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Why did the writers of the Gospels finally write the stories in the final stage of their formation?
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A "CrossRoads minicourse" describes Three Stages of Gospel Development as:
- The ministry of Jesus
- Postresurrectional preaching of the apostles
- The Writing of the Gospels by the Evangelists
The 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.
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Of the four evanglists which was not part of the synoptic writers?
Saint John (he wrote the gospel of john in the bible) is the evangelist who was not part of the synoptic writers. The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke were known as the synoptic writers because they had many of the same stories in their gospels.
WHere the Gospels of the New Testament each written by a team of writers?
No; Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were individuals writers of the four Gospels.
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.
The two writers of the Gospels who were close followers or disciples of Christ were?
They were Matthew and John.
Are the Apostles and the Gospel writers related?
Matthew and Mark are the only 2 Apostles of Gospels.
How do Christians know that the writers of the Gospels did not make alterations to suit their own beliefs?
There is no irrefutable evidence that the writers of the Gospels are historically accurate and did not make alterations to suit their own belief. However, the Christian Bible is regarded by most Christians to be truth.
Who are the synoptic writers?
If you mean the Bible, they are the first three gospels: Ss Matthew, Mark and Luke.
Why do song writers writes songs that are stories?
they have telent
Where do new writers often get stories from?
other news sources.
Which of these writers combined history with stories about gods?
homer
What is something that most writers forget to include in their stories?
Most Writers forget to include dtories about them during writing
What is a fable writer called?
One who writers fables is called an author. You can call all writers who write stories an author no matter what they write about.
