The gospels, which seem more of a proclamation to be preached than a biography of Jesus, reflect the historical nucleus of Jesus’ life. All three synoptic gospels transmit the same central content, reflecting on Jesus’ teachings and his status as the Messiah announced in the Old Covenant. However, they differ because of dissimilar view points and focus, different audiences, and different circumstances under which they were written. Some of the variations between the synoptic gospels can be easily identified by comparing any particular event narrated in all three gospels. In “Plucking Heads of Grain on the Sabbath” (Mat 12: 1-8, Mar 2: 23-28, Luk 6: 1-5) the argument and wording is almost identical in the three gospels, and still differences
The book of Matthew not only presents loftier literacy than Mark, but this gospel appears to be the most elaborate of the three according to the read passage. The composer introduces two new features: quotations of the Old Testament (“…’I desire mercy and not sacrifice’…”), and, after the introduction and narration of the occasion, he adds a speech with a lesson to it. Both of these aspects are hallmarks of Matthew. Some pedagogical motive can be sensed from the author because of the final lecture.
On the contrary, Luke’s author wrote in a more elevated literary style. Luke takes Mark’s writings about the Sabbath just about word by word but pares it down to a more elegant composition: “One Sabbath while Jesus was going through the gr
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