8 Jun 2012
Summaries of the Gospels
A while ago I finished my commentary on the New Testament. (Well, the first draft, anyway.) With that done, I decided to do something different. Since my commentary provided a detailed look at the verses of the New Testament, I thought it might be a good idea try to briefly summarize the chapters instead. It would be the opposite of a commentary. My goal was to create something that offered a brief, high-level overview of each chapter in the New Testament.
For example:
Mark 6
JESUS TEACHES IN NAZARETH, BUT HE IS REJECTED
JESUS SAYS “A PROPHET IS NOT WITHOUT HONOR, BUT IN HIS OWN COUNTRY”
JESUS SENDS OUT THE TWELVE TWO-BY-TWO TO PREACH REPENTANCE
KING HEROD BEHEADS JOHN THE BAPTIST
THE DISCIPLES RETURN TO JESUS; JESUS TRIES TO GO AWAY TO TEACH THEM PRIVATELY, BUT THE MULTITUDE FINDS HIM
JESUS FEEDS THE 5,000 WITH FIVE LOAVES AND TWO FISHES
JESUS SENDS HIS DISCIPLES ON TO BETHSAIDA WHILE HE DISMISSES THE CROWD
JESUS WALKS ON THE WATER
IN THE LAND OF GENNESARET, MULTITUDES COME AND JESUS HEALS THEM
I find this sort of thing pretty useful. It’s interesting to take a birds-eye view of the Bible. I am a big fan of analyzing each verse, but sometimes when you take a step back and look at the bigger picture you see things that you never noticed before. Sometimes it can be helpful to take a step back from the trees and look at the forest as a whole.
Anyway, I have just uploaded my summaries of the four gospels. You can find them here:
Summary of Matthew (PDF file)
Summary of Mark (PDF file)
Summary of Luke (PDF file)
Summary of John (PDF file)
That’s all I’ve written so far; I will post more as they are completed.
Thanks!