Omissions in the Gospel of John

Differences between the Gospel of John and the Synoptics

Studying the differences among the various Gospel is important for understanding the origin of these early Christian documents, and how and why they were written.There are several episodes, characters and themes in the Synoptic Gospels that are not included in the Gospel of John. These include:
*The Genealogy of Jesus
*The Nativity of Jesus.
*The Baptism of Jesus.
*The fate of John the Baptist. The Synoptics devote some space to the arrest, imprisonment and execution of John the Baptist. These events are not even mentioned in John.
*The Temptation of Christ. In the Synoptics, the Temptation follows right after the Baptism. In John, it does not appear at all.
*Satan, only mentioned once, in . See also New Covenant.
*Technically, there are no parables in John. See Parables of Jesus.
*Major synoptic speeches of Jesus are absent, including all of the Sermon on the Mount and the Olivet discourse and the instructions that Jesus gave to his disciples when he sent them out throughout the country to heal and preach (as in , the temple , ). (Also in John, Jesus is accused of being a Samaritan - and never denies it — , , )
*The Transfiguration.
*The proclamation "This is my beloved Son; hear him." It appears in , but is found nowhere in John.
*Bartimaeus. The synoptic story of the healing of a blind man of Jericho is missing in John. Related is is related, see also Transubstantiation.
*The agony of Gethsemane. The other Gospels describe Jesus suffering great agony in the olive grove before his arrest. John describes him as praying a long and elaborate prayer, but has no mention of any suffering.
*The Kiss of Judas is omitted.
*The healing of Malchus' ear. In the Synoptics, an unnamed disciple cuts off the ear of a servant of the High Priest. John names the disciple as Peter and leaves out any mention of Jesus healing the injury. See also But to bring a sword.
*The Tears of Peter. The Synoptics report that Peter wept when he realized he had denied knowing Jesus. John omits any mention of Peter crying.
*The interrogation at the home of Caiaphas. John writes that Jesus was interrogated at the homes of both Annas and Caiaphas. However, only a very brief account of the first interrogation is included, and no account of the second.
*The Sanhedrin Trial. The Synoptics have varying accounts of a trial of Jesus before a Sanhedrin. John does not.
*Simon of Cyrene. A man named Simon, from Cyrene, was forced by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus for part of the Via Dolorosa, as Jesus was too weak or weakened to carry it Himself all the way. John, unlike the Synoptics, has no mention of this.
*"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem!" Matthew and Luke record a beautiful poetic lament by Jesus over the fate of Jerusalem. Absent in John.
*The cry of Jesus on the Cross, "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" as written in the Synoptics, is omitted by John.
*Jesus' promise to the repentant thief: "Today you'll be with me in Paradise" is also missing in John.
*"Forgive them, Father, for they do not know what they are doing," is also omitted by John.
*The earthquake and the darkening of the sky, prominent in the Synoptics, are entirely missing in John.
*The other women at the tomb. In the synoptics, a group of five women come to the tomb of Jesus and find it empty. In John, only Mary Magdalene is mentioned.
*The Ascension.
*Faith. The word "faith," a very important and frequently used word in the Synoptics, is missing in John. So are "faithful," "faithfulness," etc. The concept is only expressed once: "Be not faithless but believing." (, ) and Jesus promises to "Come Again" in if he should ever leave his disciples.

References

*"Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible" - ISBN 0-917006-01-1
*Paula Fredriksen, "From Jesus to Christ" (2nd edition, 2000) - ISBN 0-300-08457-9

ee also

*Gospel_of_John#Differences_from_the_Synoptic_Gospels