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∙ 10y agoThe author of Matthew's Gospel is traditionally believed to be the disciple Matthew, which means he should have obtained much of his information first-hand, except for some material such as the nativity account, the Transfiguration and empty tomb. However the Gospel was originally anonymous until attributed to Matthew later in the second century, and New Testament scholars say that none of the gospels could really have been written by an eyewitness to the events portrayed.
We now know that much of the information in Matthew's Gospel was actually copied from Mark's Gospel, which was also written anonymously. Scholars have found that when the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke are laid in parallel and read synoptically ('with the same eye') in the original Greek language, there is clearly a literary dependency among the three gospels. The have also established that Mark was the original gospel and that Matthew and Luke were substantially copied from it. Matthew contains some 90 per cent of the verses in Mark.
Matthew and Luke share a further source in common, now called the hypothetical 'Q' document, for sayings attributed to Jesus. More than any other gospel, Matthew also borrows from the Old Testament to create parallels to Jesus.
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How did the gospel come to the written?
The Gospels came to be written by man....through God....the gospels are the life of Jesus Christ from birth to his years of ministering to God to his gruesome death....
What names of Gospels of old testament?
There are no "Gospels" in the Old Testament. The Gospel is the Good news that the long awaited Messiah, Jesus Christ, has come into the world to save sinners. And this He did when he died on the cross of Calvary, was buried, and then was resurrected the third day after. This is the Good News or Gospel. God has provided a way for you to have eternal life.
Which Gospels were not included in the Bible?
------------------------The decision not to include most of the gospels in the New Testament can best be understood by understanding the background of those gospels that were included. Ian Wilson (Jesus: The Evidence) says that it can come as quite a shock to discover that no-one can even be sure who wrote the gospels. He says that despite the versions printed in our Bibles long having borne the names Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, these names are mere attributions, and even as such are rather less reliable than attributions given to unsigned works of art. We can never know who wrote the gospels now known as the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, just as we can never know who wrote the many other gospels attributed to other disciples, to the Truth and so on. The mainstream Church simply made its choice in the fourth century, based on which of the gospels it was using, and which best reflected the doctrines of the Church.Some of the gospels not found in the Bible include:Gospel of PeterGospel of ThomasGospel of PhilipGospel of Judas IscariotGospels of Bartholomew(there were two Gospels of Bartholomew)Gospels of Barnabas(there were two Gospels of Barnabas, but the second and much later Gospel was really a Muslim gospel)Gospel of TruthGospel of the EgyptiansGospel of Mary Magdalene
Why did the writers of the Gospels finally write the stories in the final stage of their formation?
A "CrossRoads minicourse" describes Three Stages of Gospel Development as:The ministry of JesusPostresurrectional preaching of the apostlesThe Writing of the Gospels by the EvangelistsThe minicourse says 'The Evangelists didn’t write the Gospels to give us “histories,” as we use the term. They wrote so readers would “come to believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God” (John 20:31)'. In other words, the gospels may not always be based on actual events or sayings of Jesus, but at least they were written to convince their audiences.A popular view, at least in the twentieth century, was that the gospels were finally written down because those who had experienced the message of Jesus were becoming old and it was feared that the stories would be lost unless they were written down soon. This implies that the Evangelists wrote the gospels as accurate "histories", as we understand the term - a view that would be in direct contradiction to the statement above.The gospels were originally anonymous and were actually written much later than formerly believed. The first New Testament gospel to be written was Mark's Gospel, now believed to have been written approximately 70 CE. We know the other gospels were written much later, because the Gospels of Matthew and Luke were substantially based on Mark and the Gospel of John appears to have been loosely based on material from both Mark and Luke.Thus, Matthew, Luke and John could not have been written until Mark had been written and was circulating in Christian communities. Mark's Gospel appears to have been influenced by Paul's epistles, so this gospel could not have been written until after the time of Paul. This places us in the final stage of gospel formation.
Were does your name Matthews come from?
The name Matthews is a variation of Matthew, which is of Hebrew origin.
Why were many gospels left out of the Bible?
