Reading the Gospels Together The garden/Gethsemane – Part 7 We have noticed both the similarity and the differences between the four stories that our gospel writers tell us regarding the movement of Jesus and his followers to what we have conflated to become the “garden of Gethsemane” by combining John’s garden with the synoptic writers Gethsemane where Jesus is betrayed by Judas and arrested. It is clear that all four have the same basic story in mind. It is likely John who has made the most changes to what actually happened that fateful night. As we read the four gospels together a picture emerges of the final hours of Jesus’ life. We will move on now to think about his trial. Once again we will notice a great deal of similarity but also some striking differences in the way the gospel writers tell their stories.