What are the biggest differences between the Synoptic Gospels?

Question

I kinda have to write a report about the differences.

Answer 1

Ehhh I don't like the term Synoptic Gospels... Every piece of literature has a certain angle. Matthew is writing to demonstrate the relationship between Christianity and Judaism. Mark is writing about the servant and suffering of Christ. Luke is writing about the teachings and miracles of Jesus, and John is writing about, in short, the uniqueness of Christ. In the Greek, the Synoptic Gospels are actually more advanced Greek then John, but John's writing is more focused. All four gospels are narratives, but John, since he wrote his gospel later, could afford to write more about the "big picture" instead of all the parables and such. John does not even talk about the birth of Christ, but instead, from what I've gathered in study, John introduces Christ after his return from the fasting in the desert; you don't even read about the baptism in John, you just read about John (the Baptist) proclaiming how he had baptized Jesus. In other words, the Gospel of John (excluding the prologue) begins with, in essence, the moment when John actually met Jesus. The other gospels did a little research to document the birth of Christ, his early years, and so on, and they document the significant events in the life of Jesus, while John sort of fast-forwards to the last days of Christ.

Answer 2

The Synoptic Gospels presents Christ in His humanity, Matthew on Christ as the King-Savior, Mark on Christ as the Slave-Savior, and Luke on Christ as the Man-Savior. Matthew traces His geneology back the David the king to prove Christ is the legitimate successor to his throne, while Luke traces His geneology back to Adam to prove Christ is a real man qualified to die for man, while Mark does not give a geneology for a slave's ancestry is not worth mentioning but impress us His diligence and faithfulness. Read more from the source below.

Answer 3

well, you can talk about the audience of each gospel, for example Matthew was written to the Jewish people. Luke was a gentile and wrote to the gentiles. You can also write about how Jesus is portrayed in each gospel (Mark shows Jesus as a suffering servant while Matthew shows Jesus as the King).

Answer 4

nicely i understand Jesus turns water to wine in John, Thomas the doubter touches Jesus there's a diverse burial tale with John, Mary reveals the tomb open and sees the physique's long gone so she runs to locate the different disciples to tell them and Peter and another guy arrive they go away then Jesus seems to Mary yadayadayada etc yet be conscious all the gospels have contradicting burial memories, yet besides with asserting Islam prospers on lack of expertise i could trust that yet i could say that maximum religions thrive on lack of expertise different sensible no you may stick to any faith.

Answer 5

Did you go to class?

Difference of the writers audiences

matthew - to the Jews
mark - to the romans
luke - to the gentile world
john - to the intelligensia