Which Book in the New Testament is more accurate Luke or Mark?

Question

I have been studying the bible recently and I found many conflicting accounts of Jesus in the New Testament. I just found a website that highlights some of the conflicting accounts. The website is http://skeptically.org/bible/id6.html
So my 2 questions are; Which book can be interpreted as more accurate? If my approach should not be directed torward literal accuracy, then how can I get the best account of Jesus' visit to earth?

I should provide and example
"But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery."Mt.5:32

When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this.He answered, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her. And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."
Mk.10:11,12

Who should I listen too?

Answer 1

I believe Luke's Gospel is the more rich and detailed.

Since Mark's is the shortest Gospel and about ninety percent of his material also occurs in Matthew, Luke, or both, what contribution does he make that we could not do without?

First of all, Mark's brevity and journalistic simplicity make his Gospel an ideal introduction to the Christian faith. On new mission fields Mark is often the first book translated into a new language.

But it is not merely the direct, active style—especially suitable for the Romans and their modern counter-parts—but also the content that make Mark's Gospel special.

While Mark handles largely the same events as Matthew and Luke—with a few unique ones—he has colorful details that the others do not. For example, he mentions the way Jesus looked at the disciples, how He was angry, and how He walked ahead on the road to Jerusalem. He no doubt got these touches from Peter, with whom he was associated at the end of Peter's life. Tradition says, and probably correctly, that Mark's Gospel is essentially Peter's reminiscences, which would account for the personal details, the action, and the eyewitness effect of the book.

A common belief is that Mark is the young man who ran away naked (Mar_14:51), and that this is his modest signature to the book. (The titles on the Gospels were not originally part of the books themselves.) Since John Mark lived in Jerusalem, and there is no reason to tell this little story if the young man is not related to the Gospel in some way, the tradition is likely correct.

Answer 2

Can you really depend on someone who is biased against the Bible to help you to understand it? Or, rather, to discredit it? If you were going to trial, would you rather be tried before a negative-minded judge who looks for guilt where there is none, or, an open-minded judge who tries to get at the truth? Don't you feel that the Bible deserves a 'fair shake', too?

The Gospels--The Debate Goes On
- Are the Gospel accounts of the birth of Jesus Christ true?
- Did he give the Sermon on the Mount?
- Was Jesus really resurrected?
- Did he actually say: "I am the way & the truth & the life"?
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2000/5/15/article_01.htm

The Gospels--History or Myth?
- Questions to Consider
--- Could the Gospels be a masterful invention?
--- Could the Gospels be legends?
--- Evidence of Authentic Reporting
--- If the Gospels were legends, could they have been compiled so quickly after Jesus' death?
--- Were the Gospels later edited to fit the needs of the early Christian community?
>-- What about seeming contradictions in the Gospels?
--- Does modern-day Christianity represent the Jesus of the Gospels?
- What Is Your Conclusion?
http://watchtower.org/library/w/2000/5/15/article_02.htm

Was Luke in Error---About Where Jesus Was Born?
http://watchtower.org/library/w/1998/12/15/diagram_01.htm

When a Mate is Unfaithful :
- Infidelity--Its Tragic Consequences
- Is Reconciliation Possible?
> The Option of Divorce
- Meaningful Support
- Why Some Stay Together
- Who Is Responsible?
- Children Do Not Deserve Divorce
> Does God Hate All Divorce?
http://watchtower.org/library/g/1999/4/22/article_01.htm

>And he said to them: “Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her." --Mark 10:11

“Everyone that divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery, and he that marries a woman divorced from a husband commits adultery." --Luke 16:18

"So, then, while her husband is living, she would be styled an adulteress if she became another man’s. But if her husband dies, she is free from his law, so that she is not an adulteress if she becomes another man’s." --Romans 7:3

"The GREATEST Man Who EVER Lived!", is a book that encompasses all the Scriptures about Jesus Christ, in chronological order. It covers the time from before his birth --when his mother first learned she was pregnant with him-- up to and including his death, resurrection, & purpose in heaven thereafter of being King of God's Kingdom. I highly recommend it! References to the Scriptures each chapter is based on are listed with that chapter. (;
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Why You Can Trust the Bible :
- Does It Contradict Itself?
- History and Science
- Foretelling the Future
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A Unique Source of Superior Wisdom ...
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Answer 3

You are harming your faith when you read and believe people who tell you that God's Word has conflicting accounts. When reading the Bible you need to ask who, what, why, when and where.

