Gospel

Introduction 224 The Gospel of Luke is considered to be the one Synoptic Gospel that is the most emphatic about how Christian disciples are to share their material wealth and possessions to help the poor. Pope Benedict XVI has described Saint Luke as “the Evangelist of the poor, and his ‘preferential option for the poor’ is unmistakable.” This paper will look at the type of relationship that Luke suggests that should exist between the plousios (i.e. the rich or wealthy) and the ptóchos (i.e.

In Mark's gospel, we find an account of Jesus who seems to cross all the lines and boundaries of the culture of His day.7 The Pharisee view of the body and Jesus’s was different. Jesus did not guard his human orifices or their emissions in ways that was appropriate to purity-minded people. Neither Jesus or His disciples washed their hands before consuming food, and they demonstrated no concern for what passed through their mouths. In doing so Jesus declared all foods clean to eat (Mark 7:19). While

Whether this is because of a possible Zealot leaning or simply chasing the fatter goose is a matter of conjecture. What all four Gospels tell us is that Pontius Pilate offered the people of Jerusalem the chance to set one man destined for execution free: Barabbas or Christ. The people chose freedom for Barabbas and death for Christ. Outside of the four Gospels there is no mention

deeper meaning and lower meaning which he calls “some kind of opposition.” • The lower level is always victim and unaware of contrasting level which he calls “innocent.” Muecke’s “two storey phenomenon” is very useful to analyze irony in the Fourth Gospel. The “two storey phenomenon” is a literary structure. It implies two levels of meaning: the deeper level and the surface

Peter’s death foretold The gospel of John contains a passage which speaks directly to Peter’s martyrdom. Peter is called to die at the hands of persecution to glorify God. John 21:18-19 records that Jesus told Peter that he would have to suffer and die to glorify God. It records that Jesus said to Peter: Truly, truly, I say to you . . . you will stretch out your hands and someone else will gird you, and bring you where you do not wish to go… this he said, signifying by what kind of death he would

The inclusion of Jesus’ birth is presented in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, this is where many artists derive their inspiration from while making out visuals for the nativity scene. Some choose to leave certain aspects out or include others that are not at all presented in the writing to either highlight specific themes or to better portray the culture for which the scene is for. The artist Dora Gelsinger decides to incorporate the majority of the details found into her portrayal of the nativity

The most famous disciple is John; he is the one that Jesus loved the most. He was the son of Zebedee and Salome, Salome is believed to be the sister of Mary, the mother of Jesus, this is from the passage John 19:25. John was also the brother of James, who was another disciple. Zebedee was a fisherman, therefore John and his brother James had to be fishermen. It is also believed that Zebedee was a considerably wealthy man, this is because in Mark 1:20 he had slaves, or as mentioned in the

After being raised in a very family-oriented Lutheran church, it is strange to read verses from the Gospels that show Jesus wanting families to be divided and rejecting his own family. Most Christian understandings of family stem from love and “Honor thy father and mother,” but in Matthew and Mark, Jesus’ expectations are harsh and negative. Rather than showing them honor and following parents’ wishes, Jesus wants people to go against the people they are closest to. While both Matthew 10:34-39

The parable of the shrewd manager is the parable appears only in Luke’s Gospels and really exemplifies how much Jesus is against dishonesty. This was common during the time this parable was being taught, especially involving Jewish merchants. The parable talks about a rich man who had a manager, whom the rich man accused of not performing his job. Being afraid of losing his job, the steward concocts a plan to impress his master and decides to collect all the debts owed to the rich man from others

Each gospel presents Jesus as one person but with two natures: God and man. The political, social, and religious aspects, of the gospels, help believers to understand God’s message. For example, the Hebrew background is important to understanding the gospel because it is directed to first century Jews. The Hebrew background is primarily religious because the gospel message was first sent to the Jews (Acts 1:8). The Roman period was stable when Jesus was born and the struggles of the Jews were