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The gospel of Luke and John are gospels about Jesus and John the Baptist. They have several differences and similarities. The Gospel of Luke describes the conception and birth of John the Baptist and Jesus while the gospel of Luke describes their life after birth. Summaries, variances, and connections of these two gospels are discussed below.

The medieval period consisted of many techniques of artwork that inspired materials we use in present day. Not only are medieval techniques used to inspire present day art but architectural design, clothing and interior decorating also. Medieval artwork inspired concepts and techniques to portray symbolism and stories in other ways than just paint. So, what mediums were most common in medieval art? Some common mediums used during the medieval period were metalwork, gold rendering and jeweled settings. The Lindau Gospels Cover exemplifies these popular techniques and represents the Middle Ages artistry greatly.

The Synoptic Gospels are composed of the gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke. These three gospels covered many of the same stories; yet, they disagree with each other on various details within certain stories. Also, numerous events that are in Mark, is not in Matthew or Luke and vice versa. Many historians have concluded that Mark was the first of the three gospels written and that Matthew and Luke used Mark as a source to their own gospels. The Synoptic Gospels were first written in Greek, which would suggest to some ambiguity within Mark, Matthew, and Luke due to certain perceptions and translations within the Greek language. One ambiguity that is shown within the Synoptic Gospels dealt with Jesus’s view on marriage and divorce. Using

Gospel is an old English word meaning “good news.” When comparing the four gospels they are all unified, but each gospel can have slight differences to them. Whether is literary structure, length, how many teachings, important events, different significance, geography or chronology; they all are correlated to tell us Jesus’ story, in their own way. In like manner, God didn’t give us one explanation from an confined individual. Rather, God educates us about the broad richness of Jesus’ life through a numerous prophet-witnesses. Moreover, God works through well-documented and a valid history, not through confidential revelations to a single person. The prophetic witnesses of the Gospels endorse the truth that God himself is speaking. Each Gospel

The word 'gospel' means good news. There are four gospel accounts in the New Testament:

The four gospels are the closest things we have to a primary source for the life of Jesus. Each one recounts the same story, but with different details and focuses. During my research of the gospels, I noticed that Jesus seemed to be a large advocate of women’s rights for his time period. He changed the laws of divorce to be more equal between the sexes, and treated everyone he met equally, regardless of their gender or ethnic background. Additionally, there are prominent female figures that played a key role in the story of Jesus, such as Mary Magdalene, Susanna, and Joanna, who followed him throughout his ministry. While women were present in the story of Jesus, I noticed that the gospels all seem to have different representations and interpretations of the women in the various stories. When Jesus fed the crowd of five thousand people in the gospel of Mark, “Those who had eaten the loaves numbered five thousand men” (New Oxford Annotated Bible, Mark. 6.44), meaning that the crowd was comprised entirely of men. However, in the gospel of Matthew, the story is slightly different: “And those who ate were about five thousand men, besides women and children” (Matt. 14.21). However, despite the various differences in representation of women in the gospels, what I found most interesting was that none of the gospels mention women being present at the last supper, despite the fact that Jesus had numerous close female followers. These observations lead me to ask the following

I will be using the article Rediscovering the Classic Ecumenical Method, The Christian Theology Reader textbook and the Holy Bible as sources to support my belief in the Classic Model. My personal preference to the Classic Model is strengthened during the discussion of the Apostles’ Creed. The Apostle’s Creed is one that I have stated in church since I was a youth and still state today. The Christian Theology Reader 2.7 says “And just as a mustard seed contains a great number of tiny branches in its tiny grain, so also this summary of faith brings together in a few words the entire knowledge of the true religion which is contained in the Old and New (Testaments).” I state the Apostle’s Creed as my personal summary of faith. The Apostle’s Creed affirms that I believe who God is, which is necessary for my salvation. The Christian Theology Reader 1.6 text states, “The document known as the Apostle’s creed is widely used in the western church as succinct summary of the leading themes of the Christian faith.” Growing up I was unaware of the significance of stating the Apostle’s Creed, but as I grew spiritually I understood that speaking out loud who God is and what He has done for me is essential to my

Beare, Francis Wright. "Mission of the Disciples and the Mission Charge: Matthew 10 and Parallels." Journal of Biblical Literature, vol. 89, no. 1, Mar. 1970, pp. 1-13.

