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Who were Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John?

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A doctor, a fisherman, a tax collector, and another who was just a teenager when he heard the Savior speak, they wrote some of the most famous books in existence. read more

Right after the Lord’s death and Resurrection and for many years afterward, each of the books written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John was a separate item, written on a separate scroll and copied over and over. read more

As stated elsewhere, Matthew and John were two of Jesus Christ's twelve apostles, while Mark and Luke were Christians known to Paul. What they were not is the authors of the gospels that now bear their names. read more

The four winged creatures symbolize, clockwise from top left, Matthew, Mark, John, and Luke. Matthew the Evangelist, the author of the first gospel account, is symbolized by a winged man, or angel. Matthew's gospel starts with Joseph's genealogy from Abraham; it represents Jesus' Incarnation, and so Christ's human nature. read more

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