gospel of Mark‚ the forces is referring to the Romans in power‚ the political‚ social‚ and religious elites. In the coming of age‚ however‚ will be under God’s power and God’s rule‚ with the lowly being raised above the high. This point of view completely stands against the gospel of prosperity who say that one of rich and successful because God wanted it that way. In
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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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The Lindisfarne Gospels The Lindisfarne Gospels is a beautifully handwritten and illuminated manuscript. It contains the gospels of Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John and narrates the life and lessons of Jesus Christ. Also included in the manuscript are fifteen elaborately decorated pages. Both the text and the decorated pages have remarkable artistic elements. It is also one of the best-documented and most complete manuscripts that have survived from the seventh and eighth centuries.1 Every aspect
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