ROSELINDA'S JOURNAL

If it seems we were repeating ourselves there was a reason. It is import to know and realize the differences in the stories told. The chosen 12 were the Apostles, and yes, that includes Judas Iscariot.
Mark and Luke were both followers of the teachings of Christ. They were disciples. Mark was a relative of Barnabas. Barnabas is the one who was not chosen to replace Judas by the drawing of the lottery. Matthew was chosen instead. Mark very lightly walked with Jesus. Luke was the physician of Paul, his traveling companion and biographer. Since Paul never met Jesus personally, we can assume Luke did not walk with Jesus either.
Let us look at bit at Luke. In Luke 10:3 Luke writes … having had perfect understanding of all things from the very first. Luke probably gained the knowledge he had of Jesus through first hand knowledge.
Mark’s Gospel while very different displays a fast moving and busy action. This would be lost to someone writing from a close time to the actions reported.
As to the other differences, we can assume there were two by the name of Simon, and that Lebbaeus, surname Thaddaeus was the same Judas brother of James. As these are the only two names that are completely different.
It is easy to see the differences in their individual stories. Just as writers today have versus styles, so too did these men. Just as we play, the old game of passing a story around a room, at the end the story is slightly changed. These men wrote according to lifestyles lived and what stood out to them.
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