The Four Gospels

 The four gospels that we find in the New

Testament, are of course, Matthew,
The Four Mark, Luke, and John. The first three
Gospels of these are usually referred to as the
(pbs.org) "synoptic gospels," because they look at
things in a similar way, or they are
similar in the way that they tell the story.
St. Matthew
  First of the four New
Testament Gospels and, with The
The Gospel of Gospels According
St. Matthew to Mark and Luke, one of the three
so-called Synoptic Gospels.
  This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of
David, the son of Abraham:
 Abraham was the father of Isaac,
 Isaac the father of Jacob,
 Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother
Matthew 1:1-16 was Tamar,
 Perez the father of Hezron,
 Hezron the father of Ram,
 Ram the father of Amminadab,
 Amminadab the father of Nahshon,
 Nahshon the father of Salmon,
 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab,
 Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,
 Obed the father of Jesse,
 and Jesse the father of King David.
 David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah’s wife,
 Solomon the father of Rehoboam,
 Rehoboam the father of Abijah,
 Abijah the father of Asa,
 Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,
 Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram,
 Jehoram the father of Uzziah,
 Uzziah the father of Jotham,
 Jotham the father of Ahaz,
 Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,
 Manasseh the father of Amon,
 Amon the father of Josiah,
 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of
the exile to Babylon.
 After the exile to Babylon:
 Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel,
 Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
 Zerubbabel the father of Abihud,
 Abihud the father of Eliakim,
 Eliakim the father of Azor,
 Azor the father of Zadok,
 Zadok the father of Akim,
 Akim the father of Elihud,
 Elihud the father of Eleazar,
 Eleazar the father of Matthan,
 Matthan the father of Jacob,
 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, and
Mary was the mother of Jesus who is called the Messiah
 Matthew referred frequently to
the Old Testament because he
wanted the Jews to believe that
Matthew
God’s promises in the Old
Testament were fulfilled in
Jesus.
St. Mark
  Much of what we know about St. Mark,
the author of the Second Gospel, comes
largely from the New Testament and
The Gospel of early Christian traditions. Mark the
St. Mark Evangelist is believed to be the 'John
(Catholic.org) Mark' referred to in the Acts of the
Apostles, the history of the early Church
found in the Canon of the New
Testament.
  Mark joined St. Paul and St. Barnabas on their first
missionary journey to Antioch in 44 A.D. 
The Gospel of  When the group reached Cyprus, Christian tradition
St. Mark holds that Mark left them and returned to Jerusalem,
(Catholic.org) This incident may have caused Paul to question
whether Mark could be a reliable missionary.
  It emphasizes the Resurrection power, the
majesty and the regality of Christ and the
characteristics of his Gospel
 It is noteworthy that he opens his gospel with
Why Lion? the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist and
eventually narrates Jesus’ stay in the desert for
40 days. Lions are interpreted as one of those
among with the wild beasts in the desert.
2 stages how St. Marvelous deeds
Mark
introduced Jesus True Mission of Jesus
St. Luke
  Luke, the writer of the Gospel and
the Acts of the Apostles, has been
identified with St. Paul's "Luke, the
beloved physician“
The Gospel of
St. Luke  In our day, it would be easy to assume
that someone who was a doctor was rich,
but scholars have argued that St.
Luke might have been born a slave.
  Luke's inspiration and information for
his Gospel and Acts came from his close
association with Paul and his
companions as he explains in his
introduction to the Gospel.
The Gospel of
St. Luke  Luke's unique perspective on Jesus can
be seen in the six miracles and
eighteen parables not found in the other
gospels. Luke's is the gospel of the poor
and of social justice. 
  Belonged to a Greek family in
Antioch. He was a physician by
Luke profession and was all well
educated man.
  Luke is the one who uses
The Gospel of "Blessed are the poor" instead
St. Luke of "Blessed are the poor in
spirit" in the beatitudes. 
St. John
  St. John the Apostle, the son of Zebedee and
Salome, was one of the Twelve Apostles of
Jesus. John was called to be an Apostle by our
Lord in the first year of His public ministry. He
is considered the same person as John the
The Gospel of Evangelist
St. John  John was the only one of the Twelve Apostles
who did not forsake the Savior in the hour of
His Passion. He stood faithfully at the cross
when the Savior made him the guardian of His
Mother.
  John, along with Peter and James,
were the only witnesses of the
The Gospel of raising of Daughter of Jairus, and
St. John the closest witnesses to the Agony
in Gethsemane.
  St. John is the patron saint of love,
loyalty, friendships, and authors. He is
often depicted in art as the author of the
The Gospel of Gospel with an eagle, symbolizing "the
St. John height he rose to in his gospel." In other
icons, he is shown looking up into
heaven and dictating his Gospel to his
disciple.