The Gospels

Matthew (45-60)

Mark (64-67)

Luke (64-67)

John (70-100)

Author: Matthew/ details point to a tax collector

Author:Mark/ Testimonies from Papias and other eyewitness testimony

Author: John Luke/ called the beloved physician

Author: John/ semetic style and testimonies from Irenaus

Audience: Jews (Jesus is the new Moses)

Audience:Roman (translations into latin)

Audience:Gentiles and Jews (use of the phase "logos"

Audience: Jewish Christians ( gave hope during persecution)

Key Themes:Universality and the Holy Spirit

Key Themes:Jesus is the new Moses

Key Themes: apologia for the crucifixion

Misc: introduction to Theophilus

Key Themes: 7 "I am" statements and John the baptist ISN'T Jesus

Jesus: the new Moses

Jesus: Mighty and authoritative

Jesus: the son of God

Jesus:the "I am"

Features: 5 discourses and Sermon on the mount

Features: very fast paced

Features:Focus on evangelism

Features: prologue that mimics Genesis

Misc: Source Q

Misc: Messianic secrer

Misc: Rylands fragment ( transcripts of Jon found in Egypt)