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The Unique Contribution of the Fourth Gospel

The Unique Contribution of the Fourth Gospel. The Unique Contribution of the Fourth Gospel. Mark. Matthew. Why do we have 4 Gospels?. Luke. John. Chartwell. Irenaeus. Ezekiel 1:10. Revelation 4:7. Matthew. Mark. Luke. John. Matthew The Gospel with a human face.

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The Unique Contribution of the Fourth Gospel

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  1. The Unique Contribution of the Fourth Gospel

  2. The Unique Contribution of the Fourth Gospel

  3. Mark Matthew Why do we have 4 Gospels? Luke John

  4. Chartwell

  5. Irenaeus Ezekiel 1:10 Revelation 4:7

  6. Matthew Mark Luke John

  7. MatthewThe Gospel with a human face • 42% unique • 5 great sermons • Jesus is Messiah • Very Jewish • Sometimes is anti-Jewish

  8. MarkThe bounding lion • 7% unique – 90% in Matthew • Immediately 42x • Dark, suffering, fearful tone • Who is Jesus? • Miracles

  9. LukeThe plodding ox • 58% unique • Slow, steady, lumbering • Holy Spirit, women and poor • Orderly account • Parables

  10. JohnThe soaring eagle • 92% unique • Most “spiritual” • Simple words • Belief • No parables nor casting out demons

  11. 4 Accounts of the Birth of Jesus

  12. Tell me about Dewey & Dura McLarty.

  13. The Unique Contribution of the Fourth Gospel

  14. John, the disciple of the Lord, who leaned on his breast, also published the Gospel while living at Ephesus in Asia. Irenaeus (130-200)

  15. John, perceiving that the bodily facts had been made plain in the Gospels, being urged by his friends, and inspired by the Spirit, composed a spiritualgospel. Clement of Alexandria (155-220)

  16. The Gospels are the “firstfruits of all Scripture.” The Gospel of John is the “firstfruits of the Gospels.” Origen (185-254)

  17. The Synoptic Gospels allow us to see “the body of Jesus.” The Gospel of John reveals “the soul of Jesus.” John Calvin (1509-1564)

  18. John is arguably the most influential book of the New Testament.(13)

  19. John’s Chronology

  20. Gospel of JohnA ministry that oscillates between Judea and Galilee

  21. Do you have a picture of Jesus?

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