A:There were numerous gospels written in the first two centuries. Those we even know about are only known because copies survived or because of references made to them by other writers. Many more were probably written but have long since been forgotten because they did not arouse sufficient hostility on the part of clergy in what would become the dominant catholic-orthodox branch of Christianity.It should be noted that no known gospel was written by disciples of Jesus or associates of those disciples. The four New Testament gospels, favoured by the dominant catholic-orthodox Christians, were anonymous until attributed to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John later in the second century. Others were either anonymous and subsequently attributed to apostles, were given general names such as Gospel of the Hebrews, or were outright forgeries in the names of apostles.For Christian authorities, the authenticity of a gospel depended on whether the message of that gospel was consistent with what those authorities taught. Although the four gospels we now know were all anonymous, they 'must' have been authentic, because the Church Fathers agreed with them. Therefore they must have been written by apostles or their associates, and every effort was made to identify the persons thought likely to have written them. Other gospels, signed or apparently signed by apostles, were rejected as forgeries because they contained material that, in the view of the Church Fathers, could not have come from the apostles.It is possible that the earliest recognised gospel was the Gospel of Thomas. The hypothetical 'Q' document, sometimes also known as the 'Q' Gospel, probably also pre-dates Mark, the earliest New Testament gospel. While the Q Gospel is not actually in the Bible, it survives in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, which were partly based on Q.
What year was each of the four Gospels written?
We can not say exactly which year each of the New Testament gospels was written, but we can come close. Scholars say that Mark's Gospel was written approxmately 70 CE. Matthew's Gospel is believed to have been written during the 80s CE, although Raymond E Brown (''An Introduction to the New Testament'') cautions to allow a few years either side of that decade. Luke's gospel was written in the 90s of the first century, or early in the second century. John's Gospel was written early in the second century.
Where is the Gospel of Jesus...We have many gospels but no gospel of Jesus. Why?
Answer #1:Luke 19:10 - for the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.Jesus came into the world for a specific purpose; to reveal God's plan for the reconciliation of mankind and offer Himself as the atoning sacrifice. His mission would not have been served had He spent His time writing a book about Himself; others could (and did) do just that. Answer #2:The true gospel IS the gospel of Jesus Christ. As far as anyone knows, Jesus was not a writer. He was someone who spoke and demonstrated, but never wrote. And the "gospels" we have in the Bible are more accurately known as "gospel accounts" -- such as "The Gospel [of Jesus Christ] According To Matthew (or Mark, or Luke, or John)." So strictly speaking, there is not a Gospel of Matthew, or a Gospel of John -- it's just easier to say "Matthew's Gospel" or "John's Gospel." But really, it's the Gospel of Jesus that each one of those Apostles wrote about.
What are the three stages in the formation of the Gospels?
The three stages in the formation of the Gospels are the historical Jesus stage, the oral tradition stage where stories and teachings were passed down orally, and the written stage where the stories were finally recorded in written form.
Who is the greatest evangelist in the Bible?
A:The authors of the four New Testament gospels are traditionally referred to as the evangelists. Although we do not actually know their names, the gospels having originally been anonymous, biblical scholars continue to refer to them by the traditional names of Matthew, Mark, Lukeand John, the names of the apostles to whom the gospels were later attributed. In my opinion, the choice of the greatest evangelist in the Bible comes down to Mark or Luke.The case for Mark is that Mark's Gospel was the first gospel to be written and was used, directly or indirectly, as their primary source by the authors of the three other gospels. An analysis of the text of Mark's Gospel shows its author to have been a highly gifted author in the Greek language. Without Mark's Gospel, the Christian faith might not have developed in the form in which it exists today.The case for Luke as the greatest evangelist is that his writings have had more influence on subsequent Christian beliefs about Jesus and the apostles than any of the other gospels. Christian beliefs about the birth and childhood of Jesus are based on Luke's account, not that of Matthew. The traditions of concern for the poor and of loving one's enemies both come from Luke's Gospel. Luke was the evangelist who told us of the bodily ascension of Jesus to heaven, both in the Gospel and Acts of the Apostles. Acts of the Apostles, by the same author, redefined the role of Paul, told us of the Pentacost and gave us the only Christian history of the early Church. He was a competent author, well schooled in Greek rhetoric, and understood the process of creating belief in his writings.
Did any others disciples write Gospels?
Apart from the gospels attributed to Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, there are also gospels attributed to Thomas, Peter, Philip, James and Mary. Most modern scholars regard all gospels as being pseudographical, which means that the disciples, to whom they were later attributed, did not really write them.
Where in the gospels is the phrase Come and See?
"COME AND SEE" IN THE GOSPELUsing the King James Version of The Bible, the phrase "Come and see" appears only in the gospel of John, specifically in:* John 1:39 - "He saith unto them, Come and see." * John 1:46 - "Philip saith unto him, Come and see." * John 11:34 - "They said unto him, Lord, come and see."
