Marks And Jesus Comparison Essay

After reading both Matthew and Marks interpretations of the New Testament, I can see many similarities and differences between them. Both stories have obvious similarities like Jesus being the Messiah and the use of the same lines. Other example would be actions taken be characters, like how Jesus went around spreading his teachings, or events, when Jesus was crucified. Generally the similarities mostly had to do with the life, teachings, and death of Jesus. I found that the teachings of Jesus were one of the most common similarities of all. My favorite was when Jesus taught people to basically “forgive and forget” and be grateful for what you already have. This was my interpretation of “And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter the kingdom of God with one …show more content…
It also helps outline the main ideas of the original story, so that scholars can attempt to derive the origins of the story. These stories also had many differences as well. The first is that Mark’s story completely ignores the story of Jesus’s birth. The only reference to Jesus’s early years was in the beginning, “And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.”(Pg.80, 1:9) Also Mark didn’t mention Jesus as being Jewish, but rather the “son of God”, and made very few references to the Jews. When he does refer to Jews in his story, it is in a negative way, almost anti-Semitic in the fact that they are viewed as the liars and murders. This is especially seen when Jesus is being crucified, which helps build anger towards Jews, because they are the ones who had Jesus their lord, killed in the end. Matthews Story has the birth of Jesus included in it. There is also a connection that is directed toward the Old Testament, where Jesus is the descendant of