Why Four Gospels? Arthur W. Pink
I started reading this last night and am only up to Luke but I love it! it was first published early in the 20th century and I found it on my Biblos app.
So many layers to the Bible I never knew. The Bible and its commentaries are the most fascinating things I have ever read - and I read a LOT.
"not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God--not on stone tablets but on tablets that are hearts of flesh. " 2 Corinthians 3:3
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Why Four Gospels?
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Re: Why Four Gospels?
The 4 gospels we have were the ones that were viewed as having the most authority by the Church.CazPerth wrote:Why Four Gospels? Arthur W. Pink
I started reading this last night and am only up to Luke but I love it! it was first published early in the 20th century and I found it on my Biblos app.
So many layers to the Bible I never knew. The Bible and its commentaries are the most fascinating things I have ever read - and I read a LOT.
"not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God--not on stone tablets but on tablets that are hearts of flesh. " 2 Corinthians 3:3
In love and faith
Carolyn
They were, probably, the best sources of DIRECT eyewitness testimony.
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CazPerth
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Re: Why Four Gospels?
Have you read this book? it is a beautiful commentary on the Characteristics of Christ seen through 4 different lenses (eye witnesses.)
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Re: Why Four Gospels?
Nope, haven't read it yet.CazPerth wrote:Have you read this book? it is a beautiful commentary on the Characteristics of Christ seen through 4 different lenses (eye witnesses.)
I have a long list of "to read" but I don't have that one on it...
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Re: Why Four Gospels?
Some say that the four Gospels represent the four different types of animals (and man) that make up the throne of G-d Revelation 4:7. So each one of the living organisms represent an aspect of the Gospel... As an example the Gospel of Mark is the presence of many human (or man) characteristics in his portrayal of Christ, the eagle would represent the spirit of G-d mentioned in the Gospel of John.. Etc.CazPerth wrote:Why Four Gospels? Arthur W. Pink
I started reading this last night and am only up to Luke but I love it! it was first published early in the 20th century and I found it on my Biblos app.
So many layers to the Bible I never knew. The Bible and its commentaries are the most fascinating things I have ever read - and I read a LOT.
"not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God--not on stone tablets but on tablets that are hearts of flesh. " 2 Corinthians 3:3
In love and faith
Carolyn
Anyways.. That is what the theory holds. Take it or leave it.
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Re: Why Four Gospels?
Gman, I see all the vowels on your keyboard are still giving you trouble, huh?Gman wrote:Some say that the four Gospels represent the four different types of animals (and man) that make up the throne of G-d Revelation 4:7. So each one of the living organisms represent an aspect of the Gospel... As an example the Gospel of Mark is the presence of many human (or man) characteristics in his portrayal of Christ, the eagle would represent the spirit of G-d mentioned in the Gospel of John.. Etc.CazPerth wrote:Why Four Gospels? Arthur W. Pink
I started reading this last night and am only up to Luke but I love it! it was first published early in the 20th century and I found it on my Biblos app.
So many layers to the Bible I never knew. The Bible and its commentaries are the most fascinating things I have ever read - and I read a LOT.
"not written with ink but with the Spirit of the living God--not on stone tablets but on tablets that are hearts of flesh. " 2 Corinthians 3:3
In love and faith
Carolyn
Anyways.. That is what the theory holds. Take it or leave it.
You do realize that 'God' is not God's name, so typing 'God' instead of 'G-d' shows no disrespect to Him.
John 5:24
24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
-Edward R Murrow
St. Richard the Sarcastic--The Patron Saint of Irony
24 “Truly, truly, I say to you, he who hears My word, and believes Him who sent Me, has eternal life, and does not come into judgment, but has passed out of death into life.
“A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves.”
-Edward R Murrow
St. Richard the Sarcastic--The Patron Saint of Irony
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Re: Why Four Gospels?
I'm not familiar with Pink's book either but I am familiar with the common notion that each Gospel presents Jesus in a particular light:
-Matthew presents Christ as King, son of David and rightful heir.
