The Gospels Analysis
“God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.”(Martin Luther). To truly understand what the Gospels are it’s important to look at were the word comes from. The word Gospel means the teaching or revelation of Christ, or a thing that is absolutely true, and a set of principles or beliefs. The origin of the word comes from the Old English word gōd meaning good and the Old English word spel meaning new, or a story. Which forms the word gōdspel which then was mixed with modern English and then it became the word Gospel. Many people would mistake the word gōd in gospel for God; so it was changed to the word we have today. The Greek word for Gospel is the verb, …show more content…
The Gospels are a group of four book, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each teaches about the gospel and each take a differing stance on Jesus the Christ. To best understand these lessons, all four books must be analyzed. Matthew “As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.”(Matthew 9:9). Matthew was a tax collector and a hated one at that. Matthew wrote around 1068 verses, which were about the events of Jesus’s life as well as his ministry. The phrase “kingdom of heaven” is used 55 times in the book of Matthew. Matthew is placed first in the New Testament not because it was written first but because it had the best transition from Old Testament into New Testament. The major theme that Matthew tackles is the hunger and thirst for righteousness and what it takes to be a citizen of the kingdom of heaven. As well Matthew creates a “Portrait of Jesus” that is a “Prophet like Moses”. In Chapter 18 questions are asked about “who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven ” and “How often should I forgive someone”? All of these questions are a part of
“God writes the Gospel not in the Bible alone, but also on trees, and in the flowers and clouds and stars.”(Martin Luther). To truly understand what the Gospels are it’s important to look at were the word comes from. The word Gospel means the teaching or revelation of Christ, or a thing that is absolutely true, and a set of principles or beliefs. The origin of the word comes from the Old English word gōd meaning good and the Old English word spel meaning new, or a story. Which forms the word gōdspel which then was mixed with modern English and then it became the word Gospel. Many people would mistake the word gōd in gospel for God; so it was changed to the word we have today. The Greek word for Gospel is the verb, …show more content…
The Gospels are a group of four book, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each teaches about the gospel and each take a differing stance on Jesus the Christ. To best understand these lessons, all four books must be analyzed. Matthew “As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth, and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he rose and followed him.”(Matthew 9:9). Matthew was a tax collector and a hated one at that. Matthew wrote around 1068 verses, which were about the events of Jesus’s life as well as his ministry. The phrase “kingdom of heaven” is used 55 times in the book of Matthew. Matthew is placed first in the New Testament not because it was written first but because it had the best transition from Old Testament into New Testament. The major theme that Matthew tackles is the hunger and thirst for righteousness and what it takes to be a citizen of the kingdom of heaven. As well Matthew creates a “Portrait of Jesus” that is a “Prophet like Moses”. In Chapter 18 questions are asked about “who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven ” and “How often should I forgive someone”? All of these questions are a part of