Gospel message as given by apostles (Acts 6:2), Paul (Acts 13:5; 1 Thess. 2:13), or Jesus (Luke 5:1). The main, and very important, theological point is that the Synoptics show through their narratives the inseparability of the message, or logos, of Jesus from his person—the emphasis on his teaching and actions during his ministry moves into a climax centered on what happens to him in person, his death and resurrection; and John’s prologue, combined with his “I am” sayings and the narrative of Jesus’s