There are no conflicting accounts. Each person who wrote the Bible was guided by God. Each one wrote the same account with their own personality and view involved. Much like four different people would write their account of the same vacation trip or an automobile accident that each witnessed. Each would bring out the special parts that seemed more vivid to them but, it would be the same story.

Obviously, God wanted each of them to record Jesus' life, death and resurrection story. Each brings out special events of that story much better that just one would..

The Bible is God's written Word to us.
It was written by human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit.

“Above all you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.” 2 Peter 1:20-21. (New International Version)

The best account of Jesus' visit to the earth is found in Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. They were all eye witnesses.

Answer 4

What you are not including is context. The four gospels tell the same story from four different perspectives. They are not meant to be a minute by minute account of what Jesus did. They are persons observations of the events that happened. Similarly, if you were to ask four people who were in Texas the day JFK got shot. I remember seeing it on TV, there were people standing behind the car, there were people standing in front of the car. Each of our accounts, though generally the same, would have different nuances that were different.
So it is with the eyewitness accounts of Jesus' ministry. Why is that so difficult for people to understand?
Skeptics are trying to discredit the Bible, that's their goal. If the Bible isn't what it claims to be, then none have to answer, right?
The gospel documentaries are no different than the documentaries than ANY documentaries with one exception. The hands of the writers were guided by God without their knowing it. It is God who wants the gospels to say exactly what they say. What you need to do is to look at it with an open mind, (which skeptics by their very name do not) and read it like you would read any other eyewitness account. Different perspectives, written at different times, by different people to address different issues. Matthew=the book of the King, Mark=the book of the servant, Luke=the book of the man, John=the book of the God-Man.

Answer 5

I don:t have a Perfect answer,I am not tht Holy;
Here goes In Luke He was the Perfect Man to the Greeks.
A Physcian and atheletes are interested in that.

In Mark He was a servant ,No line of Royalty,No one cares about the ancestery of a Servant.

In Matt: He was and Is A King with all the Splender&Glory
In John He is the Passover Lamb,There are Four Passovers that Jesus observed,----------In conclusion there is enough Information to get You to Heaven in any one of these accounts/

Answer 6

the full New testomony is precise. you're able to desire to look at each and each Gospel telling the story of Jesus from distinctive perspectives of the authors. St. Matthew and St. John have been the two between the 12 Apostles, St. Luke replaced right into a disciple (student) of each and all the Apostles, and St. Mark replaced right into a disciple (student) of the Apostle St. Peter. The Acts of the Apostles replaced into St. Luke's 2d e book which replaced into the story related to the Apostles. The Epistles of the Apostle St. Paul have been his letters alongside with different information to the corresponding church homes (Church of Rome/Romans, Church of Corinth/Corinthians, Church of Jerusalem/Hebrews, etc.) and to his Bishops alongside with Timothy, Titus, etc. The catholic Epistles have been addressed by utilising the corresponding Apostles (St. Peter, St. James the merely, St. John, St. Jude) to the full Church. and of direction the e book of Revelation additionally time-commemorated by way of fact the Apocalypse replaced into written by utilising the Apostle St. John. the recent testomony is the testaments of the Apostles.

Answer 7

You take in all 4 accounts(Plus the whole counsel(word) of God)

Matthew
Mark
Luke
John
2-3 witnesses let a thing be established

so both Luke and Mark are accurate but should be taken together.

Answer 8

They are both accurate, and do not contradict.

The book "The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived", published by Jehovah's Witnesses, accurately places the gospel accounts in chronological order.

Visit http://www.watchtower.org for more information.

- Bob

Answer 9

Mark was written by a disciple Luke was written as an interview from a DR named Luke

Answer 10

They are equally accurate. They are both part of what 2 Tim. 3:16,17 says: "All Scripture is inspired of God and beneficial for teaching, for reproving, for setting things straight, for disciplining in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be fully competent, completely equipped for every good work."