Comparing Gospel And The Gospel Of Luke

The Passion of Jesus Christ is one the most significant and complex events in both history and the Catholic church. Due to its uttermost importance to the Catholic faith, it is not surprising that there are various accounts of the event across the Bible. Specifically, the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke, both recount the Passion of Jesus Christ in thorough detail in hopes of providing an accurate account to their respective audiences. However, due to their dissimilarities as authors, as well as the different audiences they are writing too, the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke greatly differ when it comes to the passion narratives. Even though the Gospel of Luke and the Gospel of Matthew greatly differ when it comes to their

In the Gospel of Matthew, right before Jesus dies on the cross, Matthew describes Him calling out to Heaven in a loud voice and saying “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” During this time, the bystanders that were watching the crucifixion mocked Him for calling out for Elijah. This detail is left out of the Gospel of Luke. The Gospel of Matthew provides this reference to Elijah because of the audience that Matthew was hoping to write too. Matthew’s audience was primarily Jewish people who were from Antioch and Syria. Therefore, his audience would find the reference to Elijah as a significant part of the crucifixion and as a reflection to the Old Testament prophets with which they were

During this, Matthew mentions that Pontius Pilate initially did not want to condemn Jesus to death, however, he was pressured to do so by not only the crowd, but the chief priests and elders. This peer pressure proved to best Pilate, and he handed over Jesus to be crucified. This was not before Pilate washed his hands before the crowd, however, and mentioned that the blame of Jesus’ death would be on the crowd and their children. Given that Matthew wrote his Gospel to an audience of Jewish converts, this detail undoubtedly stands out. These Christians with Jewish heritage would be familiar with the custom of the washing of hands at the temple. Additionally, the reference to the descendants of the crowd is very symbolic to Matthew’s audience considering the emphasis of heritage and family in the Jewish faith, as well as the Old