Luke Kelly

During the miraculous works of Jesus in the Gospel of Mark, He tells the ones that He healed not to mention to anyone how exactly they were healed. He instead wants the ones He healed to go to the higher priest of their town and to just show that they were healed. This was Jesus’s way of trying to spread that there was a higher power above them, without having people think that he was the one who was to be considered God. It is made a point early in the gospel that even though most people…

BOOK XX PRIESTHOOD – Jesus v Aaron Can we assess the relationship between the priesthoods of Jesus and Aaron? Sometimes Christians have compared both without realising that the Bible has not followed their assessment of both. Often people lock onto some OT expression about Aaron and then attempt to tie together Aaron’s priesthood and Jesus’ priesthood, without going to the only biblical source for Jesus’ priesthood. The following study is taken from the book of Hebrews, chapters 4, 5, 7, 8, 9…

Matthew, Luke and Mark: Proclaiming the Divinity of Jesus The beginning chapter of the Books of Matthew, Luke and Mark have a common underlying theme: the confirmation of Jesus Christ as the Messiah. These books serve to establish the New Testament’s claim that Jesus is the Savior that the Jewish people had long been awaiting for. Nevertheless, the individual approach that the said Books has opted to endeavor differs from one another; for Matthew it is through an extensive and detailed…

book. For instance, He is the perfect man and Son of God. Luke 2:52 states “And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and Man.” Therefore, He was fully man and fully God. He has the ability to relate to people in their struggles, yet is able to maintain His divine deity over all people. Jesus is the way for the salvation of all mankind. Luke continues to reveal Jesus’ compassion and humanity as He prays. For example, Luke 9:28 that “About eight days after Jesus said this, he…

Mark portrays a definitively more dynamic Jesus in his Gospel than the familiar teacher Matthew presented to us.The Gospel of Matthew was structured around his big sermons. The Gospel of Mark is structured as to make an action hero of Him. This Gospel uses the word “immediately” an astounding 42 times, especially near the beginning (1:10, 12, 18, 20, 21, 23, 28, 29, 30, 42, 43; 2:8, 12; 3:6; 4:5, 15, 16, 17, 29; 5:2, 29, 30, 42; 6:25, 27, 45, 50, 54; 7:25; 8:10; 9:15, 20, 24; 10:52;…

son of Adam, the son of God.” Since the book of Luke focuses on how Jesus in a savior to all people many of his teaching and parables center around multicultural aspects. One story in particular is the Good Samaritan found in Luke 10:25-37. Jesus showed that all cultures and groups were important in His eyes, and that those who were considered the outcasts of the society, were in fact just as important as everyone else. Many of the parables found in Luke have to do with Jesus healing people.…

hoping for a performance of the magical miracles he has heard about. After questioning Jesus with no response in return, he sends Him back to Pilate, refusing to place judgment (Luke 25:7-12). Scenes involving the freeing of Barabbas in exchange for having Jesus crucified are enacted (Matthew 27:15-26; Mark 15:6-15; Luke 23:13-25; John 18:38-40). Consequently, weaving together pieces of four Gospels, written at different periodical times, by different authors with varying thematic approaches…

The Gospel of Matthew contains a number of verses that provide a conflicting yet intriguing insight to the status of women and the interactions that Jesus had with them. A consequence of these differing views is the uncertainty readers may have over the role of women and their influence in the rise of Christianity. Professor Rodney Stark’s essay on the role of women promotes the notion that women were major stakeholders in Christianity and acted as a catalyst to the religion’s rapid growth.…

The Four Gospels include the first four books of the New Testament including Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Each book portrays Jesus in a different way, depending on audience and time in history. I will point out the portraits in each book, and then give examples from scripture and other sources to further understanding. In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus is portrayed as the “New Moses” (Gundry, 188). Moses was a very significant figure to the Jews in the Old Testament. Most importantly, Moses led…

The Gospels of Matthew and Luke have been the topic of conversation and dispute in biblical scholarship throughout the years, because although they are covering the same event the authors present their ideas in different ways. Each author have different styles, vocabulary, theological themes and intentions which vary from gospel to gospel. In this essay, I will establish Jesus’ lineage and significance as exemplified in the Gospel of Matthew 1-2 and Luke 1-2. In the Gospel of Matthew,…