Matthew: Matthew wrote as a Jew to all the other Jews. Some believe he just extended the work of Mark. He wrote his part to prove to Jews that Jesus was the Messiah promised by the Old Testament and to record the evidence that Jesus is the Messiah. It is the joining link between Old and New Testament, focusing on the fulfillment of prophecy. 60-65 AD has been suggested as a probable date that is was written.
Mark: The Gospel of Mark was written to prove that Jesus is the Messiah. In a dramatic and action-packed sequence of events, Mark paints a striking image of Jesus Christ. The Gospel of Mark illustrates who Jesus is as a person. The Gospel of Mark reveals Jesus the Servant. It is said that Mark's Gospel was written in 55-65 AD.
Luke: The book of Luke was written to give a reliable and precise record of the history of Jesus' life. Not only as an historian, but also as a medical doctor, Luke paid great attention to detail, including dates and events that happened throughout the life of Christ. Luke believed 'Jesus was the perfect man who gave the perfect sacrifice for sin, therefore, providing the perfect Savior for humankind'. It was written around 60 AD.
John: The Gospel of John was written to prove that Jesus is the Son of God. As an eyewitness to the love and power displayed in the miracles of Jesus, John gives us an up-close and personal look at Christ's identity. He shows us that Jesus, though fully God, came in the flesh to distinctly and accurately reveal God, and that Christ is the source of eternal life to all who believe in him. It was written around 85-90 AD.
The life of Jesus: Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem to his Virgin Mother Mary, Israel about 2000 years ago. He was raised in Nazareth by Mary and Joesph.
The first miracle that Jesus did was at a wedding feast in the town of Cana in Galilee. Jesus' mother, Mary, told Jesus that the wedding host was out of wine. Jesus told the servants to fill the water pots with water and then when they dipped it out, there was wine in the jars. Jesus had turned the water into wine. John 2:1-1
Jesus was cruicfied on what is now known as Good Friday, he was forced to carry his wooden cross and be publically humiliated and tortured before he was nailed to the cross where he died.Friends quickly placed his body in a tomb cut into a rocky hillside and blocked the entrance with a great stone. On Sunday, when two women, one called Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were visiting the tomb, they felt a great earthquake. They saw an angel come and roll away the stone from the entrance of the tomb.The angel told the women not to be afraid, that Jesus was not there for he had risen. This meant that Jesus was alive! The angel told them to go quickly and tell Jesus' friends that he is alive.
On their way back suddenly Jesus met them and said "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee, there they will see me"
And just as Jesus had promised he rose from the dead on the third day after his death.
