Matthew Shepard

Much of the New Testament is filled with Narratives; narratives of the life of Jesus along with many practical teachings that can be applied to daily life. John 3:1-15 includes a discussion between Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews, and Jesus. This story alone is very practical because Nicodemus is shown coming up to Jesus with many questions that he wants answers to. On the other hand, the book of Ezekiel 37, to which I will be comparing with John 3, is a book of the major prophets. Prophecy is…

In the Gospels of Mark and Matthew the reader receives two distinct viewpoints of similar stories. Of course, the Gospel of Mark is much abbreviated compared to the Gospel of Matthew, being that Mark was written first and used as a source for Matthew; some of Mark’s writings are replicated in Matthew. In the Gospels of both Mark and Matthew the disciples are portrayed in two different lights. Matthew is kinder with his portrayals of the disciples than Mark. Within the text of both Gospels…

Crucifixion of Jesus The crucifixion of Jesus Christ is recorded in four different books of the New Testament; Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The four of these stories are the same and very different at the same time, each telling generally the same story with differences and focus on different aspects of each. Of the four the telling that speaks the most to me falls between the telling by Matthew and the telling of Luke but after a second reading and more reflection the story that really spoke…

The Gospel of Mark was the first Gospel that was written and it can be found in the New Testament. The four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) provide details on the life, teachings, and ministries of Jesus (Lutheran Study Bible, 1599).The word gospel means good news and the four Gospels are telling the good news of Jesus. Matthew, Mark and Luke have very similar views or perspectives on the life of Jesus and are called synoptic gospels. In this paper, the focus will solely be on the Gospel…

This film sticks to the text in many parts of the movie. The film starts out with Jesus’ temptation. This story is in Matthew 4:1-11 and Luke 4:1-13. The film copies the story very well, but in their way. By their way, I mean their culture and how they view it. Another part is the Last Supper and Judas’ betrayal at the dinner. The Last Supper is in Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 22, and John 13. They put their own twist on The Last Supper. Son of Man diverges creatively from the text by the director…

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 enemies (Aland 55). In Matthew’s version of loving one’s enemies, Jesus quotes Leviticus 19:18 but says that people should love their enemies and “pray for those who…

In chapter twenty nine Hendricks mentions the importance of five literary genres that God uses throughout the Bible. Exposition is a common literary genre that is seen in the Bible. Hendrick uses Paul's letters in Roman as a representative of exposition. Since exposition means an argument or an explanation of truth. Therefore, Hendrick believes Paul's letters represent the exposition genre. Simply because paul uses many conjuction words like and, but, and therefore. The usage of those words can…

Similarities 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…

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 of James argue that it verges on Mariolatry (the idolatrous worship of the Virgin Mary) for its focus not on Jesus, but…

Synoptic Gospel of Matthew The Gospel of Matthew is the first book in the New Testament canon. There are more than 60 quotes of the Old Testament in the Gospel of Matthew, it contains 50% more content than Mark even though it used 80% of Mark’s content. It is believed that Matthew the disciple was also known as Levi, a tax collector. Matthew’s portrayal of Jesus is to establish his royal messianic bloodline, that Christianity is the fulfillment of Judaism, and to show Jesus as the Teacher.…