Similarities Between The Gospels Of Luke And Matthew

Despite some similarities between the gospels of Luke and Matthew, each has their own context and tone based off the type of audience they were trying to appeal to. Luke, who was trying to attract the attention of non-Jews, kept his tone light by using parables and stories. On the other hand, Matthew, who was writing for the Jews, purposely made his tone harsh in order to keep God’s people on their toes. Due to the fact that each writer had completely different types of audiences they were trying to catch the attention of, their writing style varied greatly. Luke was writing to teach people who were unfamiliar with the Hebrew’s story and therefore writes with training wheels still on. On the contrary, however, Matthew was writing to reenforce