A Comparison of the Four Gospels

 

MATTHEW

MARK

LUKE

JOHN

JESUS PORTRAYED AS
PROPHESIED KING
OBEDIENT SERVANT
PERFECT MAN
GOD
ORIGINAL AUDIENCE
JEWS
ROMANS
GREEKS
ALL PEOPLE
KEY WORD 
FULFILLED
STRAIGHTWAY
SON OF MAN
BELIEVE
KEY VERSE
Matthew 21:5
Mark 10:45
Luke 19:10
John 20:31
OUTSTANDING FEATURE
SERMONS
MIRACLES
PARABLES
TEACHINGS
ARRANGEMENT OF MATERIAL
TOPICAL
CHRONOLOGICAL
CHRONOLOGICAL
TOPICAL
TONE
PROPHETIC
PRACTICAL
HISTORICAL
SPIRITUAL
% SPOKEN BY JESUS
60%
42%
50%
50%
QUOTES FROM OLD TESTAMENT
53
36
25
20
ALLUSIONS TO OLD TESTAMENT
76
27
42
105
UNIQUE MATERIAL
42%
59%
7%
93%
BROAD DIVISION
SYNOPTIC GOSPELS (JESUS AS HUMAN)
GNOSTIC GOSPEL (JESUS AS GOD)

© 1995 Rick Swartzentrover