Book

Hebrew

Major Elements

Matthew

Yeshua as Israel's Messiah and the Son of King David. The author of this gospel is anonymous, though it is traditionally thought to be the tax collector mentioned in Matthew 10:3. Mattai (also rendered as Mattityahu) means "gift of God."

Mark

The portrait of Yeshua as the powerful Servant of God. Mark may have been authored by John Mark (Acts 12:12) and is directed primarily to the Roman world.

Luke

Yeshua as the second Ben Adam, the Son of Man, exemplifying perfect manhood. The author is traditionally thought to be "Luke, the doctor" (Col 4:14, 2 Tim 4:11).

John

Yeshua as Ben Elohim, the mighty Son of God. This gospel is traditionally thought to be from John, the "beloved disciple."

Acts

The works of the Ruach Hakodesh in the early church as reported by Luke (Luke 1:3. Acts 1:1). This book bridges the period from the ascension of Yeshua to the formation of the early church and shows the spread of the message of redemption from "Jerusalem, to all Judea, Samaria, and to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1:8). Ma'asei Hashelichim means "deeds of the sent ones" (i.e., apostles) in Hebrew.