Finished

I finished reading the 4 Gospels today. I really like the fact that there are 4 sources right next to each other on the same subject: Jesus and his life and ministry. I was thinking g about comparing it to other historical events that we consider important, but obviously cannot be compared to the grandeur of the news of Jesus Christ, which is not just important, but essential.

When I was in high school, I read two books on US history: Paul Johnson's "History of the United States," and Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States." They were very different books, as the names suggest. By reading both, I understood the issue better than I could have reading either one individually.

The example of these US history sources is different from the four Gospels, because the Gospels are not presenting different opinions. There is one opinion, that Jesus the Son of God was born in Bethlehem to fulfill God's promises and create the path to our salvation. But they do have different audiences, so they share different perspectives. Together they really do create a fuller picture.

It's really fun to read the 4 Gospels back to back. Sometimes it feels repetitive, but most often it's just nice to get as much information as possible.

"For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty." 2 Peter 1:16