By Luke’s depict, Jesus was identified that he was innocent. As Pilate mentioned to chief priests and the crowds,” I find no basis for an accusation against this man.”(23:4), and called chief priests, the leaders, and the people and said, ” You brought me this man as one who was perverting the people; and here… Continue reading →
In contrast to Mark’s gospel, the gospel of Luke spends a good deal of time asserting the innocence of Jesus in the Passion narrative. The differing stories of Jesus facing Pilate is one example. Mark makes no mention of Jesus’ guilt or innocence here, but Luke claims Pilate spoke three times to the accusing crowd,… Continue reading →
Luke’s changes to Mark’s Passions story depict Jesus as an innocent martyr who willingly goes to his own death for several reasons. Firstly, Luke modified the story of Pilate by having Pilate and Herod both not believe that Jesus had done anything to deserve death, and they both wanted to release him. For instance, Pilate… Continue reading →
The gospels of Mark and Luke differ in the way they portray Jesus in relation to his death. Luke shows Jesus as a prophet that knows why he has to die and has no uncertainty or doubts about his death. In contrast, Mark portrays Jesus as uncertain of the need for his own death up… Continue reading →
In Mark’s telling of the story of Pilate (15:1-15) we see Jesus being questioned and Pilate then asks Jesus “Are you the King of the Jews” to which he replies “You say so” (v. 2). From there progress quickly to Jesus’s ultimate verdict. Pilate ask the Jewish people if they would like to have “the… Continue reading →
