As it is seen in Matthew, the Gospel of Luke has been designed to follow the ideas of the Markan outline as it also has moments where Q is also a resource that is being used to reconfigure these ideas. While the Gospel of Luke does pull ideas from Mark and Q, there are many new ideas, which are being worked into the Gospel, independent of what is stated in Mark.

While the ideas in Luke are very similar to those in Mark because they are drawn from the book of Mark, there are 4 main differences. These ideas are reordered and expanded from Mark “by expanding the Galilee section, including Q material, constructing a travel narrative and repositioning the rejection at Nazareth” (White p.319). White describes how references to location have been removed. This is because Where the location is in the book of Mark, Caesarea Philippi, would put everything well outside the Galilee region. (White p. 319) This change is made so that the events are close together and that they are in the same location. The confession of Peter takes place at Bethsaida and so does the feeding of five thousand and both are taken to be part of Galilee. This is by far the most notable change.

Luke has developed Jesus’ sermon by adding parts from Mark and a major block of Q material. This Lukan version is much shorter than that in Mark and it is referred to as the Sermon on the Plain. It is then followed by Q material. Much of the tone has been changed from what was written in Mark because of the way in which adding the Q material affects the passage. After reading the passages in Mark and in Luke, it seems as if Luke has been written in a way to the crowd that seems as less of an “embarrassment”. Or this is how it has been described earlier in White’s book and in class. Jesus is described as the “Son of Mary” in Mark, where in Luke they describe him as questioning if “Is not this the son of Joseph?” (Luke 4:22) It seems like through this Luke modifies the reaction of the crowd to the sermon and the tone in which everything is presented. Jesus’ response of the crowd emphasized Luke’s specific understanding of Jesus because of the order that everything was put in. It was important to have more of a relevant time line and that things made sense in the order in which they appeared. Jesus puts a greater emphasis on the women in these stories and that this isn’t only for one group of people, it is for all people in all walks of life.

The changes that are made in the Gospel of Luke are very notable from Mark. By adding and rearranging things, the order makes more logical sense and the ideas that are presented are done so in a way that expands on what is being said. The Gospel of Luke still uses the same ideas and framework however these ideas are shown in a more cohesive manner that makes sense and is easier for all to follow.