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When Marcion selected Luke's Gospel did he have opinions about other Gospels?
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Marcion selected the Gospel According to St Luke and amended it to remove references to the Old Testament. He likely chose Luke's Gospel because of its compassion for the poor. It is also thought that he did not know of John's Gospel, as that had probably only been written quite recently and did not yet enjoy a wide circulation. In any case, John's Gospel with its focus on wealthy and important individuals, would probably not have suited his needs.
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Gospel of Luke vs Gospel of Marcion Who copied who?
There has been a long-standing, minor debate about whether Luke copied Marcion or vice versa. The evidence that Marcion copied Luke is so strong that there should be no real debate.First of all, there is compelling evidence that Luke used Mark's Gospel as his primary source for the life of Jesus. Whenever Luke repeats a passage from Mark, the Greek text is almost identical. Luke's Gospel is famous for the "missing block" of material from Mark, that results in the puzzling verse at Luke 9:18 "And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him ...", which can be explained by looking at Mark 6:47 and Mark 8:27. One of the authors must have copied Mark, and it is unlikely to have been Marcion. Luke's Gospel and Luke's Acts of the Apostles both appear to contain background material sourced from Josephus. Since there is no dispute that Luke wrote Acts, this makes it highly probable that he did not copy the Gospel from Marcion.Marcion's Gospel is similar to Luke's Gospel, but omits references to the Old Testament, which Marcion rejected. It is not plausible that Marcion wrote a gospel without references to the Old Testament and then Luke copied Marcion and skilfully put appropriate Old Testament into his version.Marcion wrote his gospel after 140 CE. So if Luke copied Marcion, he would have written his gospel after about 150 CE, which is too late to be plausible.On the other handMarcion as pre-dating LukeCharles B. Waite was one of the first to propose in History of the Christian Religion to the Year Two-Hundred in 1881 that Marcion's Gospel may have preceded Luke's Gospel. John Knox (not the same as the Scottish reformer John Knox) in Marcion and the New Testament also defends this hypothesis. Some recent scholars have agreed. In this case, Luke's gospel was not finished. There are two possibilities: Either Marcion and Luke both based their gospels on an earlier, common source (such as Matthew and Mark in the Augustinian hypothesis), or the Gospel of Luke was based on Marcion's gospel. For those who wish to do some review, use the link below to the Gospel of Marcion in Wikipedia. An introduction can be found there, and links to other sources where the full text is posted are available in the footnotes.
Which gospel was written to inspire faith in Jesus but is not a synoptic gospel?
The gospel of John is not part of the Synoptic Gospels.The gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are referred to as the Synoptic Gospels.
Is Andrew's gospel in the Bible?
No, there are only 4 gospels: Gospel of Matthew Gospel of Mark Gospel of Luke Gospel of John
Why are some events in the gospels reported in different order in another Gospel?
The authors of the books had different opinions and so had them written some of them in a different place. Also, some gospel writers did not think that some stories did not have much importance so left them out. E.g.: the Christmas and Easter stories only have two gospels writing about them each.
Where can the lost gospels be read?
A:The 'lost gospels' are those non-canonical gospels such as the Gospel According to the Hebrews, the Gospel of Peter, the Gospel of Philip, Gospel of Thomas, Infancy Gospel of Thomas and many others. It should be born in mind that these attributions are no more reliable than are the attributions of the canonical gospels to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. For scholars, the most important of the non-canonical gospels are the Gospel of Thomas and the Gospel of Peter. A search of the internet will access English translation of some of these texts, and the are also available (with difficulty) in printed form.
Why is the gospel of mathew considered the gospel of the church?
because it is the clearest of the four gospels
What was Constantine's take on the Gospel message?
He accepted the Gospels and he used the Gospel in his favour.
Which is the shortest of the 4 gospels?
The Gospel of Mark
Are there gospels other than Matthew Mark Luke and John?
Yes, there are other gospels that are not included in the Christian Bible, such as the Gospel of Thomas, the Gospel of Mary, and the Gospel of Judas. These texts offer varying perspectives on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ and were not included in the canonical gospels for various reasons.
Is ''gospel'' supposed to be capitalized?
Gospel should be capitalized when used as a specific reference to any or all of the four Gospels, for example, the four Gospels, the Holy Gospel, the Gospel of Matthew, and in titles of documents. Gospel should be capitalized when beginning a sentence. Gospel should be lowercase when used as a general term meaning "good news" or "story", for example, "the gospel as presented in the New Testament," "Paul took the gospel to the Romans"; of Jesus Christ, when referring to the law and the gospels; when referring to the law and the gospels; when referring to the third reading in the service.
Did Matthew write one of the gospels?
A:No, the apostle Matthew did not write any of the New Testament gospels. The four gospels were originally anonymous and were only attributed to the apostles whose names they now bear, later in the second century. Thus we only have the opinions of the Church Fathers as to who any of the authors were. Seeing a literary dependency among the synoptic gospels, they believed that Matthew, the disciple of Jesus, wrote the first gospel and that the gospels they attributed to Mark and Luke were based on copying and improving Matthew's Gospel. In fact, scholars now say that none of the gospels could have been written by an eyewitness to the events they portray.Scholars can demonstrate that Mark's Gospel was actually the earliest gospel and that Matthew's Gospel was largely based on it, with some 90 per cent of the verses in Mark, as well as containing further sayings material from the hypothetical 'Q' document. Clearly, a disciple of Jesus would not have needed to base almost his entire gospel on these prior sources. Matthew did not write the Gospel of Matthew.
What are the first three gosples called?
The first three gospels are: The Gospel of Matthew The Gospel of Mark The Gospel of Luke
