Allusion In The Gospel Of John

It is also interesting to note that even though John makes it very clear that the author is Jewish, the Gospel is written primarily for a Greek audience. Because of his knowledge of the Old Testament, which he continually quotes, his understanding of Jewish ritual and culture and he knew and understood the prophesy of the coming Messiah, there is no doubt that either John was Jewish himself or he studied Judaism very well. However, the lack of concern for proving the prophecies set down in the Book of Isaiah supports evidence that this was not a testimony to a Jewish audience. Throughout the gospel, Jesus is shown as being both fully God and fully human, a concept that is more synonymous with Greek culture. Also, the very beginning of John states that Jesus was with God

The two Gospels that I 've decided to compare are Luke and John. Luke is considered a Synoptic Gospel and presents the human side of Jesus. Luke takes us through the longer version of his birth and his childhood and focuses on the humanity of Jesus. There was a debate in this story whether or not Jesus was human and raised many question to potential followers. Many said that Jesus was just a spirit but by reading Luke, there was great detail of his humanity. Luke directed this book directly to Gentiles and focused more on the teachings and miracles that Jesus created rather than the law. Stated in the text, Luke’s Gospel also depicts more clearly the way in which the proclamation of the kingdom of God and the accompanying mighty works of Jesus brought the benefits of salvation to marginalized people. Luke also highlights the concern of Jesus for the materially poor, and the duty of his followers to be free from love of possession and to give generously to those in need. John was considered a different story in the Bible and in the Gospel. It was the last story of the Gospels and does not repeat any of the other stories from Matthew, Mark, or Luke. John had the opportunity to see the gospel and its affect it had and based that off the

The new testament contains four (4) accounts of the story of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection as presented by Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, The 3 accounts are similar, while Johns bible presents Jesus in a unique way. These differences exist because Matthew and Luke got their information from Mark and John got his information from another source, maybe John did not have access to the other gospels or he chose not to use them. No one really knows the source of John’s gospel and we don’t know for sure who wrote the gospels. Scholars refer to the authors as Matthew, Mark, Luke & John, this may not even be their real names. The Gospel were not first hand accounts except for Mark. John did not seem to have known the existence of the other

The characteristic of John's Gospel is the combination of eschatological dualism (temporal) and Greek dualism (spatial) of Old Testament Judaism. Thus, John essentially has an Old Testament and a Jewish background, and at that time Judaism has embraced the Greek elements under the influence of long Greek

The Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) tell us the story of Jesus' life here on earth. These Gospels are basically eyewitness statements that were written by Jesus' disciples. Due to this fact, there are variations in the stories. The Gospels are very similar, but also very different. There are places in the Gospels where the stories are parallel with very few minor differences like when Jesus tells Levi to follow him as found in Matthew 9:9-13, Mark 2:13-17, and Luke 5:27-32.

John is the last of the four Gospels recorded in the canon. His Gospel focuses on the divinity of Jesus Christ as the Messiah of the

90 percent of The Gospel Of John comes from John Unlike the Synoptic Gospel a lot of the material from Matthew and Luke is made up from Mark. Also with the Gospel of John, the terms are different than the Synoptic Gospel. John refers to Jesus as logos and Matthew and Luke are Jesus or Savior of Messiah. Also, the geography of Gospel of John Jesus visit Jerusalem 3 times in his ministry and the Synoptic Gospel ministry only lasted 1 year. Events that’s not found in the Gospel of John is the Baptism of Jesus, the birth of Jesus and it's not any parables of Jesus in John(Harris,2015).

The major differences between the Gospel of John and the Synoptic Gospels are the following:

The difference between the Gospel of John and the Synoptic Gospels are that John approach is more focused on the embodiment of Jesus and how His journey was more of heavenly wisdom and divine nature. (Harris. 2014) John worldview approach gives a different structure of the Gospel which makes it very different from Matthew, Mark, and Luke and expresses the Jesus is the light even while walking the Earth.(Harris.2014) However, along with the structure, the various events that are given in the Synoptic Gospels such as the birth of Jesus, the break down of the Lord's Supper, and also the transfiguration of Christ to name a few are not mentioned or given a different chronology of when certain events transpire. Meanwhile, John gives events such

Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are the first books of the New Testament within the Bible, The Gospels as they are so called. The words of the Gospels tell of the teachings of Jesus and his disciples and they bring the word of God to others through the land. Now, the books of Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called synoptic gospels as they are all very similar as to the way the stories are structured, worded, and similarity in context. As for the book of John, this book differs a bit with its structure being different than the 3 before and also its perception, or depiction, of Christ.

It also included two well-known ceremonies, the Water Ceremony and Light Ceremony found in chapters seven and eight, along with the sacrifices of lambs in the Temple during the Passover. In the Synoptic Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, most of events take place in Galilee, whereas in the Gospel of John more events take place in Jerusalem and Judea. These customs and locations of events suggest that the audience this Gospel was written for were people who believe in Judaism.4 Despite these conclusions, some may argue that the Gospel of John was written more for Gentiles since this Gospel portrays Jews in a more hostile lightning as seen when they reject Jesus.5

The Synoptic Gospels include Mark, Matthew, and Luke. Syn-optic, meaning “seen together”, because so many of their stories are in common with each other and can be lined up columns and can be compared, often their words are verbatim. The reason John is not included in this group is because his writings are not as similar to those of the Synoptic Gospels. The writers of the Synoptic Gospels had a similar theme going on than that of John. John does incorporate information about Jesus that seems to have come from some of the same souses as Matthew, Mark, and Luke, but he also seems to have a much different view of Jesus and includes many more stories that are unique to him than that of the other three. To break down the Synoptic Gospels and how they each portray Jesus, it is appropriate that I explain how they each relate to, and differ from each other.

Johannine literature truly portrays Jesus as God, with the theme of His deity interwoven throughout numerous passages. In this respect, John’s style differs from the other four gospels, as Bickel & Jantz (1998) point out that the other three had been written prior to John’s gospel, therefore, “he wasn’t interested in just retelling the events” (p. 222). Since Jesus is the focal point of Scripture, a scholar of the New Testament with uncertainty concerning Jesus’ oneness with God will fail to perceive the crux of Christianity. Therefore, in spite of its importance, John does not focus on Jesus’ entrance into the

This essay will show contrasts in views on the Gospel of John regarding authorship,dates, and the relationship between John's Gospel and the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Some comparison of thought, concerning composition and life setting, will also be presented.

Additionally, John indicates most of Jesus works in Galilee and Jerusalem while synoptic gospels place it in Galilee and Judea. Jesus’ teachings in the four gospels were mainly in parables and there is account of Jesus speaking with any figure. In contrast gospel of John accounts that Jesus used philosophical speeches in his teachings and interacted with figures like Nicodemus. Another event that distance gospel of