what are the similarities and differences of gospels mathew,mark,luke and john?
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I'm a heathen... couldn't help you.
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go ongoogle and tipe in luke gospel\nyou will find alot of sites about it and then choose the best one and get your answers there or try this one\nhttp://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09420a.htm it will come up as the secind site on google search
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These events occurred around two thousand years ago, which means there are many academic and traditional theories about the gospels.  Most of these theories hold that the gospels were all written before 100, placing the penning less than 70 years after the event.\n\nEach of the gospel writers wrote to specific audiences, and included/excluded details based on their audience.\n\n-Matthew (a Jew) wrote to Jewish Christians. Much of the gospel of Matthew justifies Jesus as the Messiah.  He quotes the Old Testament often.  Conservative scholars propose that Matthew was written in the 60's, but liberal scholars prose it may have been written between 80 and 100.\n\n-Mark wrote to a Roman audience.  Popular theories hold that Mark was the first to write a gospel.  Dates for the writing of Mark's gospel are between 60 and 80.\n\nLuke (a Greek, physician & historian) wrote his account to "most excellent Theophilus."  This gospel is written to a Greek audience.  Tradionally, Luke is dated between 60 and 63.  Critically, the book is dated between 75 and 100.\n\n\nJohn wrote to non-Jews.  One critical view of dating John's gospel proposes that the gospel was written in stages starting possibly as early as 50, and was probably finished around 100.  \n\nGiven the timeframe of the lifetime of Jesus and the gospel writers, the accounts focus on the events of Jesus' professional life (his ministry, started at age 30 years), which is why very little is written about Jesus' childhood.\n \nCurrent academic studies call the gospels according to Matthew, Mark & Luke "synoptic gospels".  The synoptic gospels contain much of the same content, sometimes even using similar words and phrases to describe the same event.  Some theories suggest that there was a gospel (now lost) which Matthew, Mark & Luke (Matthew was an eye-witnesses to Jesus and the events in his gospel; Mark wrote based on the discourse of Peter; Luke wrote based on eyewitnesses http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%201:1-4;&version=31; ) as a base for what to include in their narratives.  This lost gospel is referred to as "Q document." Other theories propose that Mark wrote his gospel account first, and Matthew and Luke both wrote their gospels based on Mark's.\n\nThe gospel according to John is not a synoptic gospel, and contains the more original conent not mentioned in Matthew, Mark, or Luke.\n\n-----\nConcerning the issue of translation that TAFF mentioned:\nMost modern translations of the Bible come from the oldest docuements in existance.  When ancient docuements of the same peice conflict, scholars and translators work to attain what they believe the author orginally wrote.  Differences in document sources come from a varity of sources, such as scribes copying down documents being copied, and writing down an oral mispronucation.  Another source of variences in texts is marginal notes which were written on a document, and the note became a part of the next copy because the scribe included it.\n\nThere's a pretty big misconseption about Bible translations which holds that the Bible was written in Hebrew and Greek, then translated to latin, then to old english, then king james english, then modern english.  In reality, most modern translations (NIV, New Revised Standard Version) are new translations from the orginal languages (Greek, Hebrew).  These translations use redation--that is, they critically examine differences of sources to acertain the orignal writing.\n\nThe King James Translation even translates directly from Hebrew and Greek sources.\n\n-----\n\nAddressing what words_that_live_on said about languages:\n\nThe Old Testament was written in Hebrew (with the exception of the book of Daniel, which was written in Hebrew and Aramaic).  The New Testament was written in Greek (with the exception of the book of Hebrews, which was written in Hebrew).  Matthew, Mark, Luke (Greek), and John all wrote in Greek.  G
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I would recommend going to your local public library. Or if there are any good colleges or universities nearby, see if you can get permission to check out books. I know my college library is reciprocal with our public, so yours might be too. Are you looking for historical or theological analysis? But that's a moot question, since in order to understand the theology, you need to understand the historical background and vice versa. One book that I can recommend to a beginner is Bart Ehrman's _The_New_Testament,_A_Hictorical_Introduction. It contains analysis of the gospels and describes their differences and similarities. It's quite good and readily accessible to the non specialist reader. Assuming you can find it, that is. It's on Amazon, but I don't know if a public library would have it. A university probably would.
