Gospel of Luke

Studying the New Testament Gospels requires one to look in-depth at the similarities and differences among these gospels and use those observations to gain insights into the messages behind them. Kurt Aland’s book Synopsis of the Four Gospels is helpful in this endeavor because it explores the four gospels and their stories into corresponding pericopes. The pericope focused on in this paper is Pericope 59, which dissects Matthew 5:43-48 and Luke 6:27-28, 32-36 and their versions of loving one’s…

one, including myself, to effectively improve upon their understanding of Jesus of Nazareth. To begin with, I would like to discuss some of the new knowledge I was exposed to throughout the course. At the most basic level, I had no idea that each gospel…

Proto-Gospel of James, also referred to as the Infancy Gospel of James, is one of several non-canonical Gospels written in the second century. Though the Proto-Gospel of James (“proto-” as it describes events prior to Jesus’ birth, life, and death) is considered scripture by some groups and includes characters and events discussed in the canonical Gospels of Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John, the narrative was not ultimately included in the canonized New Testament, as opponents of the Proto-Gospel…

film through a historically critical perspective, it is arguable that if it had been created with an outlook of the Gospels as historical texts, rather than sacred scripture, a majority of elements would be characterized differently. In case, many components of the film are questionable in their historical accuracy. Further, scholars generally agree that the authors of the Gospels were not eyewitnesses to encompassing events throughout, but rather were part an already established, growing…

how different books of the Bible illuminate those different characteristics in their own unique way. This paper will be focusing on the four gospels and one portrait they each bring to focus in their respective books. In the book of Matthew, the book is catered to the Jewish Christians which explains why Matthew is the most Jewish gospel out of the four gospels. Matthew accomplishes showing the connection between the old and new covenants in the New and Old Testament. It also gives the reader a…

Saint Luke the evangelist was very faithful to God and helped a lot of people learn about God. Saint Luke was one of the four Gospel writers. His Gospel is the second longest out of the four. His gospel has my favorite story which is the Good Samaritan. His gospel taught about the love and faithfulness of Jesus Christ. It also talks about salvation history. He also divides the history of the first century Christianity into three stages which the gospel talks about two of the three. Saint Luke…

When analyzing the four gospels in the bible it is likely that Mark’s gospel was written first. It is agreed that Luke’s gospel borrowed text from Mark, therefore Luke “most probably used Mark as his primary source.” (Muddiman 134) There are instances in which Luke’s gospel differs from Mark, changing some aspects, and omitting others. In these instances, it is possible that some of these are derived from the gospel of Matthew. Furthermore, Luke adds to the gospel of Mark many occurrences which…

Recitation Six: Jesus, Nicodemus, and the Samaritan Woman As we continue to study and probe the Synoptic Gospels it is more and more obvious that further investigation is needed to uncover the distinctive emphases of each author. Therefore, we have been using certain methodologies such as redactional criticism to help examine these emphases. This particular methodology is meant to determine what's important to authors by understanding how they used their sources. Although this proves effective…

The passage Mark 5:21-43 tells the story of faith and how two critically ill “daughters” who were beyond human help were healed by Jesus Christ (Guelich 304). The story takes place as Jesus crosses a lake into the Gentile territory. Once he arrived on land he was surrounded by people that came all over to see him. The president of the synagogue named Jarius approached him at once and pleaded “Jesus my little daughter is close to death you must come and put your hands on her so she will live”…

At first glance, the three Synoptic Gospels seem so similar. Matthew, Mark, and Luke tell roughly the same stories of Jesus (and the same stories that Jesus told himself). Their overall messages are the same. The Lesson of the Fig Tree (§ 220) warns people that God’s Kingdom is near and in The Confession at Caesarea Philippi and The First Prediction of the Passion (§ 122) Jesus asks his disciples who people think he is, before ordering them to keep his true identity to themselves. They tell…