John and Luke Differences in the Crucifixion?

Question

What are the differences and similarities between these two texts. The gospels were all written from the same sources, but there are differences, right? And I guess the similiarities are the truest most important parts of the gospels? Anyway, Im wondering what the differences/similarities are between John and Luke for the the crucifixion...

i guess the kind of things I am wondering about are thematic concerns, narrative details, and stylistic presentation.

Answer 1

The gospel of Luke was written by Dr. Luke, who wanted to present Christ to the thinking mind of the Greeks. Greeks were looking for the perfect human being, so Dr. Luke presents Christ to them in that fashion. He also, makes note of some medical situations that the other gospels do not present. Luke gives attention to the parables, where as Matthew and Mark emphasize the miracles of Jesus. John does neither. The miracles in John are given as signs and were chosen with a great deal of discrimination in order to interpret certain great truths. (eg. Jesus fed the 5000 and followint it is His discourse on the Bread of Life). There are no parables in the gospel of John. The story of the Good Shepherd is not a parable but a discourse. The record of the lost sheep in Luke 15 is a parable. In John, the figures that Jesus used are in the nature of metaphors.The simplicity of language has caused some to label John's record as the "simple Gospel". The fact that so many monosyllabic and disyllabic words occur has deceived many. This is the most profund Gospel, and the most difficult to fathom its meaning. Consider this simple statement and then try to probe its depths "ye in me, and I in you"

Answer 2

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John were different people writting about the life of Jesus. If you put the four Gospels together you get a more complete picture of what happened. The different Gospel writers emphasized different people and events. Also, they wrote from the perspective of different eyewitnesses. The Gospels are historically accurate in what they record. www.equip.org

Answer 3

Luke goes deep into details(gathering info from thoses who were there, in his writing you sometimes find we or they clarifing his present or absence. John writes in third party mode to me as if he's not the person, but when you read the other two gospels it's revealed.

Answer 4

I'll need to re-read them. But the gospels were written for different "audiences".

Answer 5

At least they agree on his getting nailed.

The original passage about him rising from the dead, seeing his shadow, and calling for six more weeks of Winter was off loaded on to a rodent.