Jesus In Gethsemane Analysis

Luke's variations about the Passion from Mark have an impact on the story the text tells therefore portraying two different messages that the authors wanted to convey.
In the story about Jesus in Gethsemane, Mark paints a picture of an impatient, borderline irritated Jesus. In Mark 14:34, Jesus begins to be "distressed and agitated." He becomes upset when he sees his disciples sleeping, saying to them in Mark 14:41, "Are you still sleeping and taking your rest? Enough!" Luke leaves this part out entirely and instead adds that the disciples were sleeping "because of grief" (Luke 22:45). The last thing Jesus says to the disciples in Luke is to "Get up and pray that you may not come into the time of trial" (Luke 22:46). Luke makes another important addition when Jesus heals the slave of the high priest's ear that has been cut off, which is not found in Mark's account. Not only did Jesus heal the man's ear, he also verbally objects to the violent act in Luke 22:51 by saying "No more of this!" Luke's additions along with his omissions paint a different picture …show more content…
Among all the blasphemy from the crowd, he has compassion for them by telling God to "forgive them" in Luke 23:24. Again, this ties back into the theme of unconditional love. Luke could perhaps have added this quote from Jesus as a symbolic reference to sin. Even though we are human and sometimes deny God through our actions, he is not going to turn his back on us. Another addition that adds significance to the story is the part where Jesus tells the man on the other cross that he will be with Jesus "in Paradise" (Luke 23:43). This is confirmation of an afterlife which is not found in Mark's rather blunt ending to this story. It adds closure to the story in the sense that Jesus is not simply going through all of this for nothing but instead he is verbally tying meaning to it. It reassures and reminds the reader of the significance of the

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