The Gospel According to John (1-End)

Out of the four versions of the Gospel in the New Testament, I have found John’s perspective to be the most distinguished. He begins the very first chapter differently by writing about the beginning of the world and how God created all things. Then, he skips Jesus’ entire childhood and actually begins with John the Baptist. In this Gospel, there are many events that I never heard of in the other ones. Some examples would be Christ’s encounter with Nicodemus, the conversation with the Samarian woman, the story of the sinful woman about to be stoned to death, and the several times Jesus escaped being stoned himself.

John may have changed the story way more times than I noticed, but there was one occurrence that I’m sure was different from the other gospels. When Mary Magdalene goes to visit Jesus’ tomb after the crucifixion, according to Matthew, Mark, and Luke, angels appear to tell her that Christ had resurrected, but John tells us that Jesus himself was in the tomb, and Mary Magdalene tells the disciples about it.

As I said before, John’s gospel was very different from the other four, and I think there is one quality that sums it all up. In my opinion, the characteristic is that John gives Jesus a way more Godly appearance than Matthew, Mark, and Luke did. In the previous gospels, in spite of the several miracles performed, Christ acts in a more humanlike manner. I’m not even sure what it is, but in this story, he shows a great deal of superiority. Maybe it’s just that disciple viewed and appreciated Jesus in a different way. It is probable that John showed way more affection him than the rest, giving him more importance.