In the Anglican church our readings concentrate on one gospel each year. And to my delight we have just changed from the gospel I dislike the most to the one I like the most, from Matthew to Luke. Joy. A friend pointed out to me that it is obvious why I feel this way - I am an iNtuitive Feeling (NF) type in the Myers Briggs Type personality test (see here if you are not familiar with Myers-Briggs), and Luke's gospel is NF but Matthew's is the opposite type - Sensing and Thinking (ST).
My initial response was that it was a bit convenient that we have the four gospels and we happen to have the four core types represented. But, on reflection, I can see that it seems right, I found the following suggestions here:
Matthew (sensing-judging – SJ) points out how Jesus is the fulfillment of Old Testament prophesies. ESTJ
Mark (sensing-perceiving – SP) is action-oriented. ESFP
Luke (intuitive-feeling – NF) is person-oriented, showing Jesus’ great compassion for sinners, women, and outcasts. INFP
John (intuitive-thinking – NT) emphasizes truth and knowledge and is the most mystical and contemplative of the four. INTJ
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Interesting. I think i like Lke and John best, and I am INTP.
And on an INTP discussion forum this morning someone was asking which religions would appeal most to INTPs.
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