Cofresi Grind

Matthew's date, image, and audience

Written circa 85 AD (Synoptic); "New Moses" and "Messiah"; Primarily Jewish Christians and Jews converting to Christianity

Written by Jewish-Christian scribe

Matthew

STRESSES JESUS FULFILLMENT OF PROMISES (MESSIANIC PROPHECIES) MADE BY GOD IN THE
HEBREW SCRIPTURES (OT)

Matthew

IMPARTS THE NEW LAW OF LOVE (EMPHASIS IS ON THE "SPIRIT OF THE LAW" VS THE
TRADITIONAL JEWISH EMPHASIS ON THE "LETTER OF THE LAW")

Matthew

DEMONSTRATES JESUS' ROLE AS TEACHER AND PREACHER (E.G. THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT)

Matthew

DISCUSSES THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF JESUS' FOLLOWERS: ASK "WHO DO YOU SAY THAT I AM?" AND
"WILL YOU FOLLOW HIM?" (MT 16); THE GRAND COMMISSION/"11 TH COMMANDMENT" (MT 28)

Matthew

Mark's date, image, and audience

circa 65-70 AD (Synoptic); The Suffering Servant; Persecuted Jewish Christians, probably in Rome

EARLIEST WRITTEN ACCOUNT (CANONICAL)

Mark

POSSIBLE COMPANION OF PETER, IF SO, IS REFERED TO AS JOHN MARK, A MISSIONARY IN ACTS
OF APOSTLES

Mark

RECOGNIZED AS THE "GOSPEL OF ACTION", JESUS IS ALWAYS ON THE MOVE

Mark

STRESSES THE HUMANITY AND SUFFERING OF JESUS, HE CAN IDENTIFY WITH THE SUFFERING OF
THE CHURCH

Mark

JESUS MOST OFTEN REFERS TO HIMSELF AS THE "SON OF MAN

Mark

MESSAGE TO THE CHURCH IS TO NOT LOSE HEART, THE WAY TO GLORY IS THROUGH THE CROSS
- IMITATE JESUS' FIDELITY

Mark

MESSIANIC SECRET : PROTRAYS JESUS AS THE UNRECOGNIZED MESSIAH (JESUS' FOLLOWERS
SEEM TO TAKE A LONG WHILE TO CATCH ON TO WHO JESUS IS, AND WHEN THE FINALLY DO,
JESUS TELLS THEM TO KEEP IT A SECRET)

Mark

Luke's date, image, and audience

circa 80-90 AD (Synoptic); Universal Saviour; Gentile Christians

WRITTEN BY A GENTILE DOCTOR, PROBABLE COMPANION TO PAUL

Luke

IS THE FIRST PART TO A 2-PART WORK ADDRESSED TO THEOPHILUS
o THE SECOND PART IS THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES WHICH IS ALSO REFERRED TO AS
"GOSPEL OF HOLY SPIRIT

Luke

WRITTEN FOR GENTILE CHRISTIANS AND PERHAPS FOR WELL-TO-DO CHRISTIANS

Luke

STRESSES THE UNIVERSALITY OF THE CHRITISAN MESSAGE, PARTICULARLY BY SHOWING
WOMEN AND POOR AND OPPRESSED PEOPLE IN IMPORTANT ROLES

Luke

STRESSES JESUS' CONCERN, COMPASSSION, AND MERCY FOR SINNERS

Luke

IN THE MIRACLE STORIES, EMPHASIZES JESUS' COMPASSION FOR THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING

Luke

STRESSES THE CENTRAL ROLE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT IN JESUS' LIFE

Luke

John's date, image, and audience

circa 95 A.D; Divine and Eternal Logos ("Word of God"); Several Christian Churches in the Roman Empire (Probably Ephesus, Antioch, Syria, and Alexandria) during the 90s

PROBABLY WRITTEN BY A DISCIPLE OF THE "BELOVED APOSTLE"
o AUTHOR REFERS TO "BELOVED DISCIPLE" (GENERALLY THOUGHT TO BE JOHN, THE
APOSTLE) THROUGOUT THE ACCOUNT

John

THE MOST THEOLOGICAL OF THE GOSPEL ACCOUNTS, IT RELFECTS THE THEOLOGICAL
SOPHISTICATION AND A CONCENTRATION ON SPIRITUAL REALITIES ("THE FATHER & I ARE ONE.")

John

IN PRESENTING JESUS AS THE "WORD OF GOD" (JN 1:1), JESUS' INCARNATION IS ALSO STRESSED
(JN 1:14)

John

EMPHASIZES FAITH AS COMING FROM GOD AND AS TRULY PRESENT WHEN THE BELIEVER IS
"WITHOUT SIGHT", THAT IS, WITHOUT VISIBLE EVIDENCE OF GOD (JN 20:29).

John

OFTEN USES THEME OF LIGHT VS DARKNESS, JESUS IS "LIGHT OF THE WORLD

John

THE GOSPEL MESSAGE IS SUMMARIZED

John

ESUS IS PORTRAYED AS "I AM"
o BREAD OF LIFE; LIGHT OF WORLD; GATE; GOOD SHEPHERD; RESURRECTION & LIFE; WAY,
TRUTH AND LIFE; THE TRUE VINE; "BEFORE ABRAHAM WAS BORN, I AM

John

CONTAINS "BREAD OF LIFE DISCOURSE" (JN 6) WHICH CONTAINS DOGMATIC TEACHINGS ON THE
EUCHARIST

John

THE BOOK OF SIGNS (7!): PROOF OF JESUS' IDENTITY AS DIVINE LOGOS

John

Theophilus

Audience of both Luke and Acts; "Lover of God

Much of Jesus' ministry and
preaching is directed toward the plight
of the anawim.

Luke

The Prodigal Son

Luke (Poor and sinners)

Gentiles do not need to convert to
Judaism (by circumcision) to accept
Jesus

Luke

Jesus Presented as a Martyr

Luke

Common title for Jesus is "Lord" in ___

Luke

Emmaus Narrative is in ____

Luke

Inductive Reasoning

Draw conclusion form deducing (used by John)