1. The Gospels of Matthew and Mark?

2. The Old Testament Is the Foundation for the Main Event
Divided Kingdom
Israel
Judah
Return from captivity
Captivity and exile
United Kingdom
Great Patriarchs
Israel in Egypt
Wanderings
Mt. Sinai
Conquest
Exodus
Adam
Judges
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph
Saul
David
Solomon

3. Overview of Bible Structure
Old Testament: Foundation for the story
Gospels: They tell the story of Jesus
Acts: Tells the results of the story
Letters: Encouragement and course correction
Apocalyptic: The victory in figurative language

4. Matthew
Mark
4 Gospels
Luke
John

5. What is a Gospel? Gospel means “Good News” Jesus is the Gospel
The 4 gospels are memories about Jesus, what he did and what he said

6. Why are there four gospels?
Matthew Mark Luke John
Why are there four gospels?

7. The answers are speculative and primarily based on observations of differences in the works.
Differences in perspective
Perhaps intended for different cultures
Perhaps intended to address different issues of the day

8. The Synoptic Gospels Have similar stories and events
Synoptic: to see from the same eye.
Matthew
Mark
Luke
Have similar stories and events
from the life of Jesus..
John has a different perspective of Jesus.

9. 4 Documentary Hypothesis

10. Matthew
An Apostle
Jewish
A Publican

11. Matthew’s Gospel - Scholarship
The Gospel of Matthew is closely aligned with first-century Judaism, and has been linked to the Jewish-Christian Gospels. It stresses how Jesus fulfilled Jewish prophecies
Biblical scholars generally hold that Matthew was composed between the years c. 70 and 100
Many scholars today believe that "canonical Matt was originally written in Greek by a non-eyewitness whose name is unknown to us and who depended on sources like Mark and Q".

12. Matthew’s Characteristics
Alternating Blocks Of Narrative and Discourse
Gospel Of The Kingdom
The Gospel Of Teaching
Gospel Of Prophetic Fulfillment

13. Matthew Shows Jesus As
1. King
2. Promised Savior
3. Messiah

14. Why did Matthew use these themes?
The Jews had rejected Jesus and Christianity
The Jewish Temple had just been destroyed by the Romans 70 CE
Christianity was growing very fast amongst gentiles (Greeks)

15. Mark
Companion Of Paul
Jewish

16. Mark’s Gospel Tradition
Author: John Mark was related to Barnabas and travelling companion of Paul (see Acts 15:37; Colossians 4:10; and 2 Timothy 4:11). He received his instruction from Peter, who referred to Mark as “my son” (1 Peter 5:13). Thus most think Mark recorded Peter’s perspective on Jesus’ life.
Date & Setting: Mark was probably written in the early/mid 60’s. Possibly written to Christians in Rome during the severe persecution by Nero beginning in a.d. 64.
Mark frequently translates Jewish words and customs for his Roman (Latin-speaking) audience (see Mark 3:17; 5:41; 7:3-4, 11, 34; 12:18; 14:36; 15:6, 16, 22, 34, 42).
Purpose: The purpose of Mark’s Gospel is to evoke from the reader a lasting response in word and deed to the true identity of Jesus.

17. Mark’s Major Characteristics
Mainly Narrative
Fast Moving Terse Style
Shortest Gospel
Gospel Of Vividness
Gospel Of Power

18. Other Noteworthy Characteristics
Mark is heavily weighted toward Jesus’ miracles rather than his teachings.
Six of sixteen chapters are dedicated to the final eight days of Jesus’ life.
Mark’s Gospel is the most chronological of the four Gospels.
Mark was probably the first written of the four Gospels.
Matthew and Luke repeat all but 31 verses of Mark.
The disciples serve as comic relief in Mark, characterized as severely dense.
In Mark, one must have the right confession (“Jesus is the Son of God”) and the right response (following Him).
People respond to Jesus with amazement or astonishment about 20 times. Incidentally, large crowds frequently seek out Jesus, but these usually do so out of amazement rather than devotion .
Mark’s Gospel is heavily characterized by action-reaction. Mark the cameraman zooms in while Jesus teaches or performs a miracle, then he zooms out and pans the audience for their reaction. One almost gets the impression that the response of the audience is as important to Mark as Jesus’ action that provokes it.

19. Mark Shows Jesus As 1. Servant 2. Powerful Savior 3. Man of Action
4. Servant of Jehovah

20. Commonly Accepted Destinations
Matthew: Jews
Mark: Romans
Luke: Greeks
John: Cosmopolitan

21. The Story of Jesus Four different sources
Representing different cultures
Different perspectives
Different purposes