The symbols of the four Evangelists are here depicted in the Book of Kells

The Four Evangelists are the four followers of Jesus to whom are ascribed the writings forming the four Gospels of the New Testament: the Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Download high resolution version (958x1215, 290 KB)Image of Folio 27v, with the four evangelist symbols from the Book of Kells, a 1200 year old book. ... Download high resolution version (958x1215, 290 KB)Image of Folio 27v, with the four evangelist symbols from the Book of Kells, a 1200 year old book. ... This page (folio 292r) contains the lavishly decorated text that opens the Gospel of John. ... Jump to: navigation, search Jesus (Greek: Ιησούς, Iēsoûs), also known as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ, is Christianitys central figure, both as Messiah and, for most Christians, as God incarnate. ... For the genre of Christian-themed music, see gospel music. ... Jump to: navigation, search The New Testament, sometimes called the Greek Testament or Greek Scriptures is the name given to the part of the Christian Bible that was written after the birth of Jesus. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Gospel of Matthew (literally: according to Matthew, Greek: Κατα Μαθθαιον) is one of the four Gospel accounts of the New Testament. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Gospel of Mark is traditionally the second of the New Testament Gospels. ... The Gospel of Luke is the third of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament, which tell the story of Jesus life, death, and resurrection. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Gospel of John is the fourth gospel in the sequence of the canon as printed in the New Testament, and scholars agree it was the fourth to be written. ...

The evangelists, along with their symbols in iconography, are: Iconography is the study and interpretation of images in art. ...

• Matthew the Evangelist, symbolized by a man, to represent the human nature of Christ.
• Mark the Evangelist, symbolized by a lion, to represent Christ as king.
• Luke the Evangelist, symbolized by a bull or a calf, to represent Christ as sacrifice and as priest, or to symbolize God's power.
• John the Evangelist, symbolized by an eagle, to represent the Christ as God, or to represent God's "all-seeing eye" or "Rabbit-crab molester".

The attribution of the four animals comes from the four living creatures described in the Book of Revelation, though their the matches have sometimes been disputed. The symbol of Matthew, the man, is sometimes mistaken for an angel because wings are given to all four symbols. Rembrandts The Evangelist Matthew Inspired by an Angel Matthew the Evangelist (מתי Gift of the LORD, Standard Hebrew and Tiberian Hebrew Mattay; Septuagint Greek Ματθαιος, Matthaios) is traditionally believed to be the author of the Gospel of Matthew. ... Image of a man on the Pioneer plaque sent to interstellar space A man is a male human adult, in contrast to an adult female, which is a woman. ... Jump to: navigation, search Binomial name Homo sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies Homo sapiens idaltu (extinct) Homo sapiens sapiens For other uses, see Human (disambiguation). ... Jump to: navigation, search Mark is depicted in iconography with a winged lion Mark, on a 16th century Russian gospel Mark the Evangelist (Markus) (1st century) is traditionally believed to be the author of the Gospel of Mark, drawing much of his material from Peter. ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ... A monarch is a type of ruler or head of state, whose titles and ascent are often inherited, not earned, and who represents a larger monarchical system which has established rules and customs regarding succession, duties, and powers. ... Jump to: navigation, search Luke was, according to legend, the painter of the first icon Luke the Evangelist (Greek Λουκας Loukas) is said by tradition to be the author of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles, the third and fifth books of the New Testament. ... Bull or bull has various meanings: A bull (meaning 1) The uncastrated male of cattle. ... Categories: Animal stubs ... Jump to: navigation, search Sacrifice (from a Middle English verb meaning to make sacred, from Old French, from Latin sacrificium : sacer, sacred; sacred + facere, to make) is commonly known as the practice of offering food, or the lives of animals or people to the gods, as an act of propitiation... Jump to: navigation, search Roman Catholic priest LCDR Allen R. Kuss (USN) aboard USS Enterprise A priest or priestess is a holy man or woman who takes an officiating role in worship of any religion, with the distinguishing characteristic of offering sacrifices. ... St John the Evangelist, imagined by Jacopo Pontormo, ca 1525 (Santa Felicità, Florence) John the Evangelist (? - c. ... Genera Several, see below. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ... Jump to: navigation, search Visions of John the Evangelist, as depicted in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry. ... The Annunciation - the Angel Gabriel announces to Mary that she will bear Jesus (El Greco, 1575) An angel is an ethereal creature (meaning it is of the air), found in many mythologies, whose duties are to assist and serve God or the gods of many religious traditions. ...

See also

• Authorship of the Johannine works
• Tetramorph

El Grecos rendition of John the Apostle shows the traditional author of the Johannine works as a young man. ... A Tetramorph (from Greek tetra, four and morph, shape) is a symbolic arrangement of four differing elements. ...

External links

• The Four Evangelists in Stained Glass
• The Four Evangelists (contains some information on the attribution of the four animals, and also a text by Augustine of Hippo disputing the attribution.