The word "gospel" comes from an Old English word that meant "good tale" or "good news" ("What"). Today the word "gospel" is used to describe the four New Testament books (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that present the life of Christ. Overall, the gospels are used to describe the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. However the four gospels seem to contradict each other quite a bit. This can be seen in the biblical literature in the Gospels of Mark and Luke. The main arguments and disagreements lie in the themes, the Passion narrative, and for who, the Gospel was probably written.
The main three themes in the Gospel Mark are very simple. They include misunderstanding, authority, and silence. The first theme is misunderstanding. Mark is arguing that Jesus is the Christ, the Messiah, and introduced a new idea that the Messiah must suffer. In Mark he tells us Jesus prays to God that it is not his will but that Jesus gives himself to God in order to do his will (Mk 14:36). According to Mark when Jesus was with the high priests he was asked if he was the Son of God, "And Jesus said, I am: and ye shall see the Son of man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven" (Mk 14:62). He also shows how no one understands Jesus or who he is. This is evident in the fact that the high priests want him crucified. Mark states that Pilate knew Jesus had only been arrested and brought to trial because the high priests were envious of Jesus (Mk 15:10-1). Pilate knew Jesus had done nothing wrong, but yet everyone else was confused about who Jesus was and that he wasn't really going to destroy the temple. A final example of misunderstanding in the Gospel of Mark is when Jesus heals a blind man and asks him if he can see. The blind replies, "I can see people, but they look like trees" (MK 8:23-26). This is a metaphor for how people see Jesus. They try to understand him but the picture is not clear yet.
The Gospel of Mark is so titled because a man named Mark wrote it. Most Bible scholars seem to agree this was John Mark (Acts 12:12). ... The Gospel of Mark shows the humanity of Jesus. ... Chapter 8 of Mark's Gospel brings a turning point in the Gospel. ... Mark's Gospel is not the Gospel for converting people to Christianity, that's for John. ...
The writer of this gospel is believed to be John Mark and he seems to have been the same Mark mentioned as a traveling companion of Apostle Paul. ... Mark is the shortest gospel, and is believed to be the first gospel written. ... Mark gives us a look at Jesus that is not quite like the gospels that precedes it in the canon (but likely not in history), Matthew. Mark, though he acknowledges the divinity of Jesus, he tends to look more at the human side of Jesus than the other gospels do. ... Mark also gives an anonymous reference to himself which does not occur in the other gospels. ...
The Gospel According to Mark (Mark) Introduction For a long time, the Gospel of Mark was the least popular of the Gospels, both among scholars and general readers. ... The presumed author of the Gospel of Mark, John Mark, was familiar with Peter, Jesus' closest disciple. ... Though crude and terse, the Gospel of Mark is vivid and concrete. ... Summary The Gospel According to Mark has no story of Jesus' birth. ... Mark tells of John the Baptist, who predicts the coming of a man more powerful than himself. ...
The most striking difference between the two gospel passages is the fact that in Mark's passage Pilate was "wishing to satisfy the crowd- whereas in John's version there is no such mention that Pilate wanted to satisfy the crowd. ... Another conspicuous difference between the two passages of Mark and John is that at the end of Mark 15:15 Pilate "scourged Jesus-. ... In these short passages there is a third difference between Mark and John. ... Where Mark specifically names the person being released, the author is bringing forth the narrative quality of his gospel. ... Either wa...
In reading the Gospels according to Mark and Matthew I was fascinated by many things. I have never read the Gospels before, and was taken back by the differences between the two interpretations of the meaning of Jesus" life, death and resurrection. ... Mark begins his account with the appearance of a lone figure (John the Baptist) wearing camel's hair and proclaiming something. Mark's gospel includes only a sampling of Jesus" parables and focuses on events rather than speeches and perspectives. ... I much more enjoyed the Gospel according to Mark, I felt it was a good start for so...
The author of Matthews's gospel is unknown, but it is believed that they used Marks gospel to help write it. Matthews's gospel was presented around the same time as the gospel of Luke whose author also used the gospel of Mark. ... After this Jesus goes on to be baptized by John the Baptist. ... Another thing that Matthew's Gospel shows that is similar to Mark's Gospel is how Jesus spoke in parables. ... The Gospel of Matthew was very similar to Marks's Gospel that we have already read. ...
All three Gospels, Mark, Matthew, and Luke, tell their audience about the life of Jesus Christ. ... Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called the synoptic gospels, in contrast with John, because they can readily be arranged in a three-column harmony called a synopsis. ... Mark had two names, one Jewish, John, and one Greek, Mark. ... The Gospel of Mark begins with the statement that it is "the good news Jesus Christ, the Son of God." ... Omitting the birth of Jesus, Mark begins with John the Baptist's preaching. ...
Luke was my favorite gospel. ... One more commonly heard is luke 11:1-4: "Lord teach us to pray just as john taught his disciples. ... Also in Luke, they discuss the Holy Spirit a lot more frequently then the gospels Mark and Matthew. ... John the Baptist was filled with the Holy Spirit even before he was born (Luke 1:15). John's mother Elizabeth also spoke of the Holy Spirit quite frequently (Luke 1:41) and so on. ...
During the examination by the high priests, Gibson refers to the Gospels of Matthew and Mark frequently. ... In John, Mary Magdalene arrives first and runs to Simon to tell him that someone has taken Jesus" body. By John's account, they do not understand that this is in accordance with the Scripture. ... In Mark, He appears to Mary Magdalene alone and then the disciples. ... In John, he mentions "doubting" Thomas, who actually puts his hands in Jesus" wounds for proof that it is actually Jesus. ...
