Matthew the Evangelist

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…

it can be determined that the two gospels present Jesus childhood in different ways, in fact Saint Matthew does not present with details the childhood of Jesus. Saint Matthew presents a genealogy of all the descendants of Jesus. Matthew places fourteen generations from Abraham and David, another fourteen from Abraham and transmigration to Babylon, and fourteen from then to Christ. With this, Matthew, as a catechist well trained and according to tradition directs his gospel to the converted Jews;…

The stories of Jesus are represented through the four New Testament Gospels: Mark, Matthew, Luke, and John. Each Gospel emphasizes on particular principles that represent Jesus differently. Jesus is seen as the suffering Messiah in all four Gospels, but each Evangelist puts in his own intake, hence expanding on the original Markan portrait of Jesus. The writers of the Gospels give their own theological assertions, and understandings, which in effect creates a new portrait of Jesus for each…

The reader or the audience is aware of the message while reading the text. In the Gospels, the Evangelist, writers of the gospels, compose Jesus’ life and ministry on Earth. Gospel means in Greek “good news”. The Good news is summarized as Jesus brings the message of light and truth to the world with his time on Earth. The first three gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke combine into the Synoptic Gospels. The fourth gospel, John, writes on the mission and overall message of…

The Jewish Influence on the Gospel of Matthew The evangelist who wrote the gospel of Matthew was most likely a scribe of Jewish-Christian origins. Historical evidence indicates that the work was written during the decade between eighty and ninety Common Era. By drawing on the gospel of Mark and the unknown “Q” source, the author of the gospel creates a different take on the narrative of Jesus’ life. By altering the narrative structure and using Old Testament references the author created the…

across the four gospels. The Gospel of Mark portrayed Jesus’ Messiahship through his suffering as a reparation for the sins of his followers. On the other hand, the Gospel of Matthew represented Jesus as the new Moses for the Israelites by drawing parallels between their life stories. After the advent of the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel of Luke presented Jesus as the teacher and the Messiah with great liking for the poor and vulnerable members…

When we talk about the Great Commission, it is mostly about the Matthew 28 passage. However, the Luke 24 passage also give us insights about how to prepare the evangelists and missionaries. From a universal perspective, Luke is also on target about mission. If we look at the unity between the gospel of Luke and the book of Acts, we should arrive at the conclusion that Luke 24 is the preparation of Acts 1-28 and Acts 29. Of course, the result of Luke-Acts is Revelation. Therefore, to accomplish…

God to be the relationship of love we can have with God that will change our lives. He taught that God's’ love will heal us and make us whole again and that God even loves sinners. Jesus preached the Reign of God as he travelled with his apostles. Matthew and John were apostles and Luke and Mark were apostolic men. The second stage was when the Gospels were taught orally by his apostles and disciples for around 40 years. These people knew him or his apostles and Jesus’ teachings…

One of the most fundamental theological questions is the definition of discipleship. This essay will provide a summary of New Testament theology of discipleship and although drawing its subject matter from New Testament passages and theologian comment of these passages its intention is to focus not on the narrative regarding Jesus and his disciples but on the theology expressed by Jesus. Many scholars, such as Wilkins (2010: 159), believe that each Gospel gives a unique account of discipleship…

The Logos Hymn Both Matthew and Luke contain descriptions of the birth of Jesus unlike the Gospels of Mark and John. This difference may be a result of the special Luke and special Matthew sources. Instead of the Christmas story, the Gospel of John replaces the story of Jesus’s birth with the Logos hymn not only to create a universal text, but also to emphasize the glory of Jesus as the continuous creator that allows us to accept unending life. The Logos hymn forms the Gospel into a universal…