university of oregon, spring 2015
The Mark and Matthew interpretations of Jesus are different in a few ways. The first way is that I believe that Mark writes about a seeing is believing type of faith. Since Jesus performed that miracle exorcism in public, everyone saw that everyone, even other-worldly, unclean spirits, had to listen to the voice of Jesus.… Continue reading Sermon on the Mount
In order to fully examine the sections of the Sermon of the Mount, it is necessary to examine Matthew’s portrayal of Jesus. In Matthew’s gospel, he agrees with Mark in that Jesus is the suffering son of God; however, the emphasis that Jesus is Jewish is much stronger. This is made clear from the genealogy… Continue reading Matthew and Mark Discussion
In Matthew, Jesus is portrayed more of a rule creator as well as a teacher like Moses. He sets forth rules for the people to follow. Where in Mark Jesus is portrayed as a servant of god performing miracles and then being sacrificed on the cross for all others sins. In Mark Jesus forgives the… Continue reading Matthew & Mark
Matthew’s description of Jesus is much different than the description that Mark provides. In Matthew’s description, Jesus is much more serious about sinning and that people need to be perfect. He appears to be a lot less forgiving and even mentions that if you steal with a hand then that hand should be removed so… Continue reading Blog Post Group 3, Question 2