Comparing The Gospels of Matthew and Luke
Matthew
Author: Matthew
About Matthew. Jewish Disciple of Jesus. Former tax collector
Matthew’s purpose for writing. To emphasise Jesus’s role as the Messiah, the Son of David and the Son of Abraham (Matthew 1.1), who fulfils the prophecies and promises of the Old Testament.
Luke
Author. Luke
About Luke. Well-educated physician. Likely not Jewish. Traveled alongside the apostles during the early spread of Christianity
Luke’s purpose for writing. To provide an ordered and detailed account of the events in Jesus’s life (Luke 1.3) and to emphasise that God’s mission includes non-Jews (Gentiles) as well as the nation of Israel.
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