Matthew Broderick

Jesus was born sometime between 7 and 5 B.C in Bethlehem. 25 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…

Howell expresses a wonderful truths in “Servant to Servant” and he states, “Jesus trained leaders who could endure suffering because they expected lasting fruit to come from their labors and because they believed that beyond their sacrifices awaited a glorious kingdom” . Jesus gives us a great example of a leader; through his message, missions, and ministry. True leadership was about being a servant to those in need and representing the Gospel not in terms of who is in charge, but rather in…

The Bible has four gospels but, only two of them contain the nativity story. The two gospels that have the nativity story are the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke. Both are similar on a literary level which can be explained by the synoptic problem. The Gospel of Mark and the source “Q” were the basis of these two gospels. Matthew and Luke shared sources but, they had their individual sources too. The genealogy, the nativity, and the childhood of Jesus played significant roles within the…

Narratives of the four Gospels are very alike in numerous of ways, there are also many important differences among them.The three Synoptic Gospels correlate with one another (because Matthew and Luke go off of Mark), while John’s writings are much different, especially when it comes to chronology. Also, while Matthew and Mark are very similar to each other and almost the same, Luke is different from them and is more similar to John. In addition, an unspecified amount of details, or ever whole…

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 “...in varying degrees of closeness, are found also in Matthew”. (Muddiman 135). When looking at differences in Luke’s gospel from that of the gospel of Mark, it appears Luke goes into more detail to explain parable meanings. He also explains…

The portrayal of Jesus in the Gospel of St Matthew and St Mark significantly helps enrich the lives of Christians today by leading and guiding them the ways of Jesus. The portrayal of Jesus allows Christians to understand and believe that there is only one God whom they call Father and Jesus as the Son of God who was sent to save mankind from death and sin. Throughout both Gospels, Jesus was notably portrayed as a teacher, messiah, and each Gospel was targeted towards different audience,…

about Matthew and John because they are the first and last of the Gospels. I am also the most interested in these two books since one is a synoptic Gospel and the other is not. Matthew and John are both Gospels. However, Matthew is a synoptic gospel and John is not. John is different than all the other Gospels and is not considered a synoptic Gospel because it does not contain the birth of Jesus. This is one of the main differences between Matthew and John. Despite that difference both Matthew…

intervention. This is less of an allusion but definitely has those connotations of Christian belief. There’s another Biblical allusion when Hamlet says, “There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow.” (5.2.204-205) this is a reference to Matthew 10:29, something I had to look to the side notes for. Again, these lines flew me by but someone from Shakespeare’s audience would probably understand what is being said. There’s an interesting allusion to ancient Romans by Horatio, “I am more an…

Marcus Luttrell once said “No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets or no matter how far you fall, you are never out of the fight”. From the personnel to the rescue mission all of the actions that the Seals showed was a sign of brotherhood for each other. The Navy Seals involved in Operation Redwing showed acts of heroism, bravery, and courage in their sacrifice for their country. The personnel of Operation Redwing consisted of high military officers in the United States Navy Seals. Petty…

In “Reading the Gospels Wisely”, Jonathan Pennington offers many ideas and thoughts on how to read the Gospels in a beneficial way. He outlines good habits as well as points out where problems can arise. Although, Pennington makes several important arguments; hindsight, open-mindedness, and vertical reading are three aspects that ought to guide Christians while reading the Gospels. Hindsight is a broad term that encompasses a major point Pennington was arguing. Pennington talks about the genre…