Matthew And Mark Comparison Essay

In the Gospels of Mark and Matthew the reader receives two distinct viewpoints of similar stories. Of course, the Gospel of Mark is much abbreviated compared to the Gospel of Matthew, being that Mark was written first and used as a source for Matthew; some of Mark’s writings are replicated in Matthew. In the Gospels of both Mark and Matthew the disciples are portrayed in two different lights. Matthew is kinder with his portrayals of the disciples than Mark. Within the text of both Gospels the authors show instances of the followers of Jesus that have faith and those that their faith is absent or not strong enough. In the Gospel of Mark the disciples are portrayed as being rather dense, they were not getting the fact that Jesus was the Son of God. Throughout his writings, the twelve showed little understanding in Jesus’ powers and his purpose on earth, like there was no commitment to Jesus and his mission. No matter what happened or what was said the disciples seemed to miss the point or the fact that Jesus was The Chosen. In Mark 8:14-21, at the end of the story of The …show more content…
The prediction was repeated three times in the gospel; the disciples did not put it together that Jesus was the subject of the predictions. Mark also portrayed the disciples as having little faith. In Mark 4:35-41, the Calming of the Storm at Sea, the sea was violent; the boat was taking on water, the disciples were afraid they were going to drown. They woke Jesus up and asked if he was concerned that they were going to perish. Jesus told the water to be quiet and be still, he then asked the disciples why they were terrified, do you yet have faith? The disciples were filled with awe and said to each other “who then is this whom even wind and sea obey?” Even after this incident Mark still portrayed the disciples as having little