![]() So I didn’t read it until I had finished the novel - and then enjoyed the general background and commentary that were given. The Four Evangelists: Matthew the Apostle Mark Luke John the Apostle Evangelist means sharer of the Good News. The first three of these are usually referred to as the 'synoptic gospels,' because they look at. ![]() There’s a good introduction to the book, written for the 2011 reprinting, which first-time readers are warned contains spoilers. The four gospels that we find in the New Testament, are of course, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. There are assumptions made about the ‘class’ system, but it’s remarkably egalitarian, considering the era. It’s fascinating from the point of view of real social history - written in the 1940s as a contemporary novel it gives a great picture of what life was like for a well-off and intelligent but somewhat lonely girl such as Penelope. The Story of the Four (evangelists) Hugh Reginald Haweis. The ending chapters are quite dramatic - perhaps overly so but somehow it didn’t matter - and I found it hard to put down. 12-year-old Penelope is a likeable heroine, and the often acerbic Cousin Tabitha is a delightful companion despite her frailty. The four Evangelists are the four authors of the four Gospels contained in the Holy Bible, at the beginning of the New Testament. Even though I didn’t always follow every subplot precisely, I enjoyed it very much. iPad 5.5K views, 86 likes, 55 loves, 478 comments, 37 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Shalom World: Strengthened by His sacraments, and guided by. Quite an exciting older children's book, with secrets and tension, and a supernatural element that’s oddly prosaic in some ways.
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