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You cannot rectify this world. You can only work on your little piece of it (meaning JUST YOU). If you want to know right and wrong, I recommend that you start with the Torah, aka Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. And then move on to the Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and finally Acts. When you're done with that, go back and do it again.
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similarities:He died in the cross, he has risen from the dead and he was lifted up to the heaven..\ndifferences: way of writing...
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The Christian Difference\nBy Abdullah Al Araby\nJump to:    Jesus is The Difference    The Big Question, The Big Decision \n\n  Jesus vs. Mohammed: \nWhat the Bible teaches\nabout Jesus What the Quran teaches about Mohammed \nJesus is the Son of God\n(John 10:36) \n Mohammed was a man\n(Surah 18:110) \n \nJesus performed miracles\n(Mark 7:37) \n Mohammed Did not perform miracles\n(Surah 17:59) \n \nJesus knew what is inside people's hearts\n(Revelation 2:23) \n Mohammed did not know what is inside People's hearts\n(Surah 11:31) \n \nJesus is our advocate with the Father\n(1 John 2:1 & 2) \n Mohammed is not our advocate with the Father\n(Surah 9:80) \n \nJesus forbade His followers to use the sword\n(Matthew 26:52) \n Mohammed urged his followers to use the sword\n(Surah 8:65) \n \nJesus taught forgiveness\n(Matthew 5:38,39) \n Mohammed taught revenge\n(Surah 2:194) \n \nJesus was sinless\n(1 Peter: 2:22) \n Mohammed was sinful\n(Surah 47:19) \n \nJesus words never change\n(Matthew 24:35) \n The Quran words changed\n(Surah 16:101) \n \nJesus healed the blind man\n(Luke 18:35-43) \n Mohammed turned away from the blind man\n(Surah 80:1-10) \n \nJesus called on people to come to Him\n(Matthew 11:28-30) \n Mohammed was admonished because he sent people away\n(Surah 6:52) \n \nJesus taught monogamy\n(Matthew 19:5,6) \n Mohammed taught polygamy\n(Surah 4:3) \n \nPeople were free to accept Jesus' message or reject it\n(Luke 10:10,11) \n People were forced to accept Mohammed's message\n(Surah 9:29) \n \n\nJesus is the Difference\nJesus Christ cannot be described as just another good messenger of God. Jesus was different from all other human beings of any time and place, and He makes the difference. \n\nBy His words, Jesus set the perfect example.\nNobody ever spoke as He did. His teachings expressed the perfect example in ethics, conduct, and worship (see Matthew 5-7). However, Christianity is more than just a set of noble teachings. \n\nBy His life, Jesus was the perfect example\nJesus was the only one, ever, who could declare that He was without sin (John 8:46). His claim was confirmed by friends and foes alike (Luke 23:14; Matthew 27:4; Matthew 27:24; Luke 23:47). \n\nJesus lived every word that He spoke. Yet no man, on His own, can perfectly follow Jesus' example. \n\nBy His power, Jesus enables us to follow His example.\nJesus doesn't simply order us to do good; rather, He changes our hearts so that we love doing good. A miracle is performed in every person who puts his trust in the perfection of Christ. \nThrough faith, we can be spiritually "born again" into the family of God. This miracle has happened in the lives of millions throughout history, whom God has changed from hopeless sinners to beloved sons by the power and work of His Holy Spirit. \n\nThe Big Question, The Big Decision... \nAnd, now, there is a question to be asked:\n\nWHAT DO YOU THINK OF JESUS CHRIST? \n\nThe Quran views Jesus as just a good human being who performed some miracles. The Quran denies His crucifixion: it is too degrading, and cannot accept His Lordship: it is too exalting.\n\nYet, in order to save us from sin, Jesus of the Bible was both. He lowered Himself to where sin had brought us, and redeemed us on the Cross. Then He lifted us to heaven, and reconciled us with God.\n\nFrom the beginning, God had a plan for the eternal salvation of mankind. This plan is non-negotiable, non-changeable. After Adam and Eve had fallen into sin, God provided that the seed of the woman (Jesus) shall bruise the serpent's (Satan's) head, and that the serpent will bruise His heel (Genesis 3:15). Throughout the Old Testament, God was dealing with His people through sacrifices which point to the coming sacrifice of Jesus Christ. After Jesus was born, John the Baptist declared that Jesus Christ was "The Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world." John 1:29. This declaration and all the promises of the Old Testa
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To pink_maltese8, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John were not all apostles. Matthew and John were, but Luke was not and Mark was a disciple of peter and wrote down the teachings of Peter but never actually sat under Christs teachings. I am not trying to be mean but you obviously attend church because that is where you find the most people that know very little about the Bible yet think they have it down pat.\n\nRegarding the question: I would think that you are referring to the Catholics and JW's but I may not know your thinking. My personal opinion is that if they have a religious denominational name then they probably aren't Christians at all. There are very few Christians involved in any type of religion, the true believers won't tolerate the lies spewed from the pulpits. "come out of her my people".\n\nJoin the Revolution\nReject Religion\nTurn to Christ
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The Secret Gospel of Mark (not part of the official Christian canon) implies that Jesus had a sexual relationship with Lazarus. \n\nWhether Jesus was gay, or had children with Mary Magdalene, is all just speculation. We really don't know anything about Jesus beyond what's written in the gospels...and the gospels were written long after Jesus' death.
