What is your favorite gospel?

Answer 1

I would say Matthew just because of the name :)

It's hard to pick a "favorite." It's like asking who your favorite son is. Or, more realisticly, what your favorite movie is. It depends on the time.

Right now, I like John. I just like the different stories John offers and the very High Christology. Sometimes I have to go back to the Synoptics though and get a clearer image of Jesus, the person.

A side note to Anette: Revelation is not a Gospel. The term "Gospel" refers more to the literary style. Revelation is an "Apocalyptic" work in terms of style.
Revelation was not written by John the Baptist. The only person in recent scholarship (to the best of my knowledge) that even suggested it was J. Massyngberde Ford in 1975. Ford argued that John the Baptist and his followers made the book in 3 stages, roughly chapters 4-11, which was given to him before Jesus' ministry. The next stage was 12-22 by one of his disciples before 70 AD. The third was chapters 1-3. This can been easily disputed by anyone who does a serious study on Revelation and comes across it.


Matt

Answer 2

I would have to say that John's Gospel is my favorite. It was so revealing as to Jesus being God in the flesh that I could not deny it after reading it.

I think that in order to understand the Old Testament, especially the Messianic Psalms, you have to know that Jesus is God. And then it showed Jesus loving all people, making bridges with man ( John 1 ) , the Pharisees ( John 3) , the Samaritans or Gentiles ( John 4 ) , declaring his origin ( John 8 and 10 especially ) .

And then it also shows us the true Lord's Prayer ( John 17 ) giving us hope as to being brought together in spirit and truth under one mind and one purpose.

John is called the Apostle of Love, and I think that by reading the Gospel of John, you don't have to wonder why.

Answer 3

John

Answer 4

no particular gospel but i do like to read the Book of John (John the Baptist)... he also wrote the Book of Revelation for you info and guidance.

Answer 5

Matthew. I find it very engaging and interesting to read.

Answer 6

Gospel of Barnabas
Chapter 39
Adam, having sprung upon his feet, saw in the air a writing that shone like the sun;, which said: "There is only one God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God."
Whereupon Adam opened his mouth and said: "I thank you, O Lord my God, that you have deigned to create me; but tell me. I pray you, what means the message of these words: "Muhammad is Messenger of God. Have there been other men before me?" 'Then said God: "Be you welcome, O my servant Adam. . I tell you that you are the first man whom I have created. And he whom you have seen [mentioned] is your son, who shall come into the world many years hence, and shall be my Messenger, for whom I have created all things; who shall give light to the world when he shall come; whose soul was set in a celestial splendour ;sixty thousand years before I made any. thing."
Adam besought God, saying: "Lord, grant me this writing upon the nails of the fingers of my hands." Then God gave to the first man upon his thumbs that writing; upon the thumb-nail of the right hand it said: "There is only one God;," and upon the thumb-nail of the left it said: "Muhammad is Messenger ;of God." Then with fatherly affection the first man kissed those words, and rubbed his eyes, and said: "Blessed be that day when you shall come to the world."
God hid himself [from Adam and Eve], and the angel Michael drove them forth from paradise. Then, Adam, turning around, saw written above the gate, There is only one God, and Muhammad is Messenger of God. Weeping, he said: 'May it be pleasing to God, O my son, that you come quickly and draw us out of misery.' And thus," said Jesus, "Satan and Adam sinned through pride, the one by despising man, the other by wishing to make himself equal with God."

Gospel of Barnabas
Chapter 44
O blessed time, when he shall come to the world! Believe me that I have seen him and have done. him reverence, even as every prophet has seen him: seeing that of his spirit God gives to them prophecy. And when I saw him my soul was filled with consolation, saying: "O Muhammad;, God be with you, and may he make me worthy to untie, your shoelatchet;, for obtaining this I shall be a great prophet and holy one of God." And having said this, Jesus rendered his thanks to God.
Chapter 54
When these signs be passed, there shall be darkness over the world forty years, God alone being alive, to whom be honour and glory forever. When the forty years have passed, God shall give life to his Messenger, who shall rise again like the sun, but resplendent as a thousand suns. He shall sit, and shall not speak, for he shall be as it were beside himself. God shall raise again the four angels favoured of God, who shall seek the Messenger of God, and, having found him, shall station themselves on the four sides of the place to keep watch upon him. Next shall God give life to all the angels, who shall come like bees circling round the Messenger of God. Next shall God give life to all his prophets, who, following Adam, shall go every one to kiss the hand of the Messenger of God, committing themselves to his protection. Next shall God give life to all the elect, who shall cry out: "O Muhammad be mindful of us!" At whose cries pity shall awake in the Messenger of God, and he shall consider what he ought to do, fearing for their salvation.

Gospel of Barnabas
Chapter 55
And God shall make answer even as a friend who jests with a friend, and shall say: 'Have you witnesses of this, my friend Muhammad?' And with reverence he shall say: "Yes, Lord." Then God shall answer: "Go, call them, O Gabriel;." The angel Gabriel shall come to the Messenger of God, and shall say: "Lord who are your 'witnesses?" The Messenger of God shall answer: "They are Adam;, Abraham, Ishmael;, Moses;, David;, and Jesus son of Mary.?" "Then shall the angel departs and he shall call the aforesaid witnesses, who with fear shall go thither. And when they are present God shall say to them: Remember you that which my Messenger affirms?" They shall reply: "What thing, O Lord?" God shall say: "That I have made all things for love of him, so that all things might praise me by him."
Gospel of Barnabas
Chapter 97
Then said the priest: "How shall the Messiah be called, and what sign shall reveal his coming?" Jesus answered: "The name of the Messiah is admirable, for God himself gave him the name when he had created his soul, and placed it in a celestial splendour. God said: "Wait Muhammad; for your sake I will to create paradise, the world, and a great multitude of creatures, whereof I make you a present, insomuch that whoever shall bless you shall be blessed, and whoever shall curse you shall be accursed. When I shall send you into the world I shall send you as my Messenger of salvation, and your word shall be true, insomuch that heaven and earth shall fail, but your faith shall never fail." Muhammad is his blessed name." Then the crowd lifted up their voices, saying: "O God send us your Messenger: O Muhammad, come quickly for the salvation of the world!"