The Christian Gospels
The Christian Bible has been a mainstay in society for the past two thousand years. At the heart of this ancient work, one finds the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. These Gospels serve as a religious foundation for Christianity as well as a historical record of the time. Faithful followers believe that authors who were possessed by the Holy Spirit, which explains their similarity in style and content, wrote the Bible. However, through archeological findings and scholarly analysis, the origins of the Bible begin to take on a new light. Studies done by modern scholars have sparked some interesting debates about the writings found in the Christian Bible. Many, such as Professor L. Michael White, believe that each Gospel was written for a specific region with a specific purpose. That would explain the distinct differences in the tones that they are written. Another theory emphasizes the use of a common text as a point of reference in writing these Gospels. In scientific terms, this would explain the similarity in the sayings and teachings that appear throughout all the Gospels, both Biblical and Gnostic. Together, these two beliefs form a basis for a number of new theories about how the Gospels we
In Luke's Gospel, there is one clear-cut theme that is repeatedly driven home: Christian believers can make good citizens of the Roman Empire (Attridge1). This is a very important message to drive across, especially when the founder of your belief, Jesus Christ, was executed as a political criminal. Luke accomplished this by appealing to the intellectual and cultured Gentiles of the surrounding area. Therefore, if non Jewish people were able to believe in his teachings and not be worried about clashing with Roman rules, that would bring hope and allow this new religion to flourish. White, L. Michael. "The Gospel of John: The Spiritual Gospel." Frontline Home Page (1998).
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