THE GOSPELS: GUIDE TO TOPICAL STUDIES

Since I am getting close to my 2,000th post, it is probably a good time to provide a guide to some of my earlier essays, beginning here with a listing of studies that cover more than one gospel or more than one passage within a given gospel. You can find these on this site by searching for the following titles. In addition, I have written a number of posts on particular verses, passages, or chapters which can be found by searching the appropriate biblical reference.

General

Andrew the apostle: the go-to go-between

Biblical Contradictions: Jesus' early life and ministry

Biblical Contradictions: Jesus' teachings

Biblical Contradictions: Jesus' later ministry and death

Biblical Contradictions: Jesus' resurrection

Burial of Christ in the four Gospels

Christ's seven last words on the cross

Capernaum: archeological evidence

Chronological Bibles

Contradictions between the Gospel accounts

Contradictions between the gospels and the epistles

Deaths of the apostles and other church leaders

Difficult sayings of Jesus: lesson plan

Faith healing in the Bible

Great Commissions

If Jesus was wholly God, why did he have to grow in wisdom?

Illustrating the gospels

James and John: exclusionist sons of thunder

Judas Iscariot

Nathanael: the truthful liar

Philip: the clueless facilitator

Silencing the Demons

Simon Peter: trailblazer with second thoughts

Thomas: pessimistic but fearless believer

Two fish stories

Unrecognized resurrected Christ

What did Jesus know?

What is the order of the three temptations?

“What must I do?-one question, four answers

When was Jesus born?

Why did Jesus have to get baptized?

Matthew

Contradictions in the Gospel of Matthew

Gospel of Matthew: questions and answers (in three parts)

Gospel of Matthew: proposed organizations

Matthew: introduction to the literary structure

Mark

Ending of the Gospel of Mark

Gospel of Mark: introduction to the literary structure

Gospel of Mark: questions and answers (in two parts)

Old Testament in Mark's Gospel

Proposed organizations for the Gospel of Matthew

Luke

Did Mary write part of Luke's Gospel?

Excuses of non-disciples

Luke: introduction to the literary structure

Luke: questions and answers (in two parts)

John

Beloved disciple

Genesis within the Gospel of John

Gospel of John: introduction

Gospel of John: questions and answers

Irony in John's Gospel

Jewish festivals in John's Gospel

John's Gospel: introduction to literary structure

Old Testament in John's writings

Strange endings in the Bible

Was John's Gospel originally written in Hebrew?