One of the stories that occur in Mark that also appears in Matthew and Luke is the Passion and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. ... Matthew's emphasis on Jesus being the innocent Jewish Messiah and the fulfilment of Jewish Scripture, and Luke's emphasis on Jesus being a prophet that came to bring salvation and forgiveness among all people can be seen in a comparison of the changes that Matthew and Luke make in their respective use of Mark's story about Jesus being the misunderstood and suffering son of God. ... Furthermore, also in chapter 27, it is stated that Pilate's wife h...

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Mt 22:1-14 utilizes this tradition and expresses wedding celebrations in order to exemplify the significance of Jesus's goal to bring salvation to those on Earth. ... (Brown 664) Matthew paints the scene of Jesus using a parable to describe the fact, "The kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son " (Mt 22:2). ... Theologically, the kingdom of heaven was represented by the wedding banquet, for those who were invited to the wedding banquet were extended an invitation to the kingdom of God, while the King was an image of God, The Father and the king...

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