Irenaeus, bishop of Lyon, around 180 AD, was the first Christian writer to list all four of the now canonical Gospels as divinely inspired. Scholars tell us today that this was in reaction to Marcions edited version of Gospel of Luke, which he was touting as the one and only true gospel. Irenaeus recognized only 4 gospels. Why? Did the Holy Spirit inspire him? No. For Irenaeus we need recognize only 4 gospels out of the numerous gospels that existed in his day because there were 4 corners of the earth, 4 winds, 4 creatures in the Book of Revelation, so there must also be 4 gospels! Shazam ! Now thats divine inspiration ! Incidentally these 4 creatures became the symbols of our gospels. The man for Matthew, the lion for Mark, the ox for Luke and the eagle for John.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:27:47 +0000
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