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Four Gospels?
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Matthew
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The Four Gospel Accounts
From A Study Prepared
By John Kimbrough
Fort Worth Christian College Class Notes
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The Old Testament Is the Foundation for the Main Event
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Overview of Bible Structure
Old Testament: Foundation for the story
Gospels: They tell the story of Jesus
Acts: Tells the results of the story
Letters: Encouragement and course correction
Apocalyptic: The victory in figurative language
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LukeJohn
Why are there four gospels?
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The answers are speculative and primarily based on observations of
differences in the works.
• Differences in perspective
• Perhaps intended for different cultures
• Perhaps intended to address different issues of the day
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Authors’ Names Are
The Same As The Books
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The Synoptic Gospels
Synoptic: to see from the same eye.
• Matthew• Mark• Luke
John has a different perspective of Jesus.
Have similar stories and events
from the life of Jesus..
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Matthew
• An Apostle
• Jewish
• A Publican
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Matthew’s Characteristics
• Alternating Blocks Of Narrative and Discourse
• Gospel Of The Kingdom
• The Gospel Of Teaching
• Gospel Of Prophetic Fulfillment
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Matthew Shows Jesus As
• 1. King
• 2. Promised Savior
• 3. Messiah
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Mark
•Companion Of Paul
•Jewish
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Mark’s Characteristics
• Mainly Narrative
• Fast Moving Terse Style
• Shortest Gospel
• Gospel Of Vividness
• Gospel Of Power
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Mark Shows Jesus As
• 1. Servant
• 2. Powerful Savior
• 3. Man of Action
• 4. Servant of Jehovah
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Luke
• Companion Of Paul
• A Gentile
• First Christian Historian
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Luke’s Characteristics
• Closest To A Full Biography• Most Literary Gospel• Emphasizes The Perean Ministry• Gospel Of Perfect Humanity Of Jesus• Gospel Of Universality• Gospel Of The Underdog• Gospel Of Womanhood• Gospel Of Prayer
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Luke Shows Jesus As
• 1. Son Of Man
• 2. Perfect Savior
• 3. Universal Savior
• 4. Bringing perfection from imperfection
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John
• The "Apostle Of Love"
• Jewish
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John’s Characteristics
• Emphasizes the Early Judean Ministry• Has no parables• Calls miracles “signs"• Simple style• Reputation of words and themes• Reflective gospel
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John’s Characteristics
• Interpretive gospel
• Sketches of individual characters
• Personal relationships of Jesus
• Called the “Spiritual Gospel”
• Gospel of belief
• Gospel of God-Man
Continued
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John Shows Jesus As
• 1. Son Of God
• 2. Personal Savior
• 3. Incarnate Word
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Commonly Accepted
Destinations
• Matthew: Jews
• Mark: Romans
• Luke: Greeks
• John: Cosmopolitan
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The Story of JesusFour different sources
• Representing different cultures
• Different perspectives
• Different purposes