Early Life of Christ
Early Life of Christ
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                           Mark                Matthew                 Luke                   John
When Written        Approximate Date      Approximate date      Approximate date      Approximate date
                    60 – 70 A.D.          80 A.D.               90 A.D.               80 – 90 A.D.
                                                                                      (insertions and
                                                                                      additions 110 – 150
                                                                                      A.D.
Style and Focus     Colloquial and oral   Uses quotations     Elevated and            Profound
                    style.                from old testament. literary style.         theological treatise.
                                          He presented Jesus                          Emphasizes on the
                                          as the “new Moses”                          divinity of Christ.
                                          who belong to the
                                          house of David.
Identity of Jesus   Jesus as the          Jesus as the divine   Jesus as divine       Jesus as the
                    suffering Servant     Messiah               Savior and healer     Incarnated Son
Audience            Persecuted non-       Jewish Christian      Gentile Christians of Christian in the
                    Jewish Christian.                           Greek origins.        Hellenistic milieu
                       Mark                Matthew                   Luke                  John
Message         Jesus is the           The reign of God is   Christianity is a       Jesus Christ, He
                suffering Servant,     open not only to      universal religion      who “dwelt among
                one with those         the Jews but also     that witnesses the      us,” is truly God,
                persecuted. He         to all humankind.     love of Jesus for all   the only begotten
                consoles them and                            people.                 Son of God.
                sustain their faith.
How to attain   Repent! Believe in     Matthew             Follow Jesus! Obey Belief in the
Salvation       the good news!         advocates           the teachings of   personhood of
                Keep the               salvation by works. Jesus.             Jesus.
                commandments.
                Give to the poor
                and needy.
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