Biblical discrepencies?

Question

The Synoptic Gospels list Jesus' ministry as having been for one year, while the Gospel of John lists a three year ministry. Why is this?

"Billcompugeek", I mean after his baptism at age 30 by John the Baptist, not his lifetime ministry. Sorry for the lack of information.

Answer 1

because the bible is wrong

Answer 2

What scholars believe is that the synoptic gospels, which were written some time after Jesus' death, were drawn on a common source document which is missing. It is called "Q" from the German word for source. So apparently the Q source has one year as the time frame.

Mark was the first gospel, so Matthew and Luke probably drew on both Mark and Q for a reference. So if one of the source documents is in error, the error will get replicated in later writings.

John seems to be written from a different context. This writer may have had different information available to him. Most people do feel that the figure 3.5 years is accurate.

Answer 3

Q. Why are Gospels organized in the order of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John? What are the "synoptic" Gospels?

A. Matthew, Mark and Luke are sometimes called the "synoptic" gospels. "Synoptic" means with the same eye because they cover the same basic events in the life of Jesus. In fact many passages from all three of them can be placed side by side and seen to be parallel. While some people claim that Matthew can be shown to be the oldest of the three others claim that Mark was written first but almost everyone agrees that Luke (who also wrote the book of Acts) wrote his version later than the other two.

The book of John is written from a different perspective and the events covered in it are quite different from the other three.

Their arrangement is nothing more than a tradition but the arrangement of the three similar books adjacent makes sense with the different perspective following.

Answer 4

Of the Synoptic Gospels, Mark was written first, some time after 70 AD. Matthew and Luke were written (around 120 AD, or later) using Mark as a template, and fleshing it out with additional made-up narratives, and 'sayings' that came from the so-called 'Q-document'. John, however, is so discrepant that it might just as well have been written by somebody from another planet.

If you add up all the time that is accounted for in the Gospels (not counting the 40 days in the wilderness) it accounts for about 3 weeks of Jesus' life.

One of the biggest discrepancies has to do with Jesus' bloodline. Joseph was of the bloodline of David (warrior-king). Mary was of the bloodline of Aaron (priest). Jesus was said to have fulfilled prophecy by combining the two bloodlines, and he is referred to specifically as being of the line of David. But how can that be? He was supposed to have been conceived by the 'Holy Ghost'... Joseph had nothing to do with it. So, where did the bloodline of David come from?

In one response, bRad asked "can you please provide where these discrepencies exist?" A good place to start is: "The Jesus Puzzle"
http://home.ca.inter.net/oblio/home.htm

Answer 5

You must remember that the bible was written and assembled after the fact and gaps in time. What was included or discarded was solely political between sects. An example is the books {Song of Soloman,etc} in the Latin Vulgate that are not in the King James version. Another example is the Lords prayer. It originally read..but save us from the evil one.. but was changed to ...deliver us from evil... by a scholar because it sounded better. Another point is that the bible was written mostly in Greek and Jesus spoke Aramaic.

Answer 6

the Gospel of John covers more of the ministry time frame than the others

Answer 7

you have to take into respect when each of the disciples credit Jesus with becoming the figure of Christ. if you wanted to, you could say that he did so for a decade or so, because he was know to preach and was more enlightened than some of the rabbi of his childhoold.

also, there is the difference in interpetation of the scripture as the stories were told word of mouth and/or written many years after the death of Jesus.

while there may be some minor discrepencies in the bible stories as it is written, make note of them and therefore recognize the infallibility of the bible as a whole.

-eagle

Answer 8

Incorrect. Jesus said He was going about His Father's business as early as age 12. Also, a primary task at hand was to win a Divine body for God through combats with the Hells so Jesus Christ had to win the victory over temptation as a major task. Introducing the Christian Religion to replace the Jewish Religion was accomplished at the same time.

Answer 9

Hahahaha, I'm going to enjoy all of the exuses people are going to give you.

The bible has been re-written 1000's of times by 1000's of people through 100's of years, translated from several languages. It has more discrepencies than just one.

Some of the things that are in your bible are not in the oldest manuscripts we've found. You have no idea what your reading.

Answer 10

the bible, did have an editor,who was leaving more than 300 books out of the bible,it was a bad time,the Romans were running everything the editor,and his name slips my tongue at this moment,could only use 4 books or four authors at that time.you will find that the bible has many little mistakes like this,however it is still a very good book,many lessons from the one bible that survive.

Answer 11

What .. you were expecting fact and agreement in the bible?
no, silly, the bible is a bunch of fables pulled from other religions and has no real facts involved...

Why do you think it is so inconsistent and immoral ?