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What does the Gospels contain?
The Gospels are the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The name of the book is the name of the person who's point of view the story is told from. These four gospels (Gospel is translated as 'The good news') tell the life of Jesus, from his birth to his ascension to heaven.
Are there any scientific reasons for Jesus' miracles?
We would only need scientific explanations for Jesus' miracles if they were attested outside the gospels. Yet, in spite of the number of miracles he performed and the wonder and excitement they would have caused, there is not one contemporary, non-biblical account of even one miracle performed by a holy man in Palestine. It is as if they never happened.Some of the miracles in the gospels can be explained by looking at the history of the gospels. We now know that the gospels were not written by eyewitnesses or even by anyone who knew an eyewitness. We know that Mark was the first gospel written, around 70 CE, and that the Gospels of Matthew and Luke were substantially based on that of Mark. Finally, it can be shown that the Gospel of John was based on that of Luke, with some minor additions taken direct from Mark.Since the authors of Matthew, Luke and Johnclearly knew nothing of the life and misssion of Jesus apart from what came, directly or indirectly, from Mark, it would be reasonable to conclude that any miracle reported in the other gospels, but not in Mark, is not historically true. Thus, when John talks of Jesus raising Lazarus, brother of Mary and Martha, from the dead, this can be seen as a conflation and elaboration of the two stories about Mary, Martha and Lazarus in Luke, which gospel has Jesus talk in a parable about the hypothetical resurrection of Lazarus.So, only the miracles in the Gospel of Mark need to be considered. The miracle of Jesus walking on water is so remarkably similar to the Homeric account of the god Hermes walking on water in similar circumstances that any attempted scientific explanation of one would apply equally to the other. The gospel episode is clumsily structured, clumsily inserted into the context, and its reason is hard to explain except as evidence to the readers of Jesus' supernatural powers. Dennis R. MacDonald concludes that this miracle account was actually based on Homer, as (according to MacDonald) were many others in Mark's Gospel.
What type of gospels are the first three gospels?
A:The first three New Testament gospels are known as the synoptic gospels. The word 'synoptic' means 'seen with the same eye' and is used to describe them because, when laid in parallel and 'seen with the same eye' in the original Greek language, it can be demonstrated that one gospel (Mark) must have been the original from which the other two were copied.
Which two Gospels in the Bible had eye-witnesses write all they heard and saw?
The Gospels of Matthew and John are traditionally believed to have been written by two of Jesus' twelve disciples who were eyewitnesses to his ministry, teachings, and miracles. They provide first-hand accounts of the life of Jesus.
Which one of the four gospels is not synoptic?
A:Among the New Testament gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke are known as synoptic ('seen with the same eye') gospels, because when laid sise by side in the original Greek language and seen with the same eye, it can be shown that two of these gospels must have been based on the third. The original of these gospels is now known to have been Mark's Gospel. On the other hand, when John's Gospel is laid alongside the others, its dependence is not immediately apparent. Because John was more loosely based on Luke and, to a lesser extent, Mark, there are few similarities in the text and even the storyline often differs. It is therefore not a synoptic gospel.The Gospel of John is not one of the "synoptic gospels"
What is the Two Source Theory?
Emerging in the 19th century, the Two-source hypothesis provided an explanation for the differences between the three Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. It stated that the gospels of both Matthew and Luke were based on the Gospel of Mark as well as quotes and sayings from a hypothetical written Greek source now known as 'Q'.
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
Where in the bible does it say that the other two men on the crosses where robbers?
It can be found in the gospels.
What insights can be gleaned with Matthew's Gospel next to Mark's version?
A:This is best done with both gospels in the original Greek language. The insight that quickly becomes apparent is that the two gospels are not independent of each other. Matthew's Gospel contains some 90 per cent of the verses in Mark. often in exactly the same words in the Greek language. This is only possible if one author was copying from the other gospel, and New Testament scholars have established that Matthew was the one copied from Mark.
Was Luke 90 percent text different than other gospels?
A:No. Much of Luke's Gospel was copied from Mark's Gospel, as can readily be seen when the two gospels are read in parallel in the original Greek language. Much of this content uses exactly the same words, but in other cases there are minor embellishments and changes. Other material was copied from the hypothetical 'Q' document, and the same material can also be found in Matthew's Gospel, the author of which also relied on Mark and Q. Answer:Luke contains 50 percent of the substance of Mark's verses, while Matthew contains a full 90 percent of Mark.
What is the only miracle mentioned in all 4 gospels?
The gospel of Mark has a huge number of miracles in it. From healing the man with the unclean spirit, healing Simon's mother in law, healing a leper, healing palsy, healing the withered hand, making the storm still, Jairus daughter healed, afflicted woman, feeding 5000, walking on water, healing the deaf and dumb man, feeding 4000, the blind man, the boy with a demon, another blind man near Jericho and the withered fig tree.
When was The Two-Minute Miracles created?
The Two-Minute Miracles was created in 1995.
