The Bible Of Luke And Mark - 1565 Words

Throughout the books of Luke and Mark, there are several different views on the life of Christ. In both, Christ is portrayed as a teacher who gives out advice as well as a miracle worker. And, in both, Christ eats the Last Supper, and is left by Peter when in captivity and dies on the cross, simply to be resurrected. Though there are many similarities, there are several places where they differ. Mark fails to include detail about the birth of Christ, whereas, Luke has detailed descriptions of Christ as a child. After reading the book of Mark, it is rather hard to come up with a character for Christ, but secretive and mysterious seems to fit well. Throughout the book of Mark, Christ worked miracles for families then proceeded to tell them†¦show more content†¦In contrast, Luke provides a lot of detail around Christ’s birth as well as his childhood. Luke also develops Mary and Joseph as the parents of Christ. In addition, Luke portrays Christ to be thirty years old when he begins his ministry in Luke. Luke is filled with healing and acceptance of those who were held down by poverty and oppression. Throughout the book of Luke, Christ seems to focus more on the less fortunate so to speak. Christ frequently says â€Å"Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh† Christ is portrayed to be kind and well giving to those who are in need but he seems to be hostile to those who are rich and well fed. Overall, Luke and Mark have similar views on the life of Christ but they have many more different views on Christ. In the book of Mark, Christ is portrayed as one who is secretive because he is often times trying to keep secrets and he is trying to hide the truth from others, whereas, in the book of Luke it tells of the origins, birth, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. One of the most often thought about name changes in the bible is Saul to Paul. Many people think that God was the reason behind this name change. Though he changed Simons