How and Why Luke Would Have Edited Mark’s Gospel
There are a number of differences in the gospel accounts by Luke and Mark. The Gospel according to Luke is considered more detailed and accurate. In the event that Luke has edited the Gospel according to Mark, he would have revised its chronological order of events and separation of certain fused events. Luke would also have edited the duality writing style in Mark’s discourse (Muddiman & Barton 257). Luke would edit Mark’s Gospel because He would have done this because it portrays different incidences as one thereby skewing the intended learning. He would have also edited Mark’s writing because it was largely a recording of the preaching of Peter and because he was not an eyewitness of Jesus. …show more content…
The first reason is that Jesus had not spoken about his death distinctively. Therefore, it could be viewed as inconsistent for Jesus to talk about his death among the Pharisees and the sinful woman. Robertson explains that this narrative by Mark fuses two events that should not be told separately (42). According to Muddiman and Barton, sense and meaning of events are drawn from such controversy (250). In this case, Luke’s discourse highlights Jesus’ power to forgive. It is, therefore, likely that Luke would edit Mark Gospel for this reason.
Mark 3:31-35 is another passage that would have been edited by Luke in light of Luke 8:19-21. Here, Luke would have edited verse 34 and 35 of Mark’s epistles. This manner of writing in these verses arises from the duality writing style consistent in the book of Mark (353). Verse 34 and 35 where Mark writes, “Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother” is the dual writing style version of what Luke writes in Luke 8:21 (New International Version, Mark 3.34-35).
These changes would have been necessary because of the possible questions that may arise from Mark’s version. One would wonder who the sister of Jesus was. They do not talk about elsewhere in the Bible. Luke would, therefore, streamline this section with established knowledge of Jesus’
There are a number of differences in the gospel accounts by Luke and Mark. The Gospel according to Luke is considered more detailed and accurate. In the event that Luke has edited the Gospel according to Mark, he would have revised its chronological order of events and separation of certain fused events. Luke would also have edited the duality writing style in Mark’s discourse (Muddiman & Barton 257). Luke would edit Mark’s Gospel because He would have done this because it portrays different incidences as one thereby skewing the intended learning. He would have also edited Mark’s writing because it was largely a recording of the preaching of Peter and because he was not an eyewitness of Jesus. …show more content…
The first reason is that Jesus had not spoken about his death distinctively. Therefore, it could be viewed as inconsistent for Jesus to talk about his death among the Pharisees and the sinful woman. Robertson explains that this narrative by Mark fuses two events that should not be told separately (42). According to Muddiman and Barton, sense and meaning of events are drawn from such controversy (250). In this case, Luke’s discourse highlights Jesus’ power to forgive. It is, therefore, likely that Luke would edit Mark Gospel for this reason.
Mark 3:31-35 is another passage that would have been edited by Luke in light of Luke 8:19-21. Here, Luke would have edited verse 34 and 35 of Mark’s epistles. This manner of writing in these verses arises from the duality writing style consistent in the book of Mark (353). Verse 34 and 35 where Mark writes, “Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother” is the dual writing style version of what Luke writes in Luke 8:21 (New International Version, Mark 3.34-35).
These changes would have been necessary because of the possible questions that may arise from Mark’s version. One would wonder who the sister of Jesus was. They do not talk about elsewhere in the Bible. Luke would, therefore, streamline this section with established knowledge of Jesus’