Matthew

Mark

Luke

-Well ordered with detailed lessons.
-Popular for teaching new Christians
-Written at a time when there was increasing tension between Jews and Christians.
-Most likely written for a Jewish-Christian audience and new Gentile converts.
-Jesus has title such as, Son of David
-Quotes Old Testament prophecies
-Matthew presents Jesus as the new Moses
-Shows that Jesus fufills all God's promises to the Chosen People.

-report events
in Jesus' life
-They all share a common outline
-Gospels recount similar or overlapping events.
-Share similar or exact wording.

-Believed to be the oldest Gospel

-Written for non-Jewish, Gentile Christian audience.

-Written more like a historical narritave
- Jesus has many titles including Christ, Suffering Servant, and Son of Man.

- Do not mention Jesus was angry
- Toned down in details
compared to Mark

-Shortest Gospel, written in a simple style
- Tells us Jesus is the Messiah.

-A key message of Mark's Gospel is that in order to follow Jesus we have to pick up our daily cross in imitation of Him.

-A section in the Gospel of Mark
is similar in Matthew

-Wrote for a large Gentile-Christian audience.

-Writing style is highly
polished.

-Highlighted the city of Jerusalem
which was a very important place.

-Luke highlights two other major
themes: 1. The Gospel of
Jesus is truly the Good News
2. Jesus is a universal savior.

- We repeatedly see how
Jesus sought after those
who were considered
outcasts.

-Most of Mark is similarly found in Luke.