A. There are actually quite a few big differences between the Jesus portrayed in the book of Mark and the Jesus portrayed in the book of John. When Jesus is arrested, Mark shows Jesus as a man in distress. He’s crying and praying to God and getting mad at his disciples for falling asleep while… Continue reading →
Jesus’ resurrection is one of the most recognized events in the Bible. Matthew also adds a lot of background on Jesus’ life in the beginning of his gospel. He adds multiple generations of Jesus’ genealogy to give Jesus importance through his relations to Abraham and King David. This was very valued in Jewish culture. Fast… Continue reading →
The book of Matthew contains most of what the book of Mark writes, with the addition of many more chapters due to the redaction involved. The two books start differently; Mark beginning with the proclamation of the good news – the hope of a coming King, of Jesus the Messiah that will come to save… Continue reading →
Since Mathew is a gospel that used Mark as an essential source that has almost the entirety of Mark included in it, the most sensible approach to studying it is through the lens of redaction (editing). Because Matthew is nearly twice as long as Mark there must be a lot of editing and addition, as… Continue reading →
