Why is the gospel of John so different from the other three gospels?
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2. Because the book was written so long after the other gospels (about 20 years or so after the destruction of the Jewish temples), it has a different purpose, one that is meant to add clarity, purpose and meaning to some of the previous gospels, not historical content (although there are some accounts in John of acts of Jesus which aren't found in the other gospels). Some believe that the book was written to show that Jesus and God were one and the same.
3. There is also a theory that a second person altered the content of the original author, adding things, like Jesus carrying the cross to Golgatha, to make him seem stronger. So there may be the content of two authors.
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Not everyone who experiences similar events will document it in the same way. I find it helpful and refreshing to read varied reports. But I also understand that God's hand was instrumental in the writing of all the books.
Accepting that viewpoint allows me to focus on the content as being important, not random, as my answer may suggest. I haven't experienced a personal revelation in that regard however so my speculative response is all I had to offer.
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