I completed 100% of the reading assignments for session two and the additional material regarding the Gospels. The significance of four Gospels is each one had a specific audience in mind, and they relayed a unique perspective regarding Jesus’ various roles. To help explain the importance of audience recognition, an analogy would be that one would not likely lecture on atheistic principles in a Gospel centered class, thus people wrote the Gospels for specific cultures. The Gospel of Matthew intended to reach the Jews and the church, and Gundry (2012) stated, “we must describe his gospel, then, as Jewish Christian with a universal outlook” (p. 190). Jews were a dominant group of people due to the genealogy of Jesus leading back to Abraham, making

Non-Christian scholars and laypeople alike have argued that we don't know or can't know who wrote the gospels. The gospels are written anonymously, they say, and the names attached to them as we find them in our English Bibles were given to them as a scheme to make their content more credible. After all, if the people writing these things were actually there, that boosts their credibility, doesn't it? The Non-Christian charge that Matthew didn't really write Matthew, that John didn't really write John, etc. These were written by people whose identities remain unknown and they attached the names to the gospels to make their claims about Jesus seem legit.

In the Infancy Gospel of Thomas Jesus is a young boy who is angry. He does not honor the Sabbath day by making sparrows and collecting water. Jesus is quick to harm other children who challenge him. In the story it says Jesus was illiterate as a young boy and that his father Joseph sent him to a teacher to learn the languages but Jesus was stubborn and would not cooperate. Jesus challenged his teacher and he became unconscious. Jesus was not allowed to play outside anymore because when children annoyed him they could die. Joseph sent for another teacher and after time with him Jesus was preaching the Holy Gospel and had a wide vocabulary and started to heal people and be helpful.

When judging the historical reliability of the gospels many factors come into paly. In judging the historical reliability of the Gospels the kind of the gospels is important in understanding the intentions of the writers concerning the historical value of the text. When ranking the following sayings of Jesus:

In Matthew Christ is bestowed as King, as Servant in Mark, the Son of Man in Luke and therefore the Son of God in John. Every Gospel has several similarities, each portray Christ's earthly ministry, His death and resurrection, teachings and miracles, though every Gospel has some variations. Each of the writers gave a special image of our one Lord and Savior. For instance, Matthew adds to his account what Mark leaves out. Every Gospel presents a special facet of Christ's life on earth. Along the four gospels provide us an entire image of His life.

Many protestants, not brought up in liturgical church settings, find themselves taken aback and confused when first reading the Nicene Creed. This is true especially pertaining to what the creed says about the church. Unfortunately, in many Baptist, Pentecostal, and non-denominational Churches, the Nicene Creed is unfamiliar or unknown to the majority of Church members. A common argument against the use of creeds is “why use a creed when we’ve got the bible?” While this may seem to be rooted in a very high view of scripture, Carl R. Trueman suggests that it is possibly “an unwitting capitulation to the spirit of the age.” In short, Trueman argues that the three assumptions of confessionalism, the past being important and of positive relevance today, language as being a stable transmission of truth throughout time, and the need for a body or institution capable of composing and enforcing creeds, are all countercultural in today’s world.

In the Bible, the four Gospels push different ideologies, views, lessons and different stories that center around the central figure of Jesus. The Gospel of Luke main themes center on Universalism, social justice, compassion for outcasts, the role of woman and the Holy Spirit.(Hauer and Young) These parables are able to connect to the context of when Luke was able bring these stories together in 85 CE. The Gospel was most likely written in Greek speaking area located in the Roman empire.(Coogan et al.) This time of stability allowed for the proliferation of Christianity and Gospels such as Luke. The passages that will be discussed will mainly focus on compassion for outcast seen in Luke 16:19–31 and warning against greed in Luke 12:13-34. Luke 13:6-9 focuses on a fig tree talks of the opportunities people and if they use them properly. Finally, the last parable is 7:11-17, which focuses on holy spirit and the possibilities for miracles and the importance of life. These parables in Luke are able to give a social justice commentary that can make a person feel compassionate for the poor and the reckoning they would receive in the afterlife if they didn’t follow Jesus’s teachings. As, well the story is able to push across a message that will everlasting importance to people. This has led to the Gospels of Luke becoming one of the main 4 Gospels and one of the most highly regarded of the Gospels. (Hauer and Young)