The document summarizes key information about the four Gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Matthew was a disciple of Jesus and his Gospel was written for a Jewish audience. Mark was not a disciple but joined Paul and Peter, and his shortest Gospel was written for persecuted Christians in Rome. Luke was a physician and well-educated who wrote his Gospel for Gentile converts. John was a son of a fisherman and Jesus' beloved disciple, and his Gospel was written between 90-100 AD in Ephesus for Christians.
The document summarizes key information about the four Gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Matthew was a disciple of Jesus and his Gospel was written for a Jewish audience. Mark was not a disciple but joined Paul and Peter, and his shortest Gospel was written for persecuted Christians in Rome. Luke was a physician and well-educated who wrote his Gospel for Gentile converts. John was a son of a fisherman and Jesus' beloved disciple, and his Gospel was written between 90-100 AD in Ephesus for Christians.
The document summarizes key information about the four Gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Matthew was a disciple of Jesus and his Gospel was written for a Jewish audience. Mark was not a disciple but joined Paul and Peter, and his shortest Gospel was written for persecuted Christians in Rome. Luke was a physician and well-educated who wrote his Gospel for Gentile converts. John was a son of a fisherman and Jesus' beloved disciple, and his Gospel was written between 90-100 AD in Ephesus for Christians.
The document summarizes key information about the four Gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Matthew was a disciple of Jesus and his Gospel was written for a Jewish audience. Mark was not a disciple but joined Paul and Peter, and his shortest Gospel was written for persecuted Christians in Rome. Luke was a physician and well-educated who wrote his Gospel for Gentile converts. John was a son of a fisherman and Jesus' beloved disciple, and his Gospel was written between 90-100 AD in Ephesus for Christians.
Author Unknown -belonged to a -belonged to a -son of well-to do
(disciple of Jewish family Greek family in fisherman Jesus) most likely to a Antioch -beloved disciple priestly family -physician , -born in Cyprus well-educated and moved to -converted to Jerusalem Christianity -not a disciple of -joined St. Paul Jesus nor had he in his missionary met Jesus in journeys and person stayed with him -a convert to the in prison Christian faith -also wrote the -joined St. Paul Acts of the and St. Peter in Apostles their missionary journeys -Peter’s interpreter The Four Gospel Accounts MATTHEW MARK LUKE JOHN
Number of 28 16 24 21 chapters
Date of Writing Post 70 AD Before 70 AD 80-90 AD Between 90
and 100 AD
Place of Writing Antioch Rome Ephesus
Audience Jews Persecuted Gentile Christians
Christians of converts Rome(Gentiles)
Jesus’ Identity Jesus as the Jesus as the Jesus as the Jesus as the New Moses Suffering universal Savior Divine Word messiah
