Gospel of Luke

The parable of the mustard seed is one seen throughout the Gospels. In this parable, the kingdom of God is represented by a mustard seed. This particular seed is one of the smallest seeds in the world, but it grows into a large tree. This parallel is used to show that we, although sometimes not very significant or good just like the seed, can be grown into a prospering Christian, and the kingdom of God can grow in us in the same manner. An alternate of this parable is the parable of the yeast,…

Biblical scholars view the crucifixion of Jesus through the world in, behind, and in front of the events in John 19. This strategy is helpful because it helps to define the way the world has developed with present events, historical events, and the way future events are influenced. John 19 plays a huge role in the bible, because it describes significant events in the life of Jesus. It holds the origins of the Easter holiday season, which includes Good Friday and Easter. Without these events…

The Gospel according to Matthew was written because his community was suffering from an identity crisis. Mathews Gospel deals with two important concerns to his community; the first is the destruction of the temple and the loss of their land. The destruction of the temple and loss of their land happened to Matthews’s community in 70 AD. In addition, Matthew community expelled from their Synagogue caused a further identity crisis within the community. The temple and the land were two major…

The portrayal of Jesus as the Son of God, the Savior, and the Lord and what it means to believe in his identity makes this gospel relevant to the church. In the first verse of chapter one he writes, “When the world began, the word existed already. The word was with God. And the word was God himself. The word was present with God at the beginning of all things. God made everything by means of the Word. The Word caused all things to exist. He gave life to everything that God created His life gave…

December was fixed as his birth date more than 500 years after the event on purely hypothetical data. There is not one Jesus birth story in the gospels, but two. These gospels include Matthew and Luke, where they state that he was born of the virgin mother, Mary, without a male parent. However, Joseph the carpenter has been considered to be his father. The two gospels are told in profoundly different narrative styles, offering us two different interpretations of history and the individual's…

involvement was sexual as well, but in an entirely different light. The secret gospel states the book was only “being read by those initiated into the great mysteries.” It appears by Clement’s horrifying reaction and dread of the Carpocratians or anyone getting their hands on the manuscript gives an obvious impression of an immense conflict that would produce a cover-up.…

Audience To determine the audience of the Gospel of John, it is easier to determine what the purpose of John was first. The author of John is blunt about what the purpose of writing his gospel was, and John 20:31 most clearly states that “But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.” This verse can further be supported by John 8:24 and John 3:16, all of which collectively describe the…

occur in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke in that they are both telling the same narrative, with minor differences, however. Each story is from a different point of view, way of looking at things, and each author chose to highlight different parts of His birth story. Matthew gives more attention to Joseph and His lineage while Luke gives more attention to Mary and is also the only Gospel account in which “Gentile Magi come and worship the Christ Child” (Blomberg, 2009, p.149). In Luke, wise men…

the Gospel according to Luke the message of John the Baptist is presented. In the first fourteen verses of this chapter, the author tells the story of John the Baptist and what he is intending to do with his ministry. Many come to him to be baptized and with every type of person, John has a message. This message is still appropriate to us in this day and age. He calls us all to “Prepare the way for the Lord”! Before this passage can be analyzed it is imperative to understand the Gospel of Luke…

Great Commission, it is mostly about the Matthew 28 passage. However, the Luke 24 passage also give us insights about how to prepare the evangelists and missionaries. From a universal perspective, Luke is also on target about mission. If we look at the unity between the gospel of Luke and the book of Acts, we should arrive at the conclusion that Luke 24 is the preparation of Acts 1-28 and Acts 29. Of course, the result of Luke-Acts is Revelation. Therefore, to accomplish Acts 29 and unveil…