Synoptic Gospel Of Luke: Passage Analysis

Throughout Luke, there may be passages that parallel to any of the two other Synoptic Gospels. Take Luke 5:17-26 for example, “Luke has completely rewritten the introduction of this account otherwise taken from Mark” (Fitzmyer 133). Looking at these parallels can assist in deciphering the many messages of a passage. There is a parallel between Luke 5:19 and Mark 2:4 when they are discussing how the paralytic man got through the roof of the building down to Jesus. Luke used Mark as a source for this passage. There is a difference between the two passages in the fact that both used wording relevant to the society they were a part of. Luke’s Hellenistic Greco-Roman houses had tiled roofs so he mentions going through the tiles in his gospel, but to Mark’s Palestinian audience, their houses had straw and clay roofs so he

Luke used Mark as a source for this passage. There is both a similarity and difference between these passages. The similarity is that the definition of scribes is the same in both, but the difference is that in Luke’s passage, the scribes are specialized in Luke’s gospel, and in Mark’s passage, the scribes are specialized in Mark’s gospel. There is a parallel between Luke 5:24 and Mark 2:10 in that both passages share the same idea in determining who Jesus is addressing when talking about the Son of Man. These passages are similar when discussing who Jesus is talking to when he says that every person on earth can forgive other’s sins. It seems as if Luke wanted to really reflect the issues Marks addresses in his Gospel in his own to teach his community valuable lessons. The similarity between Luke 5:24 and Mark 2:10 could reveal that society during this time was very unforgiving if a person committed an act that would be considered a sin. Jesus saying that others can also forgive a person for their mistakes could solve this societal