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What are the similarities between the synoptic Gospels and John's Gospel?
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The synoptic gospels, Matthew, Mark and Luke, are so named because they are in substantial agreement on the life of Jesus. Mark's Gospel was the original gospel, and is believed to have been written around 70 CE. Whenever Matthew and Luke copy material from Mark's Gospel, they do so with remarkable consistency, even to the use of words in the original Greek language.
John's Gospel, although influenced by Mark's Gospel, is further removed, with its principal source being Luke's Gospel. Because the Gospel of John was inspired largely by the Gospel of Luke, whenever John parallels the synoptic gospels it is usually most similar to Luke, except for a small number of passages that came direct from Mark. It is believed that John's Gospel was originally much more Gnostic, but that after the split in the Johannine community, the Gospel was reworked to remove much of its Gnostic flavour.
Of course there are episodes that John shares with all the synoptics, such as the cleansing of the temple, in which he overturned the tables of the moneychangers. Here, the author placed this episode at the beginning of the mission of Jesus, rather than at the very end. This is evidence of our author's literary licence - John is rarely a faithful copy of its sources, so it draws attention when it is close.
One clear similarity between John and Mark, alone of the synoptic gospels is found in John 12:5: "Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor," which can only have come from Mark 14:5: "For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor." This measure is not found in either Luke or Matthew.
Another is John 6:7: "Philip answered him, Two hundred pennyworth of bread is not sufficient for them, that every one of them may take a little," which can only have been interpreted from Mark 6:37:" ... Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?" Given that John's Gospel so rarely follows that of Mark, the exact measures of three hundred pence and two hundred pennyworth of bread are remarkable.
Even when John is different, we can still see similarities. For example, John talks of the risen Jesus meeting the disciples twice at a meal in Jerusalem after his resurrection. The closest synoptic account is in Luke, but this clearly only a single such meeting. However, John has simply split the Lukeaccount in order to introduce the "doubting Thomas" episode. Elaine Pagels sees a thread of anti-Thomas sentiment throughout John.
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