Gospel Of Matthew Vs. The Gospel Of Mark

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There are many differences that I observed while reading the accounts of Matthew and Mark. To begin, in the Gospel of Matthew the words have to be read more slowly and capturing the meaning of the stories than in the Gospel of Mark. Second, the Gospel of Matthew focused more on the teachings of Jesus than on his actions in Gospel of Mark. Third, in my perspective the portrait of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew is a teaching savior whereas to in the Gospel of Mark just does things. To sum it up, as I do not think that the Gospel of Matthew is better than the Gospel of Mark to they are about equal, but in my opinion the Gospel of Matthew’s descriptions of Jesus’ teachings are more in depth and uses scripture out of context and combines it with

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