The four gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are synoptic. Synoptic means to "see together”, they are one story with many different views (Elwell and Yarbrough 94). Each gospel was written from four people, therefore four perspectives.
Matthew is the story of Jesus, King of the Jews. This Gospel is written primarily for a Christian Jewish audience. Matthew dwells on Christ's fulfillment of Moses' laws and fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies. Matthew was also intentional in the language he used. He wrote in Messianic language such as "Son of David.” "The crowd was amazed and asked, "Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?” (New Living Translation Matt. 12.23). This gospel was not written chronologically because his purpose was to clearly present the evidence that Jesus is Messiah, the promised Savior. …show more content…
Mark's Gospel is arranged to be easily read, and spread. It's very action-oriented using words such as "immediately” quite frequently. Out of the four gospels Mark reads most like a story.
Luke is the historical, journalistic Gospel. This account of Jesus' life in chronological order is written to establish believers in the teachings of Jesus. Luke includes a great deal of details in his gospel, making it the longest of the four--and the longest book in the New Testament.
John is the persuasive Gospel. John records a certain amount of signs accentuating the divinity of Jesus Christ so that the reader may believe in Jesus and find life in Him. John's gospel takes a different approach to Jesus' life. Instead of beginning with His birth (Matthew and Luke) or earthly ministry (Mark), John starts with Jesus' work at the beginning of
Matthew is the story of Jesus, King of the Jews. This Gospel is written primarily for a Christian Jewish audience. Matthew dwells on Christ's fulfillment of Moses' laws and fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies. Matthew was also intentional in the language he used. He wrote in Messianic language such as "Son of David.” "The crowd was amazed and asked, "Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?” (New Living Translation Matt. 12.23). This gospel was not written chronologically because his purpose was to clearly present the evidence that Jesus is Messiah, the promised Savior. …show more content…
Mark's Gospel is arranged to be easily read, and spread. It's very action-oriented using words such as "immediately” quite frequently. Out of the four gospels Mark reads most like a story.
Luke is the historical, journalistic Gospel. This account of Jesus' life in chronological order is written to establish believers in the teachings of Jesus. Luke includes a great deal of details in his gospel, making it the longest of the four--and the longest book in the New Testament.
John is the persuasive Gospel. John records a certain amount of signs accentuating the divinity of Jesus Christ so that the reader may believe in Jesus and find life in Him. John's gospel takes a different approach to Jesus' life. Instead of beginning with His birth (Matthew and Luke) or earthly ministry (Mark), John starts with Jesus' work at the beginning of