1. Matthew and Luke’s birth narratives have many obvious differences when you first read them. In Luke’s account he starts off with the birth of John, but in Matthews account he starts off with traces of Joseph’s family tree. Between these two accounts they are still portraying two different point of views. If we were to try and put the birth of John from Luke’s account in Matthews account it wouldn 't really change the story that much, but it would affect the entire format of Matthews gospel. When it comes to combining the two gospels it honestly would change the outcome of each story. If we were to put Matthews ending which is him wanting to dismiss Mary that wouldn 't fit in Luke’s gospel because that is never mentioned. 2. The two accounts differ from each other because they were written by two different people. When two people want to write about the same thing, of course there is going to be a conflict of interest. There is going to be two different perspectives. Luke believed that the angels and shepherds was more important to mention than Matthews account. In Matthews account he mentions the wise men and the star. Back then when all of this was being written down
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This is all significant for somebody who believes in Jesus because it is important to see each of the different accounts sides and understand each authors perspective. It is important for somebody who believes in Jesus because it makes them see why each author composed the birth narratives in their own way. The implication I see for the differences is that when people tell different stories such as Luke and Matthew did the facts don 't always add up so people tend to think that it is not always true. This doesn 't really change the way I read the New Testament, but it makes feel that I should be more open minded to other ideas and perspectives. I shouldn’t take a side as quickly as I do. I should take the opposing side into consideration when it is my time to choose what I want to believe
This is all significant for somebody who believes in Jesus because it is important to see each of the different accounts sides and understand each authors perspective. It is important for somebody who believes in Jesus because it makes them see why each author composed the birth narratives in their own way. The implication I see for the differences is that when people tell different stories such as Luke and Matthew did the facts don 't always add up so people tend to think that it is not always true. This doesn 't really change the way I read the New Testament, but it makes feel that I should be more open minded to other ideas and perspectives. I shouldn’t take a side as quickly as I do. I should take the opposing side into consideration when it is my time to choose what I want to believe