Why are there four different versions of the same story, Jesus story (the Gospels)?
Have you ever played that game where you sit in a circle, someone whispers something to the person next to them, and it goes around the circle until it comes back to the original person; then the originator reveals what they said originally and what the last person said in order to show how much it changed? Having four different versions of the Gospels serves to mitigate the inaccuracies that arise from retelling and varying perspectives. If you have the same story from four different perspectives, you’re going to get a clearer picture of what really happened. Also, the authors of the various Gospels each had a different viewpoint or set of teachings they wanted to deliver. Some of the differences can be explained by taking into account the goal the author had. Why does God allow suffering and injustice? We humans allow most of the suffering and injustice that we encounter. It’s up to us to make things better and more fair. The suffering and injustice that we cause or allow to happen i
