Matthew the Evangelist

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…

originally a play created by the same director. The play was first performed in February 2000 and then the film debuted in January 2002. “Moisés Kaufman and members of New York's Tectonic Theatre Project went to Laramie, Wyoming after the murder of Matthew Shepard. This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than 200 interviews they conducted in Laramie. It follows and in some cases re-enacts the chronology of Shepard's visit to a local bar, his kidnap and beating, the discovery…

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.…

and The Acts of the Apostles. He, himself was only present in The Acts of the Apostles, so all of his Gospel is second hand rather than a personal account. Also his Gospel more than the others focuses on social justice. Luke is one of the four Evangelists along with the rest of the Gospel writers; he is represented by a winged ox, which stands for Jesus's sacrifice.…

In the Bible, there are four gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The Synoptic Gospels are the first three gospels, which are Matthew, Mark, and Luke (Edward, 1). The word “synoptic” means “to see together”. Even though there are additions and omissions, the material and the arrangement are the same in each of the three gospels. Each…

Transitions, influenced by interactions with others, enable a person to overcome obstacles that restrain them to transition. Billy Elliot, the film directed by Stephen Daldry, and Jennifer Niven’s novel Holding Up The Universe both explore transitions through defying social standards and acceptance. Billy Elliot explores transitions of Billy entering a world of ballet in the disapproving society of Durham during the Miners Strike. Holding Up The Universe explores the transition of Libby Strout,…

Let me tell you of another Parable of Jesus in the Book of Luke 12:13-15, The Parable of the Rich Fool; “Then one from the crowd said to Him, Teacher tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me. But He said to him, Man who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you? And he said to them, take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.” Luke 12:16-21, Then He spoke a parable to them saying, “The ground of a certain Richman…

Review of Philip Yancey’s The Jesus I Never Knew In The Jesus I Never Knew, Philip Yancey’s unpretentious and unbiased examination of Jesus’ earthly walk, it is almost as if Mr. Yancey is interviewing Jesus himself. He candidly shares his personal doubts, fears and preconceptions from his own American twentieth century fundamental Christian upbringing, but attempts to set all that aside and look at the historical evidence available from several perspectives. With his unique journalistic…