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The whole Bible harmonizes each book harmonizes with other. The so called Lost Books (Thomas is one) some are old-but they had writers in Jesus day who wrote to dispute his teachings. Paul mention how some would come with a different teaching and new philosophies (Greeks love the philosophies). And to beware of them-as they would lead others away. John who out lived these other-knew this would happen to-(Rev)- so he wrote not to add or subtract what was written. Now John already knew of the letters of Peter and Paul and others as he referred to these letters in other books-these were accepted for the Christian Church. \nNow these books do not fit our Bible-like a puzzle-it doesn't harmonizes and all the others do. Even though many were written lifetimes before-they all fit-except like the one you Mention.
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Simon and Andrew are, according to Matthew, the first two apostles to be appointed, and Matthew identifies them as fishermen. Mark does not identify Simon as also being called Peter until a long time after Simon is introduced in the narrative, but Matthew immediately makes the connection as soon as he is first mentioned. This has the effect of changing the later passage where Jesus names Simon as Peter from one where Jesus bestows the name onto Simon into one where Jesus merely starts using a long held nickname.\n\nMatthew describes Jesus meeting James and John, also fishermen and brothers, very shortly after recruiting Simon and Andrew.\n\nThe synoptics go on to describe that much later, after Jesus had later begun his ministry, Jesus noticed, while teaching, a tax collector in his booth. The tax collector, Levi according to some Gospels, Matthew according to others, is asked by Jesus to become one of his disciples. \n\nPhilip's previous occupation seems to be unknown.\n\nBartholomew's previous occupation seems to be unknown.\n\nThomas's previous occupation seems to be unknown.\n\nJames "the less" or "the just" (a different James) was the brother of Matthew, but his previous occupation seems to be unknown.\n\nSimon's ("the zealot") previous occupation seems to be unknown.\n\nJudas Iscariot's previous occupation seems to be unknown.\n\nJude is also called Thaddeus, and was the brother of James "the less", and his previous occupation seems to be unknown.
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This is true. :) Matthew (Levi) did [seem to] want to prove to the Jewish that Jesus was actually the Messiah, thus all the Old Testament stuff.\nI would guess an original Hebrew copy cannot be found because of the persecution. The Greek copies were probably made prior to the Hebrew version being destroyed. The copies were likely sent out to others, while the copier, I would imagine kept the original for himself to use. Only specualtion, of course.\n\n***\nOh, and borrowing heavily from Mark? Probably because the gospel was written a time after the events occured. He may have wanted to keep his facts straight. Or it could have been a coincidence, seeing as there were writing about the same thing.
