How does Matthew’s Gospel differ from the others?

How does Matthew’s Gospel differ from the others?

Matthew’s Gospel often parallels with Mark’s and Luke’s. There is speculation on whether St. Matthew or St. Mark wrote the first Gospel and if one then “borrowed” from another. St. Luke’s Gospel is like these two and therefore, all three together all called the “Synoptic Gospels” because they hold a shared view. 

John’s Gospel is substantially different from the first three. The Synoptic Gospels all similarly organize historical events chronologically, whereas John’s Gospel is more theologically profound as he gives fewer stories compared to the other Gospels, but the accounts he does write are rich with detail. 

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