Abstract
Every Christian knows about Jesus and the main events concerning his life: how he was born of the Virgin Mary in Bethlehem, how he was baptized by John the Baptist, how he healed many people, how he taught the crowds who came to listen to him and how he died on a cross after being betrayed. One can add some details to this general overview of Jesus' life. However, it is hard for most people to tell the differences between the four canonical Gospels in the way they describe the Christ. According to Frank J. Matera, "when we examine the story of Jesus that most people relate, it becomes apparent that their account of Jesus is a tapestry woven from materials taken from each of the four gospels.? He adds that some famous stories like the Sermon on the Mount, the parable of the Good Samaritan or the raising of Lazarus occur only in one of the Four Gospels. Indeed, Matthew, Luke, Mark and John's versions of the events that occurred in Palestinia two thousand years ago are quite different and sometimes contradict each other.
