RE: Why are other civilizations ignored in the Bible?
February 24, 2014 at 3:58 pm
(This post was last modified: February 24, 2014 at 3:59 pm by discipulus.)
(February 24, 2014 at 3:17 pm)Chad32 Wrote: Unfortunately you have four stories that don't actually match up in all the details.
You are right they don't all match up. Each writer recorded certain specific details of Jesus' life and each writer, though inspired, retained their own individual and unique style of writing. Each gospel writer was inspired to portray Jesus in a particular light. For example, Matthew's style was geared more towards a Jewish audience while John was writing of Jesus as the Logos, or The Word of God. John focuses on the divinity of Christ while Luke emphasizes His humanity.
When taken as a whole we have more of a complete picture than what we would have if we were to take them individually.
News reporters covering the 9/11 terrorist attack on the WTC, though reporting on one terrorist attack, each recorded different things depending on their vantage point. Taken together the accounts of the reporters provide us with a more complete picture of the attack.
The gospel accounts, though differing in certain respects, never contradict one another.