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A:  There are four traditions about Jesus the Christ of Nazareth.\n\n1:  The traditional Biblical Tradition.\nNever married.  Did not have children.  Died on the Cross.\n\n2:  The Kashmir tradition.\nThere are half a dozen variations in this tradition.\n* Never married / married Mary of Magdala.\n* One version states that he visited India prior to preaching the Gospel message.  \n* No Children / One child / not mentioned.\n* Was crucified but recovered / Judas was crucified in his place / Somebody else was crucified in his place.\n* He went south to Egypt, then took the sea route to India / He went north and took the land route to India\n* He was welcomed back as a Saint / He was instantly recognized as a Holy Man\n* He attracted a large following\n* He died in a cave in the Himalayas. (Kashmir and Bhutan are the most frequently mentioned places.)\n\n3: The Glastonbury tradition.\nMarried Mary of Magdala.  Had one child. After the crucifixion he went, with his wife to Egypt, and then to Glastonbury.  \n\nA variation of this tradition holds that they directly went to Glastonbury, with his wife, in a ship of  Joseph of Aramethia.\n\n4: The South of France tradition\n* Married  Mary of Magdala. \n* They had a daughter --- Sara.\n* After the crucifixion she goes to Egypt, then to the south of France.\nIn one Indian tradition, they go as a couple to Egypt, then they separate, she goes to the South of France, and he goes to India.\nIn one Glastonbury tradition, after she goes to the south of France, she goes to Glastonbury, to be with Joseph of Aramathia, and the rest of Jesus' relatives.\n\nThe Biblical tradition is the only one that has early documents to support it. The other traditions are purely oral, and do not appear to have been known, prior to pilgrimages being incorporated into Christian practice.\n\nAssuming that one of the non-biblical traditions is valid, there only was one child --- a daughter at that.  Any descendants would have anonymously blended into the gene pool.\n\nB: The brothers/half brothers of Jesus\n\nOne tradition holds that Joseph was a widower, when he married Mary.  \nThe other siblings were the children of Joseph and his first (deceased) wife.  \n\nA second tradition holds that the brothers and sisters were cousins.  [This is the doctrine of the holy Roman catholic and Apostolic Church.]\n\nA third tradition holds that the siblings were the children of Joseph and Mary.  [This is the usual viewpoint of Fundamental Christianity.]\n\nSince at least five siblings are named, and several others are referred to,  he would have had several nephews and nieces.  [Jewish tradition at that time more or less equated being married, but childless, with being in a state of sin.] \n\nThose nephews and nieces would have formed a bloodline, which _might_ persist to this day.  Mitigating against the persistence of the blood line, is the dispersion of Jews, plagues, and wars.  The latter two are very effective at prematurely terminating blood lines. [Yes, I know about Genghis Khan, and the dispersion of his genes.  I'll also point out that he was the war leader, spread his gene pool over most of Asia, and killed off most of the competing gene pool donors.  By contrast, the family of Jesus was at the bottom of the social scale and confined to a small country.]\n\nIn synopsis.\nA direct bloodline from Jesus:  No.\nA direct bloodline from his siblings:  Probable.\nAny such descendants would only be identifiable, if DNA from Joseph can be found.  [Genghis Khan's DNA was identifiable, not because of an actual sample, but because the same DNA anomalies occur at the same place over the entire geographic area.  They all point to the same common origin in time.  A period that was when Genghis Khan was alive.   It is theoretically possible that the genes are of somebody other than Genghis Khan. The only other candidates with the geographical range, power, nd influence would be his family, and close relatives. ]
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There is no question whatsoever the "gospels" were tampered with.\n\nSir Isaac Newton (of falling apple fame), one of the most brilliant men in history, rejected the Trinity (Jesus is God) after studying the bible and the "gospels."\n\nIsaac Newton was a (Unitarian) Christian and a scientist. He studied religion far more than science.\n\n\nSee link below:
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James, Peter, John, and Jude
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I've read the Gospel of Barnabus, it is very similar to the ones in the new testament, it was ommitted by the Vatican because it spoke of prophecies conserning the coming of a final Prophet after Jesus.
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Hi Emily,\nI would start with one of the gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke or John.\nWrite down the things you learn about God from what you have read. \n\nHere are some verses that are helpful these are the words of Jesus, who is God and the Son of God;\n\nMatthew 4:4 "Man shall not live on bread alone but on every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.'\n\nMark 10:15 "Truly I say to you ,whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all."\n\nLuke 6:20 And turning His gaze toward His disciples, He began to say "blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God."\n\nJohn 1:1 and 3:16\n"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God.\n"For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life."\n\nRead the bible ask questions, check the answers against the Word of God.\nPlease feel free to email me if you have questions along the way.\n\nGod Bless.\nYou can look stuff up on\nChristianAnswers.net