-Mark presents Christ as Suffering Servant.
-Luke présents Jesus as the Perfect Man, the second Adam.
-John presents Jesus as God incarnate.
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-Matthew presents Christ as King, son of David and rightful heir.
-Mark presents Christ as Suffering Servant.
-Luke présents Jesus as the Perfect Man, the second Adam.
-John presents Jesus as God incarnate.
FL
Hold everything lightly. If you don't, it will hurt when God pries your fingers loose as He takes it from you. -Corrie Ten Boom
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If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he never would have gone home.
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If they had a social gospel in the days of the prodigal son, somebody would have given him a bed and a sandwich and he never would have gone home.
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Re: Why Four Gospels?
Yes, that is what Pink explicates.Furstentum Liechtenstein wrote:I'm not familiar with Pink's book either but I am familiar with the common notion that each Gospel presents Jesus in a particular light:
-Matthew presents Christ as King, son of David and rightful heir.
-Mark presents Christ as Suffering Servant.
-Luke présents Jesus as the Perfect Man, the second Adam.
-John presents Jesus as God incarnate.
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So, it would also seem the four animal symbols are the lion (King), the ox (servant, worker), The man (Adam) and the eagle (transcending) representing the themes of these Gospels too. Not sure what i think of it yet but it's an interesting idea.
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Re: Why Four Gospels?
The gospels were not written or selected based upon the stretchy resemblance to the vision of John. Plus, why would the four headed creature show Christ when it is a creature itself, which Christ is not?CazPerth wrote:Yes, that is what Pink explicates.Furstentum Liechtenstein wrote:I'm not familiar with Pink's book either but I am familiar with the common notion that each Gospel presents Jesus in a particular light:
-Matthew presents Christ as King, son of David and rightful heir.
-Mark presents Christ as Suffering Servant.
-Luke présents Jesus as the Perfect Man, the second Adam.
-John presents Jesus as God incarnate.
FL
So, it would also seem the four animal symbols are the lion (King), the ox (servant, worker), The man (Adam) and the eagle (transcending) representing the themes of these Gospels too. Not sure what i think of it yet but it's an interesting idea.
Love
Carolyn
This is just systematic theology trying to be cute here.
It would be a blessing if they missed the cairns and got lost on the way back. Or if
the Thing on the ice got them tonight.
I could only turn and stare in horror at the chief surgeon.
Death by starvation is a terrible thing, Goodsir, continued Stanley.
And with that we went below to the flame-flickering Darkness of the lower deck
and to a cold almost the equal of the Dante-esque Ninth Circle Arctic Night
without.
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the Thing on the ice got them tonight.
I could only turn and stare in horror at the chief surgeon.
Death by starvation is a terrible thing, Goodsir, continued Stanley.
And with that we went below to the flame-flickering Darkness of the lower deck
and to a cold almost the equal of the Dante-esque Ninth Circle Arctic Night
without.
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Re: Why Four Gospels?
Yes it was a bit of a stretchneo-x wrote:The gospels were not written or selected based upon the stretchy resemblance to the vision of John. Plus, why would the four headed creature show Christ when it is a creature itself, which Christ is not?CazPerth wrote:Yes, that is what Pink explicates.Furstentum Liechtenstein wrote:I'm not familiar with Pink's book either but I am familiar with the common notion that each Gospel presents Jesus in a particular light:
-Matthew presents Christ as King, son of David and rightful heir.
-Mark presents Christ as Suffering Servant.
-Luke présents Jesus as the Perfect Man, the second Adam.
-John presents Jesus as God incarnate.
FL
So, it would also seem the four animal symbols are the lion (King), the ox (servant, worker), The man (Adam) and the eagle (transcending) representing the themes of these Gospels too. Not sure what i think of it yet but it's an interesting idea.
Love
Carolyn
This is just systematic theology trying to be cute here.
