I was really impressed by how much John’s Gospel portrays Jesus as ministering in Jerusalem throughout his time of active preaching. When you read the synoptic gospels, you get a picture of Jesus working primarily in Galilee. Yet, when you read John’s account, he seems to be spending most of his time in Jerusalem. The synoptics leave the impression that he only went to Jerusalem for the final Passover celebration, but John fills in a lot of missing details, including all his other trips to the big city.
Some would say that this calls John’s account into question. I just think he knows that everyone is already familiar with the writings of Matthew, Mark and Luke, so he’s filling in a lot of the information that they left out.
- Rich
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