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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the Gospels of Mark and John relative to the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus. The writer begins by providing a list of the events that are most similar in the two Gospels. The essay then moves into the differences between the two. Two of the major differences, for example, are the date of the last meal and the presentation of Pilot. The writer also comments on the possible motivations of each writer in their different accounts. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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much as space would allow.] Introduction This paper compares and contrasts the accounts of Jesus passion, death and resurrection according to Mark and John. The writer begins by providing
a list of the events that are most similar in the two Gospels. The essay then moves into the differences between the two. There are many differences, some substantive and
others that are simply presented with more detail in one or the other Gospel. For instance, Jesus telling His mother that the disciple there was her son and telling the
disciple that this was his mother is reported only in John. There is a significant difference also in the way the two Gospels present an image of Pilate.
John seems to want to reduce Pilates degree of blame in the crucifixion of Jesus. The writer also includes comments regarding the differences and the possible motivation of each author
in their presentations. The Gospels of Mark and John Matthew, Mark, and Luke are called the synoptic Gospels because they are so much alike. In fact, there are
few substantive differences between and among them. The Gospel according to John, however, differs significantly in the accounts of certain events. It is believed that Johns Gospel was written much
later than the other three and this could be one reason for the differences. Other theories suggest that Marks Gospel and a lost document were used as a reference point
for Matthews and Lukes Gospels. Marks account of Christs passion, death and resurrection begins in Chapter 11 and Johns begins with Chapter 12 (Just, Passion, 2002). The most space-efficient
format to show the similarities and differences between the two accounts is through lists. The two accounts are similar in these respects: * Jesus tells His apostles that one of
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