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Comparing John's Gospel And Christianity

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Christianity is one of the most historically eventful religions known to man. The Gospel’s and Acts within the Bible have held quite a few historical moments. The historical purpose of writing these gospels were all surrounding Jesus Christ and how the writers might be able to get their message across to the public in that time. It was founded that these scriptures while they seem similar in some regards in turn had different meanings. It can be said that the Gospel of Luke, the Gospel of John, and the Acts of Apostles all have different accounts of historical factors that have been written about Jesus Christ but they are still right also. The Luke’s Gospel is the most humane and popular gospel to majority of Christians. Within the gospel of Luke he made it known that while Jesus Christ was in fact spiritual and powerful. Jesus was also human at least in terms of his nature. “Luke emphasizes the concern of Jesus for women, for tax collectors and sinners, and for those on the fringes of society” (Stanton). Luke was able to make Jesus seem like a normal person rather than a supernatural being. …show more content…

John’s Gospel is also usually known to be more supernatural and magical of sorts when it comes to telling the story of Jesus Christ. “John’s gospel is like a stream in which children can wade and elephants swim. For many readers this gospel’s main themes are simple and clear, and the evangelist’s dramatic presentation of the story of Jesus is compel-ling” (Stanton). John didn’t worry to make any notions on the idea of Jesus having human traits such as emphasized in Luke’s Gospel but he was willing to put Jesus on another level making him intriguing and

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