THE GOSPELS
STUDY GUIDE 1.4
Lesson 1: Introduction to the Gospels
Section 4: Variety


OUTLINE FOR NOTES

IV. Variety

A. Apparent Difficulties

  1. Chronology

  2. Omission

  3. Different Events

  4. Different Speeches

B. Distinctive Emphases

  1. Matthew

  2. Mark

  3. Luke

  4. John

Conclusion


REVIEW QUESTIONS

1. How does the lesson describe the chronology of the four gospels in general?

2.  According to the lesson, why does John not include the narration of the Lord's Supper?

3. What suggestion does the lesson give in order to reconcile the apparent differences in the account of Jesus being anointed, where one gospels says it happened in the house of a Pharisee (Luke 7), and another gospel says it happened in the house of Simon the leper (Mark 14)?

4. According to Matthew in chapter 5, Jesus preached a sermon on the "mountainside," but Luke (chapter 6) apparently gives an account of the same sermon, saying that He preached it on a "level place." What are some possible explanations of this difference, according to the lesson?

5. How does the lesson explain the differences in the four gospels in general?

6. How does each gospel answer the question with its unique emphasis, "Who is Jesus?"

7. How does each gospel answer the question with its unique emphasis, "How do we follow Jesus?"



APPLICATION QUESTIONS

1. How would you deal with an apparent contradiction in the gospels?

2. Did this lesson help you answer the question, "Who is Jesus?"

3. Did this lesson help you answer the question, "How do we follow Jesus?"

4. What is the most important thing you learned from this whole lesson?