John's Gospel: I AM

While numerous scholars say that John is the Gospel to the world (and Matthew to the Jews, Mark to the Romans, and Luke to the Greeks), a Jewish scholar such as Israel Abrahams might very well believe that the Gospel of John is the most Jewish Gospel of the four by the way it reflects Jewish traditions and symbolisms. According to David Wenham[i], there is more attention given to Jesus as the Messiah in the Gospel of John than in any of other Gospels. In John, from chapter one onwards people are directly talking about Jesus as Messiah, and then there is intense public debate about whether Jesus is Messiah or not in John 7:25-31, 41-44[ii], which indicates that John is quite mindful of Jewish issues.

Throughout the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, it is apparent that there are similarities as well as differences when it comes to portraying the life and times of Jesus the Christ, the general descriptions of who Jesus was, and the sayings and deeds of Jesus during his short stay on this earth. Scripture scholars highlight that each Gospel writer viewed Jesus from a different perspective.

The new testament contains four (4) accounts of the story of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection as presented by Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, The 3 accounts are similar, while Johns bible presents Jesus in a unique way. These differences exist because Matthew and Luke got their information from Mark and John got his information from another source, maybe John did not have access to the other gospels or he chose not to use them. No one really knows the source of John’s gospel and we don’t know for sure who wrote the gospels. Scholars refer to the authors as Matthew, Mark, Luke & John, this may not even be their real names. The Gospel were not first hand accounts except for Mark. John did not seem to have known the existence of the other

The story of Jesus' life is described and depicted in each of the four Gospels in the Bible. Matthew, Mark, and Luke are also known as the synoptic books, which means see things the same. There are some beliefs that Mark was written as a summary of the book of Matthew, but more scholars actually believe now that Mark was the first of the Gospels to be written. The book of Mark paints a vivid picture of Jesus' life, and all that he carried out on earth. Many examples of Jesus healing, forgiving and teaching are given throughout the book.

Matthew presents Jesus as the Jewish Messiah, the Son of David In addition, the Fourth Gospel introduce a greater degree of testimonies “that Jesus is the divine Son of God and prophesied Messiah.” The Synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke consist of many parallel material whereas 90 percent of John’s gospel is unique.

God (1:1, 18; 20:28). Here, too, Jesus makes a series of important "I am" statements

The Gospels of Mark and Matthew give us details of the ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus. Mark focuses on Jesus being a servant, healer, teacher and miracle worker. Matthew focuses on Jesus as the Messiah of the “New Law”. Both gospels are to encourage Christians and give them strength to build their faith. Jesus is using his disciples in both gospels to show that we all sin, are afraid and turn away from God but through the love and sacrifice of Jesus we are forgiven.

One of the major themes of the Book of John is to prove that Jesus is the Messiah and the Son of God. What makes these miracles so special is the difficulty faced to create them and what each is trying to teach. There are seven main miracles, seven being a significant number throughout the bible, that are used to help better understand Jesus and his true identity. We can also find a last miracle in His resurrection, which in itself is simply put that Jesus is a part of God because of how impossible this action seemed. The last miracle is sometimes skipped as a sign that Jesus is the Christ and Messiah. This book was written from true events which is why it is made important and allows people to see who Jesus is. The reason

As stated by The Drama Scripture Finding Our Place, “the Gospel means ‘good news’ and this is the best news there can be: in Jesus, the kingdom of God has come!” (Bartholomew, Craig pp. 126) The Gospel helps us understand more about Jesus and his life; therefore, reading and understanding each Gospel on its own before attempting to put the events of Jesus in order is essential and helpful. An article titled An Overview of the Four Gospels of the New Testament states that the four testaments all reflect different ideas even though they are all the same stories. (FRONTLINE) which I think is very relevant. Luke, Mathew, Mark are said to be the most similar but regardless of how similar they seem they all are special in their own way. They wouldn’t

In John, Jesus is described as the son of God and is more of a theological account, instead of a biological one and is largely consisting of Jesus’s words. In the gospel of Luke, Jesus is presented as a perfect man and his genealogy is traced back to Adam, the first perfect man. Jesus is a deeply

The four Gospels all deal with the earthly life of Jesus Christ, but each one portrays him in unique ways. Mark presents the Lord Jesus as the Servant of Jehovah and the perfect Workman of God. Matthew portrays Christ as the Son of David and the Heir of Israel’s throne. Luke presents him as the Perfect Man. John portrays Jesus as the Heavenly One and the eternal Son of the Father (EXPOSITION).

The entire Bible is centered around the coming of one man. And that man is Jesus Christ. Four different men recorded the story of his ministry on the earth. These stories were recorded and placed in the Bible at the beginning of the New Testament. These books are now known to us as Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. And even though they are technically four different books, they all tell the same story in the hopes of getting the same message across.

Here are the three insights that I discovered when reading our textbook and the book of John. My first insight:

Mark: The Gospel of Mark tells the story of Jesus Christ’s life from when he was baptized by John the Baptist until the days of his death, and his resurrection. Mark was the second of four Gospels although some Scholars argue and insist Mark was the first Gospel written 1. Mark was written by John Mark in AD 65, with a target audience of Roman Christian beleivers 2. Mark was written in a unique manner in regards to literary genre, as it contains figures of speech, and portray life situations in a passionate story like setting that can make the reader feel as if he is there 3. The Gospel of Mark is the shortest of the four Gospels, however it is written in a manner that emphasizes more so on Jesus’s works than Jesus’s words 4. The key theme in Mark is to portray the life of Jesus Christ as the son of God 5, and the purpose was to show the human qualities and emotions that Jesus displayed from anger (Mark 3:5), and compassion (Mark 1:41). Some of the key events of Jesus Christ’s life in the Gospel Mark include his miracles, his entrance into Jerusalem, the last supper, his arrest and trial, his crucifixion, his resurrection, and his ascension 6. The Gospel of Mark ends with his instruction to the eleven Apostles “And he said unto them “Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to the whole creation” (Mark 16:16), and his ascension into Heaven (Mark 16:19).

The Gospel According to Matthew is the first book of the New Testament in the Bible, and is a Gospel narrative. The narratives provided by the Gospels in the New Testament are here to provide us with descriptions of the life, death, and resurrection of our savior Jesus Christ, as well as to share His teachings. Like any other narrative, it is important to understand the historical and literary contexts surrounding the Gospel of Matthew, as well as the importance and significance of Matthew itself. As a Gospel, Matthew is here to present us with the narrative of Jesus Christ as our Messiah, as promised in the Old Testament Prophesy. While it is important to evaluate the extensive context surrounding the narrative of Matthew, the meaning behind the narrative can be found through relating it to the various events that are described in the other Gospels. By comparing the Gospels, it is easy to evaluate the underlying meaning and significance, within the context of the Gospels. Because the Gospels were written as narratives to provide us with information on the life and death of Jesus Christ, and all that happened in between, it is important to compare the different accounts described in the Gospels whenever possible. In doing so, it is possible to examine the Gospels within the appropriate context. With 4 Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John), it is important to compare them with one another in order to further evaluate the importance of Jesus Christ, as he is the