Synoptic Gospels

The lesson of the Beatitudes is written in two of the Synoptic Gospels, both Matthew 5:1-12 and Luke 6:20-26, in the New Testament. This teaching discusses people who are blessed and what they will receive, and this story is noted as an important teaching from the Gospels in the New Testament. The Beatitudes in both the Gospels of Matthew and Luke have overarching similarities, but there are also differences that make each story unique and help to convey a specific intention the author wants his…

Testament was written in the first century. Some scholars date them toward the middle and others toward the end. Usually, the late dating of the gospels is based on knowledge and predictions around the destruction of the temple. That is since some do not believe in the message of the New Testament––they do not believe Jesus could predict future events––and so the gospels must have been written after AD 70 if they predict these events. This is unfortunate and ignores much of the evidence to the…

Each of the four gospels share the answers of who Jesus is and what he has done for us in four distinctively different ways. Through stories, letters, and reoccurring parables, if one does not understand Jesus’ identity and his divine works through one gospel, they can look to another to gain a clearer understanding. The story where the question of paying taxes to Caesar is posed to Jesus appears in all three Synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Each Synoptic has a different way of…

John 11:25-26 The Gospel of John, one of the four canonical gospels in the New Testament, demonstrates the career and teaching of Jesus Christ. Distinguished from the first three Synoptic Gospels, this Gospel focusing on new events with developed views was written significantly later. Being the priceless treasure of the Catholic Church in all ages, the Gospel opens to audiences within a broad range, including Christians, Jews, and Gentiles. The Fourth Gospel contains a high standard…

primarily for Gentile believers and seekers of roughly 50-85AD (Zondervan NIV Study Bible, p.1756), the purpose of The Gospel of John is clearly stated by its author (presumed to be the apostle John) - “But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name” (John 20:31). John’s Gospel differs from the Synoptics in form and perspective - but not, of course, in the basic storyline. He is born as prophesied, to much…

or about it. I am somewhat familiar with the miracles that Jesus performed, but that is it. I was blown away by the lecture of D. A. Carson. His knowledge and ability to recite and bounce between the Old and New Testament and weaving in John’s gospel I found amazing. I would be sitting in the front row if I was one of his students. After listening to him I can only imagine how in depth his paper would be responding to this assignment. The…

The overall premise of Wheeler and Whaley’s The Great Commission to Worship is that worship and evangelism are not to be isolated from each other. Worship and evangelism go together and they impact how the believer is to live out the commandment of the Great Commission. Wheeler and Whaley make the assertion that evangelism and worship have been misunderstood, misinterpreted, and misapplied, and offer suggestions to fix this problem. The ultimate purpose of the Christian, according to Wheeler…

gave us His keys, the gospel and He called every one of us to be the faithful steward of the Kingdom. We have a great privilege and responsibility to save lives to be part of building His Church by adding one stone at a time. In Closing, on Pentecost Sunday, the Holy Spirit came down and through powerful preaching of Peter Sunday Church was born as Jesus promised. As Christians gather together on Sundays, they grew in faith and then went out to share the gospel of Christ. The…

Quite frankly, the gospel of Jesus Christ is not meant for entertainment, but empowerment. The grace of the gospel gives us the empowerment to make confession, to be convicted in one’s belief and in the righteousness, redemption and renewal of God. The goodness and the glory of the gospel enables us to love and serve one another as community to know that we do not need to live by violence, but that we…

Michael downloaded the Facebook application on his smart phone hoping to connect with some of his old friends. He successfully connected with many old friends from high school and the Army most of which he had not spoken with in years. Instantly, he became a huge fan of social media because of the connection. In fact, he used Facebook daily to track what his friends were doing and even share some old pictures and memories. Facebook tracks everything that users do their website. They track what…