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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…

It is important because it shows a dependency on the book of John––as well as all 3 synoptic gospels. When it recalls one single incident, it shows evidence of drawing on all 3 of the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark, and Luke). Not only does it draw on all 3, but it exclusively draws on only those 3. Joachim Jeremias states, “There are contacts with all four Gospels. The juxtaposition of Johannine . . . and Synoptic material . . . and the fact that the Johannine…

Mark Twain’s life is full of quotes and passages we can all relate to. But there was one that stood out to me when I did my research reading “Plan for the future because that 's where you are going to spend the rest of your life”. (On planning for the future by Mark Twain. (n.d.)) This simple idea from Twain made perfect sense after I really read into Letters from The Earth from our text book. (Twain, M., & Doyno, V. (1995)) Twain in Letter II writes about Heaven with “His heaven is like…

Introduction When it comes to maintaining and supporting legacy aircraft such as the F-16 within today’s Air Force inventory, the logistics scheme currently in use includes distinct and separate information systems for repair, supply, maintenance personnel and skills, mission planning and post-mission debriefings. They are standard for the Air Force and used by other fleets (Butler, 2013). With the introduction of the Joint Strike Fighter program, the F-35 will replace several aircraft…

pray.” Jesus understands the importance of praying with others and humbling Himself to teach others the value of fellowship in praying together. As much as Jesus upholds the worth of community prayer, He also understands the need to pray alone. Luke 5:16 reads “But Jesus withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” Although Jesus is fully God, He maintains intimacy with His father, which illustrates how people on earth must pursue a personal relationship with God. In addition to proving His humanity…

Essay 4 —“The Synoptic Gospels” The nature of the four Gospels When one opens the New Testament, he is introduced to four narratives which are concerned with the activity and teaching of Jesus of Christ. These records are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These four Gospels constitute a single literary genre and their central message is distinctive. Their content is similar, but their presentation of Jesus takes on a slightly different form. Each Gospel differs from the other. John is the most…

contrast two characters from the book “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer” by Mark Twain. The two characters are: Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. I am going to use a point-by-point way of comparing the two. Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn were both young boys, adventurous, smoked a little[ Now they stretched themselves out on their elbows and began to puff, charily, and with splendor confidence.(1st sentence of 8th paragraph of Chapter 16)], and had a soft heart when things got tough or when they…

The Synoptic Gospels illustrates Jesus as an universal savior that came from the heaven as flesh. In Matthew, Mark, and Luke, Jesus is the promised Messiah from the Old Testament, the human son of God, and the universal savior, respectively. To start, Matthew, one of the twelve disciples, wrote the Gospel of Matthew for Jewish Christian. Matthew wrote this book in order to proclaim that Jesus is truly the promised Messiah that is stated in the Old Testament. Matthew proves that Jesus is the…

connected to your path, passion, and purpose in life. Have the courage to follow them.” This quote means this quote is saying the stuff that is close to you and from your past Mark Wahlberg is an actor. He played in a lot of movies. Mark Wahlberg started his career with musicals. He played in the Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. (“Mark Wahlberg”). Wahlberg was born on June 9, 1971. Before Wahlberg was an actor he was a rapper. He dropped out of school at the age of 14 and…

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;…