Four Evangelists

"To hazard a guess, we would propose that Matthew is choleric, Luke the relationship-oriented sanguine, Mark the straight story, simple and unadorned (phlegmatic), and John (the truth will set you free; the only Gospel where Christ carries the cross alone, the most poetic and mystical of all four gospels) –idealistic, melancholic."

Understanding Temperament - The Primary Building Block of Life

Christian tradition has long connected the authors of the four canonical Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) with the four "living creatures" that surround God's throne, as described inRev 4:7, in the following pairs:

Early Christian Author	Human/Angel	Lion	Ox	Eagle
St. Irenaeus of Lyons	Matthew	John	Luke	Mark
St. Augustine of Hippo	Mark	Matthew	Luke	John
Pseudo-Athanasius	Matthew	Luke	Mark	John
St. Jerome	Matthew	Mark	Luke	John

Animal totems of the Four Types

Here is a chart of some of the animals representative of the energy of the four types.

	Type 1	Type 2	Type 3	Type 4
Gary Smalley	Otter	Golden Retriever	Lion	Beaver
	Improvisers Fox	Catalysts Dolphin	Stablizers Beaver	Theorists Owl
Donner	Fox, Bunny, Squirrel	Hippo, Bee, Ant	Bear, Rat, Beaver	Owl, Giraffe, Peacock
Tuttle	Hummingbird	Elephant	Lion	Swan
Sinclaire	Hummingbird	Dove	Eagle	Swan
misc.	Ape, Goat,  Rabbit, Deer, fearful	Lamb, Turtle,  Ox, Bees and insects, ingenious	German Shephard, Cat, Bull, bold and brave	Pig, Cat, Owl, Panther, Elk

Sanguine http://www.fisheaters.com/quizs.html

Phlegmatic http://www.fisheaters.com/quizp.html

Choleric http://www.fisheaters.com/quizc.html

Melancholic http://www.fisheaters.com/quizm.html

"Aristotle in the book about the Parts of the animals: some animals  have  a fluid blood, and it can not coagulate, like in the deer and hare, and these animals are fearful because they have a cool and watery blood, and others have it thick and earthy, which immediately freezes, like the bull, and it is still full of fibers, and all these animals are bold and brave because for the earthy and hot blood. While that blood which is colder and more liquid gives strength to the mind, and this difference we see in those animals that even not having blood, have something which is very similar to this kind of blood;  like the Bees, and the  similar insects, which are more ingenious than others which have real blood, and indeed between those who have blood, the opposite ones  which have it cold and delicate, are more ingenious . But those who have it warm, sincere and thin, win on everybody, because they are strong and worth of talent."

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