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Luke, John, All Kirsten Trued Luke, John, All Kirsten Trued

When the Gospels Don’t Agree on an Opening Scene

Luke 1 and John 1 both tell the story of Jesus, but their openings couldn’t be more different. Luke starts like a historian, grounding his account in eyewitness details and everyday scenes, while John begins before time itself, speaking in cosmic poetry. Reading them side by side feels like hearing two musicians play very different introductions to the same song.

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