Please help me with a bible question..?

Question

Why are there such extreme differences in the two accounts of Matthew chapters 26 and 27 and john chapters 18 and 19?

In these chapters it refers to Christs last moments my teacher wants to know what makes there two stories different?

Answer 1

You'll have to be more specific. What are the differences that you are referencing?

Answer 2

The differences are in the focus of the writings. John wrote his Gospel last, and included things that the other Gospels didn't. Further, he expanded a lot, especially during the Last Supper. It is John who is responsible for letting us know the conversation in the room that evening.

As to the specific chapters you asked about, again, it is the focus and expansion of the conversations that are the biggest differences.

When I used to investigate traffic accidents, witnesses often gave differing accounts. It was their perspectives that were different. Some are more visual, others about the feel of what happened. Some were about statements that were made by others. By getting the differing accounts, I was able to grasp a complete picture of what happened. These differences add to, and don't take away from, the whole event.

Answer 3

Which particular differences are you referring to?

Without that specific information, I can answer your question in a general way. Matthew and John were both Jesus' apostles. They knew him, traveled with him, and so forth. They were also very different from one another. Matthew used to be a tax collector and had a totally different sensibility than did John. Matthew was more practical and by-the-book, whereas John was very passionate and poetic. So, the two men wrote about their lives with Jesus in different ways. The events are the same, but the ways they perceived them and wrote about them were unique to them.

I hope this helps.

Answer 4

Extreme differences??

If Matthew and John wrote the same thing, then people would claim that one copied from the other.

They do not contradict each other. John just adds details that Matthew didn't include.

Answer 5

The bible has been rewritten so many times that they leave parts out and add parts in from diffrent versions of bilbles.
Such as christ goes from age 8 to age 30. The church leaves out parts.
It is also said that christ was married at one time thats why there is a big chunk of christs life missing out of the bible.
Idont know if these things are true
i just heard about them on the history and discovery channel

Answer 6

Different translations, one version was originally translated into Aramaic, and became the standardized Christian version. The other version was translated into Ebonics, and this became the NOV version. The two were combined by the empire Constantine during the great reformation.

Answer 7

First of all, there are two different authors (obviously Matthew and John) the two different authors are going to relay the same situaions differently. Matthew was written primarily to the Jews to portray Jesus as the King, the fullfillment of the Prophecy, John was written to portray Jesus as God. (Luke was written to protray Jesus as a Physician {Luke himself was a physician} and Mark was written to portray Jesus as human.)
As for the differences I chalk it up to the two different men, relaying the story in different ways, because they experienced it in different ways.

Answer 8

If you could be specific, maybe someone could help. But who can read 4 chapters that quick and give you a fast answer. Sorry, I am not dodging your question, but it is too broad.