Instruction: Fill in the following columns/boxes with the necessary information
according to the Gospel writers/ Evangelists.
Writers/Authors
Mark Matthew Luke John
Gospel
Say something
about the
author
Church of
Alexandria
*April 25 is his
feast day
Winged Lion
Their symbols
(Explain why or
say something
about their
symbols)
*he was born
on AD 5 at
Cyrene
*founded the
This symbol is
known as the
symbol of
Venice and he
is the
patron saint. The
lion comes from
the description
he gives in his
gospel and so it
means power
and
majesty. The
wing also
symbolizes the
the ancestors.
four
*His feast day is
celebrated
evangelist.
*Matthew the
every 18th of
Evangelist is
October
one of the
twelve apostles *He is the
of
companion of
Jesus
Paul the
Apostle
*He was born at
Nazareth, Israel *He was born
at Antioch,
*He was a tax
Turkey
collector
*he has four
names; John
the Evangelist,
John the
Apostle, John
of Patmos and
the Beloved
Disciple
*He was born
at AD 15 at
Bethsaida
*His feast day
is every 27th
day of
December
Rising Eagle
Winged Ox
Divine Man
Since this Book
deals with
genealogy of
Christ, thus, the
winged man
symbolizes to
Luke’s Gospel
is all about the
sacrifices
made by
Jesus and by
symbol the Ox
means a
sacrifice.
Highest
inspiration is
what the
Eagle means
there. As John
wrote not just
one but three
books in the
New
Testament.
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Date and
Place (When
their gospel
was written)
Their Intended
Audience
(To whom did
the gospel
writers
specifically
address their
gospel about
Jesus)
Purpose for
Writing the
Gospel about
Jesus
Their Image of
Christ
AD 51 to 52
at Rome
To those
gentile
converts,
specifically
those converts
people living in
Rome.
The
main
purpose
is to
encourage the
Christians
in
Rome to never
lose hope since
they were almost
persecuted.
Mark saw Jesus
as more than
man and then
he
describe to us
Why and How
does Jesus Christ
set far apart to
us humans.
AD 40 to 50 at
Antioch
The gospel of
Matthew was
written for the
Jewish people
of his day.
Jewish in his
time don’t
believe that
Jesus was the
Messiah and so
he wrote the
gospel to prove
them wrong.
Matthew
saw Jesus as
a
Descendent of
King reasons
why throughout
His gospel, the
genealogy of
Jesus was told.
AD 52 at
Antioch
Luke’s Gospel
are specifically
for Theophilus or
Lover of God
The main
purpose why
Luke wrote this
Gospel is to let
people know
the Lord Jesus
Christ and that
the good news
will be
preached until
the day that he
will rise.
Luke saw Jesus
as a divine man
reasons why
throughout of
his book he
showed how
miraculous,
compassionate
and merciful
Jesus is.
AD 53 to 57 at
Ephesus
John’s Gospel
is for those
Gentile
Christians and
together with
his own unique
purposes.
The purpose is
to let
everyone
know that
Jesus Christ is
the Son and
that whoever
believes in Him
shall not perish
but have an
everlasting life.
John saw
Jesus as a King
and the
messiah given
that Jesus was
crucified and
rise from dead.
His books
evolve from
that.