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Introduction - The 4
Gospels, Resource, Easton's
Bible Dictionary
— The central fact of
Christian preaching was the
intelligence that the Saviour
had come into the world (Matthew
4:23;
Romans 10:15); and the
first Christian preachers who
called their account of the
person and mission of Christ by
the term evangelion (= good
message) were called
evangelistai (= evangelists) (Ephesians
4:11; Acts 21:8).
There are four historical
accounts of the person and work
of Christ: "the first by
Matthew, announcing the
Redeemer as the promised King of
the kingdom of God; the
second by Mark, declaring
him 'a prophet, mighty in deed
and word'; the third by Luke,
of whom it might be said that he
represents Christ in the special
character of the Saviour of
sinners (Luke
7:36; 15:18); the
fourth by John, who
represents Christ as the Son of
God, in whom deity and humanity
become one. The ancient Church
gave to Matthew the symbol of
the lion, to Mark that of a man,
to Luke that of the ox, and to
John that of the eagle: these
were the four faces of the
cherubim" (Ezekiel
1:10). (See
Easton's Bible Dictionary)
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Overview of Each
Gospel -
Resource, "Easton's
Bible Dictionary". |
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1) Matthew 1:1 to
28:20 -
Announcing the
Redeemer as the
promised King of the
Kingdom of God.
2)
Mark 1:1 to 16:20 -
Declaring him
(Jesus Christ) a
prophet, mighty in
deed and word.
3)
Luke 1:1 to 24:53 -
Of whom it
might be said that
he (Luke) represents
Christ in the
special character of
the Savior of
sinners.
4) John 1:1 to 21:25
- Who
represents Christ as
the Son of God, in
whom deity and
humanity become one. |
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Matthew - Introduction
- (Matthew
1:1 to 28:20) -
(from
Easton's Bible Dictionary) -
gift of God, a common Jewish
name after the Exile. He was the
son of Alphaeus, and was a
publican or tax-gatherer at
Capernaum. On one occasion
Jesus, coming up from the side
of the lake, passed the
custom-house where Matthew was
seated, and said to him, "Follow
me." Matthew arose and followed
him, and became his disciple
(Matthew 9:9).
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Matthew 1:1 to 4:17 -
Matthew 4:18 to 5:42 -
Matthew 5:43 to 7:12 -
Matthew 7:13 to 8:27 -
Matthew 8:28-10:15 -
Matthew 10:16 to 12:14 -
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