Author: Rich Gorecki

For my post on the Introduction to The Gospels, I used a photo of one green apple and three red apples as a metaphor for how the Gospel of John is different from the other Gospels.  In this next post on lessons from The MANual, my NIV Bible for Men, I explain how the fourth Gospel is unlike the other three. A Different Gospel  The Gospel of John is a different genre altogether in structure, content, and audience, but mostly in vocabulary from the Synoptic (similar) Gospels from Matthew, Mark, and Luke of my earlier posts.  Structurally, John is different since the stories of Jesus’ ministry are not connected chronologically or by geography. In the Synoptic Gospels, Jesus goes to Jerusalem at the end of His life. John portrays most of Jesus’ early ministry occurring around Jerusalem and Judea. Also, the Temple cleansing takes place at the beginning of Jesus’

My year-long journey through The MANual, my NIV Bible for Men, brings us to the third book of the New Testament. The Gospel of Luke is considered another of the Synoptic Gospels since it contains similar stories about the origins, birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. However, its author goes well beyond the Gospels by along with Matthew and Mark to provide the most comprehensive details about the ministry of Jesus and the importance of understanding the way of salvation. About The Author Factually, this Gospel is anonymous since the author’s name does not appear in the book. There is unmistakable evidence though pointing to Luke, the Evangelist, as the author.  Luke lived in the city of Antioch in Ancient Syria. A Gentile by birth, Luke became well-educated in Greek culture. He was a peacemaker and a friend of the poor and so-called outcasts from different races