Matthew and Luke follow the version of events in Mark, which is thought by scholars to be the earliest and most historically accurate Gospel. Early Matthew, Mark and Luke are so alike in their telling that they are called the Synoptic Gospels, meaning “seen together”-the parallels are clear when they are looked at side by side. We do know that John is a gospel apart, however. We may never know for certain who wrote the Gospel of John, any more than we can know who wrote the books of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Thomas’s Gospel of John commentary of the 13th century is still highly regarded today by modern scholars. Augustine-a famous fourth century church father-contributed no fewer than 124 tractates in his Gospel of John commentary, while St. It is believed that Origen, an Alexandrian Christian scholar and theologian, wrote his Gospel of John commentary while in Alexandria at some point after 218 A.D. Gospel of John commentary is easy to find-some of the most famous theologians in history have closely examined the text and underscored its importance from as early as the beginning of the third century. “Who wrote the Gospel of John?” is a question that remains unanswered, though noted theologians throughout the ages maintain that it was indeed the disciple John who penned the famous Biblical book. Yet only one-the Gospel of John-claims to be an eyewitness account, the testimony of the unnamed “disciple whom Jesus loved.” (“This is the disciple who is testifying to these things and wrote these things, and we know that his testimony is true” ). The Gospels, the first four books of the New Testament, tell the story of the life of Jesus. Scholars writing Gospel of John commentary often grapple with the question: Who wrote the Gospel of John? Photo: Erich Lessing. St.The evangelist John rests one hand on his gospel book, in this 83-inch-tall marble sculpture carved by Donatello in about 1415 for a niche in the facade of the Cathedral of Florence. John Macomb-Oakland Hospital Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital John Hospital & Medical Center Ascension St. Nationally, Ascension operates 153 hospitals across the country and is the nation's largest hospital chain. Mary's of Michigan hospitals in Saginaw and Standish. Crittenton will also be adopting the Ascension Mission Statement and implementing a spiritual care program with chaplains available.Īscension operates 15 hospitals in Michigan including three Borgess hospitals in the Kalamazoo region, Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc, St. The new naming convention makes “Ascension” the first word in every name.Īscension Crittenton Hospital will become Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital, signaling its formal transition to a Catholic hospital. In the coming weeks, exterior and interior signage, and branded materials, will be updated with the Ascension name and logo at all Ascension hospitals and outpatient facilities in southeast Michigan. The idea that every hospital is going to be doing everything in a small or moderate way, doesn’t make sense." "If we can do it more efficiently in one facility than another, we’re going to do it at that facility, and we’re going to do other things at the other facilities. "You can’t have two cardiology programs at two hospitals two miles apart, it costs the community money. You can’t do everything in every hospital all the time," Cacchione added. "The only way to do that is to make sure we our direct our resources in the most purposeful way. "We need to optimize our resources so it allows us to continue to serve our mission and continue to provide people with the best quality of care. “As the resources get tighter and tighter within health care, and we’re asked to do more with less because of the current state of health care, we need to be sure that we can have a very high quality product where people can come and be sure that they’re getting the highest level of care," Cacchione said. “We are going to be looking to have a statewide approach to the way Ascension does business here in Michigan. “The vision is for Michigan to be a statewide health system-and not to be fragmented into Kalamazoo, and Saginaw, and Flint and Detroit,” Cacchione said. Joseph Cacchione, who took the reins as Ascension Michigan's new CEO on May 1. Integrating all of Michigan's Catholic hospitals into one statewide health system will create new opportunities to share resources and create efficiencies, said Dr. New names for Ascension hospitals in other parts of the state will be rolled out over the coming months.
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