A Comparison of the
Narrative Structure of
The
Gospels of Luke and Matthew
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The Gospel of Luke |
The Gospel of Matthew |
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I. The Lukan Infancy
Narrative (1-2; #E-L) |
I. The Matthean Infancy Narrative (1-2) |
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A. Prologue, 1:1-4 |
A.. Genealogy
(1:1-17) |
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B. The
Appearances of Gabriel(1:5-38) |
B. Birth Of Jesus (1:18-25) |
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C. Elizabeth
& Mary; The Births of John and Jesus (1:39-2:20)
The Speeches of Mary, Zechariah, Simeon
in the Spirit (1:46-55, 1:68-79, 2:29-32). |
C. Visit of the 3 Wise Men (2:1-12) |
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D. The Circumcision of Jesus and Jesus
in the Temple (2:21-52) |
D. Flight to
Egypt (2:13-23) |
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I. The Galilean Section (Luke 3:1-18:14,
#1-186) |
II. The Galilean
Section (Mt 3-18) |
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A. In the Wilderness (3:1-4:13; # 1-8) 1. The Preaching and
Activity of John 2. The Baptism and
Genealogy of Jesus (3:21-38) The Spirit Descends on Jesus (3:21-22) 3. The Temptation Narrative (4:1-13) |
A. In the
Wilderness (3:1-4:11) 1. The Preaching and Activity
of John the Baptist (3:1-12) 2. The Baptism of Jesus (3:13-17) 3. The Temptation Narrative
(4:1-11) |
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B. JesusÕ
Ministry in Galilee - Luke
4:14-18:14) |
B. Jesus in Galilee
(4:12-18:35, #30-173) |
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1.Jesus Appears, Preaching and Healing in the Spirit of God
(4:14-6:16) a. JesusÕ Preaching in the Synagogue of
Nazareth (Lk 4:16-30, # 9-10) Quote from
Isaiah; Expansion of Mark 6:4: "Prophets are not without honor except in
their hometown and among their kin" b. JesusÕ
Ministry of Healing in Galilee; JesusÕ Rejection by his own (4:39-6:11) c. The Call of the Disciples (6:12-16,) d. The Sermon on
the Plain (6:20-49, # 77-83) |
1. Jesus Appears, Calls disciples,
teaches, and heals the sick (4:12-25, GP 9-16) 2. JesusÕ First Discourse: The Sermon On the
Mount (5:1-7:29, #50-76) 3. JesusÕ Ministry in Galilee:
Teaching, Preaching, and Healing (8:1-9:38; 84-98) 4. JesusÕ Second
Discourse: Instructions to the Disciples (The Missionary Discourse; 10:5-11:1, 99-105) |
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2. JesusÕ Ministry with
Parables and Signs; Rejection by his own (7:1-8:56, # 79-107) The CenturionÕs Slave The
WidowÕs Son John
and Jesus, The
Woman with Ointment (7:36-50, #83) The
Ministering Women (8:1-3; #84) |
5. Stories of Healing and Growing
Opposition to JesusÕ Ministry (11:2-12:50, #106-121) 6. JesusÕ Third
Discourse: Teaching in Parables (13:1-52, # 122-134) [Compare with
GP 232 (Mt 26:6-13; Mk 14:3-9 and GP 250, Mk 15:40, Mt 27:56] |
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3. The Sending out of the Twelve and
Discipleship (9:1-50) The Confession at Caesarea Philippi, Lk 9:18-27 (#122-23) |
7. Miracles and
Discipleship (14:1-17:27) |
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4. LukeÕs Special Section (9:51-18:14,
137-86) Jesus sets his face twd Jerusalem, 9:51 The Mission of the 70 (Lk 10:1-20) The Parable of the Good
Samaritan (Lk 10:29-37) The Story of
Mary and Martha (10:38-42) The Lord's Prayer
(11:1-4) Jesus'
Teaching on Humility (14:7-14) Parables
of the Banquet, the Lost Sheep-Coin-Prodigal Son (Lk 14:15-32) Riches and
the Kingdom (16:1-31) |
8. JesusÕ Fourth Discourse: Community Order and
Discipline (Mt 18:1-35) |
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II. The Judean Section
, Luke 18:15-24:12) A. The Journey to
Jerusalem (18:15-19:27) |
II. The Judean
Section Matthew 19-28 A. The Journey to
Jerusalem (Mt 19:1-20:34) |
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B. The Days in
Jerusalem (Lk 19:28-21:7) |
B. The First Days in Jerusalem
(Mt 21-25) |
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Parables of the Wicked Tenants, Marriage
Feast (21:33-22:14) |
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C. The Synoptic
Apocalypse (Lk 21:8-36) |
C. JesusÕ Fifth
Discourse: The Synoptic Apocalypse
(Mt 24:4-25:46) |
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D. The Passion
Narrative (22-23) The Last Supper ( Lk 22:14-38) |
D. The Passion
Narrative (Mt 26-27) The Last
Supper Mt 26:20-29 |
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E. The Empty Tomb Lk 24:1-12 |
E. The Empty Tomb (Mt
28:1-10) |
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F. The
Resurrection Narrative (Lk 24:13-53) The Road to Emmaus (Lk 24:13-35) JesusÕ Appearance to the Disciples (24:36-49) The Ascension (24:50-53) |
F. The Resurrection
Narrative (Mt 28:11-20) The Commissioning
to Make Disciples of All Nations (28:16-20) |