John had a much more personal point of view in his writings, as neither Mark nor Luke were direct witnesses (Matthew uses Mark as a source). John was a direct witness. He was the friend of Jesus who was the closest to Him of all the disciples (”the one Jesus loved”), so it is not surprising that he provided his own personal viewpoint.
I think that John understood the gestalt, the head-space if you will, of where Jesus was coming from, better than anybody. This is why I recommend to new seekers that they read John first.
Thanks for that information.
I always do the same, recommend John first, and so do a lot of other people.
One wonders how John could remember those important sermons. Do you know if he wrote them down and kept them for all that time? It’s possible he could have remembered them. And then of course he had some help.